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Non Diving Posts: Discuss Strangest Airport in the Non-Diving Related Forums forums: does anyone know where this airport is? Graham...

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Old 26-06-07, 02:05 PM
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Strangest Airport

does anyone know where this airport is?



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Old 26-06-07, 02:09 PM
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Google tells us Dutch Antilles, and there are some scary pics there!

Only one I have seen that looks a scary is the airstrip in Courchevel ski resort, the plane goes lower after it has taken off for a few seconds.
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Anywere near this one?

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It's Saba and there's a load of good stuff about the place on Wikipedia

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The scuba diving in particular is deep and somewhat challenging; even though Saba is a small island it actually supports not one, but two Hyperbaric chambers in case of diving emergencies.
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It's Saba and there's a load of good stuff about the place on Wikipedia
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Old 26-06-07, 02:41 PM
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How about this one?



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re your recent musings on Heathrow, Jason, how long did it take you to get through this one

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re your recent musings on Heathrow, Jason, how long did it take you to get through this one
Had to go by boat. The swimming pool wasn't up to much either:



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I'd go for Saba too, but then the titl of your pic gave it away a little

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