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Disputed territory
This airport is in the Spratly Islands. Vietnam occupies the island, but several countries claim ownership. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Island
Corrections
Added the Al Buraimi governorate and moved the pointer to the correct location.
(no subject)
Marked as closed until we have new information.
Don't see an airport here
Unless that straight stretch of road doubles as a landing strip, I suspect that the source for this airport (Great Circle Mapper) just used the lat/lon of the village. Marking as closed until we have more information.
Listed separately from RAF Breighton
Although this airstrip is immediately adjacent to the (now closed) RAF Breighton, it uses a separate runway from the original, which is still visible.
Frequencies updated
Per AIP 2015-12-10
Base for Russian airstrikes
Russia has been using this airport as its base for launching airstrikes in Syria since September 2015.
Captured
Captured by ISIL in May 2015
History of Marsa Airfield
Opened in 1918 to support anti-submarine air patrols:
Mainly for Rio Tinto?
This airport appears to serve mainly Rio Tinto's Simandou iron ore project; at least, it was Rio Tinto who funded the development of its instrument approaches.
Guinea's first GNSS approach
Beyla got Guinea's first certified GPS instrument approach back in 2009: http://www.directapproach.ca/Beyla.pdf
Closed in 2015
Closed on 2015-03-01 for redevelopment.
Closed
Seems closed now though there are still some (shells of?) planes by the parking lot.
Taxi
During my visit (1β2 October 2015), it was $20 (US $15) for a taxi into downtown Fredericton.
State changed
Now marked as Queensland
Marked closed
Thanks for the comment. Marked as closed.
Records merged
The two separate records for this airport are now combined
Marked closed
Thanks for the update β confirmed and marked as closed.
Tie-down fees at Millionaire
For a Piper Cherokee-sized plane, the tie-down fee is now $40/night, first night waived with at least 15 gal fuel purchase. Still a good deal for the NY area.
Jet Systems is now Signature West
I just talked to them, and there's still no charge for clearing customs there in a small single-engine piston plane, as long as you're not picking up or dropping off passengers. +1-914-428-3730
Limited food options
There are limited food options inside airport security. There's a small snack bar with pastries (Danish, croissant, etc.) and meat pies (that will be microwaved), but not a lot else.
Accra Mall
The Accra Mall (the biggest mall in West Africa, though small by North American/European standards) is only 2 km away, and getting there should cost about 10 cedi (~USD 3.00) in taxi fare. As always in Accra, negotiate the fare *before* you get in the cab β there are no metres β and don't feel bad if you end up paying a bit extra because you're obviously not local.
Earthquake 2015
This airport is the main entry point for supplies into Nepal after the April 2015 earthquake, since the country is landlocked and there aren't any major land links. Unfortunately, news today (2015-05-03) is that the runway is starting to suffer damage from so many landings over the past week, so they've restricted it to smaller aircraft only.
Closing
Details here: http://copa8.blogspot.ca/2015/01/pontiac-airpark-project-ends.html
Atlantic FBO in Manhattan
I jogged by here yesterday morning on my way down the East River Greenway (with "green" in sarcastic quotation marks). It was a surprise to see the familiar Atlantic Aviation logo on a sign right beside the path, even though I knew there was a heliport around here. It looks like a nasty landing spot -- the elevated FDR drive is right on the edge of the heliport (Atlantic is tucked underneath it), so if there were an east wind, you'd have to be very careful about your landing.
Open space
I visited the park on the old airport site today. I'm sad that it closed, but it's still worth a visit: people use the runways for cycling, jogging, rollerblading, and kite-surfing, and for a pilot (or aviation fan), it's interesting being able to walk up to the hold-short line for 27R, then on along the runway.
Ground transportation
I landed at Tegel this week, so clearly it's still open, despite the comment I left 7 1/2 years ago. As the Wikipedia article mentions, walking distances are extremely short β in less than 5 minutes, I was off the plane and in a cab.
A taxi to my hotel near the Heinrich-Heine StraΓe U-Bahn station was β¬35, which is a bit pricey. I have since discovered that there is an express bus "TXL" that takes 41 minutes from Alexanderplatz to Tegel (or vice versa). Details here: http://www.bvg.de/index.php/en/17131/name/JetExpressBus+TXL.html
Increased fees
The Porter FBO now charges $50+tax/night for tie-down for a single-engine piston plane; no discount for fuel (unless you buy more than 400 litres / 105 US gallons).
