the runway after it failed to take-off shortly after the Pope's plane took off. There were no casualties. On October 5, 2019, a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III was on its way to Edinburgh, Australia from Okinawa, Japan when it had an emergency landing at the airport at 12:48 p.m. after smoke was detected in the cockpit. The plane had eight crew members and 36 passengers. The aircraft departed for Australia two days later without further incident. See also List of airports in the Philippines United States Army Air Forces in the South West Pacific Theatre References External links Airports in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Tacloban Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the Philippines