david's airport comments

The airpark is far further along than you can tell from the Google Maps satellite view. Here's a recent aerial photo:

http://copa8.blogspot.com/2012/01/pontiac-airpark-aerial-view.html

Thank you - I've added the runway information to the "Pilot info" tab.

Zooming in, I can see that this paved stretch clearly has runway markings and numbers (18/36), so I think it's in the correct location.

Thank you for the feedback. OurAirports is a community-maintained site, like Wikipedia, so we're always looking for better information. Do you happen to know the correct location for Okara Airport? Or is this one of the situations (common in some other countries) where a stretch of highway is designated as an emergency landing strip?

Reply to @willymopit: I've always been treated well at TEB too (I use Atlantic), but I agree about cost of a taxi. There is a bus that stops near the airport and goes to the Port Authority; alternatively, maybe it's possible to take a cab just to the nearest NJ Transit rail station, and get into Manhattan that way. I'll look into it on my next visit.

Thanks, I've added that for now. Do you happen to know if it's a scheduled route or just a charter destination?

Opened in 1915 and closed in 1919.

http://www5.mississauga.ca/marketing/websites/lakeview/background-how6.html

Reply to @tfmorris: removed the IATI code - thanks for the update.

Marked as closed - thanks.

Moved - thanks.

Updated - thank you.

Thank you - I have verified the frequency in the Australian AIP and updated it for the pilot-info page.

Thank you - I've moved the marker to the closest runway-like thing to the coordinates you specified.

Thank you. I've changed the airport entry in the database.

Thank you - I've marked the airport has having scheduled service, pending further information.

Thank you - I've added the frequency on the Pilot Info page. Do you happen to know the runway orientation and length (e.g. Runway 9/27, 800m)?

Reply to @HomerT: Thank you for the update.

Reply to @HomerT: thank you very much for the comment. That's a long runway for helicopters -- are you certain that STOL fixed-wing aircraft don't use the strip?

Thank you. Here's what the Wikipedia article says about LFJL: "It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy-Essey and Metz-Frescaty airports."

I'd love to know the locations of the closed airports - we include those in OurAirports, too, with a red "X" icon.

Thank you both for the discussion - I've updated the airport page.

- David Megginson, founder, OurAirports

Merci de votre avis. J'ai changé le fréquence A/D. Qu'est-ce que c'est un "arrivée hub"? J'en ai jamais entendu, mais je ne connais pas bien la términologie française.

Thank you - I've updated the navaid entry. Do you happen to know if it's in the same location?

Thank you for the update. I wonder if there was once an airport here, since it has an ICAO designator and http://sabc.org.au/knav/airport/YENO.html lists a runway 03/21. I've updated the page.

Thanks for the update. I've marked the airport as closed for now, pending any more information.

Reply to @ptomblin: that's the same location I found in the Australian AIP (you just have to make the latitude negative).

Found YRSY in the Australian AIP and corrected to the latitude/longitude listed there.

Thanks. Online databases seem to have a tough time with this airport. The first one I consulted (as well as Google Maps) put it in the middle of the ocean. A different source I found gave this location, which at least actually has an airport shown. So

1. Does anyone know the correct lat/lon for Romsey?

2. Does anyone know what airport is shown here? YPEF?

I've never been to Duncan Airport, so I'm not sure about the situation, but at most airports there's something called a "circuit" that aircraft follow. Generally speaking, it's a rectangle about 3 km long and 1 km wide, with the runway in the middle of one of the long sides (and it can flip locations depending on the wind direction). At an airport without a control tower (that's most airports), everybody flies the same circuit for the sake of safety. They'll be at about 1,000 ft above ground level on the long side that doesn't have the runway (what we call the "downwind" side). It's important that everyone use the same circuit to avoid the risk of midair collisions, and to provide an orderly way for multiple aircraft to approach the airport and land (it's sort-of the flying equivalent of a four-way stop, where there's no light, but all the drivers know and follow the same rules).

So if you live under the circuit, unfortunately, there will be many aircraft flying repeatedly at 1,000 ft above your house on days when the wind favours the corresponding runway. That information is public (there are even often different zoning regulations near an airport), but most realtors either suppress it or outright lie about it to make house sales, then any home owners who don't like airport operations are left feeling angry and duped once the realtor has run off with the sales commission.

Reply to @tracktop: thanks for the clarification (and for all the comments on AU airports).

Reply to @tracktop: is it on the site of a former airport?

Reply to @tracktop: is it a military glider strip (e.g. used for training air cadets)?

Reply to @tracktop: Thank you for the update. I've marked the airport as closed (and merged the nearby duplicate entry with it).

Thank you for the update. I've marked the airport as "closed" for now.

I took the information from the DAFIF, which was closed to public access around 2007 (IIRC), so the navaid data is falling further out of date each year without user updates.

Reply to @carmuz: corrected -- thanks.

Thank you for the update - I've removed the Brisbane NDB from the database.

Thank you - I've updated the airline's home base in the database: http://www.ourairports.com/airlines/FQ/

Reply to @YD1TNK: Thank you for the comment. From reading a translation of the story, it looks like the airport closing is only temporary, while volcanic ash and smoke reduces visibility. Please let us know if the airport remains closed for more than a couple of months, and we'll mark it as "closed" in the database.

Added - thank you very much for the update.

http://www.ourairports.com/navaids/MLK/Malta_NDB_US/

Reply to @himmat01: thank you very much for the suggestion. You are very welcome to add the airports yourself using the "add airport" link at the bottom of the page, or alternatively, if you are able to send me the latitude and longitude (and any other available information), I will be happy to enter them myself.

Reply to @bcrosby: what was the word on 05/23 when you visited, Blake? Is it still usable?

Changed. Thank you very much for the update.

Thank you for the update. I've removed MSK from the database.

Thank you for the update. It's always sad when an NDB is decommissioned. I've removed it from the database.

Thank you for the information about the new NDB. There hasn't been a good source of international navaid data since the DAFIF stopped open distribution a few years ago, and it's wonderful news that the UK has actually commissioned a new NDB when so many are closing. I've added the NDB here: http://www.ourairports.com/navaids/KMB/Kemble_NDB_GB/

Thanks for the comment. I don't see any sign of an active airport in the satellite picture, so I've marked it as "closed" for now, unless I find any new information.

Fortunately, Beverley Airport, a 25-minute drive to the north, loves general aviation, and even offers free customs. Logan has a great location, but Massport clearly doesn't want us using the airports it operates.

Thanks for talking a look around. We provide open data for over 40,000 airports around the world, much of it contributed by our members. For real-time arrivals and departures, however, we depend on FlightStats, which kindly lets us republish their status pages for airports that have airline service. If there are other features you'd like to see, please let us know, and I'll look into adding them (this is a volunteer/hobby site, so speed of new features depends on the time I can get free from work and family obligations).

There's a station for the "L" train Orange Line in the terminal: ~25 minutes to downtown and the Loop.

This is where Porter Airlines flies from downtown Toronto.