The Trans-Capital ramp at the other (east) end of the airport charges $35/night, but doesn't sell fuel.
Closing in 2018
From the airport's Wikipedia article: "The airport will close by the end of 2018 after an agreement was struck re-purposing the land which houses it for residential apartments ..."
Customs at HPN
I'm planning to fly into HPN from Canada this Sunday, so I called to find out about service at 914-428-7858. They need two hours notice (plus an eAPIS), and you taxi to Jet Systems (Signature?) next to the tower after landing. Hours seem to be 06:00β20:00 local weekdays, 12:00β20:00 local weekends, but call to confirm. They can also do after-hours with four hours notice, but I suspect there would be a call-out charge.
re: Spelling of name
Updated β thank you very much.
GA-friendly
From http://airport.westchestergov.com/general-aviation/flight-services :
"Westchester County has affirmative policies encouraging the use of light general aviation at the airport in its effort to maintain a persified [sic] aviation community. Two of the five fixed base operators at the airport specialize in light general aviation services."
Everything open late
I arrived just before 11 pm for a 1 am flight. The checking and security lines were fast and efficient (much better than at a North American airport), and most of the restaurants and businesses were still open at midnight and beyond. On arrival, the passport/visa line was a bit disorganised, but on departure, I'd rate this as one of the best airports I've passed through.
re: Spam?
We just had another burst, @ptomblin - I've cleaned them up.
Allow *lots* of time for international connections
While I like flying into Dulles as a private pilot, I had a very bad experience here as a passenger changing planes. I arrived on an international flight from Switzerland last Saturday, on time, with a scheduled 2-hour stopover. By the time I lined up for US immigration, lined up for the exit from the baggage area, then lined up again for a second security screening (totally unnecessary, since we'd never left the secure area), I'd used up most of the stopover time, and my next flight had already boarded. I made it on board after a very long run, but just barely.
So if you're switching from an international flight at Dulles, 2 hours is barely enough -- I'd suggest leaving more if you can, at least until the airport decides to stop abusing passengers with redundant security screenings.
Quick visit
I changed planes here last Saturday on a long, multi-leg United Airlines trip from Geneva to Tucson. I didn't have much time to look around, but it wasn't too long a walk to my connection, and I had a chance to buy a smoothie on the way. Most food places were still open Saturday evening, which was nice.
Taxis
I arrived in TUS late Saturday night on a delayed United Airlines flight. I suspect we were the last flight in. The airport was mostly empty, aside from a few cleaners, security staff, etc., but there were still a lot of taxis waiting outside at the queue, which was a relief.
Winch-launch only
No tow-planes, according to the web site, but motor gliders are allowed.
Rental cars
The rental-car companies at YAM now are Avis and National: http://www.saultairport.com/groundtransportation.php
re: NDB Noexistant
Thank you β I've deleted the NDB and added the traffic frequency.
re: KLM
That's great news! When the flights start, we'll toggle the "scheduled airline service" flag.
re: HEATHROW DE LONDRES UN AEROPUERTO PROFESIONAL
Reply to @ELICE: en mi experiencia, el ΓΊnica problema serio con Heathrow es la espera larga en las aduanas. En otros aspectos, me parece un buen aeropuerto, y es fΓ‘cil llegar al centro de Londres desde allΓ.
Easy international connection
Nice, easy connection here in mid November -- I had only an hour to connect from an inbound Montreal flight to an outbound BogotΓ‘ flight, but I was able to stay in the international terminal without going out and back in through security, like at some other airports.
re: AUB Beacon and fuel
Does anyone have the latitude and longitude for the AUB NDB? I'd like to add it to the database, if I can confirm it.
re: communication frequencies St.Johann
Added as "CTAF" -- thanks.
re: Calga Airport
Can't see an airport in the satellite imagery, despite the ICAO listing for YCAA. Marking as "closed" until someone can confirm that it actually (still) exists.
re: Glider regionnal club.
Thanks - I've added those as "CTAF" for now, but please feel free to edit them (under the "Pilot info" tab) to be more specific.
re: Phone number
This number is still listed in the CFS.
Closed to the public
Glider traffic only.
Disputed territory
π Wed, 17 Feb 2016
β @david at ΔαΊ£o Phan Vinh (Pearson Reef B) Helipad, Vietnam
Vietnam currently occupies this reef, but several countries claim ownership: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spratly_Island