The runways at Tucson International Airport are closed this evening due to an outage of airfield lights.
UPDATE: Runway 11L is now open for arrivals/departures!
— TucsonAirport (@TucsonAirport) November 4, 2017
This outage is delaying flights coming into TUS.
We apologize for the inconvenience of our runway being closed due to the outage. Our team is working hard to restore normal operations.
— TucsonAirport (@TucsonAirport) November 4, 2017
Officials say one runway may reopen around 9 p.m.
Update: we are being told one of the runways may reopen around 9 p.m. 🤞
— TucsonAirport (@TucsonAirport) November 4, 2017
Please check flytucson.com for flight status.
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