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Headquarters Runway Re-opened at the Air Force Base |
Runway 03-21 at Charleston Air Force Base is now back open for business. Base officials celebrated the grand re-opening with a ribbon cutting inside a Charleston C-17. The plane then took off for the first flight on the renovated runway.
The project price tag was $30 million.
One official compared the runway prior to the renovation as having ruts that were almost like driving over an old washboard. They told us some commercial pilots would specifically request to not land on that runway due to the condition. Now the runway has been smoothed over. Officials say having 2 runways that can be used at the airport will allow both military and civillian flights more room to take off and land at the airport.
Last changed: 03/17/2010 at 4:38 PM
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