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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses 'TX47' for Sandy Creek Ranch.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses '41AK' for Settlers Bay Airstrip.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses '66TX' elsewhere.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses "NC20" for a different airport.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses '30AR' elsewhere.

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Can't tell...

DAFIF has this airport at -15.550556, -41.017222 and I can't tell from the Google map which is correct.

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Wrong location, wrong id?

The FAA uses 00VA for a different airport. And looking at the satellite picture, it's hard to believe that this is a heliport.

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re: New or old?

Yeah, it's 1410. I've edited it.

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re: New or old?

I think you're right, Paul. I've added the new airport and move the codes over there. Do you happen to have an elevation for the new airport (MMCC)?

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New or old?

DAFIF has a different airport, "Ciudad Acuna Intl New", with the same ICAO code (MMCC) just a short distance away at 29.333917 -101.100892. Both locations look like airports in the satellite picture, although the other one has modern runway markings and this one doesn't. I wonder if this one has closed and re-opened at 29.333917 -101.100892?

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Sort-of open

The Wikipedia article for this airport is interesting -- it used to provide access to a secret luxury retreat for Communist leaders. The airport is no longer officially maintained, but some pilots still use it (though some drivers also use it for racing).

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Got a response back from the FAA about this

Or rather, I got CC'ed on a message between two people at the FAA saying the following:

Karen, LS20 and LA84 are duplicate records. Make the flwg changes:

ABANDON LS20

CHANGE LA84 as follows: CHANGE the rwy length to: 55 and CHANGE the rwy width to: 55

Henry

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Miramar Air Show on October 2008

I was there at Miramar Air Show on October 2008

a great Show!!!!

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re: Wrong ID?

OK, I've removed the code for now. I can't find the right code for this airport, so perhaps it has been closed or delisted.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses PA47 for Cloudbound in Gettysburg.

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re: Formerly MMTG/TGZ

Paul: according to the Wikipedia page, it's GA-only now -- no scheduled airline service. I don't know how Mexico has sorted out identifiers, since the ICAO Guide gives only the city name, not the airport name.

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re: Formerly MMTG/TGZ

So is it closed, or what?

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Dup?

Ok, this is weird - the FAA data has two "ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL", one with the id "LS20" and the other with the id "LA84", but with slightly different coordinates.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses LA84 elsewhere.

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Fuel and LGT request

(067) 3427 1230

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Formerly MMTG/TGZ

This airport handled scheduled airline service into Tuxtla GutiΓ©rrez until May 2006, when it was superceded by Angel Albino Corzo International Airport. The new airport took over the ICAO and IATA identifiers from this airport. If you visited central Chiapas before May 2006, this is the airport you flew into.

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New Airport

This airport opened in May 2006, replacing Francisco Sarabia National Airport for scheduled airline service into Tuxtla GutiΓ©rrez in Chiapas. It took over the ICAO and IATA identifiers from Francisco Sarabia at that time.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses LA75 elsewhere.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses LA36 elsewhere.

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re: FAA again

Although those big "X" marks on the runway might be a good clue.

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FAA again

The FAA calls this a heliport, even though it has a 1600 ft long runway.

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U.S.-built in 2005

According to this story, the base a unit of the U.S.A.F. built this base in only a few days as part of Operation Bright Star (2005), to simulate setting up an emergency air base in combat conditions. Presumably, it was then handed over to the Egyptian Air Force:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/11/mil-051101-afpn01.htm

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses FL35 elsewhere.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses CO22 elsewhere.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses CA64 elsewhere.

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Great restaurant on field

With a great view of the action on the field.

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Poor service

Sorry to say I received the poorest service ever at any airport here. Hopefully they were just having a bad day.

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Beautiful approach

This airport has to have one of the most stunning visuals on approach. You have waves crashing up almost at the approach end of either runway. Just beautiful.

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Great airport!!

This little airport is the best kept secret in Minnesota and it shouldn't be. Best pilot lounge ever!

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Cafe at Yerrington is closed

The next closest restaurant is McDonald's just a short walk up the street outside the airport.

Good paint shop on the field. Had my RV-4 painted there.

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Home of the Egyptian Air Academy

This is where new Egyptian Air Force pilots train, according to the Wikipedia article.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses this id, 7GA6, elsewhere.

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This time the FAA is wrong

For some reason, the FAA has this heliport miles away in Lowell Kansas! I'll write to them.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses this id elsewhere.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses 5PA0 elsewhere.

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Wrong ID?

The FAA uses "LA03" on a different airport.

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Homwe of Pelican Airways

I spent a beautiful sunny and humid rainy time at North Perry Airport were I passed my private pilot license in the 90's. I will never forget the British couple being the bosses of that unique flying school...

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Often revisited

I love Palm Springs and had many landings at this real hot airfield.

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Interesting airport at Wisconsin

I spent a couple of landings at Murmuring springs during my Biannual Review near Necedah Wisconsin; it's worth going again.

Best landing wishes Andreas Krug, Private Pilot, Lufthansa Engineering, Frankfurt, Germany

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Wrong ID?

The FAA has a different airport with '45AR', and doesn't have this airport at all.

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Wrong id?

There is a different 21PN in the FAA data.

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Is this airport for real?

The FAA has assigned this id (1TX0) to another airport (LYTLE, TX) and doesn't have an airport here.

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Closed?

Was in FAA data, isn't any more.

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Closed?

Another one that disappeared from the FAA data.

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Closed?

Another one that used to be in the FAA data, and isn't any more. I'm reluctant to close it, because it's private and a private individual might have their own reasons to not appear in the FAA data any more.