Kalibo airport shut down after plane overshot runway

LA LIBERTAD, Negros Oriental, Philippines — The operations at the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) were suspended late Monday morning after a plane overshot the runway while landing at the airport.

Percy Malonesio, KIA manager, said an Air Philippines plane from Manila to Kalibo overshot the airport’s Runway 05.

All crew members and passengers were safe and were transferred from the plane to the terminal.

Malonesio said the plane’s tires on its right side emitted smoke, which was immediately extinguished by firefighters.

Airport authorities are working to tow the plane from the tarmac to allow planes to land and take off.

The airport has 12 domestic and 10 international incoming and outgoing flights daily, according to Malonesio. It is the entry point of direct international flights mostly catering to tourists bound for Boracay Island.