SWA TPA From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 1559 posts, RR: 43 Posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1273 times:
Hello fellow A.Netters!
My husband swears there is an airport somewhere that has a runway that has a regular road crossing it. He thinks it has a gate or signal or something that stops the traffic when a plane is present.
I have never heard of this. Have ya'll?? If you have where is this located? He has been bugging me for 2 days now to post this question ! Thought I would make him happy and ask you experts
Trolley Dolley From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1236 times:
Yes, Gibraltar Airport. The traffic stops for the flights. Quite fun to walk across.
There is also a railway line across the runway here in New Zealand at Gisborne.
Pe@rson From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2001, 18883 posts, RR: 54 Reply 2, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1241 times:
The road between Spain and Gibraltar crosses the runway, not far at all from the small terminal building. It's quite exciting, really, to cross a runway by foot (or car, or bus, whatever). During my visit, I (like everyone else) had to wait while a small 'plane landed and vacated the runway. It'd have been extremely fun and exciting if it had been a MON Airbus!
[Edited 2004-08-06 00:49:23]
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SWA TPA From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 1559 posts, RR: 43 Reply 3, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1222 times:
Wow ya'll are fast! That's one of the reason I love this place
Now I have a husband going "see, I told ya so"
Hee hee.....
Rongotai From New Zealand, joined Sep 2000, 477 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1223 times:
That used to be the case at Prestwick, but they rerouted the road some years ago. I remember being there when a BA VC10 was doing touch and gos. The traffic jam went back miles.
At Gisborne, New Zealand, the railway crosses the runway, but given four trains and six scheduled flights a day that isn't a big deal.
UNDAEROSPACE From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 107 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1214 times:
Doesnt" Cayo Coco (CCC / MUOC), Cuba" have that type of set up?
SWA TPA From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 1559 posts, RR: 43 Reply 8, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1180 times:
Oh thats great! I was just searching for a pic of it but couldnt find one because dummy here (me) was spelling Gibraltar wrong
Thanks Pe@rson!
Thanks again! What a neat place. Can you imagine if they tried that here in the USA? "I think I can make it across before the plane hits me!" People are always getting smucked by trains doing that silly move!
Tom in NO From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 7194 posts, RR: 40 Reply 9, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 1152 times:
Does the Coast Guard still have that base across North Harbor Drive from SAN? There was a taxiway (and I'm thinking signal lights, as well) that marked the taxi route across North Harbor to the airfield at SAN.
Tom atMSY
"The criminal ineptitude makes you furious"-Bruce Springsteen, after seeing firsthand the damage from Hurricane Katrina
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