June 17 (Reuters) – New York’s LaGuardia airport said on Thursday it had reopened a runway that was closed the previous evening to address a pavement issue, the second time in less than a month it has been forced to close a runway. The airport said on Wednesday it would close the runway at 5 […]
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June 17 (Reuters) – New York’s LaGuardia airport said on Thursday it had reopened a runway that was closed the previous evening to address a pavement issue, the second time in less than a month it has been forced to close a runway.
The airport said on Wednesday it would close the runway at 5 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) after a two-inch depression adjacent to a runway was identified, forcing the closure so crews could conduct additional testing, identify the cause, and perform any stabilization work. The airport said shortly after 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 GMT) on Thursday that the runway had reopened.
Last month, the busy airport was forced to close a runway for two days because of a runway sinkhole.
(Reporting by David Shepardson, Editing by William Maclean)