Haiti and Chile Earthquakes

U.S. To Open Additional Runway in Haiti

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 19, 2010 – As some 200 daily flights transit through the congested and sole functioning Haitian airport in the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. military is looking to open a second runway in the city of Jacmel within a day.

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The airfield will receive C-130 deliveries that initially will support Canadian humanitarian assistance efforts centered in the southern city about 30 miles southeast of the Haitian capital, a military official said.

“The first [additional]…

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