Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports with paved runways (concrete or asphalt 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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Westmidlands.com - 6/10/2013 2:34:15 AM
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National Post - 6/10/2013 5:36:12 PM
KUPANG, Indonesia — A Merpati plane carrying 50 people landed hard, slamming both engines onto the runway at an airport in eastern Indonesia on ... growing air travel markets in Asia, but the country has a troubled past when it comes to air safety.
Pilots say aging Arctic airports are reducing service to northerners
Yahoo! News - 6/2/2013 6:50:06 PM
Pilots say Canada's Arctic airports are getting so old they are forcing air carriers to downgrade what are often the only links northern communities have to the outside world ... territories are paved compared with 61 paved runways in ...
U.S. Airports Face Increasing Threat From Rising Seas
climatecentral.org - 6/18/2013 11:28:48 AM
Oakland International and San Francisco International Airport — the 7th-largest U.S. airport by passenger volume ... Multiple phone calls and emails to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates New York’s airports, went unreturned.
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SunStar - 6/8/2013 8:56:01 AM
In an interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said that similar accident also takes place in First World countries ... flight 5J-971 skidded off the runway of the Davao International Airport last Sunday night.
Heathrow unveils runway report
Croydon Guardian - 6/19/2013 9:47:23 AM
The document, titled Best Placed for Britain, estimated expansion could be completed by 2025 – nine years quicker than a hub airport in the Thames Estuary. But the report said the airport may need a subsidy from the taxpayer to expand, but it would cost ...
Birmingham Airport unveils plans for second runway
airport-world.com - 6/10/2013 7:27:44 AM
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Toronto Star - 6/10/2013 1:54:17 PM
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Cebu Pacific plane skids off NAIA runway
rappler.com - 6/14/2013 6:11:25 AM
"Five runway edge runway lights were damaged," Manila International ... On June 2, another Cebu Pacific Airbus aircraft landed on its nose at the grassy part of the Davao International Airport, the country's 3rd busiest airport.
Arctic airports can't handle new planes
brandonsun.com - 6/2/2013 11:57:55 PM
Pilots say Canada's Arctic airports are getting so old they are forcing air carriers to downgrade what are often the only links northern communities have to the outside world ... territories are paved compared with 61 paved runways in neighbouring Alaska.
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Hindu Business Line - 6/14/2013 12:02:10 PM
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Reuters - 6/15/2013 2:59:56 PM
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Letter: Importance of Wellington Airport
Stuff - 6/18/2013 10:13:02 PM
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