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UA's San Francisco airport construction notice
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UA's San Francisco airport construction notice
San Francisco airport construction
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will close a major runway for repairs from September 7–26, and we expect it’ll cause flight cancellations and delays. We want to help, so we removed some flights from our schedule and rebooked customers to help reduce any disruptions to their travel plans.
We’re also offering a travel waiver that gives you flexibility to change your flight or connect in a different city. We will continue to work with other airports to rebook connecting customers through those cities while the airport runway is closed.
We recommend changing your flight or allowing more time to get to and from your destination. If that’s not possible, make sure you’re checking your flight status before you head to the airport.
The airport’s AirTrain will also be periodically closed at night due to AirTrain construction, so we recommend allowing extra time to get around the airport if you’re traveling in the evening and use the AirTrain to get between terminals. You can find more information on the San Francisco International Airport website.
The San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will close a major runway for repairs from September 7–26, and we expect it’ll cause flight cancellations and delays. We want to help, so we removed some flights from our schedule and rebooked customers to help reduce any disruptions to their travel plans.
We’re also offering a travel waiver that gives you flexibility to change your flight or connect in a different city. We will continue to work with other airports to rebook connecting customers through those cities while the airport runway is closed.
We recommend changing your flight or allowing more time to get to and from your destination. If that’s not possible, make sure you’re checking your flight status before you head to the airport.
The airport’s AirTrain will also be periodically closed at night due to AirTrain construction, so we recommend allowing extra time to get around the airport if you’re traveling in the evening and use the AirTrain to get between terminals. You can find more information on the San Francisco International Airport website.
20-Day Closure of Runway 28L at SFO Set to Begin on September 7th
Airlines implement voluntary flight schedule adjustments to reduce delays
SAN FRANCISCO - August 7, 2019 – the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is set to close Runway 28L on September 7, 2019, for 20 days to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. The runway is expected to reopen on Friday, September 27, 2019.
Because the closure will reduce the Airport’s overall runway capacity, SFO advises travelers to expect delays during this period. Airlines have collaborated with SFO to voluntarily reduce their flight schedules to lessen the length of delays. When combined with reductions from other non-airline flight operations, total flights at SFO have been reduced by 13% during the 20 days of the runway 28L closure. Airlines have also re-timed certain flights to reduce demand during peak periods.
With the voluntary schedule adjustments in place, flight delays are expected to average 30-45 minutes, with some flights experiencing maximum delays of approximately 2 hours. SFO recommends that travelers opt for early morning flights before 9:00 a.m. PDT during this period, as delays are expected to begin after 9:00 a.m. PDT each day during the closure, and continue for the remainder of the day. Both domestic and international flights may be affected by this activity, with short-haul flights being most affected. The period of Wednesday through Friday will see the largest amount of flight activity, and thus the most potential for delays.
The closure is being conducted to construct a new base for Runway 28L, one of two runways used primarily for arriving flights, in the area where it intersects with Runway 1L and 1R, which are primarily used for departing flights. These runway intersections are the most heavily-traveled areas of the entire runway system at SFO, with more than 68% of all flights crossing these intersections.
The total length of Runway 28L is 11,381 feet. The project will reconstruct a 1,900-foot section of Runway 28L, replace lighting and drainage infrastructure, and overlay a 600-foot section of Runway 1L.SFO repaved the entire top layer of Runway 28L in spring 2017. During this project, core sampling and ground-penetrating radar indicated that the base layer was showing signs of fatigue cracking due to a large amount of aircraft activity in this area. This issue required additional investigation and engineering that could not be addressed at that time. SFO staff have evaluated multiple options and concluded that the best long-term solution is to excavate the section of Runway 28L at the intersection of Runway 1L and 1R to reconstruct the pavement structure, comprised of a cementitious aggregate base and a top asphalt surface.
With input from airlines at SFO, the project team selected September 7-27, 2019 for the closure to avoid the busy summer and year-end holiday travel seasons. This timeframe was also chosen for the low probability of precipitation, as dry weather is necessary for asphalt paving.
The contract for the Runway 28L Reconstruction project was awarded to Golden Gate Constructors. The project is federally-funded, and the total project cost is expected to be $16.2 million.
