SPRINGFIELD, Mo— It's still a summer travel weekend for some in the Ozarks, but all air traffic will be grounded starting Friday morning at Springfield-Branson National Airport.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Airport's Closure Will Halt 60 Daily Flights Until Monday. Runway resurfacing project will prevent planes from taking off and landing from Friday at 11am to Monday at 11am. Springfield-Branson National Airport (KSGF), Springfield, Missouri.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo— It's still a summer travel weekend for some in the Ozarks, but all air traffic will be grounded starting Friday morning at Springfield-Branson National Airport.
Crews are laying down concrete 15 inches high, replacing asphalt that was first put there in 1994.
They're only doing work on one of the airport's two runways, but because the crews will be working close to where the runways intersect, safety concerns will ground all flights from 11am Friday to 11am Monday.
That will halt some 60 daily flights and affect some 6,000 passengers.
Airport officials say three days of work and no flights will be valuable for passengers in the long term.
"You don't want to worry about this pavement," explains Brian Weiler, Director of Aviation at SGF Airport. "You want it to perform and not have issues with rutting or anything like that. This is the most important part of this airport - having a good, safe, long runway."
The project costs $8.4 million, but airport officials say the FAA is covering most of the cost, and no general tax funds are being used.
Source: http://www.kspr.com
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