2012

Airfields in 2012

88 EVENTS LISTED167 ON RECORDERA 07
20112013

Timeline

88 events · 12 months
During the year
OpenedDavid the Builder Kutaisi International Airport opens.
KUTDavid the Builder Kutaisi International AirportGE
OpenedWarsaw Modlin Airport opens.
WMIWarsaw Modlin AirportPL
OpenedIğdır Airport opens.
IGDIğdır AirportTR
ClosedSamaná El Portillo Airport closes.
DO-0012Samaná El Portillo AirportDO
ClosedRAF Kinloss closes.
GB-1218RAF KinlossGB
ClosedRAF Cottesmore closes.
GB-1224RAF CottesmoreGB
ClosedMetz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air Base closes.
FR-1240Metz-Frescaty (BA 128) Air BaseFR
RenamedRenamed Aérodrome de Chartres-Métropole.
LFORChartres-Métropole AirfieldFR
ClosedAtahualpa Airport closes.
EC-0063Atahualpa AirportEC
OpenedArłamów Airfield opens.
EPARArłamów AirfieldPL
ClosedRAF Lyneham closes.
GB-1213RAF LynehamGB
ClosedHaysfield Airport closes.
US-11633Haysfield AirportUS
ClosedUpwood Glider Field closes.
GB-0294Upwood Glider FieldGB
OpenedKołobrzeg-Bagicz Airfield opens.
EPKGKołobrzeg-Bagicz AirfieldPL
OpenedŚwiebodzice Airfield opens.
PL-0070Świebodzice AirfieldPL
OpenedBaryt Air Base opens.
PL-0091Baryt Air BasePL
January
OpenedGun Barrel City Airpark opens.
74XAGun Barrel City AirparkUS
OpenedKooskia (Clear Creek Int) Airport opens.
79IDKooskia (Clear Creek Int) AirportUS
OpenedEllensburg (Rotor Ranch) Airport opens.
79WTEllensburg (Rotor Ranch) AirportUS
February
OpenedRooks County Regional Airport opens.
KRCPRooks County Regional AirportUS
OpenedSouthwest Lakes Airpark opens.
7MI2Southwest Lakes AirparkUS
OpenedRadial Flyer Airport opens.
WT21Radial Flyer AirportUS
OpenedDuhok International Airport (under construction) opens.
IQ-0070Duhok International Airport (under construction)IQ
ClosedHaapajärvi Airport closes.
FI-0020Haapajärvi AirportFI
Disaster2012 Katanga Express Gulfstream IV crash.
BKYBukavu Kavumu AirportCD4 killed
MilestoneListed as National architectural monument of Latvia.
EVRSSpilve AerodromeLV
March
OpenedJCJ Farm Airport opens.
63XAJCJ Farm AirportUS
OpenedMallard Creek Ranch Airport opens.
9ID6Mallard Creek Ranch AirportUS
April
OpenedTietjes Airport opens.
98LSTietjes AirportUS
OpenedKlinkerman Airport opens.
52XAKlinkerman AirportUS
OpenedTejas Stone Ranch Airport opens.
88XATejas Stone Ranch AirportUS
OpenedFlying W Ranch Airport opens.
61IDFlying W Ranch AirportUS
OpenedHarmony Valley Airport opens.
16KSHarmony Valley AirportUS
DisasterUTair Flight 120.
TJMRoshchino International AirportRU33 killed
MilestoneListed as Grade II* listed building.
GB-0562Stow Maries Great War AerodromeGB
May
OpenedWoodley 2 Airport opens.
5IL8Woodley 2 AirportUS
OpenedYangzhou Taizhou Airport opens.
YTYYangzhou Taizhou AirportCN
DisasterAgni Air Flight CHT.
JMOJomsom AirportNP15 killed
June
ClosedReims-Champagne (BA 112) Air Base closes.
FR-1241Reims-Champagne (BA 112) Air BaseFR
OpenedBuzzport Airport opens.
92MEBuzzport AirportUS
OpenedDouble L Ranch Airport opens.
32WYDouble L Ranch AirportUS
DisasterAllied Air Flight 111.
ACCKotoka International AirportGHNo deaths
DisasterDana Air Flight 992.
LOSMurtala Muhammed International AirportNG153 killed
OpenedDaxing'anling Elunchun Airport opens.
JGDDaxing'anling Elunchun AirportCN
