{"id":21899,"date":"2022-05-02T16:39:22","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21899"},"modified":"2022-05-02T16:39:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T16:39:24","slug":"faa-authorizes-10639-foot-length-for-future-rdu-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/faa-authorizes-10639-foot-length-for-future-rdu-runway\/%20","title":{"rendered":"FAA Authorizes 10,639-Foot Length for Future RDU Runway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) prepares to\nreplace its primary Runway, 5L\/23R, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\nhas determined the new runway can be built at 10,639 feet \u2013 longer than the\ncurrent 10,000 feet runway. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/20210618_080414-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21901\" width=\"348\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20210618_080414-edit.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/20210618_080414-edit-300x121.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdding more than 600 feet of takeoff distance to RDU\u2019s\nfuture runway will allow existing airlines to carry more passengers and cargo,\u201d\nsaid Michael Landguth, president and CEO of the Raleigh-Durham Airport\nAuthority. \u201cIt will also provide greater economic opportunities for\nTriangle-area businesses and communities.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA cited information provided by Alaska Airlines in\nmaking its decision. Working collaboratively with Alaska Airlines, Authority\nstaff were able to justify the need for additional runway length to accommodate\ntakeoff and landing for Alaska\u2019s fleet of Boeing 737-900 aircraft, allowing\nthem to carry more passengers, cargo and fuel to destinations on the west\ncoast.&nbsp; The additional runway length will\nalso assure adherence to current FAA safety and design standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project has the support of North Carolina\u2019s two U.S.\nsenators, along with other federal, state and local elected officials.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor more than 80 years, RDU International Airport has\nserved North Carolinians across the state and played a critical role in the\ndevelopment of the Research Triangle Park,\u201d said Sen. Richard Burr. \u201cHowever,\nover time, the airport\u2019s primary runway has experienced increased pavement\ndeterioration. The FAA\u2019s recent runway length approval is a critical step to\nreplace this aging runway. I applaud the dedicated work of the Raleigh-Durham\nAirport Authority to ensure the runway replacement will adequately serve\npassenger and cargo operations for years to come.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRDU is long-overdue to replace its existing runway, and I was\nproud to work with the Airport Authority, Senator Burr, and Secretary Buttigieg\nto elevate the urgency of the project,\u201d said Sen. Thom Tillis. \u201cI am very\npleased the FAA has approved RDU\u2019s runway length proposal, which will be\ninstrumental in supporting regional commerce and ensuring RDU remains a\nworld-class airport.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business and community groups led by the Regional\nTransportation Alliance, the Research Triangle Foundation and the Triangle J\nCouncil of Governments also engaged in a letter writing campaign in support of\nthe runway replacement.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although still safe for continued operations, Runway 5L\/23R\nis nearly four decades old and needs to be replaced. RDU has been replacing\nlarge slabs of concrete for several years as part of a runway preservation\nproject.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) prepares to replace its primary Runway, 5L\/23R, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has determined the new runway can be built at 10,639 feet \u2013 longer than the current 10,000 feet runway. \u201cAdding more than 600 feet of takeoff distance to RDU\u2019s future runway will allow existing airlines to carry more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-carolina"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21899"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21902,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21899\/revisions\/21902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}