Airplanes

Wild video shows pilot having to abort landing as 55mph winds cause plane to almost levitate

Published on Jan 09, 2026 at 6:12 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara

Last updated on Jan 09, 2026 at 9:18 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Emma Matthews

This absolutely wild video shows a pilot having to abort a landing.

The viral clip in question comes to us from the social media platform Reddit.

It shows an aircraft attempting a landing at Turkey’s Istanbul Airport – in the midst of 55mph winds.

But the pilot was forced to quickly abort the landing because the winds were simply too dangerous.

And the end result – which you can see above – is that the plane looks as though it’s levitating.

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