Petraeus: Limited airport hampers Haiti relief: "Limited runway space at the Port-au-Prince airport is hampering humanitarian relief operations in Haiti, the chief of U.S. Central Command said Jan. 20.
'This is a single runway; there's not even a taxi-way,' Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said.
The magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12 severely damaged much of Port-au-Prince, the capital city, including its airport and seaport.
Though relief aid now is pouring into Haiti, General Petraeus said, the limited airport ramp space is making it difficult to off-load supplies."
