@@syd7429the runway tunnel is crap. The queue just causes the tunnel to be congested and then closed for the day. Traffic ran smoother with the runway crossing.
tom scott made a video about that recently where he visited a military airport with a level corssing that gets used regularly in austria or switzerland i believe
The airport in Visby used to have a railway crossing the runway until the 1960's. When it comes to military airports in Sweden they all tend to have reserve runways on the public road network. In case of war this is so they can scramble more aircraft faster and and its harder to knock out the airport
@@Canleaf08 In Sweden it's usually local roads that get widened to 16m for 800m. This is much narrower than those Autobahns or even road bases in Finland.
There used to be an airport called Stapleton International, that was east of Denver Colorado. Denver International has long since replaced it, but at Stapleton, one of the runways was built on a bridge going over Interstate 70. I'm sure that this was the main factor in them closing down eventually.
Frankfurt Airport has a taxiway crossing a highway with a bridge, because a runway had been built later, as an extension, on the other side of the highway.
The mainline Railway between Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland, which is the busiest single track railway in Europe. crosses the very top of RWY 26 at City of Derry Airport. The ATC even have a signal system in the tower to stop any oncoming trains whenever an aircraft is taking off or landing.
Essendon airport in Melbourne Australia has some of its hanger isolated by a road. To get to the runway the need to close off road and open the taxiway.
Heathrow has one, between the main terminals and the BA hangers, you have to cross it to get to the main train/bus station (Hatton Cross).. Grandad used to drive up to the gate so we could watch the planes - 5yo me thought seeing a Jumbo Jet about 15ft away was the most incredible thing *ever* (don't get me started on concorde!) ❤🙏🏻🍻
There allegedly used to be a level crossing at Mariehamn airport in Jomala municipality, Åland, where the main road to and from the west (now landscape road 1; I don't know when the road numbering was implemented) crossed the runway. I believe this arrangement lasted until the new main road (now Hammarlandsvägen) across Möckelö (to the south of the airport) was opened in 1963. Now there's a sharp curve in the road directly to the west of the fence around the airport, hinting at the former alignment. Unfortunately a part of the former main road to the east of the airport is now a walk/bicycle road, after a new road to the airport was opened, but the old alignment is easily traceable.
Borongan Airport, Visayas. Located in the Philippines, has a road that crosses the runway. The road leads to a barangay called Punta Maria. The airport, however only has a small amount of flights. its as empty as Subic Bay Airport.
Filton had one. The Railway crossed one of the access points to the large Brabazon Hangar. It played host to MK Airlines in its later life, before the airport as a whole was sadly sidelined for other developments.
Sumburgh Airport is a fun airport. Sent my friend off while I took the 15 hr ferry back to the mainland, was good fun seeing her take off. Gotta say though, flight24 does not like the airport, a lot of the planes vanish completely from radar lol ❤
The end of the single runway (Rwy 29 - 1502 m) of Antwerp Airport (EBAW) cuts into a local road , which is closed by traffic lights whenever a landing and/or a takeoff takes place.
A few more airports with roads across their runways: Ketchikan International Airport, Alaska, USA Mabaruma Airport, Guyana Narsarsuaq Airport, Greenland Mataveri International Airport, Easter Island, Chile
Unfortunately not, however Humberside Airport is a repair station for aircraft and the AN-225 used to be repaired there before the war the runway has a one way takeoff and landing direction due to a steep hill like Saint Barthelemy and on the other side of the runway was a road. The road is directly perpendicular and next to the runway. They have a crossing there where if a huge plane is taking off, they can close the road
The old La Romana airport In the Dominican Republic had a level crossing for golf carts on the course that surrounded the airport in the Casa de Campo resort. American Airlines used to serve it with the B-727.
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RIP Gibraltar Road Crossing, you will be missed.
It will be very missed
@@syd7429the runway tunnel is crap. The queue just causes the tunnel to be congested and then closed for the day. Traffic ran smoother with the runway crossing.
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Tom Scott just covered a level crossing across a military airstrip in Switzerland
tom scott made a video about that recently where he visited a military airport with a level corssing that gets used regularly in austria or switzerland i believe
It's a Swiss air force base
The airport in Visby used to have a railway crossing the runway until the 1960's.
When it comes to military airports in Sweden they all tend to have reserve runways on the public road network.
In case of war this is so they can scramble more aircraft faster and and its harder to knock out the airport
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@@skoldmo762wdym he said that
Germany also had some Autobahns which could be converted into reserve runways.
@@Canleaf08 In Sweden it's usually local roads that get widened to 16m for 800m. This is much narrower than those Autobahns or even road bases in Finland.
I can confirm the Gibraltar road Crossing is still open.... It's for predestrians only though
Where is there airport
The Meiringen Air Base in Switzerland has a road that crosses the runway.
There used to be an airport called Stapleton International, that was east of Denver Colorado. Denver International has long since replaced it, but at Stapleton, one of the runways was built on a bridge going over Interstate 70. I'm sure that this was the main factor in them closing down eventually.
Frankfurt Airport has a taxiway crossing a highway with a bridge, because a runway had been built later, as an extension, on the other side of the highway.
