1.   At nearby Laughlin Air Force Base, two of the three runways were under water, and the third was being reserved for emergency flights.

2.   Fortunately for the allies, the one runway has landing lights and was repaved only a few years ago.

3.   Officials said the other runway could not be used without the emergency equipment back in position.

4.   Overnight, when most of the airport is closed, maintenance work is commonly done on the two runways.

5.   The plane was less than a mile from where the two runways intersect.

6.   As a result, air traffic controllers can more quickly clear planes to depart from the other runway.

7.   At San Francisco International Airport, two of the four runways were closed part of the day.

8.   No evidence has been found that the jet skidded across the grassy strip between the two runways.

9.   The request, however, did not specify which of the two runways had their lights switched off, Yong said.

10.   The two runways will take four years to build and will be the final addition to the international airport, Gayssot said.