Comments on: Barra Airport http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rus http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-145601 Rus Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:49:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-145601 Yeah - my first honorable mention on GSS! Cheers J! Yeah - my first honorable mention on GSS! Cheers J!

]]> By: Graeme http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144499 Graeme Wed, 30 May 2007 14:57:07 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144499 ... ok there is a beautiful beach on Barra island, but I don't think there is so much people going to sunbathe here :-) Planes can easy operate ! … ok there is a beautiful beach on Barra island, but I don’t think there is so much people going to sunbathe here :-)
Planes can easy operate !

]]> By: Stephen http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144497 Stephen Wed, 30 May 2007 14:31:15 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144497 Strange...Google Maps' satellite maps must be out today or something, as I'm getting the 'we're sorry' message on all of the links today. Bah...I hope they get it working again soon. Strange…Google Maps’ satellite maps must be out today or something, as I’m getting the ‘we’re sorry’ message on all of the links today. Bah…I hope they get it working again soon.

]]> By: Greg G http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144491 Greg G Wed, 30 May 2007 13:57:58 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144491 and lol @ the wild horses comment. I posted this minutes after waking up, and you can certainly tell :p and lol @ the wild horses comment. I posted this minutes after waking up, and you can certainly tell :p

]]> By: Greg G http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144489 Greg G Wed, 30 May 2007 13:42:30 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144489 it has a very basic "airport" if you want to call it that. there are only 6 permanent residents on the island. my point is ... planes come in and out of sable all the time. always have to land on the beach. I thought that was the entire point to the post -- airports on the beach. long story short - they land on the sand there, but do they have an air traffic controller? I have no idea. If they do, its obviously nothing extravagant. it has a very basic “airport” if you want to call it that. there are only 6 permanent residents on the island.

my point is … planes come in and out of sable all the time. always have to land on the beach. I thought that was the entire point to the post — airports on the beach.

long story short - they land on the sand there, but do they have an air traffic controller? I have no idea. If they do, its obviously nothing extravagant.

]]> By: Dan http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144488 Dan Wed, 30 May 2007 13:36:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144488 And here are some <a href="http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?front=yes&s=1&keywords=barra" rel="nofollow">pictures on airliners.net</a>, although some of 'em are from Puerto Rico, not Scotland. And here are some pictures on airliners.net, although some of ‘em are from Puerto Rico, not Scotland.

]]> By: cookie monster http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144486 cookie monster Wed, 30 May 2007 13:21:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144486 Greg - what use do wild horses have for meteorological equipment? Greg - what use do wild horses have for meteorological equipment?

]]> By: Chet http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144484 Chet Wed, 30 May 2007 13:14:45 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144484 But has it an airport? I think that was the point Unless you're just throwing out random information. Its all good! lol But has it an airport? I think that was the point

Unless you’re just throwing out random information. Its all good! lol

]]> By: Greg G http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144480 Greg G Wed, 30 May 2007 12:24:32 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144480 http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&ll=43.956248,-59.885101&spn=0.304486,1.07666&t=k&z=10&om=0 link to sable island Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

link to sable island

]]> By: Greg G http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144479 Greg G Wed, 30 May 2007 12:23:11 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/05/30/barra-airport/#comment-144479 sable island, a moon shaped island off the eastern coast of nova scotia, canada, has no runway either. planes land on the beach there in planes equipped with partially deflated tires so it can control its landing on the sand. the island itself is full of meteorological equipment for environment canada and wild horses. sable island, a moon shaped island off the eastern coast of nova scotia, canada, has no runway either. planes land on the beach there in planes equipped with partially deflated tires so it can control its landing on the sand. the island itself is full of meteorological equipment for environment canada and wild horses.

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