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A cargo plane operated on behalf of Amazon's delivery network overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon and caught fire, prompting the closure of all runways and taxiways at one of the country's busiest airports, officials said.
The Boeing 767-300 aircraft, operating as 21 Air Flight 7598, ran off the end of the runway after landing around 2 p.m. local time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane had departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Air traffic control recordings reviewed by LiveATC.com indicate the aircraft went off the end of the runway and may have struck a vehicle on a perimeter road.
Miami International Airport confirmed in a statement that the plane, identified as Prime Air flight 7598, overran the airport's diagonal runway and came to rest disabled at the northwest end of the property.
The airport said all runways and taxiways were closed as of 3 p.m., with a ground stop in effect, and that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue had responded to the scene.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said more than 60 units responded to what it described as an incident involving a plane that overran a runway and struck multiple vehicles near the airport.
"Units arrived to find an airplane that had caught on fire as a result of this crash, with heavy flames and smoke showing," the agency said in a post on X, adding that firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze and assess patients.
The Boeing 767 involved is 32 years old, according to flight data. It landed on runway 30, which is more than 9,000 feet long, FAA records show. The flight from San Juan took a little more than two hours, according to tracking site Flightradar24.
A review of air traffic control audio showed the pilots did not declare an emergency before landing.
It remained unclear Sunday whether anyone was injured in the incident. Amazon and 21 Air did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Miami International Airport is among the busiest airports in the United States and a major hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. The Boeing 767-300 is a widebody aircraft commonly converted into a freighter configuration and used extensively in cargo operations, including by carriers that fly on behalf of Amazon's Prime Air delivery network.
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