Beginning Monday, Runway 14L/32R, the smaller of the facility's parallel runways and known as the secondary runway, will be shut down for what has been described by airport officials as a “major rehabilitation process." [Credit: King County]
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King County International Airport-Boeing Field (KBFI) is closing its secondary Runway 14L/32R for a major rehabilitation project due to its pavement reaching the end of its useful life.
The project includes repaving the runway, upgrading taxiways to new FAA design standards, and installing LED lighting, partially funded by an FAA grant.
During the rehabilitation, which runs from March to October, aircraft operations will shift to the main Runway 14R/32L, with night work sometimes requiring both runways to be closed to minimize overall disruption.
King County International Airport-Boeing Field (KBFI) in Seattle, billed as one of the busiest non-hub airports in the U.S., will soon be down a runway.
Beginning Monday, Runway 14L/32R, the smaller of the facility’s parallel runways and known as the secondary runway, will be shut down for what has been described by airport officials as a “major rehabilitation process.”
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