Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Rough landing at Hangroa Airport

Simon Calder: The Man Who Pays His Way
by Simon Calder
Belfast Telegraph
[Published: Monday 22, January 2007 - 14:11]

The airport in question is Easter Island's lovely little landing strip (right). Every plane landing here touches down heavily. The reason: each is carrying enough fuel to fly for at least five more hours, in case the airport is fogbound, or otherwise incapacitated.

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