News / Vancouver airport closes runway after Cargojet's Amazon flight skids off tarmac

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Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has been forced to close its North Runway after an aircraft operated on behalf of Amazon’s Prime Air skidded off the tarmac.

The Cargojet B767 overran the runway’s eastern boundary in the early hours of yesterday (19 November) morning, local time, with reports circulating that the plane’s nose gear collapsed as a consequence. The airport has suggested operations may be suspended for up to 48 hours.

In an update issued earlier today, ...