An Air India plane crashed while landing at a notoriously tricky airport — here's why 'tabletop' runways can be so treacherous
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- An Air India Express plane carrying 190 people crashed on Friday while landing at Calicut International Airport in India.
- The plane overshot the runway, then fell 30 feet into a valley.
- Calicut Airport has what's called a "tabletop runway," which sits at the top of a hill, plateau, or mountain, with steep drop-offs at either end.
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An Air India Express flight crashed in Calicut, India on Friday, overshooting the runway while landing. At least 16 people have died, including both pilots. and 123 are injured.
The plane, a Boeing 737-800, continued off the end of the runway and fell down 30 feet into a valley, breaking into two pieces. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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