Aquaba, Jordan?

Neither of those although aviate is a bit closer than Tiger_Mate.

In which case, I would suggest Tamanrasset? If true, its been polished up a little since I last transited through there twenty five years ago, not surprisingly.

Sorry twochai, not Tamanrasset. Aviate was a BIT closer but still a long way away.

If you flew to here from aviate1138's suggestion in Warmtoast's hypothetical aircraft a few posts above, this complete nonprofessional calculates that having refuelled to the brim once on the way, you would land with your tanks around 30% full.

Looking at my original photo, just out of shot to the right is a terminal which looks like this from the land side:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...r/Terminal.jpg

Tangiers? Only ever been in the dark so it really is a stab :O:O

Its not in Africa. The airport serves a city which is, according to different sources, the second or third oldest in the country. The local population doubles in their summer with visitors attracted by the natural facilities - I wouldn't mind being there now to give my chillblains a chance to heal up!

The national airline has four scheduled flights each day to the capital city in its Local Area Network.

La Florida, Chile?

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AAO

That's the one AAO, over to you!

It was the LAN clue that did it..... :}

The next one;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...baaaaaaaaa.jpg

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Llamas in abundance, Ford Trimotor, arid semi-desert terrain, volcano in the background.

Looks like it could be Arequipa, Peru?

Next time I must look a bit harder..... try & find something that'll last longer than 43 minutes! :}

twochai, well done & over to you :ok:

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AAO

You must admit, AAO, you left a long trail of clues for those with a dull memory, and Arequipa is indeed a memorable airport site.:ok:

A little remembered feature of the Ford Trimotor was its 'Johnson bar' hydraulic braking control system - a long pole sprouting out of the floor which one pulled aft through a two or three foot arc for symmetric braking, while continuing to use the rudder pedals for directional brake control! Like the contemporary British pneumatic brake control (with the press-to-brake lever between the 'spectacles') but not as intuitive. That was probably a Faucett Airlines Trimotor; a great little airline in its day, at least while still in operation in the early seventies with BAC 1-11-475's and B727-100's.

Sorry, nothing worth contributing comes immediately to hand, so:

OPEN HOUSE

Very wild guess..... Livingstone?

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AAO

Sorry, not Livingstone. Not a bad guess.

Another wild guess at Vic Falls then?

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AAO

Sorry, not Victoria Falls. Not in Africa.

How about South America? Chile maybe?

Sorry, John. not in South America.

Somewhere in India?

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AAO

Yes. Somewhere in India.

The people / aircraft ratio seems a bit too high.

Some sort of state / official visit going on?

Would 1956 be about the correct year?

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AAO

Photo circa 1958. Civilian airliner. Don't know if it is a special flight.

Goa Dabolim

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AAO

PS, 17th March 1958? :}

And if that's not right and I am sure it is, how about:

Trivandrum International Airport

AAO is spot on:ok:. aka. Vasco da Gama Airport, Goa, located on the lovely southwest coast of India. A joint military-civilian airport originally built by the Potuguese, and now run by the Indian Airports Authority. You have control.

Thanks.

Must pass any credit onto Google though :D

The next one;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ts/where-1.jpg

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AAO

Hmmm... looks like a Dines Pressure Tube anemometer on top of the tower, likely to be somewhere in the extended 'Raj' then?

Not really..... you are on the right track though...

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AAO

How about Rangoon?

Sorry, not Rangoon.

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AAO

WAY too smart to be Yangon!!!

Kallang, Singapore?

Karachi, Pakistan?

Not Yangon, Karachi or Kallang.

The first 2 are withinv the max range of Warmtoast's hypothethical aircraft, from the subject airfield.

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AAO

Haifa, Israel ?

Not Haifa, sorry.

Geographically speaking, the closest so far though.

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AAO

Amman,Jordan?

Not Amman.

Getting closer though....

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AAO