At more than 2.75 miles long, the runway is the second longest
in the nation, and it handled more than 143,000 operations last
year. But New York Port Authority officials say it has to be closed
at least four months for construction, and there is just no way
around it.
The NTSB has released its factual report on an incident
involving then-Presidential-candidate Barack Obama's campaign plane
last summer. The MD-81's tail cone evacuation slide inflated during
flight, and the plane made a successful emergency landing in St.
Louis.
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