Airlines implement voluntary flight schedule adjustments to reduce delays
SAN FRANCISCO - August 7, 2019 – the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is set to close Runway 28L on September 7, 2019, for 20 days to construct a new base layer below the runway surface. The runway is expected to reopen on Friday, September 27, 2019.
Because the closure will reduce the Airport’s overall runway capacity, SFO advises travelers to expect delays during this period. Airlines have collaborated with SFO to voluntarily reduce their flight schedules to lessen the length of delays. When combined with reductions from other non-airline flight operations, total flights at SFO have been reduced by 13% during the 20 days of the runway 28L closure. Airlines have also re-timed certain flights to reduce demand during peak periods.
With the voluntary schedule adjustments in place, flight delays are expected to average 30-45 minutes, with some flights experiencing maximum delays of approximately 2 hours. SFO recommends that travelers opt for early morning flights before 9:00 a.m. PDT during this period, as delays are expected to begin after 9:00 a.m. PDT each day during the closure, and continue for the remainder of the day. Both domestic and international flights may be affected by this activity, with short-haul flights being most affected. The period of Wednesday through Friday will see the largest amount of flight activity, and thus the most potential for delays.
The closure is being conducted to construct a new base for Runway 28L, one of two runways used primarily for arriving flights, in the area where it intersects with Runway 1L and 1R, which are primarily used for departing flights. These runway intersections are the most heavily-traveled areas of the entire runway system at SFO, with more than 68% of all flights crossing these intersections.
The total length of Runway 28L is 11,381 feet. The project will reconstruct a 1,900-foot section of Runway 28L, replace lighting and drainage infrastructure, and overlay a 600-foot section of Runway 1L.SFO repaved the entire top layer of Runway 28L in spring 2017. During this project, core sampling and ground-penetrating radar indicated that the base layer was showing signs of fatigue cracking due to a large amount of aircraft activity in this area. This issue required additional investigation and engineering that could not be addressed at that time. SFO staff have evaluated multiple options and concluded that the best long-term solution is to excavate the section of Runway 28L at the intersection of Runway 1L and 1R to reconstruct the pavement structure, comprised of a cementitious aggregate base and a top asphalt surface.
With input from airlines at SFO, the project team selected September 7-27, 2019 for the closure to avoid the busy summer and year-end holiday travel seasons. This timeframe was also chosen for the low probability of precipitation, as dry weather is necessary for asphalt paving.
The contract for the Runway 28L Reconstruction project was awarded to Golden Gate Constructors. The project is federally-funded, and the total project cost is expected to be $16.2 million.
Travel Waiver: SFO closing runway (28L), 7- 19 Sept 2019, 28L has reopened
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UA2063 SFO-BWI yesterday left ~30 minutes late due to late-arriving inbound UA618 from YVR. Interestingly FlightAware/UA all had 2063 on time for a while, whereas FR24 showed the delay from early on -- drawing from different sources?
I got the UA app push notification that 2063 was delayed at 9:36am shortly after 618 had arrived
Were doing a good job making up time in the air until we went into a holding pattern outside BWI for weather and then another holding pattern due to "VIP helicopter movements" (they didn't elaborate but I'd heard earlier that the President was going to be in the area)
I got the UA app push notification that 2063 was delayed at 9:36am shortly after 618 had arrived
Were doing a good job making up time in the air until we went into a holding pattern outside BWI for weather and then another holding pattern due to "VIP helicopter movements" (they didn't elaborate but I'd heard earlier that the President was going to be in the area)
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Should I reroute?
I'm flying KOA-SFO-ORD on the 18th. Scheduled to arrive SFO @ 8:44 p.m. (need to eat dinner in airport) and leave @ 11:30 p.m. I can switch to fly through LAX instead. Should I? No need to get to ORD on time.
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Flights from Hawaii to SFO are not subject to a GDP. Your incoming plane will depart SFO at 0840 so the prior flight won’t be subject to a GDP either. Looking at 9/11-13, two were overnighted and one was from LAX-SFO 0630-0800.
