Groton-New London Airport temporarily closed to air travel due to maintenance project
Groton — Groton-New London Airport temporarily is closed to air travel until Sunday morning due to pavement maintenance work on the intersection of the runways, airport officials said.
Tony Sheridan, chairman of the Connecticut Airport Authority board of directors, said the project is part of scheduled repair and maintenance at the Groton airport.
Ryan Tenny, public information officer for the Connecticut Airport Authority, said the closure started Tuesday morning and flight operations will resume at 8 a.m. Sunday, though the project may be completed ahead of schedule based on the current weather forecast. Terminal and airport businesses remain open during this period, he said.
Sheridan said that while the airport was able to remain open for most of the pavement project, the intersection pavement required a closure.
As far as the impact of the pandemic on overall operations, Sheridan said that like other airports across the country, air travel at the typically busy airport — one of the state’s five general aviation airports — has decreased.
“COVID-19 has certainly impacted the entire industry and traffic at Groton-New London is generally down as people continue to shelter at home,” Tenny added.
Sheridan said he doesn’t anticipate that the decrease in flights during the pandemic will have a long-term impact on the airport. He said it will take some time but everything is expected to return to normal.
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