Airport comments for Europe
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re: EastJet?
I would surely use it a couple of times a year
Jersey Aeroclub
The Jersey Aeroclub is handling the GA-traffic. And they're doing a superb job. What lovely people and so helpful. Just park your craft for an overnight stay, go in and meet the folks. For briefing facilities they're well-equipped. After filling in the customs forms, they're willing to help you to find a hotel and call for a taxi.
Helipad in SteinstΓΌcken
SteinstΓΌcken was west-exclave in DDR. This helipad was used by US army from 1961 to 1989.
very nice place to visit
994m long the grass RWY is 05/23.we can find 100ll.the cost is 2,8 the liter.people working there is very kind.notam,metar,taf are avaliable.they intend to put internet for pilot in order to consult map and meteo site.we paid only 35 euros taxes for 3 days:1 PA28 and 3 people.
very easy to go in town ,after 15mn walk you take the boat vaporetto to go to san marco for example.have a nice trip.
antoine
deurali2a@hotmail.com
EFLL
Grass field for ultra and microflights, length around 400 meters
My home base
Rotterdam airport is interest for private pilots, as it has commercial (mainly 737, F27) and GA (business and private) traffic. There are a number of flying clubs based there, one of which is the largest in the Netherlands with 20 aircraft.
re: about the airport
Generally an "international" airport means it has scheduled international service, although some of the small airports around here call themselves ""international" because they have on-call Customs service.
about the airport
in my oppinion,this airport must be an international airport
Homebase
This is my homebase
Enghien Misselles
Restricted use airfield located inside Paris CTR (Class A airspace). Do not intend to fly inbound this airfield unless your are invited by les Ailerons flying club.
Thruxton
Friendly airfield in Boscombe Down CMATZ
Albanian Air Force Academy
This is the home base of the Albanian Air Force academy, though training flights now go out of Kuçovë Air Base.
U.S. Predator base
The U.S. military appears to be using Gjader now as a base for its Predator UAVs:
Storage tunnels
This is no longer an active air base for Albania, but it includes a series of storage tunnels that still contain military aircraft such as F-7s:
Bus transfers.
Is it possible to get a bus from the airport to Munich? If not can you make a suggestion using public transport.
Exquisite destination
Landed my Bonanza V35B there in July 2008. Absolutely gorgeous spot. Small inn right next to the airstrip, so you can eat lunch and sip coffee or beer while looking across the valley at Mont Blanc.
RAF Honington
Spent a week here in 2002, slept in a Nuclear bunker for the whole duration!
re: Double mark
Done -- there's just one Kasimovo Air Base now.
Double mark
Sorry, I have duplicate mark for this airfield. Remove it please, when possible.
Under redevelopment
This is a former NATO, French, and USAF base. It's currently being redeveloped as a charter and cargo hub.
Khankala
Reopened is Grozny North (see photo in "New York Times"). This mark is Khankala military base.
kukes
nuk e kuptoj pse nuk vihet ne pune nje airoport i tille por duhet te lihet ne meshire te fatit eshte gjith veriu i shqiperise qe mund ta shfrytezoje ......
re: Uncle
Thanks -- I've corrected the name, and updated the Wikipedia link.
Uncle
Correct name of this airbase is Kilpyavr (or Kilp-Yavr).
Under redevelopment
This is the former Shtruklovo Air Base, closed in 1999 and now under redevelopment as a civilian airport to serve Ruse.
Turkish Airlines Crash
This morning, Turkish Airlines flight 1951, a Boeing 737, made what appears to be a forced landing in a field 1.5 nm short of runway 18R at Schipol. Most of the passengers survived, but there were nine fatalities:
Airport closed 30 April 2008
The airport was closed on 30 April, 2008, with plans to develop a business park. A heliport will stay open, however, for police and medevac use only.
Principal air base
This is the main air base of the Irish Air Corps, which is a small organization for a country this size (about 850 people and 30 aircraft).
Oldest airport in the Czech Republic
According to Wikipedia, this is the oldest airport in the Czech Republic, built during World War I by the Austro-Hungarian empire, then used by the Germans in World War II for an aircraft factory. In 1918, when Czechoslovakia was created, it was the country's only airport. The city bought it from the military in 2004.
re: A little information about Beja airport
This image gallery shows that the passenger terminal building was still in the early stages of construction in late November 2008:
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Cold War History
BodΓΈ was a major NATO air base during the Cold War. In 1960, it was the point of departure for the U2 spy plane flown by Gary Powers that was shot down over the Soviet Union.
Temporarily closed
This is Kiev's original, smaller airport (Boryspil, further out of town, is the main one).
As of 2009-01-22, the airport is still temporarily closed for repairs and upgrades (with all scheduled flights shifted to Boryspil), but is scheduled to reopen on 1 February.
ver
we are komming 18/5-2009
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).
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
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.
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.
Calls for customs
There are calls for the airport to add customs services and accept international flights, so that passengers can fly directly to Chechnya, without having to pass through Moscow:
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/2880035
Reopened in spring, 2007
This airport was in ruins after the Chechan war, but it was repaired after the fighting died down, and was reopened for scheduled service in spring 2007. There's still occasional violence in Chechnya, but airplanes no longer have to spiral down from directly above the airport to avoid rocket fire. Here's a story from fall 2007:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/world/europe/11chechyna.html?_r=1&ref=europe
Info
Nice airport. I have flown there several times with our friend in a Fournier RF5.
Went to the north (Cherbourg ) and the south ( Le Mont Saint Michel ).
Used for holiday traffic from Yersey (GB ) and internal from france.
Also 4 motor hanggliders for tourists.
Contact info
π Tue, 02 Jun 2009
β @david at Voghera-Rivanazzano Airfield, Italy
Via Baracca, 2
27055 Rivanazzano (PV)
Tel. +39 0383 91500