Runway 12/30 at Vandenberg AFB

USA / California / Vandenberg Air Force Base /
15000 × 200 ft (4572 × 61 m)
ICAO: KVBG
FAA: VBG
Elevation: 369 ft (112 m)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
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Coordinates:   34°44'14"N   120°35'3"W

Comments

  • Once was going to be a back-up landing strip for the space shuttle, and the primary landing site for military shuttle missions. The SS proved too expensive for the airforce.
  • Well, kind of.
  • Incinerated astronauts and blown O rings are why Vandenberg can't have nice things.
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