Airport comments by @trasher

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CDK

Amazing little strip with short runway. Excellent VFR stop with fantastic views from the air and ground. Beware when planning, this airstrip does not yet have an ICAO or IATA code, yet, only the FAA LID code (despite many sites assuming otherwise),

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Enstone Aerodrome's ICAO code remains EGTN.

Enstone Aerodrome's ICAO code remains EGTN.

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Haikou Dayingshan Airport

Haikou Dayingshan Airport (aka Haikou City Airport) HAK-ZJHK- code HAK transferred in 1999 to new -

Haikou Meilan International Airport ZGHK (http://ourairports.com/airports/ZJHK/).

Initially HMA was used locally at ZGHK, but being already in use elsewhere, HMA could not be used and HAK was transferred.

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re: IATA and ICAO Codes

Reply to @ptomblin: You are, of course, quite correct. My balls up!

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IATA and ICAO Codes

Pilot Station Codes are PIP and PAPN

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RAF Brüggen

This was RAF Brüggen, now Brüggen AB, not Brugge, which is near the coast in Belgium.

Several of the Harrier Field LZs are visible to the W-SW, with ranges in the forests to the north.

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re: IATA Airport Code

Reply to @david:

From what I understand, "UPB" is for VTUU. Use of "UPB" for "Habana/Playa Baracoa" is tolerated for local use having been used by the Cuban military before civil use was permitted. The abreviation came from the ICAO code "MUPB", with pilots dropping the M, much like dropping the K from US mainland ICAO codes to get most US IATA codes. I hope this makes sense, I'm sure others could clarify this further.