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Misawa runway closing for repair
May 12, 2003 (by
Lieven Dewitte) -
The northern Honshu base's 10,000-foot runway will be closed for $1.3 million in repairs, reopening to air traffic June 23. It will be the runway's third consecutive summertime closure.
Repairs will remove and replace 1,500 feet of damaged asphalt on the runway.
Misawa's runway is used heavily by Air Force F-16 fighters, Navy patrol aircraft, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft and a commercial Japanese air carrier. Harsh winter weather, with frequent thaw-and-freeze cycles, also takes a toll. Paar said construction is necessary to keep the airfield safe.
Misawa's runway is used heavily by Air Force F-16 fighters, Navy patrol aircraft, Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft and a commercial Japanese air carrier. Harsh winter weather, with frequent thaw-and-freeze cycles, also takes a toll. Paar said construction is necessary to keep the airfield safe.
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