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re: FAA again
Although those big "X" marks on the runway might be a good clue.
FAA again
The FAA calls this a heliport, even though it has a 1600 ft long runway.
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
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses FL35 elsewhere.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses CO22 elsewhere.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses CA64 elsewhere.
Great restaurant on field
With a great view of the action on the field.
Poor service
Sorry to say I received the poorest service ever at any airport here. Hopefully they were just having a bad day.
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.
Great airport!!
This little airport is the best kept secret in Minnesota and it shouldn't be. Best pilot lounge ever!
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.
Home of the Egyptian Air Academy
This is where new Egyptian Air Force pilots train, according to the Wikipedia article.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses this id, 7GA6, elsewhere.
This time the FAA is wrong
For some reason, the FAA has this heliport miles away in Lowell Kansas! I'll write to them.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses this id elsewhere.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses 5PA0 elsewhere.
Wrong ID?
The FAA uses "LA03" on a different airport.
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...
Often revisited
I love Palm Springs and had many landings at this real hot airfield.
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
Wrong ID?
The FAA has a different airport with '45AR', and doesn't have this airport at all.
Wrong id?
There is a different 21PN in the FAA data.
Is this airport for real?
The FAA has assigned this id (1TX0) to another airport (LYTLE, TX) and doesn't have an airport here.
Closed?
Was in FAA data, isn't any more.
Closed?
Another one that disappeared from the FAA data.
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.
Closed?
Used to be in FAA data, isn't any more.
Closed?
Used to be in FAA data, isn't any more.
Closed?
This used to be in the FAA data, but it isn't any more.
Gone?
Not in any recent FAA dataset.
Not in any recent FAA data
Maybe it's closed?
Runways?
FAA data still only shows a 18/36 turf runway, but that sure looks like a paved runway in the satellite photo.
A dup?
There is another Lakes Entrance Airport (YLKE) 2nm away.
Hmmm
I don't see an airport here.
Army
I once served here when there were jets flying.
Voronezh Aircraft Production Association
This is the home airport of the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association, one of the largest aircraft manufacturing complexes in Russia. It is closed to the public.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronezh_Aircraft_Production_Association
Good beach
Good beach nearby but track was hard to find!
Strip condition
The strip has recently been upgraded, including markers. It is very smooth.
Fuel
There seems to be differing rates for AVGAS. Might pay to ring ahead to negotiate.
Disputed territory
This airport is operated by the Russians as part of their claim on the disputed Kuril Islands, near Japan.
Once a busy airport
This was a busy regional passenger airport during the Soviet era, but fell on hard times afterwards, and stopped operations about 10 years ago.
re: ID?
Thanks, Paul. I've switched it to the civil identifier, since that's more generally useful.
re: Runways?
According to the Wikipedia article they are, in fact, runways.
re: Closed?
Yes, the airport closed in 1989. It was actually a well-known airport before that. I found the information in the French Wikipedia.
re: Closed?
I agree, Paul. The Great Circle Mapper also has this airport, at almost the same location:
http://gc.kls2.com/airport/LFPR
On the other hand, the 2008-06 ICAO Location Indicators doc no longer lists LFPR, so it looks pretty likely that it's closed. Can anyone confirm when the airport shut down? I've tagged it with my "fixme" tag for now, so that I'll remember to come back to it.
New airport
According to its web site, this is a brand new airport that opened in November 2008. It does not yet appear in the Google satellite imagery.
Closed?
It sure doesn't look like an airport in the satellite photo.
Runways?
Are those runways or helicopter taxiways?
ID?
I think this is one of those airports where the military operation and the civil operation have different ICAO codes - if you google it, you get about 50/50 split between LSTA and LSMN. The ICAO "LocationIdentifiersbystate.pdf" says that LSMN is the military one.
Wrong ID?
🔗 Wed, 14 Jan 2009
— @ptomblin at Charlie Airport, United States
The FAA uses LA36 elsewhere.