New York LaGuardia airport reopens runway after addressing pavement issue

New York's LaGuardia airport reopened a runway after a two-inch depression was identified, marking the second time in less than a month a runway has been closed due to a pavement issue.

‌New York's ​LaGuardia airport said on Thursday it had reopened a ‌runway that was closed the previous evening to address a pavement issue, the second ‌time in less than a month it ‌has been forced to close a runway. The airport said on Wednesday it would close the ⁠runway ​at 5 p.m. ⁠EDT (1700 GMT) after a two-inch depression adjacent to ⁠a runway was identified, forcing the closure so ​crews could conduct additional testing, identify the ⁠cause, and perform any stabilization work. The airport said ⁠shortly ​after 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 GMT) on Thursday that the runway had ⁠reopened.

Last month, the busy airport was forced ⁠to ⁠close a runway for two days because of a runway sinkhole.