2008

Airfields in 2008

111 EVENTS LISTED213 ON RECORDERA 06
20072009

Timeline

111 events · 12 months
During the year
OpenedRegion of Murcia International Airport opens.
RMURegion of Murcia International AirportES
OpenedAl Najaf International Airport opens.
NJFAl Najaf International AirportIQ
ClosedHAL Airport closes.
VOBGHAL AirportIN
OpenedAmasya Merzifon Airport opens.
MZHAmasya Merzifon AirportTR
OpenedWilkins Runway opens.
YWKSWilkins RunwayAQ
ClosedSoesterberg Air Base closes.
NL-0144Soesterberg Air BaseNL
ClosedPorto Cheli Airport closes.
GR-0100Porto Cheli AirportGR
ClosedBatlava-Donja Penduha Air Base closes.
XK-0009Batlava-Donja Penduha Air BaseXK
OpenedKrzesiny Military Air Base opens.
EPKSKrzesiny Military Air BasePL
ClosedLiberty County Airport closes.
2J2Liberty County AirportUS
ClosedAlcimar Leitão Airport closes.
BR-1956Alcimar Leitão AirportBR
ClosedJ-Z Airport closes.
US-9730J-Z AirportUS
ClosedDelmas Municipal Aerodrome closes.
FADEDelmas Municipal AerodromeZA
January
OpenedSettlers Bay Airstrip opens.
41AKSettlers Bay AirstripUS
OpenedLoma de Cometa Airport opens.
66TXLoma de Cometa AirportUS
OpenedGrayhill Airport opens.
GA98Grayhill AirportUS
OpenedThorp Airport opens.
LL34Thorp AirportUS
OpenedGlenn's Strip Ultralightport opens.
LA75Glenn's Strip UltralightportUS
OpenedGrand Home Airport opens.
AK99Grand Home AirportUS
OpenedBall Airport opens.
5MS8Ball AirportUS
OpenedAmes Airport opens.
21OGAmes AirportUS
OpenedApache Pass Airport opens.
4XA4Apache Pass AirportUS
OpenedFlying G H Ranch Airport opens.
9TE7Flying G H Ranch AirportUS
OpenedMarlin's Meadow Airport opens.
XS48Marlin's Meadow AirportUS
OpenedTalley Airport opens.
TX48Talley AirportUS
OpenedWildwood Airport opens.
XA91Wildwood AirportUS
OpenedSky Valley Airstrip opens.
WA68Sky Valley AirstripUS
DisasterBritish Airways Flight 38.
LHRLondon Heathrow AirportGBNo deaths
ClosedBacolod City Domestic Airport closes.
PH-0682Bacolod City Domestic AirportPH
OpenedBacolod-Silay International Airport opens.
BCDBacolod-Silay International AirportPH
MilestoneListed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.
23NBayport AerodromeUS
February
OpenedEberly Ranch Airport opens.
TX70Eberly Ranch AirportUS
OpenedChapman Ranch Airstrip opens.
58AZChapman Ranch AirstripUS
OpenedOzark Skies Airpark opens.
05AROzark Skies AirparkUS
OpenedKellogg Airstrip opens.
2CD9Kellogg AirstripUS
OpenedSugar Creek Air Park opens.
II13Sugar Creek Air ParkUS
OpenedChanghai Dachangshandao Airport opens.
CNIChanghai Dachangshandao AirportCN
DisasterBelavia Flight 1834.
EVNZvartnots International AirportAMNo deaths
DisasterSanta Bárbara Airlines Flight 518.
MRDAlberto Carnevalli AirportVE46 killed
DisasterAndersen Air Force Base B-2 accident.
UAMAndersen Air Force BaseGUNo deaths
Disaster2008 Santiago plane crash.
SCTBEulogio Sánchez AirportCL13 killed
March
OpenedYulin Yuyang Airport opens.
UYNYulin Yuyang AirportCN
ClosedYulin Xisha Airport closes.
CN-0424Yulin Xisha AirportCN
OpenedMcCasland Ranch Airport opens.
49XSMcCasland Ranch AirportUS
OpenedFreeman Creek Airport opens.
34IDFreeman Creek AirportUS
OpenedHungry Ridge Ranch Airport opens.
37IDHungry Ridge Ranch AirportUS
OpenedLanding At River'S Edge opens.
98TNLanding At River'S EdgeUS
OpenedRajiv Gandhi International Airport opens.
HYDRajiv Gandhi International AirportIN
OpenedGanzhou Huangjin Airport opens.
KOWGanzhou Huangjin AirportCN
April
OpenedWhitaker Ultralightport opens.
39LAWhitaker UltralightportUS
OpenedBirch Creek Landing opens.
51AKBirch Creek LandingUS
OpenedOberlander Airport opens.
PA52Oberlander AirportUS
DisasterBlue Wing Airlines 2008 plane crash.
SMANLawa Antino AirstripSR19 killed
Disaster2008 Chișinău Antonov An-32 crash.
RMOChişinău International AirportMD8 killed
DisasterHewa Bora Airways Flight 122.
GOMGoma International AirportCD3 killed
DisasterQ16662508.
PEEPerm International AirportRU3 killed
OpenedSyekh Hamzah Fansyuri Airport opens.
FSHSyekh Hamzah Fansyuri AirportID
ClosedSheffield City Airport closes.
GB-1219Sheffield City AirportGB
May
OpenedLewis and Clark Airstrip opens.
