Path: news.nzbot.com!not-for-mail
NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 13:23:43 -0500
From: R2D2 <alfa@bravo.co>
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Subject: Re: Russia's wooden airports: Simple charm from a bygone era
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2018 19:23:42 +0100
Message-ID: <scmipdl992dsvv35sk7jliq16j8e2fg2ej@4ax.com>
References: <pnbi9k0fn9@drn.newsguy.com>
User-Agent: ForteAgent/8.00.32.1272
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Lines: 34
X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com
X-Trace: sv3-HWb4viyJZwfUA4ROFQ3r13jT0AVrN4LzWnB1rcyVB7KbaauIPZ9fc/Vz4S+ZtKalqwxY2ddshRnhbPC!sHaaMqpW5jXd6puuVu7HXRXaz2hIWoyeWZu8Lw5LTPk8aRMyHiK/c2dC8X/JMXsZT5M3TDM+
X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com
X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers
X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly
X-Postfilter: 1.3.40
X-Original-Bytes: 2345
X-Received-Bytes: 2582
X-Received-Body-CRC: 971324679
Xref: news.nzbot.com alt.binaries.pictures.aviation:8743
On 12 Sep 2018 10:27:16 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>
>Good read plus lots of pictures!
>
>https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/russia-wooden-airports/index.html
>
>
>As if made from the same mold, shiny, glittering terminals have become a status
>symbol for any city with aspirations.
>
>But all of this is a world away from the remoteness of Russia's Arctic regions
>and the Siberian wilderness.
>
>Here you'll discover an entirely different type of airport, built in the
>mid-20th century when the Soviet Union saw in air transport a way to expand the
>state's reach to every corner of its territory, even if that meant little more
>than a dirt runway and a radio shack.
>
>You won't find huge duty-free shops, fast food joints or big-name fashion
>brands, but Russia's wooden airports have a beauty of their own.
>
>Some are a little dilapidated, but even then their frailness and simplicity give
>them a unique and charming character.
>
>Here's a travel guide to some of Russia's most remarkable wooden airports. But a
>warning to would-be visitors: Although many of them see regular airline service,
>getting there can be quite an adventure.
>
>
>*
Stunning, thanks for the link.
|
|