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Piper Cherokee (N253FD) - Aircraft carrier style landing but on land at Avalon Catalina Buffalo Springs station.
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Piper Cherokee (N253FD)

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Aircraft carrier style landing but on land at Avalon Catalina Buffalo Springs station.

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Dave Blevins
Kinda like Sedona, Az. (a.k.a. - USS SEDONA)
长发 张
DANGER
Paul Gedge
"Airport in the Sky"

Image appears to have been taken before the 2019 runway repair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalina_Airport).

Thank you! Wonderful photo :)

image led me to read up on the rich history of the field. It's now on my bucket list to visit.
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
29-Apr-2025 SR22Cleveland Rgnl Jetport ()McGhee Tyson () 12:53PM EDT 01:54PM EDT 1:01
29-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Cleveland Rgnl Jetport () 11:45AM EDT 12:35PM EDT 0:49
28-Apr-2025 SR22Greenville Downtown ()McGhee Tyson () 11:02AM EDT 11:49AM EDT 0:46
28-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Greenville Downtown () 09:31AM EDT 10:18AM EDT 0:47
25-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 01:47PM EDT Diverted
25-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()McGhee Tyson () 01:47PM EDT 02:57PM EDT 1:10
25-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Mcminn County () 01:47PM EDT Diverted
24-Apr-2025 SR22Lovell Fld ()McGhee Tyson () 02:22PM EDT 03:19PM EDT 0:56
24-Apr-2025 SR22Lovell Fld ()Lovell Fld () 02:22PM EDT Diverted
24-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Lovell Fld () 11:18AM EDT 12:15PM EDT 0:57
23-Apr-2025 SR22Big Sandy Rgnl ()McGhee Tyson () 02:51PM EDT 03:59PM EDT 1:08
23-Apr-2025 SR22McGhee Tyson ()Big Sandy Rgnl () 12:12PM EDT 01:16PM EDT (?) 1:03
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