Halifax airport extends runway for bigger jets
Extra 500 metres will accommodate new generation of planes
CBC News
Posted: Jan 21, 2013 1:17 PM AT
Last Updated: Jan 21, 2013 3:11 PM AT
The airport extended the runway by 500 metres. (CBC)
A newly extended runway officially opened at Halifax Stanfield International Airport Monday.
The longer runway can now be used by a new generation of larger, wide-body jets.
The airport's main runway has been lengthened by more than 500 metres to 3,200 metres. The project took more than a year to complete and the runway opened for use in November.
The work included paving new service roads and replacing navigational aids, including new high-intensity lights at the north end of the runway.
Defence Minister Peter MacKay was on hand for the ceremony, as was Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter.
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