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Here is a read only link to the Aerodrome Database - WhichAerodrome.xlsx. Up to date as of 1/5/2019. Catching up slowly - up to May 2019 now (Mar 2020).
Here are some "rules" for Which Aerodrome. These are based upon the original suggestions from the very first thread, and have a few additions. Also please be patient as when you are active others may be asleep.
 Thanks to Self Loading Bear for suggesting that we use a wiki. Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II nvubu. 
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Alta Airport seems to match the near end of the photo, but there doesn't seem enough water for the far end. When I search for images, I can see that this is it.
That was an interesting search of airports in Sweden, Finland and Norway - next time I'll start in the north and work down
OPEN HOUSE as I'm out tomorrow.
Happy New Year.
That was an interesting search of airports in Sweden, Finland and Norway - next time I'll start in the north and work down
OPEN HOUSE as I'm out tomorrow.
Happy New Year.
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Alta it is - nice on a nice day but not so good in bad weather.....
Oddly its really far east - approx the same longitude as the Libyan/Egyptian frontier
Over to you and a Happy New Year to everyone!!!
Oddly its really far east - approx the same longitude as the Libyan/Egyptian frontier
Over to you and a Happy New Year to everyone!!!
I have to say when I first saw the photo, I immediately thought of the GAFA. 
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OK. Seeing we are into triangular airfields in warm climates, try this one.
Beware though; the photo is more than 50 years old and rwy 02-20 (the vertical one in the picture) is now out of service, although it is still visible in GE.
Also, because of urban encroachment, the threshold of rwy 29 has moved up to the 1,000' touchdown markers.
Beware though; the photo is more than 50 years old and rwy 02-20 (the vertical one in the picture) is now out of service, although it is still visible in GE.
Also, because of urban encroachment, the threshold of rwy 29 has moved up to the 1,000' touchdown markers.
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Tennant Creek it is, although it looks a bit different now from when I was building hours for a commercial licence.
Hunting about in my old photos, it is sad to see the large number of runways that are now closed.
CW has declared 'OPEN HOUSE'
Hunting about in my old photos, it is sad to see the large number of runways that are now closed.
CW has declared 'OPEN HOUSE'
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Google gives that registration to an Air Nuigini Falcon 900X but its clearly a Fokker F-28 or F-100 - probably the former as I can't see big clamshell reversers
that puts it pre-2004 when they upgraded the fleet.
Edit - http://www.aussieairliners.org/f-28o...ini/p2anw.html shows a picture ofthe F-28 with the same registration
that puts it pre-2004 when they upgraded the fleet.
Edit - http://www.aussieairliners.org/f-28o...ini/p2anw.html shows a picture ofthe F-28 with the same registration
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Lots of the airports/fields have been "improved" since that picture was taken (no doubt at vast cost to the Australian tax-payer) so its hard to see that hangar /terminal.
A quick google of PNG airports 1985 tho' produces some amazing images of long forgotton types - plus an An-124!!!
A quick google of PNG airports 1985 tho' produces some amazing images of long forgotton types - plus an An-124!!!
Well Alan you've got me there. Definitely an F-28, and late 70's judging by the colour scheme. I am not recognising the background, but it is obviously a port that was served by Air Niugini F-27's as well, given the set of steps in the background on the left-hand side. It is obviously a coastal port, but does not look like any of the PNG ports I recognise. The curved-roof building is what is really throwing me. This is purely a wild guess, but could it be Honiara?
OH if correct.
OH if correct.
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Looks like a crushed coral surface - which puts it coastal - can't see anything around the main bit of PNG - the only "hangar" style building seems to be at the south end of the terminal area at Port Moresby POM
Might be out on their route network
Might be out on their route network
Definitely not POM. Coastal ports served by the F-28 in those days were WWK, MAG, MAS, KVG, RAB, KIE and LAC. The only crushed coral strips (or environs) back then were MAS and KVG. Apart from BNE and CNS (of which it is neither), HIR was the only other international port served by the F-28, but I don't recall the F-27 going there, hence my confusion.
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MAS Momote seems to be a good possible - it has/had a hangar right on the side of the strip - and it's very coastal
KAV doesn't look to have the same coral surface
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