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New Century AirCenter temporarily closes Thursday after small plane goes off runway

No injuries reported
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Posted at 6:02 PM, Nov 23, 2023
and last updated 2023-11-23 19:47:23-05

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The New Century AirCenter in Gardner, Kansas, temporarily closed Thursday evening after a small airplane went off the end of a runway while landing.

No one was injured in the incident, which happened about 4:48 p.m., Johnson County officials said.

The airport was expected to reopen once emergency crews finished responding to the scene. By 6:45 p.m., the air center was back open.

No word on what caused the faulty landing.