Airport comments for the World
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WLG
Without question the windiest airport on earth.
CHC
A good airport in a lovely city.
AKL
Many of the taxiway identifiers are painted on the concrete, and this makes them difficult to read, especially at night or when it is raining.
PNI
A beautiful place. I wish I could have stayed longer. Very tasty lobster.
CXI
Runway has patches upon patches.
TRW
Airport fence is nearly non-existent. Beware of people, animals and vehicles on runway.
SUV
Slippery when wet, and weather reporting can be unreliable.
NAN
Truly the nicest people to deal with.
MGT
A good airstrip, with lots of history.
JAB
Gateway to Kakadu.
BOX
A good place to stop for lunch. Fresh Barramundi!
RPM
Difficult to find the airport when it is hazy.
MNG
Not much there.
GTE
Not much to do there, except wish you were somewhere else.
ELC
A pleasant place.
GOV
I was based here for a few months. Was not sorry to leave.
AYQ
The Certified Air-Ground Operator does more harm than good. Better off leaving it just as a CTAF (R).
KTR
Flew a Stearman out of here.
DRW
The Darwin Air Museum is well worth a visit.
ASP
Birthplace of Connellan Airlines.
BNK
Great location.
BRK
Great citrus grown there.
BHQ
The silver city.
ARM
Beware density altitude in summer.
WGA
Birthplace of Kendell Airlines.
DBO
Good spot.
OOL
On the beautiful Gold Coast.
RCM
Some great airshows there in years past.
NTL
Share the airspace with F/A-18's.
TMW
Birthplace of East-West Airlines.
CBR
Too cold in winter, too windy in summer.
SYD
A pity we never get to land into wind!
Scheduled to close
Along with Berlin-Tempelhof (THF), Tegel is scheduled to be replaced by an expanded Berlin-SchΓΆnefeld (SXF -- to be renamed "Berlin-Brandenburg International" around 2011). Tegel and Tempelhof are actually in Berlin, while SchΓΆnefeld is further out of town, in the former East Germany.
Expansion
This airport (formerly in East Germany) is expanding to replace Berlin's other two principal airports. In 2011, when its new terminal is scheduled to open, it will be renamed "Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport". The historic Berlin-Tempelhof Airport (THF) is scheduled to close once the new terminal construction is underway, and Berlin-Tegel Airport (TXL) will close six months after the new terminal is complete and the airport is renamed.
Closing
Tempelhof is scheduled to be closed in October 2008.
Skydiving
Made a flight to LDDU from here...and managed a leap of death from a C172...skydiving
My first GA flight
Made my first GA flight in a C172...not much to remember though!
Small airport without hassles
Managed to land here in a snowstorm in a CRJ...exctinig but safe!
Car rental
Car rentals are available through the Brampton Flying Club (http://www.bramfly.com/). You have to prearrange them, and a local agency (not one of the big chains) will leave the car in the parking lot for you. You drop off at the airport as well, and someone comes out from Brampton to pick up the car.
Gas pumps
The last time I was there, the pumps at Brampton were set up like an automobile gas station -- they were on an island, with a little booth in the middle for the attendant. You taxi to either side of the pumps, get a fill up, then taxi on. The Brampton Flying Club (one of Canada's biggest) is the FBO, and has a slick operation running inside.
Great War Flying Museum
The Great War Flying Museum (http://www.greatwarflyingmuseum.com/) is at this airport. On nice weekends, you can often share the circuit with a Fokker, Sopwith Camel, etc. in WWI markings.
Student pilots
This airport is a frequent destination for student pilots cross-countries from other parts of Ontario and Quebec. It's easy to find by the lake, there are no landing or parking fees, and it has an onsite FSS to give the students a hand, fuel, a long runway, and an ILS for the IFR students. The three major flight schools in Ottawa (the Ottawa Flying Club, Ottawa Aviation Services, and the Rockcliffe Flying Club) send all of their student pilots to YGK for their first solo cross-country flights, and there will sometimes be two or three Ottawa-based training planes parked there at the same time.
re: Landing Fee
I think Tony's right -- the landing fee is keeping away GA traffic. I've always chosen North Bay (YYB) instead of Sudbury (YSB) as a fuel stop, since it has no landing fee, and no ramp fee for a short stop. YYB is also a very short drive from downtown North Bay, while YSB is a long way out of town.
Phones
I connected here on my way from Heathrow (LHR) to Vaasa, Finland (VAA) in the mid-to-late 1990s. My strongest memory from the time is that the phones were unbelievably expensive and difficult to use (I couldn't get to the toll-free Canada Direct number). Finland was a huge contrast at the time, since they'd already deregulated, and phone calls were even cheaper and easier than in Canada.
Home away from home
Instructed for 4 years at GFC now at Waterville
Flyboys Cafe
I was just at the terminal yesterday and there was a handwritten sign on the door saying that they hoped to be open by July 30th.
Comair 5191
This is the airport where Comair 5191 overshot the runway on takeoff and crashed on August 27 2006. The regional jet was cleared to take off on runway 22 (7,000 ft) in the early morning darkness, but the flight crew mistakenly used runway 26 (3,500 ft) instead, and the jet was not able to get airborne and clear the trees at the far end.
Home Base
great airport.learned to fly here.wintertime can be bad
NLK
π Sun, 29 Jul 2007
β @Ozguy at Norfolk Island International Airport, Norfolk Island
The turbulence off Mt Pitt can be a challenge.