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Two airline crews misunderstood a NOTAM for an Australian airport and landed farther down a runway than necessary, the ATSB says.
The flight crews of two Virgin Australia Boeing 737s misinterpreted a notice to airmen (NOTAM) for Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia) Airport, and, mistakenly believing there was a displaced threshold on their landing runway, touched down about 1,000 m (3,281 ft) beyond the threshold, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says.
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