CDG has two runways and a taxiway crossing one of one of major motorways/autoroutes (A1/A3) into and out of Paris, France;
AMS is very similar.
Madeira comes to mind with it’s “temple” like bridge support structure.
The runway at RAF Jurby was extended across a road.
@Teamgeist
The airfield is now closed.
@Teamgeist
The island's prison has been built on part of the airfield.
The mainline Railway between Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland, which is the busiest single track railway in Europe. crosses the very top of RWY 26 at City of Derry Airport. The ATC even have a signal system in the tower to stop any oncoming trains whenever an aircraft is taking off or landing.
I delight in the tone you have for "rather special". These are very cool to learn about! Also terrifying!
Damn, I just woke up and my head ain't working. I thought at first sight that the Northern island of NZ was Japan's Hokkaido...
So happy seeing Sumburgh mentioned, rather unique feature to the airport!
In Gibraltar,Traffic now takes the tunnel, but pedestrians can still cross. Imagine if it was like Shibuya.
Essendon airport in Melbourne Australia has some of its hanger isolated by a road. To get to the runway the need to close off road and open the taxiway.
I was just about to say the same thing!
Derry has a railway very close to threshold - there’s a caution note for departing aircraft.
Heathrow has one, between the main terminals and the BA hangers, you have to cross it to get to the main train/bus station (Hatton Cross).. Grandad used to drive up to the gate so we could watch the planes - 5yo me thought seeing a Jumbo Jet about 15ft away was the most incredible thing *ever* (don't get me started on concorde!)
❤🙏🏻🍻
There is one on an aeroclub airport in Pila, nortwest Poland. However the road crosses a taxiway and not a runway
There allegedly used to be a level crossing at Mariehamn airport in Jomala municipality, Åland, where the main road to and from the west (now landscape road 1; I don't know when the road numbering was implemented) crossed the runway. I believe this arrangement lasted until the new main road (now Hammarlandsvägen) across Möckelö (to the south of the airport) was opened in 1963.
Now there's a sharp curve in the road directly to the west of the fence around the airport, hinting at the former alignment. Unfortunately a part of the former main road to the east of the airport is now a walk/bicycle road, after a new road to the airport was opened, but the old alignment is easily traceable.
Ahvenanmaa mainittu! Torilla tavataan!
There is also RAF Ballykelly with a train passing through a runway
Borongan Airport, Visayas. Located in the Philippines, has a road that crosses the runway. The road leads to a barangay called Punta Maria.
The airport, however only has a small amount of flights. its as empty as Subic Bay Airport.
RAF Ballykelly had a railway going across the runway.
Filton had one. The Railway crossed one of the access points to the large Brabazon Hangar. It played host to MK Airlines in its later life, before the airport as a whole was sadly sidelined for other developments.
Been on the train AND planes in Gisborne! Such an interesting thing to do.
In switzerland the airbase of meiringen also had a level crossing for fighter jets
Did part of my military service there the view is insane
Sumburgh Airport is a fun airport. Sent my friend off while I took the 15 hr ferry back to the mainland, was good fun seeing her take off. Gotta say though, flight24 does not like the airport, a lot of the planes vanish completely from radar lol ❤
Actually, in Sumburgh you only cross ONE of the available runways, the shorter one. I did so ON FOOT, a really strange sensation!
The end of the single runway (Rwy 29 - 1502 m) of Antwerp Airport (EBAW) cuts into a local road , which is closed by traffic lights whenever a landing and/or a takeoff takes place.
My local airport: Prachaup airport , Thailand (VTBP). I has public freeway crossing runway 08/26.
A few more airports with roads across their runways:
Ketchikan International Airport, Alaska, USA
Mabaruma Airport, Guyana
Narsarsuaq Airport, Greenland
Mataveri International Airport, Easter Island, Chile
Nice, went over it more times than I can count
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Yes Payerne military air base in Switzerland 🇨🇭.
I actually didn’t know the road was closed in Gibraltar.. quite a sad news
Ah yes gisborne the of New Zealand’s nice towns in the north island but has seen any regular freight since 2011 due to wash outs along the line
Orlando is like that
Are planes cool with crossing railroad tracks? They don't have an issue?
Anchorage airport has crossing gates for planes
If a plane cannot stop, is it a runaway on a runaway?
Arlanda airport in sweden planes taxi to the runway over and cars are under
That's not a level crossing.
@@ketchup901 ok
Goa in India has a crossing
Jeststream J41?
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Unfortunately not, however Humberside Airport is a repair station for aircraft and the AN-225 used to be repaired there before the war the runway has a one way takeoff and landing direction due to a steep hill like Saint Barthelemy and on the other side of the runway was a road. The road is directly perpendicular and next to the runway. They have a crossing there where if a huge plane is taking off, they can close the road
Swiss army base
Notodden
Why is he pronouncing “run away”??
"Why is he pronouncing “run away”??"
It sounds like "run-way" to me. I suppose he has the distinction of being an Englishman.
The old La Romana airport In the Dominican Republic had a level crossing for golf carts on the course that surrounded the airport in the Casa de Campo resort. American Airlines used to serve it with the B-727.