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St Helena’s airport finally ready for touchdown

提交时间：6 年以前

The “world’s most useless airport” is about to welcome its first commercial passenger flight – five years later than planned. Environmental and geographical challenges famously delayed the opening of the airport on St Helena, one of the most isolated inhabited islands on the planet, and the project, which cost the British government £285m, was saddled with the unfortunate moniker. (www.theguardian.com) 更多...

Wolfgang Prigge

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canuck44 6 年以前 6

This headline is somewhat misleading. Until recently the RAF Station Ascension (800 miles to the NE) provided an alternate for flights over the Southern Atlantic and a refueling stop to supply the Falklands. Its runway is closed for all but emergency traffic for at least another year while the potholes are repaired.
St Helena has 6400 feet of concrete which can service the RAF C-17's en route to the Falklands with personnel and a limited cargo load.

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RECOR10 6 年以前 -6

So, the RAF who with out assistance from the dirty Americans in any war time dispute needed a runway? Hmmmmmm...... ;-)

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canuck44 6 年以前 4

The US built the original runway on Ascension and maintains electronic facilities there under CENTCOM. While Ascension has the longer runway, it is otherwise rather barren and has a population of only around 800 souls. It is smaller than St Helena.

The St Helena airport was built by the "local government" with almost all financing coming from the UK Department of International Development not the RAF or the US. The opening was delayed because of the wind shear problem and it appears they have installed the same system used at HKG.

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joel wiley 6 年以前 3

That certainly looks like a boon

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joel wiley 6 年以前 2

doggle

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Wolfgang Prigge 6 年以前 3

Atlantic Star AVRO RJ100 at St Helena Airport

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsIEmiSskMI

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Colin Seftel 6 年以前 2

Last year Comair determined that there was too much turbulence and wind shear to safely land their B738. Will it be any safer in SA Airlink's E190?

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Wolfgang Prigge 6 年以前 2

Royal Air Force C130J landing on RWY20 at St Helena Airport on 18 December 2016:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1LguZ83anM

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jthyland 6 年以前 2

ICAO FHSH, Runway 02/20, 15 degrees South. VOR, GPS ground augment to ILS precision. Nice what $350m can make. Always nice to have options, especially in the middle of nowhere.
Took a P3 into Ascension for two weeks back in the '70's. Nice people, nice island, nice airport but SO remote.

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