HONOLULU RUNWAY CLOSURE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00263R000200100032-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 1998
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: November 28, 1967
• Content Type: CABLE

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THE FOLLOWING UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE FROM 6496ABW HICKAM AFB9
HAWAII IS QUOTED FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
UNCLAS BDOOB. FOR OPERATIONS. SUBJECT: HONOLULU RUNWAY CLOSURE.
THIS MESSAGE IN THREE PARTS. FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND PLANNING
PURPOSES; THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONCERNING MAJOR REPAIRS
AND CONSTRUCTION AT HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS SUBMITTED.:
PART I. CONSTRUCTION OF RUNWAY 08/26. RUNWAY 03126 WILL BE
CLOSED FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FROM 00012 TO 090OZ (1400L TO
2300L) MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 40
WORKING DA YS, COMMENCING MID-JANUARY 1968. THE EASTERN 8000-FOOT
PORTION OF THE RUNWAY WILL BE RESURFACED WITH ASPHALTIC CONCRETES
THE WORK TO BE ACCOMPLISHED SO THAT EACH DAYO S APPLICATION WILL
HAVE THE EASTERN),MCST PORTION FEATHERED AND TAPERED TO MEET THE
EXISTING SURFACE. WORK WILL COMMENCE NEAR THE 5000-FOOT MARKER
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ON YlU NWA+ y e'8 r'ND PROCEED TOWARD THE EAST. WHILE PAVING IS BEING
ACCOMPLISHED, RUNWAYS 04 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOFFS AND
LA ND I NGS.
FART II. TAXIWAY CONSTRUCTION. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ON
I TAXIWAY NEAR 1 .00-FOOT MARKER AND INTERSECTION OF RUNWAYS
08 A MD 04 WILL COMMENCE APPROXIMATELY 2 JANUARY 1968. DAILY
WORK PERIOD WILL BE FROM 00012 TO 080OZ, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
DURING THE INITIAL STAGES OF THIS WORK, SHEET STEEL PILINGS
WILL BE DRIVEN ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH EDGE OF RUNWAY 08. WHILE
PILINGS ARE BEING DRIVEN AND UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 15 JANUARY,
THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY FOR USE OF RUNWAY 08:
RUNWAY WILL BE CLOSED FOR ALL OPERATIONS EXCEPT TO THOSE AIRCRAFT
HAVING URGENT OPERATIONAL NECESSITY TO USE THE RUNWAY. FOR
NORMAL OPERATIONS, ONE HOUR PRIOR NOTICE IS REQUIRED. FOR EXTREME
EMERGENCIES,, 15 MINUTES NOTICE IS SUFFICIENT TO REMOVE PILE DRIVER
AND TO CUT AND REMOVE PARTIALLY-DRIVEN STEEL PILES.
PART III. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. CAUTION--DURING CONSTRUCTION
OF TAXIWAY, EXCAVATION UP TO SIX FEET IN DEPTH WILL BE MADE
BETWEEN RUNWAYS 08 AND 04L. MEN AND EQUIPMENT WILL BE WITHDRAWN
AS REQUIRED AND RUNWAY 04R WILL BF.,,USED FOR -NORMAL LANDINGS. FOR
THOSE AIRCRAFT WITH LANDING ROLL REQUIREMENTS OF MORE THAN 7000
FEET, RUNWAY 08 MAY BE USED BY REQUESTING SAME FROM TOWER, GIVING
CONSIDERATION TO ALLOWING FOR THE PRIOR NOTICE TIMES IN PART II
ABOVE. FOR THOSE AIRCRAFT REQUIRING RUNWAY 08, APPROXIMATELY
9000 FEET IS AVAILABLE. SHORT INTERRUPTION TO NORMAL OPERATIONS
MAY BE EXPECTED DUE TO CONGESTION ON USEABLE TAXIWAYS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FORWARDED AS AVAILABLE.
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