Built in 1987 and at the time of the photo the main airport for Izmir. The airport has 2 runways (16L-34R and 16R-24L. both 10.630ft/3.240m long), but they can never be operated simultaneously due to the proximity to each other and the lack of a dedicated taxi track in between. It's easy to see which runway is used the most. The airport is a hub for Corendon, Pegasus and SunExpress, although you will find a number of low cost & legacy airlines and your regular summer holiday airlines there as well. To the top left is Gaziemir Air Base, operated by the Air Force Training Command. It hosts the 203rd SAR sqn with their CASA CN235M-100's.

Münster/Osnabrück airport was officially opened on March 27, 1972, following 5 years of construction. The first charter flight took place in 1973. In 1986, the airport gained the status of international airport. It features 1 runway (07/25, with a length of 7.119ft/2.170m) and an apron with 5 jet bridge stands for mid-sized aircraft (B737/A320, up to B757) as well as a number of remote (bus-boarding) stands. Eurowings and Lufthansa have scheduled services to Mallorca, Frankfurt and Munich. Aegean, Corendon, Ryanair, and Sunexpress have seasonal services to various holiday destinations.

Originally the airport was located closer to Kavala, where it was operated from 1952. In 1981, the airport was moved to its current location, enabling better service to the nearby island of thasos and the city of Xanthi, as well as continued service to the cities of Kavala and Drama. The airport was initially named Kavala National Airport, indicating a clear message to the extent of services. In December 1987 the airport was renamed Kavala International Airport and in January 1992 again renamed to Kavala International Airport - Megas Alexandros. In December 2015, the airport was privatized, to be operated by a joint venture between Fraport and Copelouzos Group. The airport mainly serves holiday airlines on seasonal services.

Kaklıç Air Base is the airport on the left. It has 9.843ft/3000m runway (17/35). A number of transport-size aircraft are visible on the main apron, but the original photo was too blurry to identify the aircraft type. To the right is Çiğli Air Base. It has one 9.820ft/2.993m runway (17/35). The latter was the main airport for Izmir until Adnan Menderes airport opened in 1987. The new airport is located to the South of the metropolitan area.

Undated slide from FNG archive. Almost certainly comissioned by the airport company to document a busy traffic scene. By coincidence the image can be dated rather precisely by the visible One Elevens. While Caledonian dissapeared in the 1970 BUA merger, Dan Air took delivery of its first example in 1969 and BEA used the joint Air France livery on its Tempelhof services from 1969 to 1972. Almost all the building are still in use by 2022 albeit integrated in later extensions.

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Undated slide from FNG archive. A relaxed summer scene showing what must have been a very busy moment at the first newly built airport in Germany after the war in 1955. Visible are a Pan American DC-6B, Lufthansa CV-340/440, Beech 65, MS-760 Paris and DC-3. A Lufthansa B.720 is working the circuit in the background. The Clipper is N6522C, a DC-6B operating internal german services in the early sixties. The Paris is D-INGE, which was registered as one of only two German examples in 1961, all others remain unidentified. The control tower is still in use in 2022, now being occupied by airport operations.

The Terminal of Lamezia-Terme International Airport. [iPhone 8 Plus]

A get-lucky visit to the new building of Air Paradive, where the owner intends to house part of his collection, creating a lovely aviation museum with some real gems on display. Outside, there is some more hardware in the shape of a Tzukit, MiG-23 and various Do-28B1's. In a 2010 article which I found online, the owner mentions his intention to restore all the aircraft one by one. In the background of this photo, the frame of 4X-AAR (Fairchild F-24.J Argus, c/n 3400) is hanging on the right side against the wall. 4X-GHD (Schreder HP-18, c/n 60-2) should also be present but I did not see it during the visit. The Cessna Caravan in the foreground is still active and used by Air Paradive.

Airport still in use. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand

Meravo Helicopters facilities

Apron and tower view including Skyway Short 360 N381MQ and DHL Cessna 208B N900HL.

Mangere was Auckland's civil airport before WW2. Taken over by the RNZAF during war as seen here. Only a communications flight based there. Returned to civil control in September 1944. Airline operations moved to RNZAF Whenuapai in 1947 as Mangere's grass runways were inadequate for newer aircraft. GA remained. When Whenuapai was unable to handle 707s and DC-8s, Mangere was chosen as site of new airport. The old airport was closed and cleared along with surrounding houses. GA operators moved to Ardmore. Photo from: Air Force Museum of New Zealand