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San Francisco SFO runway repaving and restrictions - expect delays next 6 months

SFO will be conducting repaving on a runway and had planned to use two other parallel runways.
But FAA imposed new restrictions for number of flights landing per hour, with significant decrease. Given the repaving project, delays are to be expected for the next six months.

“ While the airport previously forecast about 15% of flights to be delayed by the runway project, it now expects the change to increase the potential for delays to about a ​quarter of arriving flights experiencing a delay of at least 30 minutes.”

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/faa-imposes-restrictions-some-landings-san-francisco-airport-2026-03-31/

Posted by
558 posts

Oh, great :(. I was so happy that SFO had contract security workers so the shutdown would not effect them. I knew about the runway repaving but did not know about the new restrictions. We fly out of SFO in 10 days.

Posted by
180 posts

It is my main airport. I think issue may be flights (plane) will get landing delayed, which impact that aircraft next departure.
And 90% of my flights from SFO have a connection somewhere which will be concerning.
I wonder if airlines will make adjustments/changes to flight departure times given new restrictions.

Posted by
400 posts

Not happy about the delay but glad for the added safety.