Aeromexico Flight Almost Lands On Wrong SFO Runway

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — An airplane arriving at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday almost landed on the wrong runway where another plane was waiting to depart, according to a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman.

At 11:45 a.m., Aeromexico flight 668 was cleared to land on runway 28R and its crew correctly read back that clearance, FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.

When the plane was about a mile from the airport, air traffic controllers noticed the aircraft was lined up for Runway 28L, where a Virgin America jet was waiting to depart, Gregor said.

Air traffic controllers instructed the Aeromexico flight's crew to execute a missed approach, Gregor said.

Further details were not immediately available. FAA officials are currently investigating the incident, Gregor said.

— Bay City News; Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, ASSOCIATED PRESS