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Fire damage
Facilities damaged in wildfires during spring 2023.
re: Location not correct
Reply to @phicong: Moved. Thanks for the report.
re: Pixelated -- military stuff
Reply to @david: No longer an issue now that we've moved to Leaflet and ESRI satellite imagery.
Airline service
I notice that Hanscom has airline service now -- great alternative to (overcrowded) KBOS. I've updated the record.
re: incorrect position
Reply to @adidas: Thanks for the edit.
re: Runway length is estimated
Reply to @david: There does not seem to be any information available online. I wonder if the airport is military.
Filing flight plans
From closed problem report: Β«It is appropriate to use zzzz DEP/DEST/ALTN "EAU".Β»
Using "XK" for Kosovo
(Mentioning here, since this is Kosovo's largest airport.) OurAirports is using "XK" for Kosovo until it has its own ISO 3166 code, as recommended by UN Security Council resolution 1244/99.
Airport closing
De Havilland Canada ceased operations at the airport in June 2022, but as of the 3 November 2022 Canada Flight Supplement, it's still listed as open (with prior permission required). There is a plan to develop it into a "15-minute community". https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/downsview-toronto-airport-15-minute-city/
Water sources
(via @Olivier_Moens)
And just for the fact, the water source in Spa is just... Spa . Chaudfontaine is another water source in the village of Chaudfontaine 10 miles away ;-)
re: Emergency landing strip
Reply to @david: Renamed the emergency strip to 08E-26E, and added 07H-25H
Emergency landing strip
From a problem report: "Grass Runway 08L-26R does not exist. There is only the Emergency Landing site, which is not an official Runway. Heli-Runway 07-25 should be added."
Lost-comms procedure
From problem report:
"
In communication failure of Lajes airport notes :
If IFR (TACAN equipped) climb/descend to FL60 and proceed to IAF (WENDY), upon reaching start TACAN or ILS approach.
- If IFR (Non TACAN equipped) climb/descend to 4700' and proceed to GP NDB, upon reaching start NDB approach.
Please , How can I have the procedure of NDB and waypoint ( WINDY ) because not found in approach charts ??!!"
Sheep on runway
From a problem report: "Danger of fenced sheep on the runway. Someone has posted a picture on a local Facebook group 'Pu BuΕ‘ko' of the sheep being fenced in specifically on the west end of the runway. I sincerely hope they have already removed them."
re: New Name
Reply to @Christian_Maclen_77: Can you provide a link? I cannot find any confirmation of a new name. The latest French AIP still lists it as "Dzaoudzi Pamandzi," and the airport's website link is broken.
Runway length is estimated
I've added runway numbers and estimated length based on the satellite imagery. Unfortunately, this airport isn't covered by the ASECNA AIP, so I can't get exact numbers.
re: Not sure why tagged as a "spam airport".
Reply to @animebirder: I've rejected the problem report.
Includes the Jack F. Paulus Skiway
The Skiway is essentially a runway for the station.
Subantarctic research station
This research station is administratively part of Cape Town, despite the fact that it's over 2,100 km away.
Formerly Pendleton Airpark
Used to be Pendleton Airpark, 77NY. Note the unusual runway designation, E-W rather than 09-27.
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re: OurAirports doesn't delete closed airports
Reply to @animebirder: Thank you. Yes, that is correct. We keep closed airports in the database, but not closed heliports or floatplane bases (unless they have special historical interest; we haven't been too consistent, though). They are easy to filter out of the open data export.
re: Please fix
Reply to @emes: Done
Explosions
At least 12 explosions at the Russian-occupied airbase on 2022-08-09:
re: QUESNA AIRPORT
Reply to @kazanova001: Thank you very much. I wish you the best of health and joy as well. If there is any new information you'd like to share about the airport, we'd be happy to add it to the website.
re: QUESNA AIRPORT
Reply to @kazanova001: I assume that's an autocorrect for "build new warehouses".
re: wikipedia reference
Reply to @Seandebasti: Thanks for the correction to my previous comment.
Hurricane damage
From problem report 2021-03-07:
"The rwy lighting is inop. There are steel cable tie downs; bring your own ropes. No fuel, no services; MYAM is closest fuel source. Terminal and fire fighting equip destroyed by hurricane Dorian, however AP is open and customs operates out of a trailer."
re: RWY 08/26 doesn't exist
Reply to @Gatelli: Fixed
re: ICAO
Reply to @Specialdog: Updated β thanks.
Transnistria
Main airport in the unrecognised breakaway Republic of Transnistria.
First World War
This airfield was close to the front line in Flanders during the First World War, and French and Belgian aviators flew out of it, according to the Wikipedia article.
re: Russian invasion
Reply to @david: Video of the damage:
re: Phuket an Island in southern Thailand HTK
Reply to @Oregoncascade1: I guess it all comes down to careful pronunciation. :)
From problem report
Airport Jasenov: Asfalt surface, runways 01 /19 for landings and departures, ref. point N 48 47 31,9 ; E 22 10 47,3 ; Elevation 168 m /551 ft. ; Runway lenght 428,4 m x 12 m, 0,6 MPa; Descend slope in direction 19 - 1,33% ascend direction 01, ASDA/ LDA 01/ 530 m, ASDA/LDA 19/ 478 m - Metar UKLU, Position 5,2 km North from Sobrance city. Remarks: 5 km East ADIS - border zone Ukraine close UKLU airport; Restriction : Not overfly vilages in airstrip vicinity.
Road
I suspect the widened section of road to the WNW doubles as a landing strip, but I'm not moving the marker until there's some kind of confirmation.
Russian missile strikes
Reports of multiple missile strikes on the airport on 6 March while displaced people were taking refuge there.
Formerly an airport
According to Wikipedia, the runways were closed in 2004, and only a helipad remains.
re: Not yet visible in satellite imagery (2020-08-28)
Reply to @david: It is visible now.
Russian invasion
Β«Russiaβs military claimed Friday afternoon that its forces had staged a βsuccessful landing operationβ to capture Hostomel airfield on Kyivβs outskirts, viewed as strategically important.Β»
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/24/europe/ukraine-russia-invasion-friday-intl-hnk/index.html
Ukrainian missile strike
Β«Ukrainian forces earlier today claimed to have hit an airfield in Millerovo in Rostov, southern Russia, destroying at least one of Moscow's Su-30SM fighter jets.
Β«Footage posted online purported to show the tail end of a missile strike on the Russian military's airbase around 10am local time (8am GMT) with several buildings on the site engulfed in flames.Β»
Russian missile strike
Β«A harrowing video appears to show a Russian missile hitting Ivano-Frankivsk airport in western Ukraine.
Β«Smoke can be seen billowing from the building after the strike, which also created a large bang as the missile smashed into its target.Β»
The graveyard of the Atlantic
Occupied
Under Russian occupation (as of 2022-02-24).
Occupied
Currently under Russian occupation (as of 2022-02-24)
re: Database on github
Reply to @Gatelli: There was a pause because of a git conflict, but that's fixed now, and it's updating nightly again.
re: Mistake in the airport position
Now correct.
No more airline service
Airline service has moved to the new Toraja Airport (WAFB).
Do not confuse with Smiths Falls Airport (CYSH)
π Wed, 07 Jun 2023
β @david at Smiths Falls Private Airstrip, Canada
The main airport for Smiths Falls is CYSH, about 8 nm to the northeast. This is a private grass strip that is visible in the satellite imagery and included on OpenStreetMap (no other information available).