Originally Posted by
UA-NYC
Had issues leaving Sun night...both parallel runways were operating, but the pilot said something to the extent of "they changed the length of one of the runways, and thus it's affecting what planes can use which ones". Not sure if that's a temporary issue or what.
Originally Posted by
palmetto86
Experienced the same thing on Sun 6/8 as well as Fri 6/6 at EWR.
I just verified and this is correct. 4L/22R is presently operating with reduced length, so long hauls requiring a longer takeoff roll will cause brief disruptions whereby arrivals sidestep to the opposite parallel runway, 4L/22R (typically used for departures), while the heavy departing aircraft crosses to the longer 4R/22L, takes off, and normal operations resume.
This practice is expected to continue for another week or so, then the full length will be available until late September until 4L/22R is closed for final 10-day period to finish the work.