Lake County Airport, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Leadville. At an elevation of 9,934 feet above mean sea level, it is the highest airport in North America. |
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Showing posts with label Airports. Show all posts
Thursday, January 16, 2020
LAKE COUNTY AIRPORT - COLORADO
Saturday, October 19, 2019
JUANCHO E YRAUSQUIN AIRPORT ON DUTCH CARIBBEAN ISLAND OF SABA
Juancho E Yrausquin Airport has the shortest runway in the world available for commercial use. The runway is 1.312 feet long and has three cliff edges over the sea, with the fourth side enclosed by high hills. The only planes allowed at the airport are regional propeller aircraft flights provided by Winair from nearby islands. |
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Saturday, July 13, 2019
LONGEST REGULARLY SCHEDULED AIRLINE FLIGHTS
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NON-STOP
FLIGHTS – TOP 10 BY GREAT CIRCLE DISTANCE
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Rank
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From
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To
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Airline
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Distance
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Aircraft
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First Flight
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1
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Newark
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Singapore
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Singapore
Airlines
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9,534
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A350
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10/11/18
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2
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Auckland
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Doha
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Qatar Airways
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9,032
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Boeing 777
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2/5/17
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3
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Perth
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London
(Heathrow)
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Qantas
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9,009
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Boeing
787
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3/24/18
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4
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Auckland
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Dubai
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Emirates
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8,823
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A380
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3/2/16
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5
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Los
Angeles
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Singapore
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Singapore
Airlines
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8,769
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A350
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11/2/18
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6
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Houston
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Sydney
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United Airlines
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8,769
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Boeing 787
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1/11/18
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7
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Dallas/Fort
Worth
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Sydney
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Qantas
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8,577
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A380
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9/29/14
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8
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New York (JFK)
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Manila
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Philippine Airlines
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8,520
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A350
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10/29/18
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9
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San
Francisco
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Singapore
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United
Airlines
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8,446
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Boeing
787
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6/1/16
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Singapore
Airlines
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A350
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10/23/16
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10
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Johannesburg
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Atlanta
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Delta
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8,439
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Boeing 777
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6/1/09
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Singapore
Airlines flight SQ 21 departed Newark Liberty International Airport today at
10:17 AM (EDT). As of 1:21 PM, It has traveled 1,526 miles and has an
additional 8,015 miles to go to reach Singapore. It is currently cruising 581 miles per hour at an altitude of 35,000 feet.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019
LONGEST AIRPORT CONCOURSE IN NORTH AMERICA
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At 1 mile in
length, Concourse A in the Edward H. McNamara Terminal at Detroit
Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, is the second longest concourse in the
world. (The longest terminal in the world is in Terminal 1 of Japan’s Kansai
International Airport).
In addition to moving walkways spaced along its length,
Concourse A has a people mover named the Express Tram. It transports
passengers between each end of Concourse A in just over three minutes.
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| Concourse A in the Edward H. McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Note Express Tram in the upper right hand corner of the picture) |
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Sunday, April 7, 2019
THIRD-QUARTER 2018 DOMESTIC AIR-FARE
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The third quarter 2018 average domestic itinerary air
fare of $343 is the lowest inflation-adjusted quarterly fare since the Bureau
of Transportation Statistics began collecting such records in 1995, down 0.4
percent from the previous low of $345 in the third quarter of 2017.
