http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/runway/ en-us Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:41:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003876/posts North building underground runway, report says April 19, 2008 A U.S. commercial satellite has found a huge underground runway being built in eastern North Korea, a news report said yesterday. A photograph provided by “Google Earth,” a U.S. provider of satellite photos, showed that North Korea is building a 30-meter (98-foot) wide and 1,800-meter-long military runway at a site southwest of Wonsan, the U.S. government-funded radio station Voice of America said. “The cement-coated airstrip stretches southwestward from the northeast and is connected to a mountain tunnel,” the report said. “Around the runaway are stacks of soil and rocks dug out... JoongAngDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003876/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1960026/posts OCALA, Fla. - A car traveling at high speed down a private airport runway ran off an embankment and was airborne for 200 feet before smashing into a tree early Saturday, killing all five young men in the vehicle, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Investigators did not know whether the BMW was alone or was racing another car on the air strip at the exclusive "fly-in" community of Jumbolair Aviation Estates, where pilot-actor John Travolta has a home, officials said. According to the preliminary investigation, the car ran off the 85-foot-high embankment at the end of the runway. When it... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1960026/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943860/posts CAMP AL TAQADDUM — The Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1, currently deployed to several locations in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Micronesia, recently made the final concrete placement marking the completion of an overhaul of the runway system at Camp Al Taqaddum. Already one of the largest logistics hubs in the region, the airfield transfers passengers and millions of pounds of cargo daily. Upon completion of the project, Camp al Taqaddum’s airfield will be fully-operational for the first time since the Coalition air strikes of Operation Desert Storm. NMCB 1 is the fifth battalion to tackle the... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943860/posts#comment Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:55:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769050/posts Seconds before a commuter plane crashed after going down the wrong runway, the co-pilot noted it was "weird" that the Lexington, Ky., strip had no lights, according to a transcript released Wednesday. The runway wasn't long enough for a passenger jet when Comair Flight 5191 took off in the pre-dawn darkness on Aug. 27. Co-pilot James Polehinke said it was "weird with no lights," just seconds before the sound of the impact was heard, according to the National Transportation Safety Board transcript. The captain, Jeffrey Clay, then responded, "Yeah." The crash killed 49 of 50 people on board. Polehinke, the... www.ajc.com/business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1769050/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:04:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757425/posts 12/21/2006 - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Despite inclement weather and the possibility of snowfall, a new $68 million runway was opened and celebrated by Air Force and Army servicemembers, civilian contractors and Afghan officials Dec. 20 at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The project was executed by Contrak International workers from Cairo, Egypt, with an Afghan workforce supervised by the Army Corps of Engineers and Air Force members. "Bagram Airfield has been here in this valley for decades," said Brig. Gen. Christopher D. Miller, the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. "Afghan airmen have flown from this field in years... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757425/posts#comment Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:22:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752013/posts 'SeaBees' Repair Runway at Logistics 'Hub' Navy and Marine engineers focus on repairing vital runway By Lance Cpl. Ben Eberle 1st Marine Logistics Group CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006 -- Camp Taqaddum is considered the logistics "hub" of Iraq due to its existing infrastructure and proximity to major supply routes, but the base's single runway has presented somewhat of a logistical challenge. Navy construction workers, or "SeaBees," and Marine combat engineers have responded by repairing 10 miles of concrete on Camp Taqaddum's flight line. They plan to have both base runways operational by Feb. 1, 2007. "It's the... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1752013/posts#comment Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:26:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729507/posts Fox news just broke in with an alert showing two planes on runway with emergency vehicles. Looks like disaster averted....developing. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1729507/posts#comment Wed, 1 Nov 2006 00:19:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712430/posts SATHER AIR BASE — After a month of work, the west runway at Baghdad International Airport is open for business. That business is running the busiest, highest volume passenger terminal in Iraq. “Repair and improvement of (Baghdad’s) west runway became necessary due to the gradual deterioration of its surface to the point that it would become dangerous in the very near future,” said Lt. Col. Scott Bowen, 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron commander deployed from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. “These repairs, combined with the other improvement projects, will ensure long-term use of the west side of Baghdad International Airport.” At... Multi-National Forces-Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712430/posts#comment Tue, 3 Oct 2006 00:39:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1673858/posts A FedEx plane left the runway at Memphis Intl Airport shortly after landing. Three people on boeard reported safe. WMC TV - Memphis http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1673858/posts#comment Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:21:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662249/posts Saturday July 8, 8:01 AM Haneda halts operations for 2 hours after worker crossed runway (Kyodo) _ Tokyo's Haneda airport suspended flight arrivals and departures for about two hours on Saturday morning after its infrared ray sensor system detected a person crossing a runway without permission, who turned out to be a worker, airport officials said. The incident has caused delays of up to nearly two hours in 14 flights departing and arriving at the airport as of 7:30 a.m. they said. The system sensed an object at around 4 a.m. around the most seaward runway. A security camera showed... Kyodo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1662249/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jul 