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Which Aerodrome Mk III
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Not Bairiki which is the main commercial centre of South Tarawa in the Republic of Kiribati.
Last edited by mgahan; 21st Feb 2020 at 00:18. Reason: typo correction
Is it in Kiribati or Tuvalu? IIRC Tuvalu Funafuti FUN is in the middle of the island 0- well a a bit further from the sea than the challenge...............
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Photographs from last century show two runways; however, more recent scenes in Google Earth show a single runway and no sign of the structure in the original post..
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FALSE NEWS! FALSE NEWS!!!!!
"Photographs from last century show two runways;" - I'm getting old - I was trying to think which airstrip had been built with runways before 1900...................
FALSE NEWS! FALSE NEWS!!!!!
"Photographs from last century show two runways;" - I'm getting old - I was trying to think which airstrip had been built with runways before 1900...................
Is or was it part of the British Empire/Commonwealth?
Thanks Bear - I think it's Islas Fernando de Noronha Airport
Gov. Carlos Wilson Airport (IATA: FEN, ICAO: SBFN) is the airport serving the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. It is the easternmost airport of Brazil and the only one that is located in the Brazilianoceanic islands. The first runway was built in 1934. In 1942, during World War II, the runway was extended and a passenger terminal was built by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command under the Airport Development Program. It provided technical support for the Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Navy on 5 September 1944.[3] After the end of the war, the administration of the airport was transferred back to the Brazilian Government.
Gov. Carlos Wilson Airport (IATA: FEN, ICAO: SBFN) is the airport serving the island of Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. It is the easternmost airport of Brazil and the only one that is located in the Brazilianoceanic islands. The first runway was built in 1934. In 1942, during World War II, the runway was extended and a passenger terminal was built by the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command under the Airport Development Program. It provided technical support for the Natal-Dakar air route, which provided a transoceanic link between Brazil and French West Africa for cargo, transiting aircraft and personnel.
The airport was transferred to the jurisdiction of the United States Navy on 5 September 1944.[3] After the end of the war, the administration of the airport was transferred back to the Brazilian Government.
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Not Whitegrass/Tanna.
Still used as an international airport. Although there are no international fights today. there was one yesterday and one is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Still used as an international airport. Although there are no international fights today. there was one yesterday and one is scheduled for tomorrow.
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Not Tabitauea (North or South) . Neither is or has been, to my knowledge, an international airport.
I'm off to bed and will be back on line in 9 hours.
I'm off to bed and will be back on line in 9 hours.
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Surely not that hell-hole Nauru. Yaren???
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"Still used as an international airport. Although there are no international fights today. there was one yesterday and one is scheduled for tomorrow."
"Neither is or has been, to my knowledge, an international airport."
This doesn't make any sense.
"Neither is or has been, to my knowledge, an international airport."
This doesn't make any sense.