ClosedBrétigny-sur-Orge Air Base closes.
FR-1252Brétigny-sur-Orge Air BaseFR
OpenedKunming Changshui International Airport opens.
KMGKunming Changshui International AirportCN
ClosedKunming Wujiaba International Airport closes.
CN-0032Kunming Wujiaba International AirportCN
DisasterTianjin Airlines Flight 7554.
HTNHotan AirportCN2 killed
July
OpenedAkutan Airport opens.
KQAAkutan AirportUS
MilestoneNew Kansai International Airport Company becomes the operator.
KIXKansai International AirportJP
MilestoneNew Kansai International Airport Company becomes the operator.
ITMOsaka Itami International AirportJP
August
ClosedManchester Woodford Airport closes.
GB-1211Manchester Woodford AirportGB
OpenedHillview Airport opens.
2PA2Hillview AirportUS
OpenedGeldean Airport opens.
6IL9Geldean AirportUS
OpenedAracati Dragão do Mar Regional Airport opens.
ARXAracati Dragão do Mar Regional AirportBR
OpenedCatumbela Airport opens.
CBTCatumbela AirportAO
OpenedZunyi Xinzhou Airport opens.
ZYIZunyi Xinzhou AirportCN
ClosedCincinnati-Blue Ash Airport closes.
US-11528Cincinnati-Blue Ash AirportUS
DisasterPakistan International Airlines Flight 653.
LHEAllama Iqbal International AirportPKNo deaths
September
OpenedDonlin Creek Airport opens.
PFCRDonlin Creek AirportUS
OpenedSandy Rock Airport opens.
14MTSandy Rock AirportUS
OpenedBartsch Airport opens.
92PNBartsch AirportUS
DisasterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012).
UHPLPalana AirportRU10 killed
DisasterSita Air Flight 601.
KTMTribhuvan International AirportNP19 killed
October
OpenedCrow Island Airport (Pvt) opens.
8MA4Crow Island Airport (Pvt)US
OpenedAshlawn Airport opens.
CO23Ashlawn AirportUS
DisasterFlyMontserrat Flight 107.
ANUV. C. Bird International AirportAG3 killed
DisasterCorendon Airlines Flight 773.
AYTAntalya International AirportTRNo deaths
OpenedDharavandhoo Airport opens.
DRVDharavandhoo AirportMV
OpenedGelephu Airport opens.
GLUGelephu AirportBT
November
RenamedRenamed Mojave Air and Space Port.
MHVMojave Air & Space PortUS
OpenedWalz Airport opens.
4KSWalz AirportUS
OpenedZafer Airport opens.
KZRZafer AirportTR
Disaster2012 Aéro-Service Ilyushin Il-76 crash.
BZVMaya-Maya International AirportCG6 killed
December
OpenedTalakan Airport opens.
TLKTalakan AirportRU
OpenedTango 7 Airport opens.
9AR4Tango 7 AirportUS
OpenedBHH Aviation Airport opens.
38NCBHH Aviation AirportUS
OpenedRichter Airport opens.
12CNRichter AirportUS
OpenedBar C Ranch Airport opens.
54XSBar C Ranch AirportUS
OpenedXL Ranch Airport opens.
77XAXL Ranch AirportUS
RenamedRenamed Aeroporto Municipal Octavio Moura Andrade.
SDAESão Pedro AirportBR
OpenedPhú Quốc International Airport opens.
PQCPhú Quốc International AirportVN
OpenedLublin Airport opens.
LUZLublin AirportPL
OpenedPimenta Bueno Airport opens.
PBQPimenta Bueno AirportBR
Disaster2012 Kazakhstan Antonov An-72 crash.
CITShymkent International AirportKZ27 killed
DisasterAir Bagan Flight 11.
HEHHeho AirportMM1 killed
DisasterRed Wings Airlines Flight 9268.
VKOVnukovo International AirportRU5 killed
ClosedBristol Filton Airport closes.
GB-1220Bristol Filton AirportGB

Not listed: 79 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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