Fighter jet crashes at US airport

US Air Force officials say an F-16C from the 56th Fighter Wing has crashed while attempting to land at a municipal airport in Arizona, with the pilot ejecting.

Luke Air Force Base officials said the jet was on a training flight on Tuesday when it diverted to the Lake Havasu City airport and went off the runway while landing.

Staff Sergeant Jenna Bigham said the pilot wasn't seriously injured and was taken to hospital in good condition.

She couldn't say why the plane diverted.

The Today's News-Herald newspaper posted a photo showing the plane apparently missing the nose area of its fuselage.

Lake Havasu City is 216km northwest of Luke, located in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix.