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Comments 14,717 to 14,766 of 16,002
ID mixup?
Why does this have a URL of SYWI, but an GPS id of SYPR? There is a different airport with an ICAO id of SYWI (GF-0001).
re: Dup?
Thanks, Paul. I've confirmed that in the ICAO pub and removed the code from this airport. It does not seem to have an ICAO code (at least not under this name).
I think the coordinates are wrong
From another datasource, I got the longitude as -64.0619444444444, and that actually looks like an airport there.
Wrong place
This is one of several "SLMG" here, and it's definitely in the wrong place.
Dup?
There are two airports with the ICAO ID "AYBK" - this one and Buka Airport. DAFIF says that the other one is the correct owner of AYBK.
Data problem
This airport doesn't exist in the FAA data (although there is an airport either right here, or very nearby, called Hill Top, with the id "JY43". Plus, there is a different airport with the id "3NJ9" called "Allen Airstrip".
Kuwait's Naval Base
This heliport is part of the Kuwaiti Navy's only significant base, which was also a major staging area for U.S. forces during the invasion of Iraq.
re: Hmmm
I'm reluctant about merging heliports with each-other, since they can sometimes be very close (especially in Urban areas), and these two have different names. I'll keep an eye open for more info.
Hmmm
I added this one from FAA data, and it appears to be in exactly the same point as O01, which is not in the FAA data. They should probably be merged.
Not in FAA data
Not in the FAA data set, but it's obviously there in the satellite picture.
FAA again
The FAA says that this is an airport, not a heliport, with both a 3100x60 turf runway 09/27, and a 50x50 turf helipad.
re: Weird
Well, it definitely looks like an airstrip in the satellite photo. I wonder where that site got the information, if not from the FAA?
re: There are two "SKAN" airports.
Merged -- thanks, Paul.
re: Weird
Here's some info about Putz Airport: http://airports.aircraftdata.net/airport/24369_01-A/PUTZ.aspx
re: Weird
Thanks, Paul. I've removed the airport codes for now, since they're probably not official.
Does not appear in FAA data
Not in the FAA data, nor is it on the sectional chart.
Weird
This airport does not appear in the FAA data, but has another one "Moore Airpark" (TX54) very near by.
There are two "SKAN" airports.
You should probably merge them.
re: Another duplicate heliport?
Agreed -- I've merged them.
re: ICAO id change?
The ICAO Location Indicators pub from June 2008 agrees with the last DAFIF, so I've changed the identifier to AGGI. I've also used the ICAO spelling of the airport name, and put the other spelling in the keywords.
ICAO id change?
It appears that in the last DAFIF data, this was called AGGI, not AGGD. I wonder why it changed?
Another duplicate heliport?
Another case of a heliport exactly coincident with an airport (SA04).
Runway closed?
The only apparent runway in the satellite image has "X"s. I wonder if the whole airport is closed?
re: Weird
I send them emails when I notice something really strange, like the mix-up with KJUV becoming KXLL.
re: Weird
You know, Paul, if we get a good community organized, we could end up being a source for the FAA. With volunteer contributors, we can mobilize a lot more resources than they can for airport data management.
re: Dup?
Thanks, Paul. I've merged them, and moved the marker to what looks like a (n overgrown?) runway.
re: Is this really a separate facility?
I've merged them, since the heliport doesn't have a separate ICAO or IATA code. I haven't yet made a final decision about what to do when a single facility has multiple codes (e.g. military and civilian, or fixed-wing and heliport). I'll definitely keep seaplane docks separate.
Is this really a separate facility?
Are the heliport and the airport (SAVJ) really considered separate facilities?
Dup?
There appears to be two Loncopue airports, about a mile apart. The other one (SA18) is in my DAFIF data. Not sure which one is right.
Helibase of Swiss AF
viewing platform on the east side
From Wikipedia
"A short coral runway still remains on the island, but is in disuse and is not maintained."
Another data anomaly
Not marked at closed in the FAA data, shown on the Baltimore-Washington TAC but not on the Washington Sectional.
Weird
It's in the FAA data still, but with a remark "(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD PERMLY." You'd think that since the Google map now shows the subdivision that they'd remove it.
re: Maybe closed to itinerant, but it's still open
I checked again with the Burlington controller when I overflew this summer, and he said that the field is closed completely now.
