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Archerfield Airport Short Runways
Unexplained 80 metre long asphalt runway approaches. Any ideas?
Comments
From: Indy in Indiana
Budget problems??Tue Oct 31 12:43:45 -0800 2006 From: Bruce
My totally uneducated non-pilot guess would be that they're markers for the dirt/grass runways. There appear to be dirt taxiways out to those runways as well.Tue Oct 31 18:02:00 -0800 2006 From: irdeano
runway markers..Sat Apr 14 21:46:49 -0700 2007 From: clydes
These are the sealed thresholds for the gravel runways 04/22 left and right. Note that 22R has a displaced threshold - takeoffs start from the unmarked sealed area to the north east, but landings are supposed to aim for the marked area.
Wed Jun 24 18:29:48 -0700 2009 The thresholds are sealed to minimize propellor damage from loose gravel when starting the takeoff run, and also simply to allow the numbers to be painted :-) These cross-strips are used only when the wind direction dictates, and then only by day (no lights) and only when the ground is dry! |
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