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Photos of Rockhampton airport during Australian flooding

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Incredible photos of the runway. Also look at photo #16 with the jet taking off. (www.boston.com) Más...

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geoflyer
Erika Amir 0
Oops, forgot to post this here, thanks! Another jaw-dropping photo can be found here:
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/d-day-for-rockhampton-today/story-e6frea8c-1225981985828

Apparently as of today the airport is officially closed for a minimum of 20 days, no new fuel coming in, airspace now restricted to emergency helicopters within a radius of six nautical miles of the city.
nigelites
Nige Lites 0
You'd think they might allow Amphibians;
Twr:"Catalina VH-ABC, will you be landing on Wheels or Floats"
VH-ABC "Both"
henryf
henryf 0
From the pictures, it is obvious that the center of the runway is lower than the thresholds.

After things dry out, the soil beneath the runway needs to be drained and compacted.

Then, the center of the runway needs to be raised to the same elevation as the TDZE.

End of problem.

I would bet that the Australian equivalent of FEMA has money for this.

M. Henri PE

M. Henri, PE

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