Which Aerodrome?

[seacue]

I don't know about Oxford, but could it be Canefield Airport on Dominica?

[Flap40]

Not Canefield either.

This country consists of more than one island (in name as well as physically).

[seacue]

Must be St Vincent and the Grenadines, but which island.
We've had Union, so not that. Seems too old for Bequia.

How about Mustique?

[Flap40]

Must be St Vincent and the Grenadines

Sorry, wrong again. Looking at Google Maps of the Caribbean I can see several other countries that have more than one island in their name.

Turks & Caicos
St Kitts & Nevis
Antigua & Barbuda
Trinidad & Tobago

It's in one of these!

[seacue]

Ah ha!! Found that VERY picture.

Barbuda.

[Flap40]

Yes it is the "terminal" at Codrington. The town is named after Christopher Codrington, a former governor who left books to All Souls College, Oxford. to form the Codrington Library.


All yours.

[seacue]

This challenge airport is not tropical.

[S'land]

What, they don't have snow in the tropics? lucky blighters.

Is it Oslo?

[seacue]

No, it's in the Western Hemisphere, the Americas.

[larssnowpharter]

Anchorage perhaps

[BSD]

My guess would be for somewhere just across the Berings strait from Alaska. Can't think what country it would be other than Siberia.

So, how about Providenya?

BSD.

[seacue]

Sorry not to be Keeping Up.

Much smaller than Anchorage but not TOO far away.

Note that I said "Americas".

[BSD]

Whoops!

Failed to spot America, will pay attention in future!

BSD.

[seacue]

The picture was taken upon the arrival of first jet service.

I have to be away from the computer for a while. I'll check back as often as possible.

[MReyn24050]

seacue's challenge

Wein Air Alaska Airlines B737 inaugural flight at Kotzebue Airport on 03/03/69 perhaps.
Mel

[seacue]

Bingo! Mel has it.

Kotzebue is about 60 miles / 100 km north of the Arctic Circle and on a bay off the Bering Strait.

A more-recent photo of the terminal.



Edited to add overall photo:

Rwy 8-26 is asphalt, 17-35 is gravel.


The baton is now in Mel's hands.

[MReyn24050]

Next Challenge

Thanks seacue. At first I thought it was an aircraft of Western Airlines but the tail logo was incorrect. Incidently I checked with the mods regarding when to start a new thread and the response was as I PM'd you.
Next challenge a bit further back in time than yours.

[Kieron Kirk]

Bircham Newton?

[sidtheesexist]

RAF Hawkinge....................?

[Flap40]

Wild guess - Hooton Park?