2006 09:44:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643901/posts BAYOU LA BATRE, ALA. -- The afternoon before Hurricane Katrina arrived, Vo Loan, 11, who like other Asian-American children in Bayou La Batre serves as English translator for her parents, was out with her mother when the police rapped at their door Her father, Vietnam-born Nguyen Hung, answered. The two officers warned Nguyen in English that flooding from the major hurricane could be deadly and that his family should evacuate. He didn't understand, he explained to a reporter last week, speaking through his daughter at their small white house. "My van was broken, but I could have found another way... Times Picayune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643901/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:33:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590546/posts Construction at Kandahar Airfield looks to futureBoardwalk, runway extensions in the works at growing base By Kent Harris, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Monday, March 6, 2006 KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — So what if the nearest ocean is hundreds of miles away? That doesn’t mean coalition troops and civilians stationed at the largest military base in southern Afghanistan can’t enjoy a (sometimes bouncy) walk on the boardwalk, and grab some American fast food while they’re at it. The wooden structure, located near the geographic center of the base, was a pet project of Lt. Col. Jim Hardy, the recently departed... Stars & Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1590546/posts#comment Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:03:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1583634/posts LOS ANGELES -- Federal investigators are trying to figure out why an air traffic controller directed three planes onto the same runway at Los Angeles International Airport last week. A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said, "It was pretty close." The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1583634/posts#comment Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:32:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1579307/posts CAMP TAQADDUM, Iraq (Feb. 14, 2006) -- Deployed Marines often depend on their ability to freely travel the skies to accomplish their missions. If that ability is endangered, so are those missions. At Camp Taqaddum, the condition of the flight line here is in need of improvement, which is where the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, 30th Naval Construction Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is coming into action. The unit is helping ensure that airborne assets and transportation remains a dependable facet the overall military force here. Petty Officer 1st Class Timothy A. Gridley, in charge of the runway project... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1579307/posts#comment Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:22:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1566371/posts WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The National Transportation Safety Board is urging that commercial airplane pilots change the way they calculate stopping distances on slippery runways to avoid a crash, such as the one in Chicago that killed a child. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1566371/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jan 2006 20:17:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515254/posts 11/3/2005 - BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- Age, weather and more than 3,000 operations every week take their toll on the busiest runway in Afghanistan. Without a continual effort to repair the runway here, the mission would virtually come to a halt. A nine-man spall-repair team from the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron spends more than two hours every day maintaining the runway. A spall is a shallow break in the concrete, usually found along a joint. “We’ve made more than 200 repairs in the last two months,” said Tech. Sgt. Jason Benbrook, the noncommissioned officer in charge of... Air Force Links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1515254/posts#comment Fri, 4 Nov 2005 00:08:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460135/posts Quick action and creative thinking by Air Force and Army engineers had the runway fully active again in less than 30 hours. BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2005 — A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft rolled off the runway while landing at Bagram Airfield Aug. 6, damaging its nose and right main landing gears. As a result, the runway was closed, but quick action and creative thinking by Air Force and Army engineers had the runway fully active again in less than 30 hours. There were no injuries in the incident. "This is the best cooperative effort between... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460135/posts#comment Tue, 9 Aug 2005 23:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1392643/posts DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Air traffic at Des Moines International Airport was temporarily halted when a disoriented 70-year-old man drove in through an exit gate and led security on a chase onto an active taxiway. Duane Edwards Sheets drove through an open gate at the adjacent Iowa Air National Guard base Tuesday, nearly striking a guard who tried to stop him, said Col. Greg Schwab, commander of the 132nd Air Fighter Wing. Airport security and police took over the chase after Sheets crossed onto airport property, where he drove along service roads, hit a fence and was chased onto... My Way http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1392643/posts#comment Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:22:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1307582/posts RICHMOND, Va. -- An American Airlines plane preparing for takeoff went off the runway and became stuck in mud Thursday at Richmond International Airport, shutting the two main runways and delaying nearly all incoming flights, an airport spokesman said. (snip) It appears the pilot "underestimated his turning radius" and drove off the runway, Bell said. He said weather was not a factor. WFTV Television http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1307582/posts#comment Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:54:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1097439/posts Airport expansion takes flight By AARON LONDON Staff Writer Last update: 14 March 2004 BUNNELL -- The sky might be the limit for pilots taking off from the Flagler County Airport, but county officials draw the line at forcing people to give up their property to expand the facility. County commissioners reviewed an updated master plan last week for the airport that included five scenarios for growth. In the end, commissioners decided to pursue the most ambitious option, a $28.4 million, 20-year plan to move the airport's main runway 400 feet south and lengthen it by 2,000 feet, begin... Daytona Beach News Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1097439/posts#comment Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:59:45 GMT