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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.

A historic picture of an aerodrome will be posted. Newer pictures are allowed but the theme here is to compare/contrast old with new as well as identifying aerodromes which no longer exist.
The person who correctly identifies it will be declared the 'winner' by the original poster.
That winner shall either post another challenge or declare the floor open. Anyone may then post the next challenge.
If the winner of the challenge does not respond to the notification of their success within 48 hours, an Open house can be declared when there is consensus between multiple other posters which are on line.
When the poster of a challenge does not respond within 48 hours of a posted answer, this poster can be declared winner if the answer is considered correct in a consensus of multiple other posters.
If Open House is declared, regular posters should not jump in immediately, but time should be given for those who are not great at naming the correct location as they may have some good images.
There will only be one challenge running at a time.
Try to use elderly photos and not Google Earth, Zoom Earth or any other search engine, pics
Try to post images that are not already present on internet, as Google Image Search will find them if they are.
Personal photos are acceptable as they show the aerodrome as it is now.
When confirming the correct location, the location and winner should be stated to negate any deletion of posts.
Please don't delete your posts, let everyone see your successes, failures and challenges.

Anyone can edit it so long as they have been here for 90 days with 90 posts. Let's get consensus before changing and not go crazy

Thanks to Self Loading Bear for suggesting that we use a wiki. Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II nvubu.

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10th Oct 2017, 08:00

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Harry Wayfarers

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Seems like a few helipads snow cleared for use so somewhere that choppers frequent

10th Oct 2017, 10:27

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That Longranger looks familiar - so KGCN?

10th Oct 2017, 11:53

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Well, I was in the right hemisphere at least!!

10th Oct 2017, 17:56

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jensdad,

Sorry about that. The snow was a deliberate "white herring".

Grand Canyon Airport, 4 nm south of the canyon, 9000' runway and 6609' ASL. That would be a QFE of about 800 mb, if you could wind your altimeter back that far!

A very busy place, with helicopters and fixed-wing tourist flights.

I took a flight in an EC-130T2. Even though I have quite a bit of mountain flying experience, I found it quite disconcerting to go from a few hundred feet AGL to over 5000' in a few seconds! See 3:00 in this video:

I also took a Caravan flight over the canyon to Page and then a raft trip from the Glen Canyon dam to Lee's Ferry.
Grand Canyon is definitely a bucket list item.

spook has control.

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10th Oct 2017, 19:01

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Very good challenge, I42. jensgrandma has been to the Grand Canyon, and in fact possibly to that airfield I believe, but her son hasn't made it yet. As you say, definitely on the bucket list!

10th Oct 2017, 20:53

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Originally Posted by India Four Two

...Lee's Ferry..

I landed at Marble Canyon earlier this year (it's a stone's throw from Lee's Ferry). It's a lovely part of the world. The Glen Canyon Dam tour near Page is well worth doing. Russ.

11th Oct 2017, 06:49

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Thanks I42, It will have to be OH.

11th Oct 2017, 15:27

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Another snowy scene:

WA1.jpg

11th Oct 2017, 18:24

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Why the kink in the road ? in the lead in to the threshold,

11th Oct 2017, 21:24

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Perhaps the snowplough driver sneezed!

13th Oct 2017, 22:21

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As nobody has had a go, a clue might be "Bolero".

13th Oct 2017, 22:51

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As in Torvill & Dean doing their stuff to Ravel's Bolero at Sarajevo?

13th Oct 2017, 23:15

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Yes indeed - you have control.

14th Oct 2017, 01:30

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Thanks, WIDN62. Good clue, I would never have got it without that. I did think the surrounding buildings looked like they could be in the Balkans, but the airfield and the runway itself look pretty small - must just be an optical illusion with the poor visibility and snow.

Still can't get the hang of uploading photos - Browser issues I think - so OPEN HOUSE.