A Westjet Boeing 737-700 taxis to a gate after arriving at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on February 3, 2014. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Construction to a runway at Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport will increase air traffic over select city neighbourhoods beginning next week.
Officials say the airport will temporarily close one of its two runways for a rehabilitation project beginning April 22, which is scheduled to last until September.
During that time, all flights will be using the other runway and residents may notice a difference in flight patterns overhead.
The northwest-southeast runway flight path will see a temporary decrease in overhead air traffic. This affects:
- Fort Garry-Riverview
- Fort Richmond
- Fort Rouge (west)
- Fort Whyte (northeast)
- Headingley
- Riel
- River Heights
- Seine River
- Southdale
- St. François-Xavier
- St. James (east)
- St. Vital
- Tuxedo (east)
- Wolseley (west)
The north-south runway flight path will see a temporary increase in overhead air traffic. This affects:
- Assiniboia (east)
- Kirkfield Park (east)
- The Maples (west)
- Roblin Park (east)
- Rosser (east)
- St. James (west)
- Stonewall
- Tuxedo (west)
- Tyndall Park (west)
The airport is expected to continue normal operations and scheduled flights with no reduction in service.
