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Kennedy runway work puts more jets, noise over Nassau

Quick ReadThe planned four-month closing of JFK's main runway means air traffic controllers must lean on Kennedy's three remaining runways to handle traffic.

A plane lands on runway 22 at John

Photo credit: Newsday File / Karen Wiles Stabile | A plane lands on runway 22 at John F. Kennedy International Airport. (July 28, 2009)

Thousands of Nassau County residents can expect to see more jets bound for Kennedy Airport overhead - and hear the noise that comes with them - starting today and for weeks to come as the airport closes its busiest runway for reconstruction.

The planned four-month closing of Runway 13R/31L, which runs 2.75 miles along the northeast shoreline of Jamaica Bay, means air traffic controllers must...

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