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  2. Whitsunday Airport - Wikipedia

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    Whitsunday Airport (Shute Harbour) (IATA: WSY [4], ICAO: YSHR [1] [2]) is located in Flametree in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. [1] It is located between the popular tourist destinations of Airlie Beach, Shute Harbour and the Whitsunday Islands. [5] The airport's runway has a 1,410-by-20-metre (4,626 ft × 66 ft) asphalt surface ...

  3. Planes are made to handle bad weather, so why is your flight ...

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    “At a high altitude that is more forgiving. At a low altitude, that is very unforgiving. There’s no room to recover.” That’s part of why bad weather is especially difficult on airport ...

  4. Flight level - Wikipedia

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    The rule affected only those aircraft operating under IFR when in level flight above 3,000 ft above mean sea level, or above the appropriate transition altitude, whichever is the higher, and when below FL195 (19,500 ft above the 1013.2 hPa datum in the UK, or with the altimeter set according to the system published by the competent authority in ...

  5. Visual flight rules - Wikipedia

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    For pilots without an instrument rating who cannot legally fly by instrument flight rules, the restrictions of VMC minima can be troublesome in locations where weather conditions can change suddenly and unexpectedly or when weather events are highly localized. For instance, a small cloud forming over the airport at less than 1000 feet ...

  6. Whitsunday Coast Airport - Wikipedia

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    The airport underwent an upgrade in 2010. The upgraded terminal was officially opened on 20 December 2011. [7] In January 2014, Whitsunday Regional Council announced it was to discuss with the Government of Queensland the process for designating the airport precinct a PDA (Priority Development Area). This would make the future process of ...

  7. Visual meteorological conditions - Wikipedia

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    Altitude Surface to 1200 feet AGL [b] 1200 feet AGL to 10,000 feet MSL 1200 feet AGL and above 10,000 feet MSL; Visibility [c] Clearance from clouds [d] Visibility [c] Clearance from clouds [d] Visibility [c] Clearance from clouds [d] G Day 1 [e] clear of clouds [f] 1: 500 below, 1000 above, 2000 horizontally 5: 1000 below, 1000 above, 1 SM ...

  8. Flametree, Queensland - Wikipedia

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    Whitsunday Airport at Flametree Although mountainous in most parts, Flametree has a narrow, relatively flat valley which is used for the Whitsunday Airport ( 20°16′38″S 148°45′20″E  /  20.2773°S 148.7555°E  / -20.2773; 148.7555  ( Whitsunday Airport ) ), [ 3 ] not to be confused with the larger Whitsunday Coast Airport ...

  9. List of lowest airports - Wikipedia

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    Aerial photo of Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport This is a list of the world's lowest civilian airports , situated less than 10 m (33 ft) above mean sea level . The facility must be public, include at least one hard paved runway, and support general or commercial aviation as of 2019 [update] .