Old Airplane Turned Into a Kindergarten
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 8, 2013
In the Georgian city of Rustavi, an old but fully functional Yakovlev Yak-42 aeroplane has been transformed into a kindergarten classroom. H...
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Airplanes That Carry Other Airplanes
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 4, 2012
A cargo aircraft also known as freight aircraft is specially designed for carrying goods, rather than passengers. They are usually devoid of...
Princess Juliana Airport and Maho Beach
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 1, 2011
Maho Beach is located on the Dutch side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. If you love watching airplanes takeoff and land, this shoul...
Strange Airport #3: Madeira International, Portugal
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 19, 2011
Madeira International Airport, located near Funchal, Madeira in Portugal was first opened on July 1964 with two 1,600-meter (5,249 ft) runwa...
Strange Airport#2: Kansai International, Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 9, 2011
Kansai International Airport is Japan's second most important international airport, located on an artificial island in the middle of Os...
Gibraltar, World’s Only Airport Runway Intersecting a Road
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2011
Gibraltar Airport or North Front Airport is a civilian airport that serves the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a tiny peninsula wit...
Barra Airport–World’s Only Beach Airport
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2011
Barra Airport on the hebridean island of Barra, is the only airport in the world where scheduled flights take-off and land on a beach. That ...
Long Exposure Shots of Airline Takeoffs and Landings
Kaushik Patowary
May 8, 2011
San Francisco International Airport between 10 PM and 11 PM on July 17th, 2009. Image credit
World's Largest Miniature Airport Opens in Germany
Kaushik Patowary
May 7, 2011
The world's largest model airport has opened at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, which is also home to the world’s largest model...
Unclaimed Baggage Center: A Retail Store of Lost Luggage
Kaushik Patowary
Dec 28, 2010
Ever wondered what happens to lost airline baggage? It ends up in Scottsboro in Alabama, the United States at the Unclaimed Baggage Center ....
Cosmic Muffin, a boat that was once an airplane
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 30, 2009
As strange as it may sound, the ‘Cosmic Muffin’ is a boat made out of a rare and historic aircraft - the Boeing 307 Stratoliner dating back ...
