The travel disruptions started Tuesday morning when storms packing more than 85-mile-per-hour winds hit the airport and the region.
The runway was closed for about nine months as part of a capital improvement program to invest $9 billion into expansions and facilities at the airport over time.Runway 17R/35, the largest of DFW Airport’s seven runways, was closed for nine months as part of an ongoing capital improvement program to invest $9 billion into expansions and facilities at the airport over the next five years.
The runway is reopening in phases and will fully reopen later this year. It features 2,680,000 square feet of new runway surface, which is equivalent to 570 NBA basketball courts. It's the third runway at the airport to undergo complete rehabilitation in the last seven years. The newly-reconstructed runway features a high-density asphalt overlay, improved drainage, electrical infrastructure, and lighting including 2,725 runway lights that were replaced with LED lights, signage, and more.
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