A different kind of extreme runway

randall g writes:

I have been there, by car, in 1986. On the highway are signs that say
"Watch For Aircraft Using Highway". This road is not at all busy so I am
sure there is not much trouble with right of way.

Here is a picture, taken from the north looking roughly south. There was
a small plane parked there that day.

http://www.telemark.net/~randallg/ea...ns_airport.jpg

Thanks -- that's a great pic.


All the best,


David

Isn't all of the Alaskan highway considered a runway? I have seen photos of
planes in auto gas stations fueling up...presumably with the proper STC.

Also, regarding the planned use of highways in times of war. I also thought
that was an option here in the US. Someone once told me that interstates
intentionally had straight sections suitable for a runway at fairly regular
intervals by design.

"randall g" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:14:04 GMT, David Megginson
wrote:

I just noticed an interesting airport in the CFS (Canadian A&FD).
I glanced at the airport diagram for CAJ2, Eagle Plains/Wiley, Yukon
Territory, and noticed that the runway was on top of a road. A glance
at the CAUTION section confirmed that:

CAUTION Rwy forms part of Dempster hwy (mile 244)

The runway is 2500x60 gravel (pavement isn't common north of 60), so
basically, the highway just gets wider for a half mile and there's a
wind sock sitting beside it. Has anyone reading this group visited
this airport (either by plane or car)? I wonder how it's signed on
the highway, and how pilots feel about fighting with trucks for the
right of way.



I have been there, by car, in 1986. On the highway are signs that say
"Watch For Aircraft Using Highway". This road is not at all busy so I am
sure there is not much trouble with right of way.

Here is a picture, taken from the north looking roughly south. There was
a small plane parked there that day.

http://www.telemark.net/~randallg/ea...ns_airport.jpg

On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Carl J. Hixon wrote:

Isn't all of the Alaskan highway considered a runway? I have seen photos of
planes in auto gas stations fueling up...presumably with the proper STC.

Also, regarding the planned use of highways in times of war. I also thought
that was an option here in the US. Someone once told me that interstates
intentionally had straight sections suitable for a runway at fairly regular
intervals by design.

Not according to Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp

Strange, the things you read late at night that suddenly become
semi-relevent a week later!

Brian.



"randall g" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:14:04 GMT, David Megginson
wrote:

I just noticed an interesting airport in the CFS (Canadian A&FD).
I glanced at the airport diagram for CAJ2, Eagle Plains/Wiley, Yukon
Territory, and noticed that the runway was on top of a road. A glance
at the CAUTION section confirmed that:

CAUTION Rwy forms part of Dempster hwy (mile 244)

The runway is 2500x60 gravel (pavement isn't common north of 60), so
basically, the highway just gets wider for a half mile and there's a
wind sock sitting beside it. Has anyone reading this group visited
this airport (either by plane or car)? I wonder how it's signed on
the highway, and how pilots feel about fighting with trucks for the
right of way.



I have been there, by car, in 1986. On the highway are signs that say
"Watch For Aircraft Using Highway". This road is not at all busy so I am
sure there is not much trouble with right of way.

Here is a picture, taken from the north looking roughly south. There was
a small plane parked there that day.

http://www.telemark.net/~randallg/ea...ns_airport.jpg

"Carl J. Hixon" wrote in message
news:RsFpb.1408$Zb7.824@fed1read01...
Isn't all of the Alaskan highway considered a runway? I have seen photos
of
planes in auto gas stations fueling up...presumably with the proper STC.

Also, regarding the planned use of highways in times of war. I also
thought
that was an option here in the US. Someone once told me that interstates
intentionally had straight sections suitable for a runway at fairly
regular
intervals by design.


Yes, every 10 miles is to have a straight mile, with no overpasses or
overhead wires.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:


that was an option here in the US. Someone once told me that interstates
intentionally had straight sections suitable for a runway at fairly

regular

intervals by design.



Yes, every 10 miles is to have a straight mile, with no overpasses or
overhead wires.
--
Jim in NC



If that is the case, is there a reference somewhere that points
these out?

"John Mireley" wrote in message
...
Morgans wrote:


that was an option here in the US. Someone once told me that
interstates
intentionally had straight sections suitable for a runway at fairly

regular

intervals by design.



Yes, every 10 miles is to have a straight mile, with no overpasses or
overhead wires.
--
Jim in NC



If that is the case, is there a reference somewhere that points
these out?


Here's a reference that contradicts the statement.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/airstrip.asp

Morgans wrote:

Yes, every 10 miles is to have a straight mile, with no overpasses or
overhead wires.

Try driving from Asheville to Knoxville. Tell me how many straight sections you
find in the Blue Ridge and Smokies.

George Patterson
If you're not part of the solution, you can make a lot of money prolonging
the problem.