Santa Monica Airport is closing on December 31st, 2028 after 50 years of complaints from locals (noise pollution, frequent crashes...) to be replaced by a huge parking lot
Does anyone have any info on this airstrip? It seems to be an equestrian facility and wedding venue on google maps but I can't find any info on any airstrip here.
The two asphalt runways were established in 1952, parallel runway was added in 1964, and final runway was added sometime in 1979. The crosswind runway presumably closed following the 1964 expansion, and the 1979 runway replaced the one closer to the apron. Perhaps light aircraft still utilised the remaining eastern end of the crosswind runway before it was demolished, hence Stroudβs reporting of the airport in 1980.
As of 2024. In the foyer, a Muslim prayer room on second floor, bathrooms easily accessible from waiting room, cafe, and overall clean. In waiting room, minimal but modest. Taxi services are provided. There are plans to upgrade the terminal, though I havenβt seen any progress since announcement. Recently, there have been infrastructure upgrades to the roads in Loei, adding more lanes and rebuilding bridges. In the villages, bridges are also being upgraded and overgrowing shrubbery have been cleared, as such in Ban Nam Chan.
Interesting fact: heavy machinery involved in construction works at the airport at the western edge of Ban Na A severely damaged an ordination hall of βWat Pho Chaiβ around 1969.
Penrith Speedway-Aerodrome is the first case land was set aside for aviation services. It was used by George and Florence Taylorβs Aerial League of Australia to experiment human-carrying gliders during 1909, which also gave Australiaβs first pilot license to William Ewart Hart on 5 December 1911. Hart then established an aviation school here on 3 January 1912, though he later moved to the Ham Common in March of that year (also the site of RAAF Base Richmond). Aviation activities returned on 28 January 1928 when an aerodrome was opened, hosting aerial pageants and races along with aircraft races against motormobiles.
The speedway and aerodrome closed in 1941 to develop the Penrith Engineers' Stores Depot, becoming one of Australiaβs principal depots by the 1960s. Not much was made to bring this historical site to light, aside from a plaque and art installation.
The airport's pilot info page doesn't exist but the airfield is mostly used for general aviation and local operations in the city. The airport's runway length is 1,118m.
The Kurdistan Regional Government started the project in 2012 but they have faced many delays and the planned opening date is unknown. It will serve as the third international airport in the Kurdish region of Iraq upon completion.
The airport has four terminals and one FBO. Each terminal offers a variety of restaurants, stores, and many transportation companies for transfers. Some are good but used to be expensive. It's better to book transportation in advance because you could be scammed otherwise. Reliable transportation companies include Cancun Airport Transportation, Cancun Shuttles, and Airport Transportation and Taxi Aeropuerto Cancun.
Reply to @meredith: Oh, and I also took horseback riding lessons at Misty Manor Farm across from the airfield. 40 years later and I'm realizing I don't know how the horses handled the planes coming and going! The airport's owner, Al Bassler, wrote a book about Howard County history a couple of years ago at the young age of 97.
My mom used to have a small business selling planes and she sold out of Haysfield. This was also a great place to see Halley's Comet back in 1986, at the time the light pollution was pretty low. It's a bummer to see the location marker on top of a housing development in the satellite view.
The aeroclub is currently closed and inactive. Even though the airfield is still visible from above, landing there is not permitted. The main contact person was Francesco Santoro, who died in an aircraft accident on April 21, 2010.
The area is currently out of operation. I do not know the exact reasons why it was closed or who the current owner is, but I know that in 2015 an aerial drug-trafficking operation involving marijuana transported from Albania was dismantled at that aeroclub.
Today, in 2026, anyone wishing to land in the area can use the new Dune Airpark, located approximately 2 kilometres farther north, near the town of Montalbano.
The new Walikale airfield has an unpaved runway. Before it was built, aircraft used to land on the main road through Walikale town centre. The airfield currently has no assigned ICAO code.
@Pugliapilot Cosa Γ¨ successo esattamente qui? Sono passato di qui e sembra abbandonato. Si puΓ² ancora usare? Sto cercando un sito per atterrare, chi Γ¨ il proprietario attuale?
