Nighttime maintenance work on runway 8/26  is scheduled to take place at the Hilo International Airport (ITO) today and tomorrow from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

During the closure, which is part of the Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s (HDOT) ongoing efforts to improve takeoff and taxiway operations at the airport, runway 3/21 will be used for aircraft operations.

HDOT has scheduled the work at night to minimize impacts to air travelers and airline operations.