2016

Airfields in 2016

53 EVENTS LISTED326 ON RECORDERA 07
20152017

Timeline

53 events · 11 months
During the year
ClosedRzhevka Airport closes.
RU-9999Rzhevka AirportRU
ClosedSiena-Ampugnano Airport closes.
LIQSSiena-Ampugnano AirportIT
OpenedQuezaltenango Airport opens.
AAZQuezaltenango AirportGT
OpenedKishangarh Airport Ajmer opens.
KQHKishangarh Airport AjmerIN
OpenedYingkou Lanqi Airport opens.
YKHYingkou Lanqi AirportCN
OpenedZhalantun Genghis Khan Airport opens.
NZLZhalantun Genghis Khan AirportCN
OpenedAl Khadim Airport opens.
HL59Al Khadim AirportLY
ClosedJoshua Sanford Field closes.
US-11523Joshua Sanford FieldUS
OpenedKashmar Ultralight Airport opens.
IR-0032Kashmar Ultralight AirportIR
January
OpenedGaitros STOL Airport opens.
88ILGaitros STOL AirportUS
MilestoneLappeenranta becomes the owner.
LPPLappeenranta AirportFI
MilestoneSouth Karelia becomes the owner.
LPPLappeenranta AirportFI
OpenedHarun Thohir Airport opens.
BXWHarun Thohir AirportID
OpenedOlsztyn-Mazury Airport opens.
SZYOlsztyn-Mazury AirportPL
OpenedHoma Bay Airport opens.
HKHBHoma Bay AirportKE
February
OpenedShiyan Wudangshan Airport opens.
WDSShiyan Wudangshan AirportCN
DisasterLion Air Flight 263.
SUBJuanda International AirportIDNo deaths
March
ClosedBremerhaven Airport closes.
DE-0880Bremerhaven AirportDE
OpenedSanming Shaxian Airport opens.
SQJSanming Shaxian AirportCN
Disaster2016 Ecuadorian Army Arava crash.
PTZRio Amazonas AirportEC22 killed
OpenedQionghai Bo'ao Airport opens.
BARQionghai Bo'ao AirportCN
DisasterFlydubai Flight 981.
RU-9991Rostov-on-Don AirportRU62 killed
Disaster2016 Aero Teknic MU-2 crash.
YGRÎles-de-la-Madeleine AirportCA7 killed
ClosedQinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport closes.
ZBSHQinhuangdao Shanhaiguan AirportCN
OpenedQinhuangdao Beidaihe Airport opens.
BPEQinhuangdao Beidaihe AirportCN
April
OpenedAir Park North opens.
MI30Air Park NorthUS
MilestoneKansai Airports becomes the operator.
KIXKansai International AirportJP
MilestoneKansai Airports becomes the operator.
ITMOsaka Itami International AirportJP
ClosedWaterville / Kings County Municipal Airport closes.
CCW3Waterville / Kings County Municipal AirportCA
DisasterBatik Air Flight 7703.
HLPHalim Perdanakusuma International AirportIDNo deaths
Disaster2016 Sunbird Aviation crash.
UNGKiunga AirportPG12 killed
OpenedUlanqab Jining Airport opens.
UCBUlanqab Jining AirportCN
May
OpenedAlcantarí International Airport opens.
SREAlcantarí International AirportBO
OpenedZhukovsky International Airport opens.
ZIAZhukovsky International AirportRU
June
ClosedNouakchott International Airport closes.
MR-0013Nouakchott International AirportMR
OpenedNouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport opens.
NKCNouakchott–Oumtounsy International AirportMR
DisasterSingapore Airlines Flight 368.
SINSingapore Changi AirportSGNo deaths
July
MilestoneSendai International Airport Company becomes the operator.
SDJSendai AirportJP
OpenedGolog Maqên Airport opens.
GMQGolog Maqên AirportCN
ClosedOld Paros National Airport closes.
GR-0110Old Paros National AirportGR
August
OpenedVan Effen Field opens.
6Y4Van Effen FieldUS
DisasterEmirates Flight 521.
DXBDubai International AirportAE1 killed
DisasterASL Airlines Hungary Flight 7332.
BGYIl Caravaggio International AirportITNo deaths
October
Disaster2016 Malta Fairchild Merlin crash.
MLAMalta International AirportMT5 killed
DisasterAmerican Airlines Flight 383.
ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportUSNo deaths
DisasterFedex Express Flight 910.
FLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportUSNo deaths
November
OpenedGrapevine Airstrip opens.
88AZGrapevine AirstripUS
RenamedRenamed Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt.
HAMHamburg Helmut Schmidt AirportDE
December
OpenedHalifax River Seaplane Base opens.
F15Halifax River Seaplane BaseUS
ClosedMcMurdo Station Pegasus Field closes.
AQ-0014McMurdo Station Pegasus FieldAQ
OpenedCangyuan Washan Airport opens.
CWJCangyuan Washan AirportCN
OpenedClaremont Airbase opens.
YCLBClaremont AirbaseAU
DisasterAerosucr Fliht666.
PCRGerman Olano AirportCO5 killed

Not listed: 273 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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