Asiana Airlines Crash Lands at SFO, Airport Closed, Call Your Airline for Delays and Info [Updated]

An Asiana Airlines flight has crash landed at San Francisco airport today. The airport is closed, expect delays and call your airline for info.

**Update 8:15 p.m: **SFO is open. According to the FAA, arriving flights are expected to be delayed nearly four hours. Please check with your airline about delays and changes before heading out.

**Update 5:45 p.m.: **News outlets are saying that at least two people on today's flight are reported dead.

Original story 4:28 p.m.: Earlier today, Asiana flight 214 from Seoul/Incheon crash landed short of one of the runways at San Francisco International Airport and broke apart. There are no reports of fatalities at this time but there are some injuries—we just don't know details yet. (One passenger, David Eun, has been tweeting since the landing that he is okay and that most people seemed okay as well). One thing is clear, however. If you're flying in or out of San Francisco today, you might want to consider other options.

Images from the airport show a debris field starting all the way back at the sea wall (the runway, 28L, backs up on to the Bay). The tail separated from the rest of the aircraft, while the fuselage itself veered to the left and came to a rest south of the runway. There is a lot of fire damage to the aircraft, but it appears that everyone got off the airplane.

It's too early to know what caused the accident, how many people were injured, and exactly what this means for airport operations in the coming days, but as of now, it means the airport is snarled.

As I write this, the airport is closed to traffic. Inbound flights are being diverted to surrounding airports. Airplanes at SFO are seeing delays and flights are being canceled. If you're flying today and can reschedule, I'd recommend it. Or if you can find a way to San Jose or Oakland, then that would be best.

Now, we just have to wait and see how long it will be before the airport reopens and operations return to normal. It's not as easy as cleaning up the debris and pushing the airplane away. There will be an active investigation into what happened, and that means analyzing the debris where it lies. The investigators will do what they can to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, but that will take time.

Best advice? If you're traveling, check with your airline to see if your flight is delayed or canceled (and watch the FAA's website to find out when SFO will reopen). If you can, switch to Oakland or San Jose. Otherwise, be patient and realize that the authorities are doing everything they can.

Video via Alek Yoo