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re: VTBS
π Wed, 19 Aug 2026
β @BuildmsgHTML at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand
Reply to @jmblanco430: but now itβs not (yeah your comment is from 2009 i know)
re: Closed in 2028
π Mon, 17 Aug 2026
β @MarioDoesAviation at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, United States
Reply to @MarioDoesAviation: I meant, a huge public park, called "Santa Monica Great Park"
Closed in 2028
π Mon, 17 Aug 2026
β @MarioDoesAviation at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, United States
Santa Monica Airport is closing on December 31st, 2028 after 50 years of complaints from locals (noise pollution, frequent crashes...) to be replaced by a huge parking lot
Any Info?
π Mon, 17 Aug 2026
β @Heartfrog_MSFS at Foxden Farms, Canada
Does anyone have any info on this airstrip? It seems to be an equestrian facility and wedding venue on google maps but I can't find any info on any airstrip here.
re: Prairie Aire
π Sun, 16 Aug 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Praire Aire Field, United States
Reply to @shumphries: i got you lad
re: ok man
π Fri, 14 Aug 2026
β @ReefShore316 at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiastTWO: Yes i do
(no subject)
π Fri, 14 Aug 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at Northern Peninsula Airport, Australia
This is Australia's northernmost airport.
(no subject)
π Fri, 14 Aug 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at Useless Loop Airport, Australia
This is Australia's westernmost airport.
(no subject)
π Fri, 14 Aug 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at Wilsons Promontory Airport (Yanakie Airport), Australia
This is Australia's southernmost airport.
(no subject)
π Fri, 14 Aug 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at Ballina Byron Gateway Airport, Australia
This is Australia's easternmost airport.
Prairie Aire
π Thu, 13 Aug 2026
β @shumphries at Praire Aire Field, United States
This is now called Prairie Aire Field.
Aeroclub Tupungato
π Thu, 13 Aug 2026
β @Pugliapilot at Aeroclub Tupungato, Argentina
airfield
re: (no subject)
π Thu, 13 Aug 2026
β @KoreaElliotz125 at Taean Airport, South Korea
Reply to @F0RD: True
(no subject)
π Tue, 11 Aug 2026
β @dnizberk123 at Agricultural Airfield, Turkey
Seasonal grass runway visible on latest sattalite imagery. Probably used by agricultural aircraft. No idea who this Airfield belongs to.
re: Kairuku Airport (RKU, AYRK, KKU)
π Tue, 11 Aug 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Kairuku Airport, Papua New Guinea
Reply to @Pugliapilot:
could be closed
re: ok man
π Tue, 11 Aug 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
Reply to @ReefShore316:
oh hey man remember me
No longer exists?
π Tue, 11 Aug 2026
β @milegrin at Delmas Airport, South Africa
According to Satellite and everything I can find the FADE Delmas Airport no longer exists and is now residential area
re: ok man
π Tue, 11 Aug 2026
β @ReefShore316 at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiastTWO: I would think so.
Kairuku Airport (RKU, AYRK, KKU)
π Tue, 11 Aug 2026
β @Pugliapilot at Kairuku Airport, Papua New Guinea
This airport isn't visible on Google Maps. Is there a pilot who can confirm its existence? Or is it an airport that should be deleted?
re: History
π Mon, 10 Aug 2026
β @Bollardant2 at Abbas Ibn Firnas Airport, Saudi Arabia
Reply to @Bollardant2: The Final Update
The two asphalt runways were established in 1952, parallel runway was added in 1964, and final runway was added sometime in 1979. The crosswind runway presumably closed following the 1964 expansion, and the 1979 runway replaced the one closer to the apron. Perhaps light aircraft still utilised the remaining eastern end of the crosswind runway before it was demolished, hence Stroudβs reporting of the airport in 1980.
Excellent place for a visit
π Sat, 08 Aug 2026
β @expl at Nida Airfield, Lithuania
A gem of Lithuania. 20 EUR per landing. Fenced perimeter with 24x7 staff.
No fuel services. OK for eclipse 500.
re: Homebuilt/experimental aircraft center
π Sat, 08 Aug 2026
β @expl at KΔdainiai Air Base, Lithuania
Reply to @expl: 2026 update: airport closed, any flights are reported to CAA by local a-holes (they are renting and using to store some crap).
