People on the ground were horrified to see a A UPS cargo plane barrel out of the sky and slam into a number of businesses on the ground, causing a massive explosion.

The northern runway at the airport is closed after the incident, Hong Kong International Airport said, adding the south and central runways would continue to operate.

A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong airport runway into the sea when landing early Monday, with two people confirmed dead. The flight, arriving from Dubai, was landing at Hong Kong International Airport around 3.

The Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy is the largest military transport aircraft in the United States Air Force, although not the largest in the world. That title goes to the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, after the destruction of the world's only An-225 Mriya in 2022.