San Francisco International Airport Runway Repaving and Safety Restrictions

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has imposed new restrictions on landings at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) due to a temporary runway repaving project and a permanent safety measure prohibiting side-by-side approaches to the airport's closely spaced parallel east-west runways. The repaving project takes two north-south runways out of service for approximately six months, reducing arrival capacity from about 54 flights per hour to 36. The safety measure requires staggered approaches instead of simultaneous visual landings, enhancing aviation safety but causing major delays.