Maybe closed to itinerant, but it's still open
It's still marked as open in the FAA data, although it has a remark "ARPT CLSD TO ACR & TSNT ACFT." I'm not sure what "ACR" is, but "TSNT" is obviously "transient". I assume that means it's open to based aircraft.
re: Another dup?
Thanks, Paul -- I've merged that into this one.
Another dup?
This one appears to be a duplicate of TT02 "Ulithi Airport"
re: Duplicate?
Thanks, Paul -- I've merged them.
Disputed territory
This territory is claimed by Malaysia, China, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Malaysia currently has effective control, with this airport on a man made island, a small naval base, and a diving resort.
Duplicate?
This appears to be a duplicate of RP10, Shallow Reef Airport, Spratly Islands.
WiFi
Sometimes when I'm in Ottawa with nothing better to do, I go to the Ottawa Flying Club to leach their wifi, eat something from the snackbar and watch the planes go by. I wish my flying club had a club house.
Chiang Kai Shek International Airport SUCKS!
You know what, Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (Taoyuan, Taiwan) SUCKS! I had a stop over flight at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport from Tokyo Japan en route to Manila last November of this year (2008). I found the people in Taiwan's so called International airport unaccommadating, unhelpful to passengers needs. I was lost at the airport then finding my way wondering where should I go next after I disembark the plane from Tokyo. As a transit passenger from Tokyo, I should take another plane en route to Manila. But there was no airport personnel guiding passengers who had just disembark the plane from Tokyo in sight. I found myself discombobulated, disappointed and disgusted. So, I ended up facing a frowning Immigration officer telling me that I got it all wrong.FUCK!
Another thing, Chiang Kai Shek International Airport personnel LOVE to FROWN specially the Taiwanese women at the airport. Their frowning only makes Taiwanese women look UGLIER! HA!
Fuel
Self Serve fuel available, good price. Fall 2007
Aero Club Southern Tas Fly away
A fly away from the Aero club of Southern Tas was held to Lowdown on 8 Dec 2008
Pics of the event can be Found at :-
http://www.espinner.net/espinner.html?longdown_flight.htm
Regards,
AusDarren
Under U.S. control
While this former airfield is in Cuba, it's part of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, which is under U.S. control.
Sorry not a good place to stop
Vacated mouse infested house at the airport, no other facilities. Thank God there is cell phone coverage here.
Road to airport has a gate at the highway that may be locked.
RV81
It seems like such a tiny airport to have that amount of traffic with no ramp space to park them all, but I guess helicopters don't need much runway, so you could just park them on the runway?
Blissville, on CFB Gagetown
In 1981, CFB Gagetown was the location of the largest deployment of canadian troops since the Korean war, for an exercise calle Rendez Vous 81. About 10,000 troops took part in the exercise. Blissville was the centre of most helicopter activities for the duration of the exercise. At the height of RV81, 73 helicopters were based at Blissville (Kiowas, Twin Hueys, Chinooks from Canada; and Cobras and Chinooks from the US Army). A transportable approach radar (PAR) was installed to serve temporarily as the only approach aid (pre-GPS times!), with precision limits (200 - 1/2). The airport was temporarily given the ident CH3. I was flying the first aircraft (a CH-135 Twin Huey) to flight plan into CH3 under actual IMC, coming from YOY. Shortly after we changed from Boston Center to Moncton Centre, over the Maine-New Brunswick border, the controlled gave us a clearance to Chatham beacon (ident CH), which we promptly refused... I guess that the message about the temporary ident was not distributed to all controlllers.
Cap-de-la-Madeleine BCATP airport
One of the BCATP airports that does not exist anymore. No trace of the runways remains; one or two hangars were still in use in the late 1970s, but barely recognisable. The position given is approximate. The Wikipedia article mentions its existence, but does not give its location. I know the approximate location because I come from the area and one of the old hangars was used as a huge disco night club in the late 1970s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan_facilities_in_Canada
Wrong ID?
🔗 Thu, 01 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Punta Brava Airport, Venezuela
There are two SVPB "Punta Brava" airports on this site, and I think this one is wrong.