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Old 11th Jun 2010, 10:17
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Not sure if I am doing this correctly ,above is the photobucket link.This approach is looking due west !
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Welcome to the Forum. Don’t think we have heard much from you in the past.

Thread etiquette dictates that whoever identifies an airfield has the privilege of posting the next picture or declaring open house when anyone can post a picture.

Your picture is interesting.

I’m sure that evansb, Bri, will not have a problem. He is a descent sort.

But got no idea where your pic is !!!!!!

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Old 11th Jun 2010, 17:17
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Dear oldpax, yes, rules dictate the person who correctly identifies the aerodrome has the option to post a challenge or declare an open house.
Welcome to the thread. I will let your challenge stand.
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Old 11th Jun 2010, 18:22
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Thanks,I only just found out how to post a photo from the bucket and was really frustrated at not being able to get this on!! Not an easy one I think but I will give a clue,avoid during hurricane season!!
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Thanks!I only just found how to use photobucket and had been frustrated at not taking part!Enjoy the quiz very muchalthough my success rate is not high!As to this one,well a clue would be to avoid during the Hurricane season!
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Well oldpax.

Looks like a very short runway. Very wide. Military I think ?? High ground about so not for long haul aircraft with such a short runway. Hurricane season ?

Far East ? Hong Kong area ??

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Old 11th Jun 2010, 22:54
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If it has a 'Hurricane' season then it must be in the Western Hemisphere.

According to the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, a “hurricane” and a “typhoon” are simply different names for a “tropical cyclone.” As a general rule, these cyclones are given the name “hurricane” in the Western hemisphere (the North Atlantic Ocean, the Northeast Pacific Ocean east of the dateline, or the South Pacific Ocean east of 160E), and the term “typhoon” is applied in the Eastern hemisphere (the Northwest Pacific Ocean west of the dateline).
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Western Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere is correct.The runway is over 2000 yards long and I have landed there in a 727,long time ago!!
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U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ?
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Well done Evansb!!Easy clues I think!!The approach from the south is a bit hairy,the Cuban border is not far of and the 727 I was in flew at 90degs to the runway and did a very sharp 90 deg turn to starboard and touched down almost as we straightened up !!Most civilian flights are charters for the US Navy or were back in 1990,dont know what happens now.
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Airclues.

Thanks Dave for the geography lesson.
I always was useless at geography at school !!!

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Thanks oldpax. Here is the next challenge:
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Russia?

Looks like an old cold war field?
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Could it be Stoney Cross in Hampshire? Open House if correct.

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wwoody01 is correct. Stoney Cross, Hampshire.
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Old 12th Jun 2010, 23:00
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Since wwoody01 declared open house, I'll jump in with this one.



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Lombok, Indonesia?
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Not Indonesia.

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C2j.

Aircraft looks like an ATR 72-500.

Not sure about the location. Malaysia maybe ???

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Not Malaysia, but closer.

I was kept awake last night by the noise from all the head scratching going on. Here is another picture - not as dramatic, but a little clearer of the airport and town it serves.



By the way, construction has started on a replacement airport about 10 Km south that will handle international flights.

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