Sun Sentinel · Apr 17, 2015
Homes in flight path inundated with airplanes
Brittany Wallman / Sun SentinelHundreds more airplanes are thundering over neighbors of the new south runway, and it could be just a hint of the uproar to come.
Maintenance shutdowns of the north runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this month are funneling all air traffic to the controversial new runway on the airport's south side, airport officials warned.
That means more airplanes are using the south runway during the day, and the normally quiet wee hours are interrupted by incoming jets — on a landing strip that already had homeowners from east to west screaming.