Malaysia B734 at Medan on May 18th 2013, approached wrong airport
Last Update: May 21, 2013 / 23:59:10 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Medan, Indonesia
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
A new airport Kuala Namu International Airport, which will start operations in August 2013 and longer term is to replace Polonia Airport, has already been built but is not yet operational. The airport is located 13nm northeast of Polonia Airport with a similiar airport layout and identical runway directions, however features a longer runway (3750 meters length instead of 3000 meters).
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 18, 2013
Classification
Incident
Airline
Malaysia Airlines
Departure
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Destination
Medan, Indonesia
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400
ICAO Type Designator
B734
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