A Boeing 767 Loaded with Amazon Packages Skidded Off the Runway and onto a Road

06 Sep 2026, 20:00 · Thought Catalog

REUTERS/Marco Bello

Updated 7 minutes ago, September 6, 2026

The Amazon Prime Air jet ran out of runway and crossed onto a road before it finally stopped. Every runway and taxiway at Miami International shut down while crews dealt with the disabled aircraft.

A Prime Air cargo flight overran a diagonal runway at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, ending up disabled at the airport’s northwest end.

An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane sits off the end of a runway at Miami International Airport after overrunning it on September 6, 2026. Photo by Marco Bello / REUTERS.

The plane was Prime Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767 carrying Amazon packages. Airport officials closed all runways and taxiways by 3 p.m. and issued a ground stop.

An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane sits on the ground after overrunning a runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026. Photo by Marco Bello / REUTERS.

There was no immediate word on injuries or fatalities. The FAA says it will investigate.

Emergency crews respond at Miami International Airport on September 6, 2026, where an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane veered off a runway. Photo by Marco Bello / REUTERS.

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