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IDF Building Longest Landing Strip in
Middle East
Arutz Sheva ^
| 19 February 2008
| by Hana Levi Julian
Posted on 02/19/2008 12:46:06 AM PST by Ezekiel
(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Air Force has been quietly transforming its Nevatim base, a standard air force installation, into a Middle East wonder of the military world.
The plan to expand and upgrade the base into a massive complex designed to house various operational buildings as well as thousands of IAF personnel is well underway, with construction of the new base almost complete.
But the real centerpiece of the improved Negev-based IAF complex is its new landing strip, a whopping 2.5-mile paved highway on which the largest transport aircraft can land. It will be the largest landing strip in the entire Middle East.
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TOPICS: Israel; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: iaf; idf; iran; israel; nevatim; saudiarabia; waronterror
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posted on
02/19/2008 12:46:08 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
To: Ezekiel
2
posted on
02/19/2008 12:51:06 AM PST
by
Tainan
(Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
To: Ezekiel
3
posted on
02/19/2008 12:52:01 AM PST
by
Jet Jaguar
(Who would the terrorists vote for?)
To: Ezekiel
What good will that do with ElMorte in charge?
They need to clean house as bad as we do.
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posted on
02/19/2008 12:53:41 AM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(We've got Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dumb & Tweedle Dumber left. Name them in order. I dare ya.)
To: Ezekiel
Expecting the messiah to have a really big airplane?
5
posted on
02/19/2008 3:09:01 AM PST
by
Waverunner
( "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire)
To: Waverunner
Delivering some big loads to Iran.
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posted on
02/19/2008 4:42:25 AM PST
by
SolidWood
(All conservative effort into retaking Congress!)
To: Jeremiah Jr; Lijahsbubbe
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posted on
02/19/2008 5:09:00 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
To: Ezekiel
Good. Now we won’t need Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.
I got swindled down there by 2 armed Turk Guards and a cab driver back in ‘78.
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posted on
02/19/2008 5:18:29 AM PST
by
toddlintown
(Ronald Reagan would vote for McCain, just like he sucked it up and supported Gerry Ford.)
To: Ezekiel
Good. Now we won’t need Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.
I got swindled down there by 2 armed Turk Guards and a cab driver back in ‘78.
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posted on
02/19/2008 5:22:23 AM PST
by
toddlintown
(Ronald Reagan would vote for McCain, just like he sucked it up and supported Gerry Ford.)
To: Ezekiel
a whopping 2.5-mile paved highwayWhen do highways and runways begin to whop? >1 mile? >2?Which of these are whoppers?
Dallas / Fort Worth International: 13401 feet
O'Hare International, Chicago: 13000 feet
John F Kennedy, New York City: 14572 feet
Miami International Airport, Miami: 13000 feet
Charles De Gaulle, Paris: 11811 feet
Frankfurt International, Frankfurt: 13123 feet
Barajas International, Madrid: 13451 feet
Hong Kong International, Hong Kong: 12467 feet
Beijing Capital International AIrport: 12467 feet
To: G L Tirebiter
Thanks for the info. I got curios and looked up more data (wiki is a wonderful source, unless its hot potato politics)
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|
feet |
miles |
Dallas / Fort Worth International |
|
13,401 |
2.54 |
O'Hare International, Chicago |
|
13,000 |
2.46 |
John F Kennedy, New York City |
|
14,572 |
2.76 |
Miami International Airport, Miami |
|
13,000 |
2.46 |
Charles De Gaulle, Paris |
|
11,811 |
2.24 |
Frankfurt International, Frankfurt |
|
13,123 |
2.49 |
Barajas International, Madrid |
|
13,451 |
2.55 |
Hong Kong International, Hong Kong |
|
12,467 |
2.36 |
Beijing Capital International Airport |
|
12,467 |
2.36 |
Ben Gurion International Airport |
|
11,811 |
2.24 |
Qamdo Bangda Airport |
People's Republic of China |
18,045 |
3.42 |
Ramenskoye Airport |
Russia |
17,726 |
3.36 |
Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport |
Russia |
16,404 |
3.11 |
Embraer Unidade Gavião Peixoto Airport |
Brazil |
16,295 |
3.09 |
Denver International Airport |
United States |
16,000 |
3.03 |
Harare International Airport |
Zimbabwe |
15,502 |
2.94 |
Kinshasa International Airport |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
15,420 |
2.92 |
Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport |
Namibia |
15,327 |
2.90 |
Mmabatho International Airport |
South Africa |
15,157 |
2.87 |
Hwange National Park Airport |
Zimbabwe |
15,091 |
2.86 |
Southern California Logistics Airport |
United States |
15,050 |
2.85 |
Edwards Air Force Base |
United States |
15,013 |
2.84 |
Doha International Airport |
Qatar |
15,000 |
2.84 |
Shuttle Landing Facility |
United States |
15,000 |
2.84 |
Vandenberg Air Force Base |
United States |
15,000 |
2.84 |
Bushehr Airport |
Iran |
14,664 |
2.78 |
John F. Kennedy International Airport |
United States |
14,572 |
2.76 |
Eielson Air Force Base |
United States |
14,530 |
2.75 |
Shiraz International Airport |
Iran |
14,220 |
2.69 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport |
India |
14,048 |
2.66 |
Mandalay International Airport |
Burma |
14,003 |
2.65 |
Naval Air Station Fallon |
United States |
14,003 |
2.65 |
Zahedan International Airport |
Iran |
13,993 |
2.65 |
Imam Khomeini International Airport |
Iran |
13,940 |
2.64 |
Fairchild Air Force Base |
United States |
13,899 |
2.63 |
Dayrestan Airport |
Iran |
13,864 |
2.63 |
Charles de Gaulle International Airport |
France |
13,829 |
2.62 |
King Khalid International Airport |
Saudi Arabia |
13,796 |
2.61 |
Kirtland Air Force Base/Albuquerque International Sunport |
United States |
13,793 |
2.61 |
the list is continuing here
Looks like 2.5 miles is a definite upgrade to put Israel into the upper end for large airports.
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posted on
02/19/2008 12:49:58 PM PST
by
Tolik
To: Ezekiel
See my post #11. It won’t be the longest runway in the middle east (Saudi Arabia has quite a few - follow the link to wiki), but definitely in the upper end.
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posted on
02/19/2008 12:52:35 PM PST
by
Tolik
To: Tolik
I see Atlanta, one of the busiest in the world, didn’t make the list.
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:55:35 PM PST
by
Waverunner
( "Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too." Voltaire)
To: Tolik
There it is. Eielson. Right next to it is a four-lane highway they can also land on, and it is a lot more then 3 miles long.
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posted on
02/19/2008 3:58:27 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
To: Ezekiel
But the real centerpiece of the improved Negev-based IAF complex is its new landing strip, a whopping 2.5-mile paved highway on which the largest transport aircraft can land. It will be the largest landing strip in the entire Middle East. I wonder, could the space shuttle land there? Hmmm?
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posted on
02/20/2008 11:34:04 AM PST
by
Jeremiah Jr
(What would John Lennon do?)
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