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  • Anonymous
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    BigDog.
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    20 questions on airports +2 bonus points. Answers with great pictures are on the link.
    I Set the bar ultra low at 4. What was your score?

    1. World’s highest civilian airport at 14,468 ft
    2. World’s Lowest at 1,240 below sea level
    3. Closest 2 airports (domestic)
    4. Closest airports (international)
    5. Shortest runway at 1,300ft
    6. Largest Airport 780km sq
    7. Largest Airport Building – 18.44 million ft sq
    8. Busiest (number of passengers)
    9. Busiest (total cargo)
    10. Most Runways x2 – 7
    11. Most Isolated
    12. Scariest
    13a. Longest non-stop flight 9,500 miles from – to
    13b. Longest lasting scheduled flight – 17 hours from – to
    14 Most “Birdie” strikes
    15 Most cars on the runway
    16 Most conspiracy theories
    17 Most expensive to build
    18 Most adaptable
    19 Coldest
    20 Silliest name

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10315339/Record-breaking-airports.html


    TimFitzgeraldTC
    Participant

    Indeed fun – and interesting!


    Swissdiver
    Participant

    Fun, thanks.

    I had six correct answers, but only used five in the list (twice HKG though).

    Love the Golf course at DMK


    heathrowflyer
    Participant

    Thanks for that, enjoyable, I like the photo of the Saba runway (with a drop into the sea on the left too).

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