So for the next three months (expected time for construction), DIA will utilize a runway configuration in which planes can land on two of the north-south runways and one of its east-west runways in order to reach the 96 planes per hour target.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Denver Juggles Traffic to Boost Arrival Rate
One of the runways at Denver International Airport (DIA) was pulled out of service June 1 so deteriorated concrete panels could be replaced. This leaves the airport without one of its four north-south runways, and limits it to only two runways during marginal visibility, cutting the arrival rate to 64 planes an hour, according to a statement from the FAA. In order to mitigate this decrease the FAA has come up with a plan that allows the arrival rate to return to 96 jets an hour.
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