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In November 2012, work commenced on the largest and most ambitious runway
maintenance project at Van Nuys Airport in over half a century.
A 20.5 million dollar plan to rehabilitate its historic
eight thousand-foot main runway, 16 right, in just nine months.
A runway where state-of-the-art business jets destined for distant corners the
world arrive and depart
24 hours a day. An airport where more generally aviation aircraft
take off and land almost anywhere on Earth the mission
modernize the runway to meet current Federal Aviation Administration design
standards
achieve a 20-year life span and preserve and eyes
airports world-class status the challenge
dramatically limit the number of days the runway will be closed a short
during construction keeping Van Nuys Airport tenants open for business
this project here represents the largest single project
on the field in over 50 years here de Nice Airport
and what makes at unique is that we've had to work closely with the tenants to
ensure that there was a balance between
there need to have the runway available for as much of the time during the
project is possible
with our need to ensure that we did that project correctly and safely
this runway since its original construction as always seems like
maintenance
but this is a true rebuild were rebuilding this runway to last for 20
years
and it should last for 20 years given regular maintenance the type of aircraft
that used and I scare for our jet aircraft propeller aircraft and
helicopters
in all the aircraft that are based here at brandeis care for
a privately owned by individuals for businesses through the ingenuity
engineers and months of collaboration with stakeholders
work was carefully designed in aggressively phased to minimize
operational impacts to the fullest extent possible
its not too difficult actually design replacement for runway
but runways by their nature are the most important thing on an airfield
and so anytime you take the runway at a service to rebuild it has significant
impact to the community
all the pilots operate on it and the airport itself a potential runway
closure about 270 weeks was minimized
10 days in twenty six nights for rehabilitation work been founded in 1928
Van Nuys Airport is a place where america's early flight pioneers prove
that aviation could cross the ocean
reach the world remember when I was the youngest file around their firing out
surfaced here thereby is an hour that my veil with
this transition from a small airplane airport
to corporate air flying airport as matter fact that more corporate air
flies on Van Nuys
than any other airport in the world as the nation's leading business airport
it's a valued economic and community lease office
serving private government incorporate the Asian needs
Van Nuys Airport is home to nearly 700 aircraft
from single-engine Cessna is to Boeing business jets
on 730 acres of land Van Nuys
is unique in this is it is uniquely dedicated to these types a
OVA OVA if aircraft and we want to make sure that
that all of the players who were involved in
about not only getting planes on off the ground but maintaining
explains have a a venue that is a
second to none each year the airport supports over twelve thousand three
hundred jobs and contributes more than one billion dollars to the Southern
California ***
provides jobs it provides work for people in the surrounding community
and provides a lot of money to the surrounding areas we do business there
it's also distinguishes one of the world's busiest general aviation
airports
averaging more than 340,000 annual operations
Van Nuys Airport is the world-class airport in terms of
facilities many things that are offer to a variety of the flying public
we offer services to many types of companies
corporate flight departments movie studios
businesses that need to get from point A to point B on demand
and that's what sets us apart because we can do that unlike any other airport
in which Van Nuys Airport smart money deviation history
is unrivaled the spirit of creativity and craftsmanship that gave birth to the
airport over
eighty-five years ago remain strong today rehabilitation work was carefully
phase to minimize the time
runway 16 right would be closed a shortened
operations on Van Nuys Airport four thousand foot parallel runway
use mainly by propeller aircraft were not impacted
however the lack of secondary runway to handle the majority of jet operations
required a unique design varying pavement sections
in creative basin the face on this project was very unique
we had to actually kinda breaking into three distinct work areas
what we're doing is actually shortening the runway which based on the current
fleet the plane's operate there they can operate on a $5000 for runway
but today it's an eight thousand foot runway so we're going to shorten the
runway
and move it to the south end and your construction on the north
well then do the same thing move the runway North you construction on the
south
and obi-wan closure in the middle for 10 days for will address the middle portion
the runway in a very accelerated construction
the project included improvements in installation of a new classmates at the
run up here
repairs to existing concrete runway ends and shoulder pavements
high-speed exit light modifications
and new pavement markings or staying on the north end
runway 16 writer Bandai's and today's the first day I runway reconstruction
the contractor is currently removing all the asphalt pavement between us and
a blast fence which is located about 3,000 feet down the runway
will take a couple days remove the asphalt and they'll continue to dig down
about two more feet and I'll be building in fact that our papers section over the
last few days I've actually shorten the runway overnight
on first night is a matter set up some temporary electrical stuff that would
give the pilots
visual cues and in the next couple nights we actually
remark to the entire run away and then set the blast that's affected
construction site
so the runway went from eight thousand feet I two days ago to now five thousand
feet
a combination of asphalt overlay impartial reconstruction was phased over
the runways North
self and center sections during preliminary engineering
we went out in court along the lake for the runway and this is just the top
portion a one day course from the Middle the runway
you can imagine this is actually four times thicker a fastball
in real life and we're actually surprised by this
no one would have guessed that the middle the runway was 17 inches thick a
fastball
and over I'm guessing based on
record Ryan's all the information we have is that that original thickness
asphalt
is actually original run away from the thirties and since then the runways been
overlaid
until it's got to the service high where it is today
weren't face for the runway 16 right reconstruction I'm over the past 75 days
we've been doing prep work that's got us to this point we know the runway clothes
for ten consecutive days
Verde to a disclosure and/or contractors currently finishing up excavation here
on the south
has already started paving operations on the north side of the face amassing 2000
knows if construction
267 calendar days runway
rehabilitation was completed on time and on budget
using eight acres in the infield grass enough to cover six football fields
57 1600 linear feet of electrical cable
more than six times the link that the Golden Gate Bridge
and 60,000 tonnes a bass for an amount sufficient to pave over seven miles
before me
highway
rehabilitation and improvement Van Nuys Airport primary runway
16 right allows airport users to experience in even higher level of world
class service and facilities than ever before
this more than 20 million dollar investment the airports infrastructure
ensures that aircraft from single-engine planes to multi engine business jets
move quickly safely and efficient it also promotes business growth
and maintains Bandai's airports role is a powerful economic engine
this is the premier G airport in the southern california area
and without it many companies don't have alternates to use
nearby they have to look at places outside the region operate which is
really just not feasible for many companies
whether you're a pilot or passenger Van Nuys Airport is committed to offering
the most distinctive flight experience possible
a legacy of excellence a design for the future
a world-class airport then I Z