Thursday morning update:
Virginia State Police say there were 53 people on board a passenger jet that ran off the end of a runway at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport Wednesday night.
Troopers say they plane overshot the runway as it was landing and did not have enough room to stop before running off the end. It was brought to a halt by emergency stopping equipment.
No injuries were reported and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate what happened.
The airport says some runways are still closed this morning and passengers should check with their airline about potential delays.
Original information:
A United Airlines passenger jet ran off the end of a runway at Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport Wednesday night. No one was injured, according to an announcement from the airport.
United flight 4339 was landing at the airport around 9:18pm when the incident happened. The flight had taken off from Dulles International Airport. The plane ended up in the "engineered materials arresting system on the end of runway 16-34," according to the airport.
Passengers were transferred to the terminal by Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport staff and Roanoke City first responders.
The airport's runways were closed for a time Wednesday night.
United Airlines' website lists the aircraft type as an Embraer ERJ-145.
