1997

Airfields in 1997

128 EVENTS LISTED212 ON RECORDERA 06
19961998

Timeline

128 events · 12 months
During the year
OpenedZhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport opens.
CGOZhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportCN
OpenedNanjing Lukou International Airport opens.
NKGNanjing Lukou International AirportCN
OpenedFuzhou Changle International Airport opens.
FOCFuzhou Changle International AirportCN
OpenedMilas Bodrum International Airport opens.
BJVMilas Bodrum International AirportTR
OpenedKarlstad Airport opens.
KSDKarlstad AirportSE
MilestoneGazprom Avia becomes the owner.
UUMOOstafyevo International AirportRU
OpenedYinchuan Hedong International Airport opens.
INCYinchuan Hedong International AirportCN
OpenedAbbotsford International Airport opens.
YXXAbbotsford International AirportCA
OpenedAğrı Airport opens.
AJIAğrı AirportTR
OpenedAhe Airport opens.
AHEAhe AirportPF
OpenedZhoushan Putuoshan International Airport opens.
HSNZhoushan Putuoshan International AirportCN
OpenedPayam International Airport opens.
PYKPayam International AirportIR
ClosedW H Bramble Airport closes.
MS-0001W H Bramble AirportMS
OpenedFertőszentmiklós Airfield opens.
LHFMFertőszentmiklós AirfieldHU
OpenedJindal Vijaynagar Airport opens.
VDYJindal Vijaynagar AirportIN
OpenedSüleyman Demirel International Airport opens.
ISESüleyman Demirel International AirportTR
OpenedBalıkesir Koca Seyit Airport opens.
EDOBalıkesir Koca Seyit AirportTR
ClosedAlameda Naval Air Station closes.
US-12488Alameda Naval Air StationUS
OpenedSheffield City Airport opens.
GB-1219Sheffield City AirportGB
ClosedSouth Weymouth Naval Air Station closes.
US-12509South Weymouth Naval Air StationUS
OpenedSaifai Airport opens.
VI00Saifai AirportIN
OpenedOcaña Airfield opens.
LEOCOcaña AirfieldES
ClosedShaki Airport closes.
UBEIShaki AirportAZ
ClosedAction Airpark closes.
US-11328Action AirparkUS
OpenedBorås Airfield opens.
ESGEBorås AirfieldSE
ClosedKarazhal Airport closes.
KZ-0037Karazhal AirportKZ
MilestoneScanian Air Wing becomes the operator.
SE-0095Urasa Air BaseSE
ClosedAscona Airport closes.
CH-0047Ascona AirportCH
OpenedAeródromo de Antela opens.
ES-0010Aeródromo de AntelaES
ClosedRAF North Luffenham closes.
GB-0158RAF North LuffenhamGB
ClosedFrutigen Airfield closes.
CH-0040Frutigen AirfieldCH
January
OpenedGranite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field opens.
KGDBGranite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial FieldUS
OpenedCedar Knoll Flying Ranch Airport opens.
01FLCedar Knoll Flying Ranch AirportUS
OpenedPinehurst Ranch Airport opens.
0MT7Pinehurst Ranch AirportUS
OpenedCook Airport opens.
25MOCook AirportUS
OpenedFlying M Ranch Airport opens.
39COFlying M Ranch AirportUS
OpenedOld Hoppe Place Airport opens.
67TOld Hoppe Place AirportUS
OpenedFlying Cow Air Ranch Airport opens.
FD39Flying Cow Air Ranch AirportUS
MilestoneAvinor becomes the owner.
SOGSogndal Airport, HaukåsenNO
OpenedKirovsk-Apatity Airport opens.
KVKKirovsk-Apatity AirportRU
February
OpenedBeaugh Airport opens.
9CO7Beaugh AirportUS
OpenedFlowood Industrial Airport opens.
MS90Flowood Industrial AirportUS
OpenedKumejima Airport opens.
UEOKumejima AirportJP
OpenedWonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46) opens.
WJUWonju Airport / Hoengseong Air Base (K-38/K-46)KR
March
OpenedTalachulitna River Airport opens.
1AK6Talachulitna River AirportUS
OpenedHazelswart Airport opens.
1VA8Hazelswart AirportUS
OpenedRanger Creek State Airport opens.
21WRanger Creek State AirportUS
OpenedTailskid Ranch Airport opens.
39WATailskid Ranch AirportUS
OpenedBoisselle's Strip opens.
3AK8Boisselle's StripUS
OpenedBig Andy Airport opens.
7WA0Big Andy AirportUS
OpenedBusselton Margaret River Regional Airport opens.
BQBBusselton Margaret River Regional AirportAU
April
OpenedKoliganek Airport opens.
KGKKoliganek AirportUS
OpenedBelcher Airpatch Airport opens.
0LA3Belcher Airpatch AirportUS
OpenedLone Hawk Airport opens.
0MT9Lone Hawk AirportUS
OpenedMorrow Strip opens.
1LA5Morrow StripUS
OpenedValverda Strip opens.
7LA0Valverda StripUS
DisasterMerpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 106.
TJQH A S Hanandjoeddin International AirportID15 killed
May
OpenedLost Bridge Village Airport opens.
40ARLost Bridge Village AirportUS
OpenedDeer Meadow Ranch Airport opens.
5TA8Deer Meadow Ranch AirportUS
DisasterChina Southern Airlines Flight 3456.
SZXShenzhen Bao'an International AirportCN35 killed
OpenedGuiyang Longdongbao International Airport opens.
KWEGuiyang Longdongbao International AirportCN
June
