Hundreds of people drove to the nondescript strip mall in the city's Greenville section and walked over from the nearby Our Lady of Mercy Catholic church during the day.

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During the closure a 20m (66ft) strip of runway was laid to connect to a new 120m (394ft) section built at the western end of the current runway.

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