airport was closed to general aviation traffic for one week and commercial airlines for about a month so Runway 16/34 could be repaved, a project originally scheduled to span four months with construction only occurring from midnight to 6 AM. This decision was made in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic-related air travel cuts, which drastically reduced commercial airline service to the airport. Some operators were forced to ferry their aircraft to nearby airports where they could continue flights. This was the first total shutdown of a U.S. commercial airport for reasons relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 20, 2022, Breeze Airways announced several new routes from the airport, including the airport's first-ever commercial transcontinental service, with flights to Las Vegas (dropped after October 2, 2022), Los Angeles, and San Francisco (cancelled), on board the airline's Airbus A220-300. Other new service that was announced from the airport included flights to Charleston (SC), Jacksonville (FL), Norfolk, and Savannah. On August 8, 2022, Delta began selling flights to Boston, with the first flight taking-off on October 6, 2022. They’re currently operated by their Embraer E170 or E175 operated by Republic Airways. On August 10, 2022, according to their website, Breeze cancelled planned service from HPN to San Francisco and also dropped planned service to Las Vegas after October 2, 2022 (HPN-LAS only operated on Sundays and Thursdays from 9/8/22 to 10/2/22). New service also appeared, including flights to Nashville and Sarasota. The former route commenced on November 4, 2022 but ended just under 2 months later on January 2, 2023. The latter route commenced on November 2, 2022. Both routes use the airline’s Embraer E195. On October 18, 2022, Breeze began selling flights to Vero Beach, which began on February 3, 2023. The route will operate on Sundays, Thursdays, and Saturdays starting on February 16, 2023, using the airline’s Embraer E195. To make room for this route, Breeze dropped all flights to Nashville after January 2, 2023. Several capital projects are planned, including a new US Customs and Border Protection facility and a new ARFF Station. Noise abatement systems and procedures In its effort to mitigate aircraft noise pollution into neighboring communities, HPN maintains six major noise abatement programs that are in effect daily. One of them is its Voluntary Restraint from Flying Program (VRFF), sometimes referred to as a voluntary curfew, that helps assuage anti-airport complainants by requesting—not mandating—that operators refrain