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Sad
The runway is in excelent condition. It has an upslope north to south.
The airport looks rather abandoned, with most of the buildings looking like they are falling apart and broken windows. Could be such a nice place.
Information
Altough the runway is in good condition, the weeds can be quite rough and tall, due to the restrictions they have in cutting the weeds due to the airfield being inside a natural reserve.
Beautiful scenery
The aerodrome is abandoned, but the runway is still in excelent condition.
It has an upslope west to east.
Expensive
Landing fees are around €12,50 per ton.
However, there is a nice restaurant within walking distance from the airfield.
Very narrow
The dirt runway has become unusable.
On the east there is quite a big hill, so a straight in is difficult.
The runway is rather narrow, with trees and bushes not far from the runway edge.
Obstacle Course
The runway has a huge upslope east to west. The west end of the runway is full of antennas with supporting wires reaching all the way to the runway edge. On the aproach end it is full of windmills so a continuous turn from base to the treshold has to be made.
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Runway is now fully covered with tarp, and in very good condition.
In spite of the obstacles on both ends, it is not a difficult runway.
Weeds
High weeds but smooth surface below. Beautiful area.
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Herdade do Pontal is a private runway with very little activity. It has more or less 8 ultralights based there.
The runway is in very good condition. There are obstacles on both ends of the runway, but the runway is long enough so is not a factor.
The beginning of the runway has a downslope, transitioning into an upslope.
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3% upslope on runway 11. High trees on the final approach. With only 260m of runway it can be challenging.
Not GMAR
🔗 Sun, 14 Aug 2022
— @PapaOscar at Al Mahbes Airstrip, Western Sahara
I removed the GMAR ICAO code from this strip, and created the real GMAR a couple of kilometers north.