Narrative:
Continental Flight 144 from Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ) to Tulsa (TUL) via Denver and Wichita (ICT) was hijacked after takeoff from Wichita. A man gave a note to a stewardess saying he had a gun in his jacket and wanted to go to Cuba. The stewardess took the note to the pilot, who asked if the passengers could get off at Tulsa. The man agreed and the plane landed normally. When the passengers left, the crew followed, and Tulsa police boarded the plane and arrested the man, finding him to be unarmed.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 19 December 1970 |
| Type: | McDonnell Douglas DC-9 |
| Operator: | Continental Air Lines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 30 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS (ICT/KICT), United States of America |
| Tulsa International Airport, OK (TUL/KTUL), United States of America | |
| Flightnumber: | CO144 |
Continental Flight 144 from Albuquerque International Airport, NM (ABQ) to Tulsa (TUL) via Denver and Wichita (ICT) was hijacked after takeoff from Wichita. A man gave a note to a stewardess saying he had a gun in his jacket and wanted to go to Cuba. The stewardess took the note to the pilot, who asked if the passengers could get off at Tulsa. The man agreed and the plane landed normally. When the passengers left, the crew followed, and Tulsa police boarded the plane and arrested the man, finding him to be unarmed.
Classification:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS to Tulsa International Airport, OK as the crow flies is 210 km (132 miles).
Distance from Wichita-Mid-Continent Airport, KS to Tulsa International Airport, OK as the crow flies is 210 km (132 miles).
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