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| Above, a gate at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on Hawaii's Big Island had to be closed due to cracks in the main runway. The closure lasted 24 hours.
TheStreet reported:
While common fears such as the plane missing the runway or running out of fuel keep many from flying, few think of a cracked runway as their nightmare scenario — even if, in the case of a plane, this can seriously imperil it from landing safely.
A number of runway cracks kept Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport on Hawaii’s Big Island closed for more than 24 hours. The large crack caused by a few days of heavy rains led to an airport emergency closure, a number canceled flights and over a thousand stranded people over Jan. 15 and 16.
I flew in and out of the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport in May 2016. Nice airport.
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