Name that Airport

[Petertenthije]

The single runway is 2500 metres long, there used to be another one but that has been demolished. The city this airport serves has through history had three names. Most people will know the city best by its 2nd name.

[brianw999]

Volgograd International Airport


...serving what used to be Stalingrad.

[Petertenthije]

Volgograd International Airport


...serving what used to be Stalingrad.

You're on a roll!

Have fun with the next one.

[brianw999]

Seven runways, the looooooongest of which is closed.

[Petertenthije]

Area 51.

[brianw999]

Sorry....thought I'd answered you.

Area 51 it is, over to you.

[Petertenthije]

Elevation 18m / 60ft
Runway length 396m / 1299ft

Flights operate here under a special waiver from the local aviation authority.

[brianw999]

Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport...better known as Saba.

A bowel loosening approach if ever I saw one....."Pump the brakes 'Arry...pump the bloody brakes !!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RU_fk6zNmc

[Petertenthije]

That's the one. Thanks for the youtube clip, I had not seen a landing at Saba yet. That's sooooo gonna make it to my bucket list!

[brianw999]

Two runways, both over 15,000 feet......and given this airports location you could well need all that length !!

[Petertenthije]

Kinshasa-N'Djili, Democratic Republic of Congo.

[brianw999]

Kinshasa-N'Djili, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Nope...only one runway there. Not too far off though.

[brianw999]

...but you need to raise your sight !

[brianw999]

Although they live thousands of miles away a lot of West Indians hold an ex king of this country in awe.

[brianw999]

Runways are just a shade over 15,500 feet and 15,300 feet respectively.

In other words, bloody long ones !!