The Luton runway was closed for nearly two hours, prompting airlines to delay or divert flights as temperatures rose above 37ºC
The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure resilient to climate change, experts say.
It is built to the same specification as others in Britain, meeting industry safety standards and regulations, the spokesperson said. Luton’s climate change adaptation report released in November 2021 warned one of the key risks was high temperatures causing infrastructure damage or impacting operations.
In Britain and Australia, cheaper asphalt runways are more common, he said, though they use different stiffness levels depending on the local climate. Luton could make its runway more resistant to a high temperature, but that would in turn make it more susceptible to an extremely low temperature, White said.Airports Council International , a group representing airports globally, said it will soon publish an airfield maintenance handbook for members with a section dedicated to pavement management.
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