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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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Actually it DOES look like Mt Pleasant (and that's as unfortunate a description of any airfield I've ever been to - no mountain and not pleasant) but no - it's a VERY different climate.......... here it is on a sunnier day
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Indeed - but it's not - nowhere near as pleasant a spot ...............
the old runway is no longer in use and the new one is (rather oddly I think) almost at right angles to it - it's the new one you see in the first picture
the old runway is no longer in use and the new one is (rather oddly I think) almost at right angles to it - it's the new one you see in the first picture
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Jenkins you are thinking of the period of the old Sultan Said - who is recorded as "having taken a close look at the 20th Century he'd decided he wasn't having any of it in HIS country."
These days Oman is indeed a delightful place under the wise rule of Sultan Qaboos- having served in the British Army he has an in-depth knowledge of the West- his view was that it made no sense to "turn the place into Dubai or Ibiza - we'd have to import all the materials, all the labour, all the water and the profits would all go out" and therefore he is in favour of "discerning" (= rich) tourists only. The oil helps as well of course.....................
Nice people, superb hotels and none of the issues of Dubai or Abu Dhabi - I strongly recommend it
but the airfield is in a People's Democratic Republic - which of course is none of those things..........
These days Oman is indeed a delightful place under the wise rule of Sultan Qaboos- having served in the British Army he has an in-depth knowledge of the West- his view was that it made no sense to "turn the place into Dubai or Ibiza - we'd have to import all the materials, all the labour, all the water and the profits would all go out" and therefore he is in favour of "discerning" (= rich) tourists only. The oil helps as well of course.....................
Nice people, superb hotels and none of the issues of Dubai or Abu Dhabi - I strongly recommend it
but the airfield is in a People's Democratic Republic - which of course is none of those things..........
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It is indeed - a premier hell-hole even by Saharan standards
One thing for sure - any aircraft that goes AOG thre is really buggered - whereas if it's Nice or Sardinia you have your suspicions.......
Kewbick has the con...............
One thing for sure - any aircraft that goes AOG thre is really buggered - whereas if it's Nice or Sardinia you have your suspicions.......
Kewbick has the con...............
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Just popped in to see where the thread is at.
Davis-Field?
OH if correct.
Edited to add that I am sure it is correct!
How I got there? The T33-A was indeed the clue intended, so thanks for that.
Searching for "T33-A gate guardians" led me here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...Shooting_Stars
I then worked my way through the page looking for locations that could match the general topography in the airfield image.
From here I clicked this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Field_(Oklahoma) - and bingo, the layout of the airfield matches the challenge.
Davis-Field?
OH if correct.
Edited to add that I am sure it is correct!
How I got there? The T33-A was indeed the clue intended, so thanks for that.
Searching for "T33-A gate guardians" led me here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...Shooting_Stars
I then worked my way through the page looking for locations that could match the general topography in the airfield image.
From here I clicked this link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Field_(Oklahoma) - and bingo, the layout of the airfield matches the challenge.
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Correct. Davis Field (IATA: MKO, ICAO: KMKO, FAA LID: MKO) is an uncontrolled city-owned airport seven miles south of Muskogee, in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
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Long shot: think it's Moscow, struggling to find the name for it but I think it's right next to the Spartak metro station......
Khodynka?
Yep, it's not Khodynka, struggling to find the name ......
Khodynka?
Yep, it's not Khodynka, struggling to find the name ......
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