OpenedFly By Night Airport opens.
OG13Fly By Night AirportUS
OpenedToy Airpark opens.
15XSToy AirparkUS
OpenedDraggintail Acres Airport opens.
19XSDraggintail Acres AirportUS
OpenedSouthern Helicopters Airport opens.
21LASouthern Helicopters AirportUS
OpenedFly-N-Ski Airport opens.
31XSFly-N-Ski AirportUS
OpenedSan Rafael Ranch Airport opens.
38XSSan Rafael Ranch AirportUS
OpenedWhite Wings Airport opens.
3TS1White Wings AirportUS
OpenedOak Glen Ranch Airport opens.
3TS9Oak Glen Ranch AirportUS
OpenedMacho Grande Airport opens.
41XSMacho Grande AirportUS
OpenedBaylie Airport opens.
66XSBaylie AirportUS
OpenedBrushy Creek Airport opens.
69XSBrushy Creek AirportUS
OpenedRestoration Ranch Airport opens.
70XSRestoration Ranch AirportUS
OpenedNeuwirth Airstrip opens.
71OKNeuwirth AirstripUS
OpenedSweetbriar Airport opens.
83OKSweetbriar AirportUS
OpenedFlying V Ranch Airport opens.
T26Flying V Ranch AirportUS
OpenedCoyote Crossing Airport opens.
TA26Coyote Crossing AirportUS
OpenedMiller Ranch Airport opens.
TA84Miller Ranch AirportUS
OpenedMinard Pegasus Airport opens.
TE09Minard Pegasus AirportUS
OpenedSilver Wings Airport opens.
TS36Silver Wings AirportUS
OpenedLittle 'L' Ranch Airport opens.
TS61Little 'L' Ranch AirportUS
OpenedParker Airport opens.
TS89Parker AirportUS
July
OpenedFawn Lake Airport opens.
2MO7Fawn Lake AirportUS
OpenedMiddlesex Valley Airport opens.
4N2Middlesex Valley AirportUS
OpenedHay Fever Farm Airport opens.
CO59Hay Fever Farm AirportUS
MilestonePeople's Liberation Army Air Force becomes the owner.
VHSKShek Kong Air BaseHK
MilestonePeople's Liberation Army Air Force becomes the operator.
VHSKShek Kong Air BaseHK
DisasterAir Littoral Flight 701.
FLRFlorence Airport, PeretolaIT1 killed
DisasterFedEx Express Flight 14.
EWRNewark Liberty International AirportUSNo deaths
August
OpenedSouthern Cross Airport opens.
C01Southern Cross AirportUS
OpenedTrident Basin Seaplane Base opens.
T44Trident Basin Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedScotts Airport opens.
0AK0Scotts AirportUS
OpenedVultures Row Airport opens.
6X8Vultures Row AirportUS
OpenedThomas Strip opens.
AK08Thomas StripUS
OpenedTwin Lake Airport opens.
AK95Twin Lake AirportUS
DisasterKorean Air Flight 801.
GUMAntonio B. Won Pat International AirportGU228 killed
DisasterFormosa Airlines Flight 7601.
MFKMatsu Beigan AirportTW16 killed
September
OpenedMt Hope Airport opens.
OG10Mt Hope AirportUS
ClosedYinchuan Xihuayuan Airport closes.
CN-0505Yinchuan Xihuayuan AirportCN
OpenedCatawba Valley Airport opens.
VA10Catawba Valley AirportUS
OpenedPayne Airport opens.
VG05Payne AirportUS
DisasterVietnam Airlines Flight 815.
PNHPhnom Penh International AirportKH64 killed
DisasterRoyal Brunei Airlines Flight 238.
MYYMiri AirportMY10 killed
DisasterGaruda Indonesia Flight 152.
MESSoewondo Air Force BaseID234 killed
October
OpenedLoring International Airport opens.
LIZLoring International AirportUS
OpenedTable Rock Airport opens.
OG06Table Rock AirportUS
OpenedTopton Air Estates Airport opens.
0MS0Topton Air Estates AirportUS
OpenedRoot Hog Airport opens.
3MS3Root Hog AirportUS
OpenedParadise Lakes Airport opens.
7CA2Paradise Lakes AirportUS
November
OpenedHanson Airport opens.
0MT6Hanson AirportUS
OpenedChurch's Landing Airport opens.
1MU8Church's Landing AirportUS
December
OpenedCedar Mills Airport opens.
3T0Cedar Mills AirportUS
OpenedWits End Ranch Airport opens.
5XS5Wits End Ranch AirportUS
OpenedHumbert Airport opens.
7WA4Humbert AirportUS
OpenedLone Hickory Airport opens.
80CLone Hickory AirportUS
OpenedRans Airport opens.
8KS4Rans AirportUS
OpenedBlue Sky Airport opens.
8KS5Blue Sky AirportUS
OpenedCircle P Airport opens.
FA32Circle P AirportUS
OpenedSanctuary Airport opens.
MO86Sanctuary AirportUS
OpenedLarrabee Farm Airport opens.
NE08Larrabee Farm AirportUS
OpenedAndersen Farms Airport opens.
SD19Andersen Farms AirportUS
OpenedLee Airport opens.
SD83Lee AirportUS
OpenedNakhon Ratchasima Airport opens.
NAKNakhon Ratchasima AirportTH
Disaster1997 Irkutsk Antonov An-124 crash.
RU-0036Irkutsk Northwest AirportRU23 killed
DisasterQ15617487.
NNMNaryan Mar AirportRU8 killed
DisasterTajikistan Airlines Flight 3183.
SHJSharjah International AirportAE85 killed
DisasterAir Canada Flight 646.
YFCFredericton International AirportCA
RenamedRenamed Wilmington International Airport.
ILMWilmington International AirportUS

Not listed: 84 events at airfields without a Wikipedia article, mostly openings from the FAA register. The whole year as CSV

FROM WIKIDATA AND THE FAA AIRPORT REGISTER
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