Boeing’s Massive Dreamlifter Lands at the Wrong Airport, Gets Stuck

Found on Wired on Thursday, 21 November 2013
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In the audio recording of the pilot’s communication with air traffic control, it quickly becomes apparent the 747 pilots are not quite sure of where they touched down.

Eventually they read their coordinates to the air traffic controller who determined they were at Jabara airport 10 miles to the north. For any pilot who has needed some navigation help from ATC (or has simply been corrected by ATC), the audio is familiar cringeworthy listening.

Just how?