Gloucestershire Airport: UK airport forced to 'close until further notice' after plane 'overshoots runway'

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A UK airport has been forced to close “until further notice” after a “light aircraft overshot the runway”.

Gloucestershire Airport posted on X, formerly Twitter, last night (Tuesday 22 October), that the airport is “closed until further notice”. It said that “a light aircraft overshot the runway” and “no injuries have been reported and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have been notified”.

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It added: “The Gloucestershire Airport Emergency Plan was immediately activated and attendance by Local Authority Emergency Services was requested. We are unable to provide further information at this time and updates will follow when appropriate.

“Thank you for understanding whilst we deal with this incident”. The nature of the incident is currently unknown.

The airport closure comes around a month after a twin engine small plane crashed into a runway at the airport. Emergency services attended the scene and one runway was closed down while the plane was recovered from the scene.

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A statement from Gloucestershire Airport at the time said: "On Tuesday 24th September at 14:42 (local) an aircraft accident involving a Piper Navajo was declared at Gloucestershire Airport (EGBJ/GLO). The Gloucestershire Airport Emergency Plan was immediately activated and attendance by Local Authority Emergency Services was requested.

"No injuries have been reported and the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have been notified. Runway 27/09 at Gloucestershire Airport closed whilst we recover the aircraft.”

Gloucestershire Airport, formerly known as Staverton Airport, is three miles west of Cheltenham.

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