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History
First depicted on a 1988 Goulds topographic map with an approximately 280m long curved airstrip. Interestingly, the runway is striked with an X, possibly indicating closure. It was also depicted on the 1994 Goulds topographic map with the X. By 1999, the site was overgrown, and became part of a plantation by 2002.
History
The airstrip first appeared in a 1974 Everglades topographic map measuring approximately 1,300 metres long. In the 1987 West Palm Beach topographic map, it was listed as “Southern Ranch.” Maintenance of the strip seems to have ceased after 2022.
re: not sure??
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: I do agree. It may have simply been a cleared plot of land and a storage warehouse. I have personally found some information regarding the land. It was owned by Klein Farms Inc, which was established in 1977 and remained there until it was administratively dissolved in September 2000. There are no airstrips that are listed as under their ownership.
If they were to use a crop dusting service, it is more than likely that they would hire a local aerial applicator rather than building their own airstrip as it is cost effective.
Induna Aerodrome
This is a seperate airfield from the former RAF Induna, which was located about 1.5km south from Induna Aerodrome. Seemed to be in use up until after 2010.
re: History
Reply to @Bollardant2:
History Update
Initially, the airport was equipped with a sand packed landing ground measuring 1,006 by 1,006 meters. The landing ground is depicted in a 1945 Survey of Egypt map of Jeddah. Between 1945 and 1956, two of said original runways were installed. Another runway was built in the 1960s, and a final runway sometime in 1979. The crosswind runway was inoperable by 1979, as it is depicted as being demolished. The 1980 Airports of the World book had probably reported on this airfield using older data.
History
On 24 September, 1969, a Cessna 182A (now registered as VH-WCC) was listed as belonging to Kulnura resident Alexander Swinton. On 28 April, 1972, he applied for a forest lease for a small portion of land belonging to the McPherson State Forest to construct an airstrip and hangar. On 7 September, 1973, a land lease for 8 hectares was approved by the Department of Conservation, Sydney, as Forest Lease No. 184 under the Forestry Act 1916. The lease rental had cost $20 per year, and the term lasted for 20 years, expiring by September 1993. This airfield was owned by Alexander & Mona Swinton.
From Trove and AustAirData.
VOR/DME closure
VOR/DME for Suvarnabhumi Intl Airport has closed due to a taxiway expansion. New one is said to be operational by 2028.
re: History on this airport?
Reply to @LongBranchFlyer: Last topographic map that depicted Newport Bay Airport was from 1951. It was no longer depicted in the 1956 topo map. It likely closed between 1951 and 1956 then. At the time, it was known as Balboa Airport shown with two structures and two runways in a reverse L shape. It was not depicted on a 1947 topo map, so it must had a very brief history.
re: change ICAO code prefix from UT to UZ from 2025-10-02
Reply to @espinielli: I will make sure to keep an eye out and change it all on Wikipedia once the new prefix is active in 3 days.
Remark
Originally, the Uttaradit Landing Ground served the Uttaradit province, located at 17°37′52″N 100°05′48″E. On 11 November, 1944, it had two runways, both overgrown and rendered unserviceable for aircraft use. Not much is known of the airfield’s history.
History
Abbas Ibn Firnas Airport was operational as a major passenger airport from 1945 until May 1981. It was opened in 1939 as a military airstrip. Through its operational years, it had 4 runways. It had two original runways, one E/W crosswind runway which was closed, and one runway which was requisitioned as a taxiway. Two new runways were built between 1970 and 1980. Today, not much remains of the airport.
Brief History
According to local Thai historians, the original temporary airstrip was located here. In 1954, it was closed when the new Loei Airport opened.
History
🔗 Sun, 12 Apr 2026
— @Bollardant2 at RAF Shallufa, Egypt
The airfield opened in 1918 as Shallufa Aerodrome and provided armament training. It was surplus to military needs and became inactive in 1922 under the Disposal and Liquidation Commission. During the Second World War, it was reactivated for Royal Air Force usage in 1940. Through 1950 until 1954, RAF Shallufa operated as a major training base for the Bomber Command. The base was handed over to the Egyptians in 1955, and the history of Egyptian use isn’t clear.