A plane carrying one of Liverpool FC’s owners came off the runway at John Lennon Airport.
Mike Gordon was one of four people aboard the private jet which overshot its landing at around 6pm on Wednesday morning at the Speke terminal.
Airport bosses expect the airport to be closed until 5pm which has caused major disruption to commercial flights with many grounded or rerouted to Manchester.
Flights arriving from Salzburg, where Liverpool had played in the Champions League on Tuesday, as well as the Isle of Mane and Dublin were also rerouted.
Mr Gordon, president of Reds’ owners Fenway Sports Group, had been travelling to Merseyside from Boston for a regular club meeting later in the day.
An airport spokesman said: “We can confirm there was an incident at around 6am this morning when a private jet with three crew and one passenger onboard came off the runway after landing.
“There were no injuries and the runway is expected to be closed until this afternoon while the airport deals with the incident.
“Anyone travelling from the airport today is advised to contact their airline for the latest information.
“We apologise for any inconvenience caused and can assure customers we are doing all we can to resume services as quickly as possible.”