Best landing strip I've ever seen!

[kentauros]

31º 32’ 09.63” N, 105º 42’ 37.23” W


The things found on Google Earth some days!

[sharp_stick]

1. Man, talk about the middle of nowhere

It's a long runway I wonder if it has a military connection?

[kentauros]

6. I think it's just another ranch.

By the look of one wingless fuselage near their sheds, it's likely a runway for small jets. I'm not a pilot, so I don't know planes by just looking at them. But, you can tell when a strip is for little or lightweight prop planes and when it's for jets just by the length, and often by the general upkeep of the pavement. Prop planes can land on grass and dirt, something you can't do (or maybe not well) with a jet

[steve2470]

2. that's a really high resolution photo

Are there ranchers out there ? I have no idea about TX.

[kentauros]

5. Yeah, the western part of Texas

is either ranchers or oil producers. Probably a little of both for some of them. Also, windfarms, but those are going to be owned by bigger companies. This image is in the middle of ranch land, and you'll see more little "airports" tagged on GE spotted all over.

I don't fly, but have found a bit of fascination with some of these strips, often abandoned. Most of the little ones are for ranchers. Any long and wide abandoned strips were likely military.

One of the weirdest images I've seen was either in eastern California, or western Arizona. It was like a massive subdivision that never got beyond the grading of the streets from the layout presented. Some of the streets are even named, yet there's nothing built anywhere. It's like a huge not-quite-realized ghost town

[CBGLuthier]

3. Phew, was wondering if this was another sex thread

what with the tone of the last few days.

[kentauros]

4. I suppose if I can find a sexually-significant ground image

on GE, then I could post it for you

[Wounded Bear]

7. Sky King!

[kentauros]

8. Make you wonder...