“The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority. We are working diligently to assess the damage and make the necessary repairs to reopen runway 13R as quickly and safely as possible,” the airport said.
Around 7 p.m., the airport said repairs were complete and the runway had reopened.
Repairs are complete, and the runway is back in service.
We continue to ask passengers to keep in touch with airlines for flight status.
Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.