Originally Posted by
tubby linton
Just to the north of the airport is a rough strip marked on both ends “Belly Landing”. I never noticed it all the times I flew in there but it is quite obvious on google earth. Is this a leftover from when the airport was an Israeli base?
I’ve flown in there loads, and never noticed it!
Given the sand/dust storms they get, and how clear the writing is on the Google image, I’m surmising it’s a fairly recent addition.