Flight delays at Kona Airport following aircraft malfunction on runway

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An alert for travelers flying out of Kona’s Airport, you may want to check with your airline for any delays.
The runway was temporarily shut down at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday after the nose gear of a Cessna Aircraft collapsed.
The Cessna was towed away and the runway was reopened about an hour later. However, flights in and out of Kona were delayed, and some incoming flights were diverted to other airports.
So far, there has been no word on what caused the incident.
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