Longest Runway

WIndian · Post by **WIndian** » 31 May 2006, 23:26

i think the small isle of barbados can lift its head up.

the runway at grantley adams intl is 18000'!!!

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 01 Jun 2006, 00:57

No it's not, I just measured it in Google Earth, it's about 3600 meters, or 12000 feet.

WIndian · Post by **WIndian** » 01 Jun 2006, 17:32

u r correct, earthman.

just realized that the info provided by "world airport codes dot com" was incomplete/incorrect. my bad!

my google calc results in an even shorter strip, 3318.

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 01 Jun 2006, 18:34

Well, due to the resolution of the images of Barbados, I am not entirely sure where the runway starts and ends. Are the gray/brown areas at either end also part of it, or not, etc.

SN30952 · Post by **SN30952** » 14 Jun 2006, 14:52

Did you know Sir Grantley Adams International Airport was called GAIA!!!

Try: http://www.gaia.com.bb/main.htm
To see pictures of the surroundings....

It was a proposed site for the British Airways Concorde Museum.

Grantley Adams International Airport
IATA/ICAO CODE: BGI/TBPB

Elevation: 52 m (but close to the sea -can someone check?)
Orientation 09/27
Length (m) 3361m
Glide Slope(deg) 3
Width (m) 45m