Everyone already knows the definition by which a "good landing" is one after which you can leave the plane on its own legs. But few know the definition of "big landing": and one after which you can use the plane another time.
Reply to @dmomper: Right now, there's no capability, but I've added "LSZM" and the extra IATA codes to the keywords, so that they'll at least show up in searches.
This island in the Pacific Ocean is uninhabited (except by occasional expeditions or cast-aways), and is a direct possession of France rather than part of one of its overseas territories. It does not belong to any Region or Department.
Cool that the electrical lines are buried where they cross the strip but you'll probably break your landing gear if you try to land here, it's full of huge potholes.
The runway pavement surface is in bad shape, except for a small strip down the middle of 08/26. Use the grass surface beside each runway, which is well maintained (it was no problem for my nose-dragging PA-28).
"Winston Churchill Avenue (the main road heading towards the land border with Spain) intersects the airport runway, and consequently has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs."
This airport is only a few miles to the north of the busier Les Cèdres/Cedars (CSS3), and shares a common zone and ATF frequency of 123.5 MHz (also the frequency for Ottawa/Rockcliffe CYRO, so it gets busy).
Like Les Cèdres, it's under Montreal Terminal's class C shelf, so if you're VFR, you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you're talking to them. It's a flat area with lots of fields and no high towers, so low flight isn't a problem.
The runway looks like a patchwork quilt of different shades of asphalt when you're on approach, but the surface is actually fine.
If you're VFR, note that you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you talk to Montreal Terminal (and they're often too busy to talk much, though they try to accomodate). The land is flat, there are no high towers in the area, and there are fields for emergency landing in every direction, so it's not really a problem flying around at 1,500 ft until you're out from under the class C shelf.
When I visited in 2015 during the Ebola crisis, there was fairly strict health screening in place. We had our temperatures taken before we entered the terminal building by local authorities (common at all public buildings), then again before we boarded the Air France flight, by a security team from France. On arrival at CDG, we were checked again exiting the plane, then those of us who had started our trips in Ebola-affected countries were pulled off the Paris-Montreal flight first, while all other passengers were forced to remain seated, and given a checkup by a public health nurse.
The mountain (by eastern standards) is just behind the field, and looms large when you're crossing overhead from the south to join the downwind for 08. It's good to warn any passengers that you'll appear to be flying straight towards the trees.
If flew in again this spring. Yes, it's still here. The airport is a bit shabby and run-down, but you can't beat it for convenience—just a quick short distance away from the centre of the city.
Reply to @gabiLi: Thanks for letting us know! I've gone ahead and made the change.
In the future, if you notice airport info that needs updating, you're also welcome to make the change yourself, using the edit button at the top right of the map.
"Naujaat Airport, formerly Repulse Bay Airport, (IATA: YUT, ICAO: CYUT) is located at Naujaat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut."
Reply to @Tgd: Thanks for the update! We're a community-driven initiative, and if you have time, you are very welcome to edit the airport entry to make the changes. If not, then hopefully one of our other volunteers will have a chance to get to it.
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Offshore wind farm
🔗 Thu, 14 Nov 2019
— @david at Buitengaats / BG-OHVS2 Helipad, Netherlands
This platform is part of an offshore North Sea wind farm with a planned 600 MW capacity.
Here I learned to fly !!
🔗 Wed, 13 Nov 2019
— @Tabacione at Varese-Venegono Airport, Italy
Everyone already knows the definition by which a "good landing" is one after which you can leave the plane on its own legs. But few know the definition of "big landing": and one after which you can use the plane another time.
Airfield now Closed!
🔗 Mon, 11 Nov 2019
— @riverduk at Kyabram Airport, Australia
Sadly as of May / June 2019 Kyabram Airfield was closed and plowed in after the owner passed away.
re: Multiple IATA/ICAO codes
🔗 Mon, 11 Nov 2019
— @david at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport, France
Reply to @dmomper: Right now, there's no capability, but I've added "LSZM" and the extra IATA codes to the keywords, so that they'll at least show up in searches.
re: No Southwest Airlines?
🔗 Mon, 11 Nov 2019
— @david at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, United States
We've removed the routes, because we didn't have a good way to keep them up to date.
re: new info
🔗 Mon, 11 Nov 2019
— @david at Chambley-Bussières Air Base, France
Reply to @Jan_Olieslagers: Updated the airport name and code, and added a link to the Wikipedia article.
Uninhabited island
🔗 Mon, 11 Nov 2019
— @david at Clipperton Island Landing Strip, France
This island in the Pacific Ocean is uninhabited (except by occasional expeditions or cast-aways), and is a direct possession of France rather than part of one of its overseas territories. It does not belong to any Region or Department.
