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Runway length is estimated
I've added runway numbers and estimated length based on the satellite imagery. Unfortunately, this airport isn't covered by the ASECNA AIP, so I can't get exact numbers.
re: Not sure why tagged as a "spam airport".
Reply to @animebirder: I've rejected the problem report.
Includes the Jack F. Paulus Skiway
The Skiway is essentially a runway for the station.
Subantarctic research station
This research station is administratively part of Cape Town, despite the fact that it's over 2,100 km away.
Formerly Pendleton Airpark
Used to be Pendleton Airpark, 77NY. Note the unusual runway designation, E-W rather than 09-27.
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re: OurAirports doesn't delete closed airports
Reply to @animebirder: Thank you. Yes, that is correct. We keep closed airports in the database, but not closed heliports or floatplane bases (unless they have special historical interest; we haven't been too consistent, though). They are easy to filter out of the open data export.
re: Please fix
Reply to @emes: Done
Explosions
At least 12 explosions at the Russian-occupied airbase on 2022-08-09:
re: QUESNA AIRPORT
Reply to @kazanova001: Thank you very much. I wish you the best of health and joy as well. If there is any new information you'd like to share about the airport, we'd be happy to add it to the website.
re: QUESNA AIRPORT
Reply to @kazanova001: I assume that's an autocorrect for "build new warehouses".
re: wikipedia reference
Reply to @Seandebasti: Thanks for the correction to my previous comment.
Hurricane damage
From problem report 2021-03-07:
"The rwy lighting is inop. There are steel cable tie downs; bring your own ropes. No fuel, no services; MYAM is closest fuel source. Terminal and fire fighting equip destroyed by hurricane Dorian, however AP is open and customs operates out of a trailer."
re: RWY 08/26 doesn't exist
Reply to @Gatelli: Fixed
re: ICAO
Reply to @Specialdog: Updated β thanks.
Transnistria
Main airport in the unrecognised breakaway Republic of Transnistria.
First World War
This airfield was close to the front line in Flanders during the First World War, and French and Belgian aviators flew out of it, according to the Wikipedia article.
re: Russian invasion
Reply to @david: Video of the damage:
re: Phuket an Island in southern Thailand HTK
Reply to @Oregoncascade1: I guess it all comes down to careful pronunciation. :)
From problem report
Airport Jasenov: Asfalt surface, runways 01 /19 for landings and departures, ref. point N 48 47 31,9 ; E 22 10 47,3 ; Elevation 168 m /551 ft. ; Runway lenght 428,4 m x 12 m, 0,6 MPa; Descend slope in direction 19 - 1,33% ascend direction 01, ASDA/ LDA 01/ 530 m, ASDA/LDA 19/ 478 m - Metar UKLU, Position 5,2 km North from Sobrance city. Remarks: 5 km East ADIS - border zone Ukraine close UKLU airport; Restriction : Not overfly vilages in airstrip vicinity.
Road
I suspect the widened section of road to the WNW doubles as a landing strip, but I'm not moving the marker until there's some kind of confirmation.
Russian missile strikes
Reports of multiple missile strikes on the airport on 6 March while displaced people were taking refuge there.
Formerly an airport
According to Wikipedia, the runways were closed in 2004, and only a helipad remains.
re: Not yet visible in satellite imagery (2020-08-28)
Reply to @david: It is visible now.
Russian invasion
Β«Russiaβs military claimed Friday afternoon that its forces had staged a βsuccessful landing operationβ to capture Hostomel airfield on Kyivβs outskirts, viewed as strategically important.Β»
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-friday-intl-hnk/index.html
Ukrainian missile strike
Β«Ukrainian forces earlier today claimed to have hit an airfield in Millerovo in Rostov, southern Russia, destroying at least one of Moscow's Su-30SM fighter jets.
Β«Footage posted online purported to show the tail end of a missile strike on the Russian military's airbase around 10am local time (8am GMT) with several buildings on the site engulfed in flames.Β»
Russian missile strike
Β«A harrowing video appears to show a Russian missile hitting Ivano-Frankivsk airport in western Ukraine.
Β«Smoke can be seen billowing from the building after the strike, which also created a large bang as the missile smashed into its target.Β»
The graveyard of the Atlantic
Occupied
Under Russian occupation (as of 2022-02-24).
Occupied
Currently under Russian occupation (as of 2022-02-24)
re: Database on github
Reply to @Gatelli: There was a pause because of a git conflict, but that's fixed now, and it's updating nightly again.
re: Mistake in the airport position
Now correct.
No more airline service
Airline service has moved to the new Toraja Airport (WAFB).
Opened in 2021
Scheduled airline service moved here from Pongtiku Airport (WAWT).
Thanks!
Thanks for adding this, @Mrb13676
Opened in 2017
This airport opened in December 2017, and scheduled airline service moved here from LΓ©opold SΓ©dar Senghor International Airport inside the city.
No more airline service
This was formerly Dakar's principal airport, but in December 2017, scheduled airline service moved to the newly-constructed Blaise Diagne International Airport, 43 km outside the city.
Former DEW Line station
This was a Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line station until 1963. The runway outline is still visible.
Ice runway
This airport looks like it's a seaplane base, but it's actually a seasonal ice runway.
DEW line
The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line auxiliary station was actually at Qaqqatoqaq, nearby.
DEW line
The US military originally built this airport in 1956 as part of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line to detect Soviet bombers attacking over the Arctic during the Cold War. It is now a civilian airport with STOL air service.
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π Fri, 24 Mar 2023
β @david at Christmas Island Airport, Christmas Island
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