A friend was telling me the other day about doctors in Yellowknife. Apparently they get paid an absolute fortune to go there, because no one really wants to live in Yellowknife all year. So, most doctors will go there for a few years, save a load of money, and then return to civilisation.
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[Travel] Unusual airports
- Thread starter Juan Albion
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A friend was telling me the other day about doctors in Yellowknife. Apparently they get paid an absolute fortune to go there, because no one really wants to live in Yellowknife all year. So, most doctors will go there for a few years, save a load of money, and then return to civilisation.
I've skiid past that. No idea what the shed was or why a bit of the hill was fenced off. I had no idea it was a bloody airport!
The Large One
Who's Next?
Nice is very much like that too.
Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
Remember doing Seaford Head down towards the 19th hole on a dustbin lid in the snow,but doesn't compare to that!
AnotherArch
Northern Exile
When you stroll across this Gibraltar runway adjacent to the traffic, you can see the natural 'hump' in the runway, following the earth's curvature I suppose, but I was surprised how bumpy the surface was. Can't say that I have seen the middle of any other runways this close, though.
Exiting Basel/Basle airport was interesting - turn left for German, turn right for Switzerland.
Barham's tash
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Don’t recall that having flown in but I do recall the military jet activity being very high.
We had a Villa off the peninsula overlooking the approach to the airport. ‘Twas a tad noisy at times.
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Two Professors
Two Mad Professors
And Akrotiri.Sure our Hercybirds had their wheels in the water sometimes.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 25,809
Although I've never actually flown into there myself, I've stood and watched planes land and take off. That 'jump' is for slowing them down when they land
It's particularly popular with certain trout lipped, walnut skinned, fur and jewellery encrusted Russian women. Hop on the Skidoo and a few hundred metres down to your chalet. I would imagine it beats the airports, coaches, minibuses and cars that I usually have to endure
When I was last there, about 4 or 5 years ago, the restaurant by the airport was doing a bowl of pasta for one at the bargain price of 45 Euros
We decided to lunch elsewhere
Although I've never actually flown into there myself, I've stood and watched planes land and take off. That 'jump' is for slowing them down when they land
It's particularly popular with certain trout lipped, walnut skinned, fur and jewellery encrusted Russian women. Hop on the Skidoo and a few hundred metres down to your chalet. I would imagine it beats the airports, coaches, minibuses and cars that I usually have to endure
When I was last there, about 4 or 5 years ago, the restaurant by the airport was doing a bowl of pasta for one at the bargain price of 45 Euros
We decided to lunch elsewhere
Same here, only watched, and marvelled at the goings on at the airport. On the restaurant front I remember being in one place and it was silly money for some basic pasta or pizza but if you wanted to quadruple the price of your chosen dish they’d shave some truffle onto it for you. I think they were trying to capture the Russian market.
That said there are some truly wonderful restaurants in the Three Valleys. Over the years the holidays have become less about skiing and more about eating; the snowboard just helps me navigate the restaurants.
[MENTION=20]Publius Ovidius[/MENTION] that reminds me of Hamilton Island Airport in Queensland.
I particularly liked the luggage collection system. A luggage buggy is driven to the plane, all the cases are loaded on, then it drives back and stops outside the terminal. At that point it's a free-for-all to collect your cases directly from the buggy.
I assume they lost yours
Templeton Peck
Faceman
I flew out of Mesa Airport in Arizona a couple of years ago. Small town airport which used to be Williams Air force Base. Nothing remarkable about it other than you can eat outside in the Patio area which is literally next to the runway with a small chain-link fence stopping you walking out on to it.
No, I wasn't flying Delta.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 25,809
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 70,161
The runway at Skiathos airport is completely head-mental. If you get to the airport a bit early you can walk ten minutes down a side road to the shingly beach and watch your 757 come in to land - about fifty feet over your head! Take offs and landings are a plane-spotter's paradise and quite the tourist attraction. If you're not very careful, the jet blast will knock you off your feet.
Health & Safety professionals may want to look away NOW...
Juan Albion
Chicken Sniffer 3rd Class
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Likewise, this is baggage reclaim at Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua. Free for all from the cart and open to the public.
It has a bridge being built from Male to the island which i think is near completion now .
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
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Yes, I’ve done that one a couple of times, both extremely bumpy but you get free coca leaves at the airport for altitude sickness.
tronnogull
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- May 17, 2010
- 555
Billy Bishop airport is located on an Island in Lake Ontario just offshore from downtown Toronto.
Until 2015 you had to take ' the shortest ferry ride in the world ' to get to the airport. It was 121 metres and took 90 seconds.
They built a pedestrian tunnel in 2015 but I believe you can still take the ferry if you want to.
Until 2015 you had to take ' the shortest ferry ride in the world ' to get to the airport. It was 121 metres and took 90 seconds.
They built a pedestrian tunnel in 2015 but I believe you can still take the ferry if you want to.