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The actual runway at Florence (Firenza) is much longer than the image portrays. This particular image appears to have been 'stretched' in the horizontal plane... check-out Google Earth and you'll see what I mean!
The VASIs (the four red lights to the left of the runway) are spaced much further apart than should be expected.
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The VASIs (the four red lights to the left of the runway) are spaced much further apart than should be expected.
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Chitterne,
Yes, the photo does look as though someone has tinkered, but it's still unmistakeably Florence...
I'm wondering why the strip is so wide, why the pattern of surface materials is just as it is, and whether there's a particular reason for keeping the whole thing up (I think it has all been resurfaced recently) to give a huge TODA/EDA but wiith such a tiny LDA... If they were building A380s here, but finishing them elsewhere, it would make sense!
Yes, the photo does look as though someone has tinkered, but it's still unmistakeably Florence...
I'm wondering why the strip is so wide, why the pattern of surface materials is just as it is, and whether there's a particular reason for keeping the whole thing up (I think it has all been resurfaced recently) to give a huge TODA/EDA but wiith such a tiny LDA... If they were building A380s here, but finishing them elsewhere, it would make sense!
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Is it in the Caribbean, like Martinique?
The buildings look very familiar to me, reminding me of a lot of airports in the Caribbean.
The buildings look very familiar to me, reminding me of a lot of airports in the Caribbean.