LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- If plans to build a third runway at London Heathrow Airport move forward, nearby Gatwick Airport's future would be significantly threatened, an official says.

LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Secret plans sent out by Spanish-owned BAA call for a new runway at Gatwick Airport in Britain, in spite of the government's intentions.

CHICAGO, July 19 (UPI) -- A flight attendant was injured when a Mexicana airliner ran off the end of a runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, federal officials said.

ATLANTA, May 16 (UPI) -- Federal, state and local officials Tuesday opened the new fifth runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Delta and AirTran jets began landing on the 9,000-foot strip for the occasion, although the runway won't be used for daily comme

CHICAGO, March 8 (UPI) -- A 22-year-old man, apparently intoxicated, managed to get through a security gate and eventually on to a runway at Chicago's Midway Airport.

SHANGHAI, March 12 (UPI) -- Shanghai Pudong airport's second runway has been given the green light for operation, said an official with the airport.

TOKYO, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Japan's Finance Ministry has allocated $510 million in its budget proposal for the construction of a second runway at Kansai International Airport.

CHICAGO, July 8 (UPI) -- The FAA is looking into two close calls at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in which trucks on the runway caused two planes to abort landings.

DENVER, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Denver International Airport opened its new 16,000-foot-long, 200-foot-wide runway Thursday -- the longest commercial runway in North America.

LOS ANGELES, June 23 (UPI) -- Authorities shut down a runway at Burbank Airport Monday while they examined a truck that an anonymous caller said was filled with explosives.