Showing posts with label Remote runways on remote islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Remote runways on remote islands. Show all posts

Saturday, 18 June 2016

Moruroa atoll



                      Moruroa Atoll




Moruroa is an island in the South Pacific. It belongs to French Polynesia. Also named Morurura or Aopuni.
In Moruroa there is even a little football pitch. Moruroa used to have 2 active nuclear testing plants.
No people live there any more.
It has a big airstrip but in the south of the island there is a mysterious runway.




nuclear testing plants in Moruroa

Monday, 6 July 2015

Remote runways on remote islands




                                Remote runways on remote islands
 
                            With a runway               Without a runway
                    Johnston Atoll                                 Howland Island 
                              Niue                                                 Mangareva
                              Fais Island                                       Maupihaa
                              Orkney                                             Nama
                              Wallis and Futuna                            Deception
                              Pukarua
                              Fangatau
                              Reao
                              Maupiti
                              Enewetak
                              Rimatara 
                              Iwo Jima