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Microlight tours
From a problem report:
"This airfield is NOT closed, it is still used by its owners, they do air tours with microlights"
No airport visible
There's no airport visible. I'm not certain there ever was one, because it looks like the databases just picked up the latitude and longitude of the village of Dadu rather than an airport.
No runway visible
I'm assuming the road doubles as a landing strip, but with the curve, it would be challenging.
re: Need to delete rwy 10/28
Reply to @amirfl: Done.
re: Any verification on the ICAO ID?
Reply to @mforte: yes, it's problematic, because GMAR is a Moroccan ICAO code, and this airport is not within Morocco's internationally recognized borders (though they occupy and administer the territory).
Replaced old STOLport
Replaced the old Mukah STOLport on 16 June 2021.
re: (no subject)
Thanks for the comment. Our policy is to list the primary city served rather than the airport's actual location.
Active airstrip?
The houses are dangerously close to the runway if it's still in use.
Russian controlled
Russia is currently occupying Crimea and their military is using this base.
Russian control
Under Russian control, but still internationally recognised as Ukranian soil.
Location off
YWOM is still an active ALA according to the December 2021 AIP. The location is clearly a little off β perhaps it's the field just to the northwest, but I don't want to guess without more evidence.
re: incorrect position
Reply to @adidas: Thanks for the update
re: incorrect position
Reply to @adidas: thanks for the update
re: missing
Reply to @adidas Thank-you for adding this airstrip. Do you know if it's currently active?
re: missing
Reply to @adidas: The only Wallaroo listed in the AIP is a helipad in South Australia. https://ourairports.com/airports/YWRO/
Do you have any more info about this airstrip? Is it still operational? It looks like it's actually in NSW, too.
Not to be confused with YBCH
There is also a Beechworth Airstrip (YBCH) in Victoria. Both are still listed in the Dec 2021 AIP.
Not to be confused with YBEW
There is also a Beechworth Airstrip (YBEW) in NSW.
re: incorrect position
Reply to @adidas: Thank you for updating it.
"Dangerous" airport
This airport, with its 2,119 ft runway, gets attention as one of the world's (so-called) most dangerous airports, but that's a bit nonsensical. It's more a matter of what plane you're choosing to land there.
A Twin Otter or even DC-3 could handle it without breaking a sweat, and probably leave a lot of the runway unused; a 747 would shoot off the end at full speed and end up as a smoking wreck.
In between those extremes, it's a matter of how close you want to cut it to your plane's maximum performance, as with any airplane and runway.
From problem report
Owner is The Superlight Aircraft Club of WA. Airfield phone number is 0492 930 303. Prior permission required. See ERSA for details.
Jervis Bay Territory
NSW surrendered this small territory to the landlocked Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) so that it would have access to to ocean.
re: No longer operational
Closed in 2011 according to the Wikipedia article.
Replaced Luzhou Lantian Airport
Replaced https://ourairports.com/airports/CN-0011/ in 2018.
Uncertain status
The satellite imagery shows a possible clear landing area to the east of the location marker, but it's not at all clear that there is a real airport here, despite the fact that it appears in charts and Wikipedia and has an ICAO code.
Ghost airport?
No runway is visible in the satellite imagery. See problem report:
https://ourairports.com/airports/GQNH/problem-reports/3337.html
Twin airports
There is another airstrip less than 2 km away called Ishkoshim Regional Airport, just across the Tajikistan border. They're the same name, following different transliteration practices.
Twin airports
There is another airstrip less than 2 km away called Ishkashim Airport (OAEM), just across the Afghanistan border. They're the same name, following different transliteration practices.
Base Aerienne 188 (France)
France's Base Aerienne 188 shares the north side of the field with the civilian terminal, while the US, Japan, and Djibouti itself have their military bases on the south side.
Japan Self-Defense Force Base Djibouti
Also located adjacent to the airport is Japan's only long-term overseas military base, dedicated to anti-piracy operations in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Self-Defense_Force_Base_Djibouti
Camp Lemonnier (U.S.)
Camp Lemonnier, the only long-term U.S. military base in Africa, is located on the south side of the airport and shares its facilities. More information here:
November 2016 incident
Strictly speaking, not in Cyprus
This base and Akrotiri are actually part of the "Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia", under UK governance but following mostly Cypriot law. Keeping them was part of the independence negotiations in 1960.
Strictly speaking, not in Cyprus
This base and Dhekelia are actually part of the "Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia", under UK governance but following mostly Cypriot law. Keeping them was part of the independence negotiations in 1960.
(no subject)
Grass strip on a closed RAF base.
re: Pembrey NDB removed from service
Reply to @mforte: Done. Thanks for the update.
re: Wrong latitude
Updated β thank you.
Originally Henderson Field
For people interested in Second-World-War history.
IATA code
KLP used to be the IATA code for Kelp Bay in Alaska before that airport closed and many online data sources haven't been updated yet.
Unfortunately, that means that clicking on "Flights" will give you arrivals and departures for the wrong airport.
BCATP relief field
From @FlyingTom in a problem report:
This triangular field was RCAF Detachment Granum (for the nearby town) and was the #1 relief field for No. 7 Service Flying Training School at Fort Macleod.
Opened in 2018
Closed in 2018
Replaced with https://ourairports.com/airports/WALS/
Appears closed
No sign of aircraft or buildings, and the pavement is in bad shape. Marking as closed pending more information.
Right on the green line
This helipad is right on the 1949 "Green Line". Based on user reports that it was under Israeli operation before 1967, I have assigned it to Israel rather than Palestine.
re: IATA note
Reply to @animebirder: Thanks for the clarification. I've removed the IATA code from the military base, because it doesn't show up in IATA queries.
Runway numbers
There is no information about runway orientation online. I estimated 07/25 based on the satellite photo and the magnetic variation of 8.5E. Please correct if you have more information.
Runway photo and airport info
re: (no subject)
Reply to @good2see: Corrected β thanks.
Update ident
Updated the airport's identifier to match the new icao code
Home of the Edmonton Flying Club
π Sun, 09 Jan 2022
β @david at Parkland Airport, Canada
https://flyefc.ca/