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Suvarnabhumi airport's eastern runway will open for business at noon today, ten days ahead of schedule, says airport general manager Somchai Sawasdeepon.

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Suvarnabhumi a two-runway airport again as repairs finish early

Somchai: Eastern runway opens today.

Suvarnabhumi airport's eastern runway will open for business at noon today, ten days ahead of schedule, says airport general manager Somchai Sawasdeepon.

A 1.62-kilometre section of the 4km-long runway was closed on June 11 for maintenance work which had been expected to take until August 9.

The section needed maintenance to repair the wear and tear of withstanding 80% of the takeoffs and landings at the airport.

The Civil Aviation Department is conducting a final check on the section of the runway this morning before it is fully reopened.

The eastern runway's closure had resulted in heavy congestion at the two-runway airport.

The airport has been open six years. No further repair projects at Suvarnabhumi airport are slated for the time being, Mr Somchai added.

Mr Somchai also plans to introduce ground penetrating radar to check the airport's runways in the future. He said the device would be able to check the runways to a depth of about three metres. Examinations would take place from 2am to 4am during off-peak periods and be finished in a few days.

He said the technique is not complicated and would not require runway closures.

Mr Somchai said he hopes these examinations will end criticism regarding runway safety at Suvarnabhumi airport.

Adapted from a story in today's Bangkok Post by Amornrat Mahitthirook

runway – a long narrow strip of ground with a hard surface that an aircraft takes off from and lands on ทางขึ้นลงของเครื่องบิน
repairs – the process of fixing something that is broken or damaged การซ่อมบำรุง
schedule – when something planned to happen ตามตารางเวลา
section – any of the parts into which something is divided ส่วน, ส่วนที่ตัดออก, ส่วนย่อย
maintenance – work that is done to keep something such as a building, machine, or piece of equipment repaired and in good condition การซ่อมบำรุง
wear and tear – the damage to objects, furniture, property, etc. that is the result of normal use  ความเสียหายเนื่องจากใช้มาเป็นเวลานาน,
withstand – to be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme conditions, the use of force, etc. ทนต่อ, ต้านทานต่อ
takeoff – leaving the ground and beginning to fly บินขึ้น
landing – an act of bringing an aircraft or a spacecraft down to the ground after a journey การลงสู่พื้นดิน
civil aviation – non-military aviation การบินพลเรือน
conduct – to do something in an organised way; to carry out — ลงมือทำ, ดำเนิน, ปฏิบัติ
congestion – a situation in which a place is crowded with people or vehicles แน่นขนัดไปด้วยรถหรือคน
slate – to plan that something will happen at a particular time in the future วางแผนสำหรับสิ่งที่จะเกิดขึ้นในาในอนาคต
for the time being – for the present time, but probably not for a long time พลาง
penetrate – to go into or through something แทรกซึมเข้าไป, ผ่านเข้าไป, ทะลุเข้าไป
device – a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular job อุปกรณ์ เครื่องมือ เครื่องจักร
depth – the distance down either from the top of something to the bottom, or to a distance below the top surface of something ความลึก
peak – the time when something is at its highest or greatest level ช่วงเวลาที่พบมากที่สุด
technique – a method of doing something using a special skill that you have developed เทคนิค,  กลวิธี (เฉพาะด้าน)
complicated – difficult to deal with, do or understand  ซับซ้อน
criticism – comments that show that you think something is wrong or bad การวิจารณ์
regarding – concerning somebody/something; about somebody/something  เกี่ยวกับ

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