Byan Airport
π Thu, 06 Aug 2026
β @Agus at Byan Airport, Indonesia
Could you please add this private airport
re: First comment
π Tue, 04 Aug 2026
β @Pugliapilot at Brindisi Airport, Italy
Reply to @I_Am_So_HandsomBefore the First World War, Brindisi only had a seaplane base. The first land runway for the airport was built in 1933.e:
Loei Airport
π Sat, 01 Aug 2026
β @Bollardant2 at Loei Airport, Thailand
As of 2024. In the foyer, a Muslim prayer room on second floor, bathrooms easily accessible from waiting room, cafe, and overall clean. In waiting room, minimal but modest. Taxi services are provided. There are plans to upgrade the terminal, though I havenβt seen any progress since announcement. Recently, there have been infrastructure upgrades to the roads in Loei, adding more lanes and rebuilding bridges. In the villages, bridges are also being upgraded and overgrowing shrubbery have been cleared, as such in Ban Nam Chan.
Interesting fact: heavy machinery involved in construction works at the airport at the western edge of Ban Na A severely damaged an ordination hall of βWat Pho Chaiβ around 1969.
The First βAirfieldβ in Australia
π Sat, 01 Aug 2026
β @Bollardant2 at Penrith Speedway-Aerodrome, Australia
Penrith Speedway-Aerodrome is the first case land was set aside for aviation services. It was used by George and Florence Taylorβs Aerial League of Australia to experiment human-carrying gliders during 1909, which also gave Australiaβs first pilot license to William Ewart Hart on 5 December 1911. Hart then established an aviation school here on 3 January 1912, though he later moved to the Ham Common in March of that year (also the site of RAAF Base Richmond). Aviation activities returned on 28 January 1928 when an aerodrome was opened, hosting aerial pageants and races along with aircraft races against motormobiles.
The speedway and aerodrome closed in 1941 to develop the Penrith Engineers' Stores Depot, becoming one of Australiaβs principal depots by the 1960s. Not much was made to bring this historical site to light, aside from a plaque and art installation.
re: (no subject)
π Fri, 31 Jul 2026
β @Rob33904 at Tranquility Bay Strip, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: That would be awesome.
No Pilot Info Page
π Fri, 31 Jul 2026
β @Heartfrog_MSFS at Santo Domingo de Los Colorados Airport, Ecuador
The airport's pilot info page doesn't exist but the airfield is mostly used for general aviation and local operations in the city. The airport's runway length is 1,118m.
Delayed Construction
π Thu, 30 Jul 2026
β @Heartfrog_MSFS at Duhok International Airport (under construction), Iraq
The Kurdistan Regional Government started the project in 2012 but they have faced many delays and the planned opening date is unknown. It will serve as the third international airport in the Kurdish region of Iraq upon completion.
ok man
π Wed, 29 Jul 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Corkscrew Trace Airpark, United States
i have seen almost 0 activity from this airstrip PLEAAAASEE tell me if you do
re: Mostly used by mosquito control.
π Wed, 29 Jul 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Buckingham Field, United States
Reply to @Rob33904: thereβs also an airpark situated around the actual airstrip
re: (no subject)
π Wed, 29 Jul 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Tranquility Bay Strip, United States
Reply to @Rob33904:
new account sorry
uhh i made a google doc about this airport with a friend if you want me to link it
huh???
π Wed, 29 Jul 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Big Pine Sands STOLGround, United States
how is this still on the platform
re: note!
π Wed, 29 Jul 2026
β @labubuairportenthusiastTWO at Coopland Landing Strip, United States
Reply to @labubuairportenthusiast: hope iβm not too late
anyways so coopland landing strip was completely inaccurate in this description i gave on my old account
it was an airstrip that was established in the 80s, not the 90s. i thought a tree nurseryβs road was the airstrip
uhh no i was wrong
Private and fully licensed airport LBAM βAlfa-Metalβ
π Wed, 29 Jul 2026
β @lbam at Alfa-Metal Airfield, Bulgaria
Hotel, Swimming Pool, SPA, Gym, Tactical Training Facilities, Shooting Range.
Runway is concrete built with Length of 550m / Width of 60msq.m.
