ONZ Runway-Circle Remnants

USA / Michigan / Gibraltar /
 runway, abandoned / shut down

The long-abandoned area was a novel runway design allowing takeoff / landing from any direction across the circle. It dates from the facility's earliest years as a Naval Air Station. The runway circle remnants are now crossed-over by modern taxiways.

World War II era photo shows the vee of side runways which are now the only ones used.
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Coordinates:   42°6'6"N   83°9'42"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago