TupolevTu154 From UK - England, joined Aug 2004, 2119 posts, RR: 31 Posted (11 months 2 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 9318 times:
I hope I don't have any copyright infringement issues by using the title of the legendary "Identify this" series , but I thought/hoped I'd begin a new generation of Identify This threads, showing aerial views of airports of the world.
Of all the amazingly knowledgeable people on these forums, I hope we can get the ball rolling with this...
Longhornmaniac From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 3095 posts, RR: 48 Reply 13, posted (11 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 8709 times:
BlueJuice From United States of America, joined Jun 2010, 205 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (11 months 2 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 8694 times:
Quoting PapaChuck (Reply 14): I'm going to increase the degree of difficulty a bit with this one. Good luck!
I was going to post that one before I chose SJC. It's Qamdo Bamda Airport (BPX). Currently the world's highest airport as well as the longest public runway.
rfields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 21, posted (11 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 8539 times:
One of my favorite FlightSim stops in a DC-7, but I've been there in real life - in an EC-121N - 1973, my cousin flew there in a USMC F-4 Phanton as his squadron ferried from El Toro to Chu Lai in late 1967.
BlueJuice From United States of America, joined Jun 2010, 205 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (11 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 8515 times:
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 21): This picture is from Dec 31, 1944 - before this ever became an airport but should be identifiable to A.Net folks. No, it isn't in the United States.
BlueJuice From United States of America, joined Jun 2010, 205 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (11 months 2 weeks 7 hours ago) and read 8493 times:
Quoting rfields5421 (Reply 23): Yes - Amazing some of the oldest imagery on Google Earth.
Didn't know that was a feature. I must check it out. Thanks for showing me something new.
Great game indeed. Here is my next airport. Hint: The OP's namesake visits this airport.
25 njxc500: Tolmachevo Airport.....OVB. Randomly found it just scrolling around google maps. I'll post another.
26 rfields5421: The layout looks like Eduardo Gomes in Manaus Brazil (SBEG / MAO) but I'm not sure due to the limited vegetation. This is from my phone at work, no ac
27 golfradio: You again beat me to it. It is indeed MAO Here you go ...
28 rfields5421: I know that one also, but will refrain.
29 kiwiandrew: Wow, that's amazing, at 5,500 metres in length (!!) it brings a whole new dimension to jokes about relying on the curvature of the earth to become ai
32 zeke: See if someone knows this one....a couple of 13,000 ft parallel runways should be a dead easy !!!
33 PHX787: King Khalid Airport? EDIT: Nope, apparently not.... dang it hold on a sec....[Edited 2012-06-16 12:30:07] EDIT2: Okay it's Abu Dhabi's airport![Edite
36 rfields5421: The basic layout and design are very similar to the New Doha Intl Airport - but the runways are too short, and we would see the gulf in the photo if t
37 njxc500: I found an image on a blog that puts this as being Changi International - singapore.....but that doesn't look right unless it's all brand new..... htt
38 rfields5421: Changi does have two 13 k runways but they are staggered, not fully parallel as in the photo above.[Edited 2012-06-16 18:38:22]
44 rfields5421: So it is scheduled to open in about 2 weeks (June 28) I assume Wujiaba will be shut down. It would be a shame to see one of the oldest airports in Ch
45 vikkyvik: Ahhh, you're about to kill me with that one! I swear I've seen it somewhere, but cannot remember where, and cannot find it! EDIT: For god's sake, I l
50 flyingturtle: The old military airfield Wilderswil (near Interlaken), Switzerland? http://maps.google.ch/maps?q=wilders...-a&hnear=Wilderswil,+Bern&t=h&
51 BuyantUkhaa: That seems to be it yes! Old time favourite:
52 rfields5421: Another one that I have visited - Bramble on Montserrat in the Caribbean. Volcano's are rough on runways. This one should be easy.
53 golfradio: John Osborne, Montserrat, MNI. Here is one ...
54 av757: Looks like SLCB, Cochabamba Bolivia. AV757
74 initious: Well done! Although the official name does not include "international" in it. How did you work that out?
75 BlueJuice: Not easy at all. There were a few hints in the pic. I actually found 4 names for the airport depending on the reporting source and wasn't even sure I
76 initious: Wikipedia is wrong but they did not seem to accept my correction. On my visit there the signs everywhere wrote "Jieyang Chaoshan Airport" instead of
86 vikkyvik: Hurghada, Egypt (HRG) Has anyone gotten this one: I guessed an old photo of TUS, but don't know if that's correct. In the meantime, new one: [Edited
88 vikkyvik: About TUS? Weird - I don't see a reply from you (the last one I see is reply 63). Could be this whole "disappearing reply" bug that's been infecting
89 michi: Correct! Yours is difficult. Looks military! Seems to be in the US as well.....
90 michi: Got it! Bangor - Maine New one here: I overflew this airport once. It has an interesting layout including an underground taxiway.[Edited 2012-06-21 0
91 zeke: Looks like the Feidong Airbase in China. Try this one, this airport sees very few movements a year. [Edited 2012-06-21 07:29:15]
95 michi: Sorry, took me some time to add a new airport: Have Fun
96 jeffry747: Looks like a good place where I can get some help identifying this airfield. Snapped this pic enroute ORD-CLT, about halfway or so. Anybody know?
98 jeffry747: Alot closer to CLT than I thought, but that's it! Thanks!
99 michi: Time for a hint (Airport in reply 95): My airport has one of the longest RWYs in the world. However it is rather narrow with a width of only 30m (100f
100 zeke: Hwange National Park (HWN) This runway is the first runway built on a large island. The hanger in the photo was the beginning of an international air
101 michi: Correct! I am looking forward to your new airport
104 rfields5421: Spent several hours searching the internet. 1) Baldonnel or Casement near Dublin - Aer Linqus 2) Catania Sicily - Alitalia The best guess - though the
106 zeke: Yes 1925 aerial photo from http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/LR%20aerodrome%201925.htm[Edited 2012-06-29 20:40:24]
107 aloges: Not that I think you'd call Australia an island, but for some reason, your photo and text scream "Longreach!" at me. edit: I suppose I shouldn't have
108 rfields5421: Okay, I'll claim first correct answer. This is a realtively current screen shot from GE of an airport with very limited airline service. Once the city
109 BuyantUkhaa: That made it easy: Timbuktu! Next one is an old one of an airport that still exists now, mixed military/civil operations, the civil operations are mo
111 BuyantUkhaa: Well done, how did you find out? Your turn now!
112 golfradio: When I was searching for the airport posted by nomad22, I was trawling the web for WW2 airports. Had seen this picture on a dutch website Here is one
113 nipoel123: Damn, it looks one hell of a lot different now. Feel bad for not recognising my home airport...
120 michi: Both correct Why don't we look for both airports in question. They don't look familiar to me! But I got a feeling, that I know the first one. The seco
121 michi: Val D Or My feeling was right. I never saw this airport in real life. Only the airport layout map.
134 rfields5421: Absolutely amazing you picked that one out!!!! - good job. I'm awed that Google Earth has so much imagery from 1945.[Edited 2012-07-05 17:27:48]
135 Braniff747SP: I'd hoped that my submission would last a bit longer than that!
136 BuyantUkhaa: I didn't actually realise you had posted it only 4 minutes earlier! OK I'll think longer next time
137 BuyantUkhaa: Yes, well done. Bring on the next one!
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