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Piper Cherokee (N253FD) - Aircraft carrier style landing but on land at Avalon Catalina Buffalo Springs station.
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Piper Cherokee (N253FD)

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Aircraft carrier style landing but on land at Avalon Catalina Buffalo Springs station.

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Dave Blevins
Kinda like Sedona, Az. (a.k.a. - USS SEDONA)
长发 张
DANGER
Paul Gedge
"Airport in the Sky"

Image appears to have been taken before the 2019 runway repair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_Airport).

Thank you! Wonderful photo :)

image led me to read up on the rich history of the field. It's now on my bucket list to visit.
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
17-Sep-2024 SR22Indianapolis Exec ()Indianapolis Exec () 12:09PM EDT 12:23PM EDT 0:13
17-Sep-2024 SR22Tri-State Steuben County ()Indianapolis Exec () 10:14AM EDT 12:04PM EDT 1:50
16-Sep-2024 SR22Cherry Capital ()Tri-State Steuben County () 08:04PM EDT 09:21PM EDT (?) 1:16
16-Sep-2024 SR22Mackinac Island ()Cherry Capital () 06:51PM EDT 07:27PM EDT 0:36
16-Sep-2024 SR22Tri-State Steuben County ()Mackinac Island () 03:08PM EDT 04:43PM EDT 1:35
16-Sep-2024 SR22Richmond Muni ()Tri-State Steuben County () 12:42PM EDT 01:32PM EDT (?) 0:50
16-Sep-2024 SR22Richmond Muni ()Richmond Muni () 11:49AM EDT 12:10PM EDT 0:20
16-Sep-2024 SR22Richmond Muni ()Richmond Muni () 11:31AM EDT 11:41AM EDT 0:09
16-Sep-2024 SR22Indianapolis Exec ()Richmond Muni () 10:58AM EDT 11:30AM EDT 0:31
16-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Indianapolis Exec () 07:52AM EDT 09:35AM EDT 1:42
13-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 01:37PM EDT 03:51PM EDT 2:14
13-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Virginia Highlands () 01:37PM EDT Diverted
13-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:13AM EDT 10:59AM EDT 1:46
12-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:43AM EDT 11:11AM EDT 1:28
11-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:18AM EDT 10:00AM EDT 0:41
10-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 03:21PM EDT 04:14PM EDT 0:53
10-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:37AM EDT 10:45AM EDT 1:08
09-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 01:23PM EDT 02:38PM EDT 1:14
09-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:24AM EDT 11:01AM EDT 1:36
06-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 12:54PM EDT 02:16PM EDT 1:22
06-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 10:32AM EDT 10:47AM EDT 0:15
06-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:26AM EDT 10:24AM EDT 0:57
05-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:37AM EDT 11:05AM EDT 1:27
04-Sep-2024 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 09:45AM EDT 11:10AM EDT 1:24
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