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While I have read a while back that arriving international flights get prioritized (not surprisingly, I would say), I have noticed that departing international flights also get prioritized when they are late where they are coming from (not very surprising either). What do you think?
What I have paid attention to in recent days is that it’s not easy determining what a flight actually takes off at the time it does; going by the distance, the planned route appears to be updating quite frequently. The estimated arrival time may be of help when taking into account the buffer that’s allocated with scheduled times.
At this time, I’m looking at UA 44 SFO-ZRH, scheduled to leave at 2:20p, now estimated to leave at 3:30p, in 10 mins.
What I have paid attention to in recent days is that it’s not easy determining what a flight actually takes off at the time it does; going by the distance, the planned route appears to be updating quite frequently. The estimated arrival time may be of help when taking into account the buffer that’s allocated with scheduled times.
At this time, I’m looking at UA 44 SFO-ZRH, scheduled to leave at 2:20p, now estimated to leave at 3:30p, in 10 mins.
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Friday had a 9:15am EWR to SFO. Got nervous after a 4 hour delayed departure From SFO a few days prior so I moved it to the 6am EWR departure instead. Everyone else had this idea too.
Before boarding starts they announce that they are oversold and need two seats and are offering $1500 flight credit to take the 8am flight instead.
I was standing near the desk and was watching for the rush of volunteers and there were... none. $1500. No takers.
By the time I boarded I still had not seen any takers. I'm on board and sitting in E+ and the gate agent comes and gets me and another GS and upgrades us for two FC passengers that had checked in but not showed. That gave them their two seats in economy they needed.
$1500 was super tempting and the flight they would be moved you to ended up on time but I had another flight out of SFO later that day and couldn't risk it.
Before boarding starts they announce that they are oversold and need two seats and are offering $1500 flight credit to take the 8am flight instead.
I was standing near the desk and was watching for the rush of volunteers and there were... none. $1500. No takers.
By the time I boarded I still had not seen any takers. I'm on board and sitting in E+ and the gate agent comes and gets me and another GS and upgrades us for two FC passengers that had checked in but not showed. That gave them their two seats in economy they needed.
$1500 was super tempting and the flight they would be moved you to ended up on time but I had another flight out of SFO later that day and couldn't risk it.
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"A runway reconstruction project at San Francisco International Airport is slated to wrap up one week ahead of schedule, the airport announced Wednesday.
SFO plans to reopen Runway 28L at 9 p.m. on Thursday.”
SFO Runway Work to Wrap Up 1 Week Ahead of Schedule
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...560677501.html
SFO plans to reopen Runway 28L at 9 p.m. on Thursday.”
SFO Runway Work to Wrap Up 1 Week Ahead of Schedule
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...560677501.html
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Or from SFO’s own website: https://www.flysfo.com/28l-reconstruction
Work will be completed one week ahead of schedule and all runways are set to re-open at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th.
Work will be completed one week ahead of schedule and all runways are set to re-open at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th.
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"A runway reconstruction project at San Francisco International Airport is slated to wrap up one week ahead of schedule, the airport announced Wednesday.
SFO plans to reopen Runway 28L at 9 p.m. on Thursday.”
SFO Runway Work to Wrap Up 1 Week Ahead of Schedule
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...560677501.html
SFO plans to reopen Runway 28L at 9 p.m. on Thursday.”
SFO Runway Work to Wrap Up 1 Week Ahead of Schedule
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loca...560677501.html
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Or from SFO’s own website: https://www.flysfo.com/28l-reconstruction
Work will be completed one week ahead of schedule and all runways are set to re-open at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th.
Work will be completed one week ahead of schedule and all runways are set to re-open at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 19th.
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No. They either need the runways to be further apart, but still just 2 sets of two parallel, or runways that don't cross. Neither is going to happen. There are more complexities than just the environmental issues. The large maintenance facilities north east of the main runways would need to find a new home.
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No. They either need the runways to be further apart, but still just 2 sets of two parallel, or runways that don't cross. Neither is going to happen. There are more complexities than just the environmental issues. The large maintenance facilities north east of the main runways would need to find a new home.
My red-eye tonight is still listed on time. Same flight last PM was delayed 3 hrs.