Adjusted for inflation, the 3Q 2018 air fare was:
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Down 0.4 percent from 3Q 2017 ($345)
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Down 2.0 percent from 2Q 2018 ($350)
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
TOP 10 AIRLINES AND AIRPORTS - 2018 DOMESTIC SCHEDULED ENPLANEMENTS
TOP 10 AIRLINES
(2018 Domestic Scheduled Enplanements)
Passenger Numbers in Millions (000,000)
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2018 Rank
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Carrier
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2018 Enplaned Passengers
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2017 Rank
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2017 Enplaned Passengers
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Pct. Change
2017-2018
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1
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Southwest
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159.045
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1
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153.809
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3.4
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2
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Delta
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126.473
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2
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120.735
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4.8
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3
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American
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119.471
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3
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116.471
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2.6
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4
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United
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85.896
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4
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80.434
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6.8
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5
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SkyWest
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37.427
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5
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34.054
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9.9
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6
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JetBlue
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33.965
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6
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32.394
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4.8
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7
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Alaska
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31.493
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7
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24.063
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30.9
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8
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Spirit
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26.319
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8
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21.971
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19.8
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9
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Frontier
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18.669
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9
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15.970
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16.9
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10
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Republic
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17.594
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10
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15.787
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11.4
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TOP 10
AIRPORTS
(2018 Domestic
Scheduled Enplanements)
Passenger
Numbers in Millions (000,000)
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2018 Rank
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Airport
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2018 Enplaned
Passengers
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2017 Rank
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2017 Enplaned
Passengers
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Pct. Change
2017-2018
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1
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Atlanta
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45.711
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1
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44.351
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3.1
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2
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Chicago O'Hare
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33.144
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2
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32.189
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3.0
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3
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Los Angeles
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30.008
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3
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29.142
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3.0
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4
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Denver
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29.883
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4
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28.503
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4.8
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5
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Dallas/Fort Worth
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28.641
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5
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27.730
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3.3
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6
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Las Vegas
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21.812
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6
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21.382
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2.0
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7
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Seattle
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21.381
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10
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20.132
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6.2
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8
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San Francisco
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20.995
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8
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20.437
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2.7
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9
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Charlotte
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20.715
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7
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20.493
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1.1
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10
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Phoenix
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20.580
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9
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20.144
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2.2
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Friday, March 22, 2019
AIRPORT RUNWAY NUMBERS
If you thought runway numbers signified the number of
runways at an airport, you would be wrong.
Runways are numbered based on the magnetic azimuth
direction (compass bearing) they are oriented to. Every runway has two
numbers, one at each end. These two numbers are the reciprocal of each other
(180 degrees opposite). The numbers are determined by rounding the compass
bearing to the nearest 10 degrees and removing the last digit. (Runways are
numbered from 1 to 36, rather than 10 to 360).
By using this method, you end up with two numbers which
differ by 18 (since they are 180 degrees opposite from one another). So, for
example, if the compass heading of a runway is 93 degrees, you would round it
down to 90 and drop the last digit, leaving you with 9. This runway would
then be named Runway 9-27. When
taking off from or landing on runway 9, a plane is heading east.
If there is more than one runway pointing in the same
direction (parallel runways), each runway is identified by appending left
(L), center (C) and right (R) to the number to identify its position (when
facing its direction).
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| PLANE IS LANDING TO THE WEST |
Wednesday, January 2, 2019
AVIATION NAVIGATION FIXES
Navigation fixes are intersections or points along
airways (highways in the sky) and airport arrival/departure procedures. Fixes
are given five letter names (like NOISE and WEEDY) to make them easy
for pilots and air traffic controllers to reference.
When airways or procedures are being designed or
modified, local FAA facility employees often recommend fix names. The FAA’s
Office of Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) checks the names to make
sure they are unique, pronounceable, and not obscene or controversial.
Here are some examples:
Sports fanatics:
Near Boston, you have CELTS and BOSOX. Only in Texas you find:
GOALL, PPUNT, DRPPD, FTBAL,TEXNN, COACH, QTRBK, TAKKL, RECVR, FMBLE and TCHDN.
By Soldier Field; KUBBS and BEARS. In DC GIBBZ, SKINS, and MONKK.
Foodies:
Near Kansas City, you get the regional SPICY, BARBQ, TERKY, SMOKE and RIBBS.
And in Vermont and New Hampshire, HAMMM BURGR FRYYS.
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One of the more unusual set of fixes is a tribute to
Warner Brothers Cartoon characters Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird on the
approach to runway 16 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire International Airport. The
fixes read: ITAWT ITAWA PUDYE TTATT
IDEED.
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Friday, December 28, 2018
DUBAI - WORLD RECORDS
World’s Tallest Building
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Burj Khalifa
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World’s Tallest Hotel
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JW Marriott Marquis Hotel
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World’s Largest Shopping Center
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Dubai Mall
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World’s Largest Indoor Theme Park
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IMG Worlds of Adventure
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World’s Busiest Airport (International Travelers)
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Dubai International Airport
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World’s Longest Fully Automated Metro Network
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Dubai Metro
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