One of the two main runways at Little Rock National Airport, Adams Field, reopens today on a limited basis after being closed for nearly a year to build an $8.7 million extension, airport officials announced Tuesday.
Known as Runway 4-Right/22-Left, it is the commercial-service runway east of the airport terminal. The 1,050-foot extension now makes the runway 8,250 feet long, nearly the same length as the other main runway.
An extension of the commercial-service runway on the west side of the field to 8,273 feet was completed and opened to traffic in 1998.
Aircraft will be limited to landing on the east runway using visual approaches only. Approaches to land using instruments won't be available until the Federal Aviation Administration certifies the navigational aids. The contractor will also need about 30 days to complete work on a "number of small items," airport officials said in a news release.
The runway has been closed since March 2006. The work included relocating a section of Roosevelt Road and the construction of an aircraft holding apron.
Deborah Schwartz, the airport's executive director, said the runway extension is key to handling future growth.
"This project is yet more evidence of our effort to meet the goal of building today to be ready for tomorrow," she said.
Plans are under way to extend the general aviation runway by 1,100 feet to the north. The general aviation runway is currently 5,125 feet in length. Construction on the extension is to begin in June.
This article was published 02/28/2007
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