Former Runway Extension (Stanley)
Falkland Islands /
Port Stanley /
Stanley
World
/ Falkland Islands
/ Falkland Islands
/ Port Stanley
World
runway, abandoned / shut down
Built by Royal Engineers and Royal Air Force personnel following the cessation of hostilities in the 1982 Falklands War, this 2,000ft/609m extension of the original Port Stanley Airfield runway was made entirely of AM-2 Aluminum Matting laid over a compacted bed of stone mined from the quarries to the North. Completed between August 15th and August 27th 1982, the extension along with additional upgrades to the original runway and taxiway areas permitted the RAF to begin full-scale operations at the airfield with F-4 Phantom fighters and C-130 transports, allowing the establishment of Royal Air Force Station Stanley. Following the relocation of RAF forces to Mount Pleasant, the AM-2 Matting covering this section of the runway was removed and the extension remains unused by the modern-day airfield.
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Stanley_Airport
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Coordinates: 51°41'9"S 57°47'10"W
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