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That is a 7,800 foot runway, uncontrolled, no tower, no ILS.

Do not exactly fancy landing a 777 on that piece of concrete, especially one with potential difficulties. I'm thinking a 747 would be even worse. You'd have to set that thing down EARLY to use every foot of runway.

And taking off again .... well ....

I guess in that piece of ocean you gotta take what you can get.

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Posted: 06/14/2018 at 12:29PM

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