A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights on Thursday and declare itself off-limits to passengers for the day. The black bear appeared at northern Japan's Yamagata ...

Bear attacks in Japan at record high as the animals struggle to find food A bear roaming the runway forced a Japanese airport to cancel flights on Thursday and declare itself off-limits to ...

On Thursday, June 26, Yamagata Airport in Higashine, Japan, closed its runway after a black bear was seen roaming the area, according to The Japan News and The Guardian.

Small bear disrupts Japanese airport, prompting low-speed chase on runway Twelve flights were canceled Thursday as airport employees chased the bear around the runway, an airport official said ...

For example, if one side is Runway 09, facing 90° east, the opposite end will be Runway 27, facing 270° west. As a result, pilots always know which direction they're using based on those numbers.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport experienced major disruptions Saturday due to a security incident involving an aircraft on runway 16R/34L. The FAA issued a ground stop, diverting incoming ...

Key Background JetBlue flight 312 departed Chicago O’Hare airport at 8:41 a.m. CDT on Thursday and arrived at Boston Logan airport 15 minutes early at 11:49 a.m. EDT, according to FlightAware.

An airport runway isn't a single slab of material, it is composed of several layers up to 2.5 meters thick. At the very bottom is the thickest layer called subgrade, which is made by digging and ...