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westcoaster
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Zakynthos Int'l, Dionysios Solomos
EHAM a nice easy one.
EHAM a nice easy one.
T163R
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London Southend Airport ?
Nym
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I know it's not my place to awnser, but yes, it is...
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newbie babs
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I think this is easy NRT
So, just to clarify, is this IATA (3-letter, more common for the general public) or ICAO (4-letter, used in flight operations) codes? We've got a mixture in the replies!
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Narita International Airport (it's not officially called Tokyo-Narita), that's an IATA code.
Open floor.
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Narita International Airport (it's not officially called Tokyo-Narita), that's an IATA code.
Open floor.
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newbie babs
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you got it right but I probably should not have put it....sorry
No need to apolgise, ICAO (4-letter) codes aren't really intended for passengers.
SwindonPkwy
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ICAO - EGTG and IATA - FZO
westcoaster
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Bristol Filton airport.
SwindonPkwy
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Correct. But not for much longer.
Why is this ? Is the airport being closed ?
Another code
EIS / TUPJ
If anyone could state
a) the length of the runway in metres
b) the largest business jet which can land and takeoff from there I would be most interested.
deltic1989
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Thats Beef Island in the British Virgin Islands, Runway Length is 3500ft (1066.8 metres). No details on the biggest aircraft its possable to land there but its normally served by ATR turbo-props.
SwindonPkwy
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"Why is this ? Is the airport being closed ?"
Yes, Filton Airport will close at the end of 2012.
Yes, Filton Airport will close at the end of 2012.
Xenophon PCDGS
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No further rule clarification on 3 or 4 letter codes, so I will give a 3 letter code(IATA) with a 4 letter code (ICAO)......
ABV / DNAA
ABV / DNAA
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Isn't this sort of quiz kind of, well, pointless when everyone's sitting at home on his own in front of his computer and nobody can be 100% sure that everyone else isn't just looking up the answers? It's like my trademark postcode quiz; it has to be done face to face.
Xenophon PCDGS
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The only reason why I posted the last clue was that a visitor from that country had been in a delegation to one of our projects. This was his local airport and although the OP stated the 4-letter code, I gave both the 3-letter IATA code and the 4-letter ICAO code, in case some members were more familiar with the 3-letter IATA code.
In answer to the question that you have raised, I must confess that the quiz had been somewhat quiet of late. What do you propose should be done?
deltic1989
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Airport Assosiation?
Tomonthetrain
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Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
EGBB
EGBB
Xenophon PCDGS
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Your location of Dudley made me think.....
Birmingham International Airport, UK
OENG
Birmingham International Airport, UK
OENG
SwindonPkwy
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Moving away from ICAO codes, what does Liverpool John Lennon have in common with Gatwick?
Xenophon PCDGS
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Do I take it that OENG no longer needs solving and the quiz is now assuming a new entity?
If it is, a new thread with a set of rules should be set up, so as not to confuse matters with this particular quiz, which is actually called Airport Codes.
SwindonPkwy
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Sorry, I completely missed OENG. Najran, Saudi Arabia. Pretty obscure, long runway, very few operators. Does it have a military purpose or is it a Saudi vanity project?
Xenophon PCDGS
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Your solving of the clue was impeccable and Narjan is classified as a "domestic" airport, but as you rightly point out, being in an obscure region with very few operators actually using it and possessing a very long runway, does leave certain "other" options open to it, that I shall leave open to your imagination. I should imagine the Mossad have much detail on this particular airport in their records.
Do you now want to set the next 4-letter ICAO code for solution?
SwindonPkwy
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My four letter code is RPVT but I also have a question regarding ICAO codes. I vaguely know that the first letter is a continent or region, as in E for Europe. But my question is this: does Antarctica have any ICAO codes? Aircraft land there and have to log flight plans. If not, what is the minimum criteria, control tower/radio frequency/navigation beacon? I guess a permanent runway would be a start, as well.
On the subject of Narjan "Domestic" Airport. A Google Earth search reveals a large terminal and second runway under construction. Also, very evident are 'dispersal' stands at each end of the runway. No sign of any F15's though.
On the subject of Narjan "Domestic" Airport. A Google Earth search reveals a large terminal and second runway under construction. Also, very evident are 'dispersal' stands at each end of the runway. No sign of any F15's though.
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Xenophon PCDGS
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I will answer you as follows:-
RPVT is Tagbilaran airport that serves Tagbilaran City,Bohol Province, in the Philippines. It is rated as a principal class1 airport.
With regards to Antarctica, there is a special agreement that only allows flights by air there to accredited research stations, of which many countries have there. Britain has four such landing fields for its research stations:-
Fossil Bluff, George VI Sound....................Skiway
Halley Station, Brunt Ice Shelf..................Skiway
Rothera Research Station, Rothera Point.....Airdrome
Sky Blue, Ellesmere Land..........................Airdrome
My next clue is SEPV
SwindonPkwy
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Okay, I'm going to do this without Google. I think S is going to be South America.
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Port Stanley or South Georgia?
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Failing that, I would go E for Ecuador and since I don't know the capital, how about the Galapagos (spelling?) Islands?
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Port Stanley or South Georgia?
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Failing that, I would go E for Ecuador and since I don't know the capital, how about the Galapagos (spelling?) Islands?
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