Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports with unpaved runways (grass, dirt, sand, or gravel surfaces) by length. For airports with more than one runway, only the longest runway is included according to the following five groups - (1) over 3,047 m, (2) 2,438 to 3,047 m, (3) 1,524 to 2,437 m, (4) 914 to 1,523 m, and (5) under 914 m. Only airports with usable runways are included in this listing. Not all airports have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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The system ... finding the best solutions and the most efficient processes while being responsible stewards of the environment. Founded in 1915, Gannett Fleming had $305.6 million in revenues in 2012 and has more than 60 offices around the world.
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Daily Telegraph - 5/16/2013 5:15:44 PM
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Times of India - 5/17/2013 12:49:42 PM
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Daily Mail - 5/17/2013 1:18:20 PM
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news.malaysia.msn.com - 5/17/2013 8:46:19 AM
A passenger plane carrying 55 people overshot the end of a runway at an airport in eastern Myanmar due to suspected ... keep up with fast-growing demand as foreign visitors flock to the country, which is emerging from decades of junta rule.
Dubai Airports to upgrade runways
MENAFN - 5/11/2013 8:31:57 AM
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PRWeb - 5/17/2013 3:45:40 AM
Before joining HNTB, Irion was director of air transportation for URS Corporation, where he was responsible for directing the air transportation business line. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida. He is active in leadership ...
Airports in need of major upgrade
financialgazette.co.zw - 5/18/2013 1:45:46 PM
That such a bizarre accident could occur at the country’s flagship airport made people wonder about the state of affairs at the other airports ... it is clear that it may lose out on its share from the more than 50 percent of tourism spending coming ...
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New York Times - 5/17/2013 2:44:14 PM
Jorge Rafael Videla, the military junta leader who oversaw a ruthless campaign of political killings and forced disappearances during Argentina’s so-called Dirty War against dissidents in the mid-1970s, died on Friday in the Marcos Paz Prison ...
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United Press International - 5/16/2013 11:49:26 PM
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 16 (UPI) -- A Nepal Airlines plane skidded off the runway while landing at Mustang airport and fell into a river Thursday, injuring all 21 aboard, police said. There were no fatalities, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.
Fun before you fly
The Age - 5/18/2013 4:51:53 PM
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Lion Air Copilot Handed Control to Pilot Just Before Bali Crash
Businessweek - 5/16/2013 12:00:46 PM
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ABC News - 5/8/2013 11:51:46 PM
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premierconstructionnews.com - 5/17/2013 9:00:38 AM
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MSN Philippines News - 5/13/2013 7:32:19 AM
Two Japanese companies said Monday they will build Mongolia's second international airport as Tokyo steps up business ties with the mineral-rich country. Trading house ... Construction of a 3.6-kilometre (2.2 mile) runway and terminal buildings with ...
