A small plane veered off the runway during its landing this Friday at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, located in the northwest of Miami-Dade County, with no injuries or visible damage to the aircraft reported, according to WSVN.
The incident occurred in the afternoon when the small aircraft missed its touchdown point and ended up off the runway.
Units from the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue Department responded to the airport after receiving the alert.
Authorities confirmed that the aircraft left the runway upon landing, though they did not specify the reasons for the deviation.
The Telemundo 51 helicopter flew over the area and captured images of the incident, which circulated in the local afternoon news broadcasts.
The Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (code OPF) is one of the oldest in the region, founded in 1927, and operates as a hub for private and executive aviation 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Its main runway, 9L/27R, measures over 8,000 feet long, making it one of the longest in the country designated for general aviation.
The airport has a history marked by episodes related to the Cuban community in exile: from there, the planes of Brothers to the Rescue departed on February 24, 1996, before the Cuban regime shot down four of their aircraft over international waters.
In more recent years, the facility has hosted other significant events: in May 2026, Alex Saab landed in Opa-Locka after being deported from Venezuela, and in June of that same year, a private humanitarian flight bound for Venezuela was diverted to the Dominican Republic after the Venezuelan government denied it entry.
This is not the first time that aviation incidents have been reported in the vicinity of the airport: in November 2022, a Cuban airplane suffered an accident in the Everglades about 15 miles to the west, sustaining significant damage after an emergency landing.
The airport has scheduled the rehabilitation of its main runway, with a closure expected on October 7, 2026, just a month after the incident reported this Friday.
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