On Thursday 08 December 2011 07:07:58 Geoff McLane wrote:
> I guess the only thing is concerning 'closed'
> airports. Should they be in apt.dat at all?
>
> But if they are retained for 'historic', or
> other purposes, it would be good if they were
> all consistent...

Just because an airport is 'closed' does not mean the runways no longer 
exist... The Gimli Glider incident comes to mind. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider. 

Even if the runways are removed and built over, often outlines are visible 
from the air for years after the airport is removed. See 
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ for some examples.

Ron

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