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 shutting down its secondary runway (14L/32R) for a major rehabilitation due to its deteriorating pavement.
The project involves extending the runway's useful life, upgrading taxiways to new FAA design standards, and installing LED lighting, partially funded by an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant.
During the construction, which began in March and is scheduled to be completed by October, aircraft traffic will be shifted to the main runway, with night-time closures of both runways for taxiway realignment work.
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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