Las Vegas Sun

April 23, 2024

Cross-country flight makes emergency landing at McCarran

A flight from Miami to San Francisco made an emergency landing at McCarran International Airport on Friday morning after a pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.

Airport spokesman Chris Jones said the American Airlines Flight 431, a Boeing 757 plane with 165 people on board, landed safely at McCarran about 11:20 a.m.

Clark County firefighters were on the scene with investigators to determine the cause of the smoke, Jones said.

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