"runway closure" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to an airport runway that has been closed or otherwise not available for use. For example, "The runway closure delayed the flight by several hours."
Last week, a pilot calling the fixed base operator at Paine Field was reminded to heed the runway closure notice because "all the 787s are piled up on there, they just keep stacking them up".
The knock-on effect of a runway closure at Belfast City, added to the closure of destination airports, caused delays later on Friday.
All 224 passengers on board were unharmed, but thousands are now stranded following the runway closure.
The airline said cancellations have been much higher than usual because of a combination of strike action, poor weather, runway closures at Gatwick and air traffic congestion.
The Welsh airport's runway reopened after closure earlier on Friday.
Since its closure, the runway had been used as a dump for old tyres and scrap vehicles, and it took three years to restore the airfield, which reopened on 30 July 1989.
The Irish Aviation Authority said a malfunction in the radar system meant air traffic controllers were unable to identify incoming aircraft, forcing the closure of runways to all arrivals from 2pm.
Rain or snow meant the closure of one runway and take-offs and landings reduced by a third.
Smoke billowing from the fire in hangar three, which started around 7am, forced the temporary closure of the runway, Dublin Airport Authority said.
Runway damage has forced the closure of Kathmandu's main airport, threatening to hamper the delivery of aid to millions of people following the massive earthquake, though UN officials said the overall logistics situation in the country was improving.
If acquired, these aircraft would be used to support the Australian Antarctic Division's operations following the closure of the Wilkins Runway near Casey Station.
