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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.
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  • 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.
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  • Try to use elderly photos and not too much Google Earth,Zoom Earth or any other online map pics.
  • Try to post images that are not already present on internet, as Google Image Search will find them if they are. Searching by using Google Image Search, or programs a-like, is ought not to be done.
  • Personal photos are acceptable as they show the aerodrome as it is now.
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Each challenge shall run at least 24-hours before a winner is declared by the original poster. This is to enable all Ppruners to search for the challenge and to contribute. · This is not a competition, no points are assigned to the winner. Please be careful when posting your answer early, especially when you intend to declare Open House. Much other Ppruners are put-off if the answer is already given and you still have to wait till the initial 24-hours are over anyway. Anyone can edit this Wiki post provided they have been member of Pprune for 90 days and have minimum 90 posts. But please let's get consensus before changing and not go crazy. Last edited 06-01-2024 by Self loading bear Links: Which Aerodrome I Which Aerodrome II Which Aerodrome Mk III

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Old 19th Jun 2023, 12:26
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…or Albania, Croatia, N Macedonia, Montenegro. Good luck chaps.
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Old 19th Jun 2023, 12:35
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…or Albania, Croatia, N Macedonia, Montenegro. Good luck chaps.
Well I'm pretty sure NATO has had a presence in some of those countries in recent years
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Old 19th Jun 2023, 12:37
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Another picture perhaps?
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In attempting (and failing) to clarify, it seems I have caused some confusion. My apologies.

It is in a Nato country but this airfield has no current military connection. It is not in any of the countries mentioned above.
Here is another picture:


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Old 19th Jun 2023, 15:45
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Thanks - looks quite well established and rather neat........ but not Germany or France........

Benelux perhaps?
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Old 19th Jun 2023, 16:09
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It is indeed Benelux.
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 09:12
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Apologies to everybody if I’ve worn Google Earth looking for it, but I think it might be KJK, unwieldly known as Kortrijk-Wevelgem?
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 09:31
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It is indeed Kortrijk-Wevelgem. Known simply as Wevelgem when I first went there, then became Kortrijk-Wevelgem and now likes to be known as Flanders International! Built by the Germans in WW1.

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Old 20th Jun 2023, 10:37
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Thanks ea, if I may call you that. I disagree that Belgium is boring (or the worst swearword in the universe?) but here’s somewhere uninteresting…



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Old 20th Jun 2023, 11:09
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Would I be a million miles/km out by saying Quebec somewhere? Purely based on what suspiciously like a Buffalo Grill 'restaurant' mid right. As they're a French Chain and the roads look too wide to be France and there appear to be a couple of pick-ups in the pic too
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 11:29
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Ce n’est pas Quebec
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 12:05
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Gander....?
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 12:11
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Not Gander
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 14:38
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can you confirm Canada?
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 15:01
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Oh Canada…


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Definitely Eastern Canada. There are not many large airports so I did a search starting in the east.

My mistake! It's the western-most big airport in Ontario - Thunder Bay Airport, CYQT. The white stripes on the hill in the distance are the now-abandoned ski runs at Candy Mountain.
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 16:27
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Well I was close
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 16:35
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T-Bay on the sunny shores of Lake Superior it is. Which is nowhere near Quebec, andy!


Got somewhere warmer, I42?
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Old 20th Jun 2023, 16:37
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Close enough for government work At least it was the right country When I said Quebec I meant the state not the city!
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“State”! You mean province, eh? 🇨🇦
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