The runway is ideal for Take-off and landing operations of small aircraft, Guided tour; Tactical shooting;; Drone demonstrations; Local sightseeing
(no subject)
π Tue, 28 Jul 2026
β @erika-burgos at CancΓΊn International Airport, Mexico
The airport has four terminals and one FBO. Each terminal offers a variety of restaurants, stores, and many transportation companies for transfers. Some are good but used to be expensive. It's better to book transportation in advance because you could be scammed otherwise. Reliable transportation companies include Cancun Airport Transportation, Cancun Shuttles, and Airport Transportation and Taxi Aeropuerto Cancun.
(no subject)
π Tue, 28 Jul 2026
β @erika-burgos at Felipe Γngeles International Airport, Mexico
Good airport, very clean!
First comment
π Mon, 27 Jul 2026
β @I_Am_So_Handsome at Brindisi Airport, Italy
The ancient concrete pavings look like the airport was built in WW1.
re: My mom sold planes here
π Sun, 26 Jul 2026
β @meredith at Haysfield Airport, United States
Reply to @meredith: Oh, and I also took horseback riding lessons at Misty Manor Farm across from the airfield. 40 years later and I'm realizing I don't know how the horses handled the planes coming and going! The airport's owner, Al Bassler, wrote a book about Howard County history a couple of years ago at the young age of 97.
My mom sold planes here
π Sun, 26 Jul 2026
β @meredith at Haysfield Airport, United States
My mom used to have a small business selling planes and she sold out of Haysfield. This was also a great place to see Halley's Comet back in 1986, at the time the light pollution was pretty low. It's a bummer to see the location marker on top of a housing development in the satellite view.
Parts Run
π Wed, 22 Jul 2026
β @AlanM70 at Frost Flying Inc Airport, United States
Picked up turbine parts early morning to get home in a decent time.
Fuel Stop
π Wed, 22 Jul 2026
β @AlanM70 at Frank Federer Memorial Airport, United States
Their fuel still doesn't cost an arm and a leg to fill up, just an arm.
Alphamine Bisie Airfield
π Tue, 21 Jul 2026
β @Pugliapilot at Alphamine Bisie Airfield, Democratic Republic of the Congo
not have icao code is mining airfield
re: (no subject)
π Mon, 20 Jul 2026
β @Pugliapilot at Dune Aeroclub CittΓ Bianca Francesco Santoro Airfield, Italy
The aeroclub is currently closed and inactive. Even though the airfield is still visible from above, landing there is not permitted. The main contact person was Francesco Santoro, who died in an aircraft accident on April 21, 2010.
The area is currently out of operation. I do not know the exact reasons why it was closed or who the current owner is, but I know that in 2015 an aerial drug-trafficking operation involving marijuana transported from Albania was dismantled at that aeroclub.
Today, in 2026, anyone wishing to land in the area can use the new Dune Airpark, located approximately 2 kilometres farther north, near the town of Montalbano.
Aereodromo di Walikale
π Mon, 20 Jul 2026
β @Pugliapilot at Walikale Airstrip, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The new Walikale airfield has an unpaved runway. Before it was built, aircraft used to land on the main road through Walikale town centre. The airfield currently has no assigned ICAO code.
re: (no subject)
π Mon, 20 Jul 2026
β @MINKY at Dune Aeroclub CittΓ Bianca Francesco Santoro Airfield, Italy
@Pugliapilot Cosa Γ¨ successo esattamente qui? Sono passato di qui e sembra abbandonato. Si puΓ² ancora usare? Sto cercando un sito per atterrare, chi Γ¨ il proprietario attuale?
(no subject)
π Sat, 18 Jul 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at (Duplicate)ΠΡΡΠΎΠΏΠΎΡΡ Δ°lker Karter, Cyprus
It's military airport under Turkey control. Turkish army using it.
(no subject)
π Fri, 17 Jul 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at Surgut International Airport, Russia
I can't say that it's good. Small, old, one shop on all building.
(no subject)
π Fri, 17 Jul 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at David the Builder Kutaisi International Airport, Georgia
Good airport. Clean, modern, but small. However, I don't think they need bigger.
(no subject)
π Fri, 17 Jul 2026
β @Iaroslav_Dettsel at Zvartnots International Airport, Armenia
Good airport, big, modern and clean. It's really cool custom there, no queues, but only two cafes.
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