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.
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...