Test
🔗 Sat, 09 Nov 2019
— @Aljandor at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Martinique
Trsto
(no subject)
🔗 Sat, 09 Nov 2019
— @Mohsen at Al Mahbes Airstrip, Western Sahara
ICAO Code for the airport is GMAR
new gas tanks
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @wolfgangx at Edgar County Airport, United States
looked like some brand new fuel pumps were being installed on 11/2/19
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Pista da Chamusca, Portugal
Cool that the electrical lines are buried where they cross the strip but you'll probably break your landing gear if you try to land here, it's full of huge potholes.
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Aerodromo de Muge, Portugal
It's not suitable to land as it has meter high vegetation.
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Aerodromo de Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal
Actually it's a grass runway and quite hard to spot if you're not familiar with it.
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Herdade da Galega, Portugal
Small private airfield in a small tourist lodging with pool :)
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Regimento Artilharia military airfield, Portugal
It was improved recently for an ultra light aircraft fly-in event but military authorisation is required to use it.
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Piper road, Portugal
Agricultural strip in good condition used to load a Piper crop duster operating in the area.
Information
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Aerodromo da Lezíria, Portugal
Runway 28/10
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at V.N.Milfontes, Portugal
Very good condition dirt airstrip in the middle of some vineyards
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at Pista do Porto Alto, Portugal
Also beware that there is a fence across the strip.
(no subject)
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @radix at V. das Areias, Portugal
Agricultural shared airstrip/road in good condition.
Beware that sometimes there are some containers on the north end of the strip.
Alicante Airport Guide
🔗 Tue, 05 Nov 2019
— @followyourfeet at Alicante International Airport, Spain
I found useful information for the Alicante airport on https://alicanteairport.guide
If you are planning to visit this airport you will lots of helpful details on this site.
Beechworth Airport Error
🔗 Mon, 04 Nov 2019
— @Pbroox at Beechworth Airport, Australia
YBEW is in NSW
YBCH is in Victoria.
re: Location
🔗 Fri, 01 Nov 2019
— @david at And Port Airport, Mexico
Reply to @Bill35: Updated.
(no subject)
🔗 Thu, 31 Oct 2019
— @Fluky at Jimmy Carter Regional Airport, United States
Charles Lindbergh first solo was at this field.
Hisar<=>Chandigarh route timing
🔗 Tue, 22 Oct 2019
— @Goyalvipul2007 at Hissar Airport, India
Hisar --> Chd : 2 flights daily @9am & 4pm
Chd --> Hisar : @5pm & 9:30pm
Flight Route
🔗 Tue, 22 Oct 2019
— @Goyalvipul2007 at Hissar Airport, India
Flights has been started for the route Hisar<=>Chandigarh (in 18 seater airplane @INR 1700/-)
Other routes to be started soon are:
Hisar<=>Delhi
Hisar<=>Dehradun
Hisar<=>Jammu
After getting proper environmental clearance from the concerned authorities.
DGCA has approved these flight routes.
This is as per Sept, 2019 news.
Location
🔗 Tue, 22 Oct 2019
— @Goyalvipul2007 at Bhilwara Airport, India
••Its an airstrip (sometimes called Narnaul Airstrip also), not a fully developed airport.
••Near Mirzapur (Haryana) on Narnaul-Rewari highway.
Second World War hangar
🔗 Mon, 21 Oct 2019
— @david at Pendleton Airport, Canada
Photos of the British Commonwealth Air Training Programme hangar (and some WWII graffiti) here:
https://twitter.com/david_megginson/status/1186388312224944130
Use the grass runways
🔗 Mon, 21 Oct 2019
— @david at Pendleton Airport, Canada
The runway pavement surface is in bad shape, except for a small strip down the middle of 08/26. Use the grass surface beside each runway, which is well maintained (it was no problem for my nose-dragging PA-28).
(no subject)
🔗 Sat, 19 Oct 2019
— @mrdilkington at Narayen, Australia
Note: Bing Maps imagery shows a much more serviceable strip than Google Maps does. Not sure how old Bing's images are.
Conducted a prec search at this strip in 2018 and it looked unsuitable for landing due as it was overgrown
(no subject)
🔗 Sat, 19 Oct 2019
— @mrdilkington at Greenmount ALA, Australia
Very hard strip to spot. There are cones but that's it. If you have this for a CPL nav/test do a good recce of the satellite image before flying!
re: Another Ukraien International Airport!
🔗 Wed, 16 Oct 2019
— @david at Rivne International Airport, Ukraine
I assume it at least has customs for private aircraft.
re: NDB URV Frequency Change to 390 kHz
🔗 Mon, 14 Oct 2019
— @david at Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport, Cuba
Updated to 390 KHz: https://ourairports.com/navaids/URV/Varder_NDB_CU/
Varadero's original airport
🔗 Mon, 14 Oct 2019
— @david at Kawama Airport, Cuba
This was once the main airport for Varadero, but MUVR (VRA) has largely supplanted it.
re: Gone
🔗 Mon, 14 Oct 2019
— @david at Taichung Airport, Taiwan
Reply to @jidanni: Marked as closed. Thanks for the update.
