Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Northern Virginia Highway After Taking Off From Dulles Airport

Published on January 20, 2024

DULLES, Va.—A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on a northern Virginia highway after taking off from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport on Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. Police responded to a call just before 1 p.m. about a small aircraft making an emergency landing on Loudoun County Parkway, Virginia State Police said in a news release. Police said the plane landed on the parkway’s westbound lanes, only a couple miles away from the airport. No vehicles were struck, and the only damage occurred to a guardrail on the edge of the road, police said....