The major western airliner storage sites used for long-term storage are:
* Mojave, California - about 100 miles north of Los Angeles
* Victorville (aka Southern California Logistics Airport), California - about 120 miles north east of Los Angeles, formerly George Air Force Base
* Pinal Air Park (aka Marana), Arizona - 30 miles north of Tuscon
* Kingman, Arizona - 100 miles south east of Las Vegas
* Roswell, New Mexico - in the middle of no-where
Lesser but also noteworthy sites include the following, although aircraft destined for these locations are much more likely to be destined for scrap rather than reactivation:
* Maxton/Laurinburg, North Carolina
* Greenwood, Mississippi
* Chatereoux(sp?), France
And of course for military aircraft:
* Davis Monthan Air Force Base (AMARG), Tucson Arizona
The main reason for the predominance of locations in the south western USA are:
* Dry climate / low humidity / low rainfall
* Hard ground - aircraft can be moved and parked on the "dirt" which, except on a very few wet days, can support aircraft without them sinking
* Reasonable access to qualified aircraft maintenance staff
* All these locations have access to a nice long runway - many of these locations are former military bases
In respect of the above, there was recently talk of a company setting up a storage facility at an airfield in souther Morrocco - same sort of advantages
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