Editing Matagorda

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 12: Line 12:
 
When in use, the base had 6 paved runways, control tower, VOR (116.4) and NDB beacons.
 
When in use, the base had 6 paved runways, control tower, VOR (116.4) and NDB beacons.
 
It had one 15,000 ft runway, two 10,000 ft, and numerous shorter runways (at least 5000 ft).
 
It had one 15,000 ft runway, two 10,000 ft, and numerous shorter runways (at least 5000 ft).
 
===Maps and charts===
 
*[http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.33,-96.46&chart=301&zoom=1 http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.33,-96.46&chart=301&zoom=1]
 
  
 
==Pierce Field==
 
==Pierce Field==
Line 27: Line 24:
 
*Runway 6/24, 1829 x 23 m, concrete
 
*Runway 6/24, 1829 x 23 m, concrete
 
*Runway 18/36,  1524 x 23 m, concrete
 
*Runway 18/36,  1524 x 23 m, concrete
 
===Maps and charts===
 
*[http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.459596448208437,-96.29608154599606&chart=301&zoom=1 http://skyvector.com/?ll=28.459596448208437,-96.29608154599606&chart=301&zoom=1]
 
 
==In science fiction==
 
Matagorda is used in the [[Ben Bova]] books as a space base.
 
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
Line 39: Line 30:
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Island_Air_Force_Base]
  
[[Category: Articles]]
 
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
[[Category:Surface bases]]
 
[[Category:USA]]
 

Please note that all contributions to OrbiterWiki are considered to be released under the GNU Free Documentation License 1.2 (see OrbiterWiki:Copyrights for details). If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To protect the wiki against automated edit spam, we kindly ask you to solve the following hCaptcha:

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)