Big Plane + Little Runway = No Christmas Bonus

So one of the interesting things about the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner - aside from it's super-neat melting batteries - is that there is a plane that hauls the parts for the 787 so it can be built. This plane is a monstrosity called the 747 LCF Dreamlifter. It's the biggest plane Boeing makes. I mean, look at this thing:

Huge.

A plane this size needs a certain amount of runway in order to take off, otherwise there isn't enough lift under the wings and it plummets to Earth like a rock. So this may be a problem:

A Boeing jet is sitting on the runway at Wichita's Jabara Airport - and may be stuck there for awhile.

Elizabeth Cory with the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington tells KAKE News a Boeing 747 LCF Dreamlifter landed at Jabara around 10:20 Wednesday night. Statements from the city of Wichtia confirm the cargo plane was heading for McConnell Air Force Base.

In short, these two airports are about eight miles apart. The crew flying the Dreamlifter somehow mixed the two up and landed at the wrong airport. The problem is that the Dreamlifter needs a 10,000 foot runway to take off ... and Jabra's is just over 6,000.

Apparently they are going to give it a go anyways just after noon. But with a different crew. Which, for everyone involved, is likely the best thing.