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Kenai Airport to close primary runway this summer; temporary runway likely limited to VFR under FAA guidance
Summary
HDL Engineering Consultants told the Kenai Airport Commission Jan. 8 that the primary runway will be closed for summer 2026 rehabilitation and Taxiway Alpha (about 6,000 feet by 75 feet) will be used as a temporary runway. The FAA has recommended VFR-only operations for the temporary runway; city and HDL say they are seeking further FAA input on possible temporary instrument procedures.
Eric Jort of HDL Engineering Consultants updated the Kenai Airport Commission Jan. 8 on a runway rehabilitation project planned for summer 2026, saying the city will close the primary runway because of failing pavement and an outdated lighting system and use Taxiway Alpha as a temporary runway.
"We will be shutting down the primary runway," Jort told commissioners, and said Taxiway Alpha "will be used as the temporary runway" and would be marked with temporary runway markings and temporary lighting. He said the parallel taxiway is currently "just over 6,000 feet and 75 feet wide." The design and contractor…
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