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2nd runway reopens at Eastern Iowa Airport
Associated Press
Aug. 1, 2010 7:02 am
Eastern Iowa Airport Director Tim Bradshaw says officials are breathing a sigh of relief now that the airport's second runway has reopened.
The Cedar Rapids airfield was down to one runway for about 25 days as part of a larger construction project.
The second runway reopened Friday.
Bradshaw says the extra runway is an important backup in case of emergencies and for air traffic control. The runway also allows aircraft to land into the wind.
Crews have been working on the airport's main runway.
Bradshaw says the paving project is 70 percent done, and up to 90 percent of the runway's surface has been poured.
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