Perhaps, I just recall a the proposal to lengthen it. Google says it is nearly 13,500 ft though.
Restricted airspace is it not? It is far from the longest runway in the US. It is not even the longest
runway in Utah. It is 11,000 feet long. Salt Lake International has two 12,000 foot runways, and Hill Air Force Base is 13,500 feet long. Both Edwards Air Force Base and Area 51 have runways in excess of 25,000 feet. Patrick, have you ever been to Michael AAF (Dugway) or flown over it?
________________________________ From: "erikhansen@thebluezone.net" <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Maybe Interesting?
I thought the Army Airfield out at Dugway was capable of landing the Shuttle in an emergency.
Isn't it the longest runway in the US?
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Barrett <BarrettWF@comcast.net> wrote:
Allan Lockheed Jr., son of aviation pioneer Allan Lockheed Sr., told lawmakers Denver could become an international hub for suborbital space travel.
Frank Moss lives!
I can't help but wonder if Utah might have been in this position some 35 years ago, had there been a larger private-enterprise interest in space travel at the time. We almost had a shuttle landing facility. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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