Plane taking off from Dulles airport makes emergency landing on highway

The plane is Southern Airways Express Flight 246, according to FlightAware

A plane made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway in Virginia on Friday after taking off from Dulles International Airport. 

Southbound lanes on the parkway are closed after the small plane landed in the roadway and blocked traffic near Arcola Mills Drive, the Virginia Department of Transportation said. There are no delays on the northbound side. 

The plane is Southern Airways Express Flight 246, which took off from Dulles at 12:45 p.m. and was supposed to land in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware. 

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A small, private plane made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway after taking off from Dulles International Airport on Jan. 19, 2024.  (FOX 5 DC / Fox News)

However, the plane was diverted and made an emergency landing about two minutes after taking off. 

Emergency crews responded after a small, private plane made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway after taking off from Dulles International Airport on Jan. 19, 2024.  (FOX 5 DC / Fox News)\

Officials said that at around 12:51 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to a call about a small, private aircraft that made an emergency landing in the DIREX lanes of the Loudoun County Parkway, FOX 5 DC reported. 

The southbound lanes on the Loudoun County Parkway have been closed after a plane made an emergency landing on the highway  (FOX 5 DC / Fox News)

A Loudoun County EMS vehicle responds after a plane made an emergency landing on the Loudoun County Parkway (FOX 5 DC / Fox News)

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the diversion is currently unknown.