The airport shut down one runway for three weeks to construct a new base layer below the surface after engineers discovered the pavement was crumbling in 2017.

The SFO airfield consists of runways, primary taxiways, exit taxiways, aircraft aprons, navigational aids, and vehicle service roads. The Federal Aviation Administration warned that the airport’s estimated arrival capacity would be cut in half. High winds worsened slowdowns, following a pattern of weather-related delays at SFO. Email: Lauren Hernández joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 2018. Interruptions eased Saturday when the project entered the second phase of construction.The airport warned travelers to still expect delays until all four runways reopen Thursday evening and recommends that travelers contact their airline directly for updates. Construction was originally scheduled to end on Sept. 27. The project will reconstruct a 1,900 foot section. Runway construction at SFO in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, September 15, 2019. San Francisco International Airport’s busiest runway section reopened to normal traffic Thursday night — a week ahead of schedule — after 12 days of 24-hour-a-day repairs.

She is also a licensed drone pilot through the Federal Aviation Administration.SFO runway construction complete, runway opens to normal air traffic SFO Travel Alert — Important Information about COVID-19. She covers crime, mayhem and breaking news. Runway construction at SFO in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, September 15, 2019. The airport planned to shut down the runway for three weeks of construction this month to avoid busy holiday seasons and ensure dry weather.The runway base dates to the early 1960s, so the project team built time into the schedule to allow for unknown conditions and possible additional excavation and material installation. Highway 101 construction may affect traffic to/from SFO. Lighting and drainage infrastructure will be replaced, and a 600-foot section of Runway 1L will also be overlayed. Email: Mallory Moench joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 2019 to report on business. In March, SFO announced it would close the runway for construction from Sept. 7-26, warning of two-hour delays. Most importantly, I would like to acknowledge the inconvenience this work caused to our customers, and thank them for their patience during this critical project, which will ensure the long-term reliability of our runway system at SFO.”SFO’s federally funded construction project, expected to cost $16.2 million, was planned six months in advance. Please plan accordingly. All major airline carriers and the National Business Aircraft Association, which is responsible for private aircraft, voluntarily reduced their traffic by 13%, said FAA spokesman Ian Gregor.Thousands of delays and cancellations stacked up last week, affecting 1 in 3 planes. They’re now repaving and repainting the surface layer of the runway.In 2017, engineers discovered the runway’s base layer was cracking because of the large amount of aircraft traffic — more and heavier planes than the runway was originally designed for. She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. San Francisco International Airport’s runway construction will finish a week ahead of schedule, opening all runways on Thursday at 9 p.m., the airport said Wednesday.Crews have been working 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Sept. 7 to install a new base layer on Runway 28L. Two parallel runways are oriented in the east-west direction (designated “10-28”) and are intersected by two parallel runways oriented in the north-south direction (designated “1-19”). Fly SFO. SFO is closing one of two runways used primarily for arriving flights, Runway 28L, for 20 days, from September 7 – 27, 2019, to reconstruct the base layer of the runway where it intersects with two other runways, 1L and 1R, which are primarily used for departing flights.
The total length of Runway 28L is 11,381 feet. Runway 28L, the second longest runway at SFO, will have a new base layer surface. On Wednesday, 210 flights were delayed and 63 canceled as of 12:50 p.m., according to flight tracking site FlightAware.Mallory Moench is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Previously, she was a breaking news reporter for the USA TODAY Network’s Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon. The construction is expected to finish the morning of Sept. 27. San Francisco International Airport’s runway construction will finish a week ahead of schedule, opening all runways on Thursday at 9 p.m., the airport said Wednesday. San Francisco International Airport’s busiest runway section reopened to normal traffic Thursday night — a week ahead of schedule — after 12 days of 24-hour-a-day repairs.Construction on the 28L runway, which serves 68% of the airport’s flights, “The (Federal Aviation Administration) has lifted the ground delay program, so we’re operating normally now,” Buyco said.The construction project, which is estimated to cost more than $16 million, While the runway reopened to normal traffic after nearly two weeks of Thursday alone saw 45 flights canceled and 346 flights delayed, Buyco said.Lauren Hernández is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

Before that, she freelanced with a focus on Yemen while studying at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.SFO runway construction will end a week early, sparing weekend travelers