8ID8Lewis and Clark AirstripUS
OpenedCanouan Airport opens.
CIWCanouan AirportVC
MilestoneListed as Individual listed building complex.
ESNMOptand AirfieldSE
OpenedKempegowda International Airport Bengaluru opens.
BLRKempegowda International Airport BengaluruIN
Disaster2008 Chelyabinsk Antonov An-12 crash.
CEKKurchatov Chelyabinsk International AirportRU9 killed
DisasterTACA Flight 390.
TGUToncontín AirportHN3 killed
June
DisasterSudan Airways Flight 109.
KRTKhartoum International AirportSD30 killed
OpenedMohe Gulian Airport opens.
OHEMohe Gulian AirportCN
DisasterAeroflot Flight 846.
LEDPulkovo AirportRU
July
OpenedPhalanx Airport opens.
30ARPhalanx AirportUS
OpenedBurgos Airport opens.
RGSBurgos AirportES
DisasterCenturion Air Cargo Flight 164.
BOGEl Dorado International AirportCONo deaths
DisasterEast Coast Jets Flight 81.
OWAOwatonna Degner Regional AirportUS8 killed
August
OpenedOutback Ranch Airstrip opens.
AZ01Outback Ranch AirstripUS
OpenedWindy Tales Airport opens.
TX34Windy Tales AirportUS
OpenedDelta Daves Airport opens.
AA22Delta Daves AirportUS
OpenedMoose Lodge Airport opens.
26IDMoose Lodge AirportUS
OpenedChangbaishan Airport opens.
NBSChangbaishan AirportCN
DisasterSpanair Flight 5022.
MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas AirportES154 killed
DisasterIran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895.
BSZManas International AirportKG65 killed
DisasterSriwijaya Air Flight 62.
DJBSultan Thaha AirportIDNo deaths
September
OpenedFlying S Ranch Airport opens.
33FLFlying S Ranch AirportUS
OpenedMisty Lake Seaplane Base opens.
AA11Misty Lake Seaplane BaseUS
OpenedGus Landing opens.
AA33Gus LandingUS
OpenedIrish Hills Farms Airport opens.
33CTIrish Hills Farms AirportUS
OpenedSandy Point Airport opens.
62MDSandy Point AirportUS
MilestoneFrench Air Force becomes the operator.
DHFAl Dhafra Air BaseAE
OpenedBielsko-Biała Kaniów Airfield opens.
EPKWBielsko-Biała Kaniów AirfieldPL
DisasterAeroflot Flight 821.
PEEPerm International AirportRU88 killed
Disaster2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash.
CAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportUS4 killed
October
OpenedJosé Aponte de la Torre Airport opens.
NRRJosé Aponte de la Torre AirportPR
OpenedLang Ranch Airport opens.
84XSLang Ranch AirportUS
OpenedSmithfield Airport opens.
NY91Smithfield AirportUS
OpenedCloudbound Airport opens.
PA47Cloudbound AirportUS
OpenedRancho San Marcos Airport opens.
74AZRancho San Marcos AirportUS
OpenedFort Atkinson Plantation Airpark opens.
9FD7Fort Atkinson Plantation AirparkUS
OpenedNeely Farms Airport opens.
9GE7Neely Farms AirportUS
OpenedFolmar Airport opens.
07PNFolmar AirportUS
MilestoneListed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.
US-7789Erwin Army Auxiliary AirfieldUS
DisasterYeti Airlines Flight 101.
LUATenzing-Hillary AirportNP18 killed
OpenedKangding Airport opens.
KGTKangding AirportCN
ClosedBerlin Tempelhof International Airport closes.
DE-0456Berlin Tempelhof International AirportDE
November
OpenedCiudad Real International Airport opens.
CQMCiudad Real International AirportES
OpenedSilver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport opens.
KPUJSilver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta AirportUS
OpenedBass Aero Airport opens.
OK17Bass Aero AirportUS
OpenedGeraci Airpark opens.
FL35Geraci AirparkUS
Disaster2008 Mexico City Learjet crash.
MEXMexico City Benito Juárez International AirportMX16 killed
DisasterRyanair Flight 4102.
CIACiampino–G. B. Pastine International AirportITNo deaths
December
OpenedSixmile Lake Airport opens.
AA06Sixmile Lake AirportUS
Disaster2008 San Diego F/A-18 crash.
NKXMiramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher FieldUS4 killed
ClosedHoxton Park Airport closes.
AU-0664Hoxton Park AirportAU
DisasterContinental Airlines Flight 1404.
DENDenver International AirportUSNo deaths
ClosedBlaine Municipal Airport closes.
US-10263Blaine Municipal AirportUS

Not listed: 102 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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