According to the US air trade and general press, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced the completion of a JFK Airport runway modernisation – costing the equivalent of R5.5 billion.
It is designed to reduce delays, improve safety and increase the surface’s lifespan.
The runway project added a high-speed taxiway, allowing arriving planes to exit the runway quicker and helping reduce ground delays by letting other planes touch down or take-off on the same runway with greater frequency.
Another significant project aspect was lengthening the runway safety zones at each end of the landing strip to 1 000 feet to provide extra overrun areas in case of aircraft emergencies
