A Delta Airlines jet en route from Tokyo to Portland made an emergency landing at Cold Bay, a tiny, isolated town on the Alaska Peninsula early Saturday.
The emergency landing was first reported by Alaska Dispatch News.
Delta Flight 68, a Boeing 767, had 210 passengers and a crew of 11, a Delta spokeswoman said.
There were no injuries and a second aircraft was scheduled to fly to Cold Bay to carry the passengers and crew the rest of the distance to Portland.
Cold Bay, which has a 10,000-foot runway (one of Alaska’s longest) is an emergency landing strip for trans-Pacific flights using the Great Circle route between North America and Asia.
In October, an American Airlines passenger jet en route from Shanghai to Chicago made an emergency landing at Cold Bay after suffering engine trouble.
The passengers were accommodated by Cold Bay residents, and American Airlines in turn flew Thanksgiving dinner to the town for all of its residents.