Gone
🔗 Fri, 11 Oct 2019
— @jidanni at Taichung Airport, Taiwan
RCLG is now a city park, etc. Please remove it.
Road crossing runway
🔗 Thu, 10 Oct 2019
— @david at Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
From the Wikipedia article:
"Winston Churchill Avenue (the main road heading towards the land border with Spain) intersects the airport runway, and consequently has to be closed every time a plane lands or departs."
Shared zone and frequency with Les Cèdres
🔗 Tue, 08 Oct 2019
— @david at Montreal / St-Lazare Airport, Canada
This airport is only a few miles to the north of the busier Les Cèdres/Cedars (CSS3), and shares a common zone and ATF frequency of 123.5 MHz (also the frequency for Ottawa/Rockcliffe CYRO, so it gets busy).
Like Les Cèdres, it's under Montreal Terminal's class C shelf, so if you're VFR, you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you're talking to them. It's a flat area with lots of fields and no high towers, so low flight isn't a problem.
The runway's not as bad as it looks
🔗 Tue, 08 Oct 2019
— @david at Montreal / Les Cèdres Airport, Canada
The runway looks like a patchwork quilt of different shades of asphalt when you're on approach, but the surface is actually fine.
If you're VFR, note that you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you talk to Montreal Terminal (and they're often too busy to talk much, though they try to accomodate). The land is flat, there are no high towers in the area, and there are fields for emergency landing in every direction, so it's not really a problem flying around at 1,500 ft until you're out from under the class C shelf.
Maintained
🔗 Sun, 06 Oct 2019
— @RC at Saulteaux Airport, Canada
Use at your own risk. Grass is mowed.
Health screening during the 2014-15 Ebola crisis
🔗 Fri, 04 Oct 2019
— @david at Conakry International Airport, Guinea
When I visited in 2015 during the Ebola crisis, there was fairly strict health screening in place. We had our temperatures taken before we entered the terminal building by local authorities (common at all public buildings), then again before we boarded the Air France flight, by a security team from France. On arrival at CDG, we were checked again exiting the plane, then those of us who had started our trips in Ebola-affected countries were pulled off the Paris-Montreal flight first, while all other passengers were forced to remain seated, and given a checkup by a public health nurse.
Mountain (sort-of)
🔗 Fri, 04 Oct 2019
— @david at Mont Laurier Airport, Canada
The mountain (by eastern standards) is just behind the field, and looms large when you're crossing overhead from the south to join the downwind for 08. It's good to warn any passengers that you'll appear to be flying straight towards the trees.
Still open (2019)
🔗 Fri, 04 Oct 2019
— @david at Berlin-Tegel Airport, Germany
If flew in again this spring. Yes, it's still here. The airport is a bit shabby and run-down, but you can't beat it for convenience—just a quick short distance away from the centre of the city.
Prior permission required
🔗 Wed, 02 Oct 2019
— @david at St. Andre-Avellin Aerodrome, Canada
Corporation Aérodrome St-André-Avellin 819-983-8454
re: (no subject)
🔗 Tue, 01 Oct 2019
— @david at Naujaat Airport, Canada
Reply to @gabiLi: Thanks for letting us know! I've gone ahead and made the change.
In the future, if you notice airport info that needs updating, you're also welcome to make the change yourself, using the edit button at the top right of the map.
(no subject)
🔗 Tue, 01 Oct 2019
— @gabiLi at Naujaat Airport, Canada
It is now named Naujaat Airport:
"Naujaat Airport, formerly Repulse Bay Airport, (IATA: YUT, ICAO: CYUT) is located at Naujaat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut."
Source: wikipedia
Airline service
🔗 Mon, 30 Sep 2019
— @david at Ottawa / Gatineau Airport, Canada
Gatineau Airport has scheduled service by Air Liason:
http://airliaison.ca/en/
re: LFSL
🔗 Thu, 26 Sep 2019
— @david at Brive-Souillac, France
Reply to @Tgd: Thanks for the update! We're a community-driven initiative, and if you have time, you are very welcome to edit the airport entry to make the changes. If not, then hopefully one of our other volunteers will have a chance to get to it.
LFSL
🔗 Mon, 23 Sep 2019
— @Tgd at Brive-Souillac, France
Toul AB doen’t exist anymore : it’s been converted to a solar farm...
LFSL is Brive-Souillac airport (BVE).
Please update your database.
(no subject)
🔗 Sun, 22 Sep 2019
— @Cpfau182 at Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County, United States
Tesla rental car
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