Stansted Airport
Stansted Airport’s runway ends ½ mile away from the northern boundary of the Forest. On 22 December 1999, a Korea Air Lines Boeing 747, flight 8509 carrying cargo, crashed just to the west of the Forest. All four crew on board were killed.
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Famous quotes containing the word airport:
“It was like taking a beloved person to the airport and returning to an empty house. I miss the people. I miss the world.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)