Aircraft fire shuts down runway at San Antonio International Airport, all flights on hold

Crews work to remove a jet from the runway, whose wheels caught on fire, this morning at San Antonio International Airport, Saturday April 23, 2016. Crews work to remove a jet from the runway, whose wheels caught on fire, this morning at San Antonio International Airport, Saturday April 23, 2016. Photo: Courtesy San Antonio International Airport Photo: Courtesy San Antonio International Airport Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Aircraft fire shuts down runway at San Antonio International Airport, all flights on hold 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

UPDATE:

2:35 p.m.: The San Antonio International Airport reports through social media that the runway is now clear and has been opened for normal flight operations.

1:40 p.m.: The San Antonio International Airport has tweeted out that crews continue to clear the runway and that estimated time for normal flight operations to resume is now 2:30 p.m.

Original story continues:

A fire on a small commercial aircraft at San Antonio International Airport has left the status of all inbound and outbound flights up in the air as both runways for large jets at the airport have been temporarily shut down.

No one was injured when the aircraft reported its wheels caught fire at about 7:40 a.m. on Saturday, Evelynn Bailey, an airport spokeswoman said.

Emergency crews responded and the fire was extinguished.

The runway was the lone working runway for commercial aircraft at the airport because a second runway had been shut down for routine maintenance.

A third runway for smaller aircraft remained open.

The runaway is expected to reopen about 1 p.m. as the integrity of the runway must be checked and secure before flights can continue, Bailey said.

Though at 1:04 the airport reported over social media that crews were still working the scene.

People are being told to check with their airlines for status updates on their flights.

The spokeswoman said there was no available numbers on how many people are affected by the shut down at this time.

You can also visit the airport's webpage for updates.