Delta flight mistakenly lands at Ellsworth Air Force Base

A Delta Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Rapid City landed by mistake at Ellsworth Air Force Base Thursday night.
The Airbus A320 aircraft had 130 customers on board when it made its errant landing.
Armed military personnel walked through the cabin with bomb sniffing dogs while the airplane was at the base.
Passengers were ordered keep their window shades down. The flight eventually took off from the base and arrived at the PROPER airport at 11:31 p.m.
One passenger on the flight said everyone stayed calm throughout the event though some young children were crying.
He said the most nerve wracking time was the brief flight from Ellsworth to Rapid City Regional.
“It's troubling when you have to trust the person that maybe got you into this situation in the first place,” said Rapid City resident Aaron Eisland. “It's not exactly comforting. … This is a decent size screw up.”
Delta Airlines says the crew has been taken off duty while the National Transportation Safety Board investigates the incident. The airline says it is also conducting an internal investigation.








