Large Passenger Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Williston

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A large passenger jet made an emergency landing at Sloulin Field International Airport in Williston on Thursday morning.

Airport Manager Steven Kjergaard said a 70-passenger CRJ 700 aircraft from United Airlines landed at approximately 11:45 a.m. Thursday.

The flight was traveling from Chicago to Calgary.

"There was a medical emergency aboard the flight. We were the closest airport that could handle an airplane of that size," Kjergaard said.

Something tells me folks were surprised to see all the building activity outside their windows, with seven motels/hotels within sight of the runway.