Airport comments for the World
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GKA
Birthplace of Talair.
DAU
Take a good book to read, because there is not much to do.
CMU
Flew Bandeirantes in and out of here. Exciting at times.
BUA
The adjacent Buka passage is very picturesque.
WWK
A pity the airport has not received the maintenance it needs.
VAI
I flew Twin Otters out of here in the early 80's. What an idyllic lifestyle!
LAE
A pity the old Lae city airport was closed.
MAS
Built by the SeaBees in WWII, and still going strong.
GUR
Capital of beautiful Milne Bay Province.
POM
Good airport, but avoid the city.
NLK
The turbulence off Mt Pitt can be a challenge.
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!
PNP
π Sun, 29 Jul 2007
β @Ozguy at Girua Airport, Papua New Guinea
Lots of interesting WWII wrecks around the airport.