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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Henry L" data-source="post: 19271996" data-attributes="member: 260809">1. Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport, <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/flights-to/es/cheap-flights-to-spain.html" target="_blank">Spain</a>   What's Spanish for White Elephant? Officially declared 'open' in  March 2011, no commercial flight has actually left from or landed at  Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport. Built at a cost of 150 million euros,  the enduring feature of this freshly-deceased airport near Valencia is a  statue in honour of Carlos Fabra, the local politician who was the  driving force behind its construction. He is under investigation for tax  evasion and corruption.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/castellon_airport_sculpture_spain_by_manuel_carballo_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/renegade60/" target="_blank">Manuel Carballo</a> on Flickr   2. Don Quijote Airport, Spain   If you thought 150 million euros was a waste of money, how about 1.1  billion? Don Quijote Airport (or Ciudad Real Central, to give it its  official name) was conceived in the 1990s as an alternative to <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/airports/mad/madrid-airport.html" target="_blank">Madrid-Barajas</a>.  Fifty minutes from Madrid on a high-speed rail connection with Seville,  it was Spain's first private international airport, and Spain's last -  it went bust and closed in April 2012.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/ciudad_real_airport_spain_photo_by_eusebio_garcia_del_castillo_miciudadreal.es_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/afrogum" target="_blank">Víctor Torres</a> on Flickr - <a href="http://www.miciudadreal.es" target="_blank">MiciudadReal.es</a>   3. Berlin Templehof, Germany   Built in 1923, Berlin-Tempelhof closed to passengers on 31 October  2008. Until the construction of the Pentagon, it was the largest  building in the world. It played a key role in the Berlin Airlift but  over the years it became obsolete. Today <a href="http://www.tempelhoferfreiheit.de/en/" target="_blank">'Tempelhof Field'</a> is the largest public park in the city and the airport buildings host events such as raves and fashion shows.   More: <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/news/10-top-things-do-berlin-locals-guide" target="_blank">10 top things to do in Berlin: a local's guide</a>   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/berlin_templehof_airport_germany_bread_and_butter_fair_editorial_use_by_paul_prescott_shutterstock.com_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   4. Croydon Airport, England   Said to be one of the three iconic pre-World War Two airports in  Europe, along with Le Bourget in Paris and Templehof in Berlin (see  above), Croydon was redolent of the romance of early aviation. Several  famous figures, from Amy Johnson and Charles Lindbergh, to Winston  Churchill, graced its runway, which crossed a road on which traffic had  to be stopped by a man waving a red flag. It is also famous for being  the first airport with air traffic control. Today, the old terminal  Airport House still stands, decorated by a De Havilland Heron.   More: <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/news/croydon-britains-most-interesting-town" target="_blank">Croydon: Britain's Most Interesting Town?</a>   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/default/files/croydon.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   5. Nicosia International Airport, <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/flights-to/cy/cheap-flights-to-cyprus.html" target="_blank">Cyprus</a>   Nicosia International Airport was the most important airport in  Cyprus but commercial activity stopped after the Turkish invasion of  1974. Today it is a no-man's land, a United Nations buffer zone from  which both Greeks and Turks are barred.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/nicosia_international_airport_abandoned_airplane_cyprus_editorial_use_by_yiannis_kourtoglou_shutterstock.com_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   6. RAF Binbrook, England   The UK has a number of old disused airfields just waiting to be  turned into the next 'regional hub' or Mayor of London-named mega  project mooted as an alternative to Heathrow's 11th runway. RAF  Binbrook, near Brookenby in Lincolnshire was used by bombers during  World War II and continued to be used by the Air Force until the 1980s.  Its biggest claim to fame is as the set for 1990 flick Memphis Belle.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/raf_binbrook_abandoned_barracks_by_stevie58_on_flickr_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/40155046@N08/" target="_blank">Stevie58</a> on Flickr   7. Gaza International Airport, Gaza Strip   Also known as Yasser Arafat International Airport, this airport  served the Gaza Strip. Opened in 1998, 700,000 passengers passed though  it a year, but not for long. In December 2001 Israeli forces shelled its  radar station and control tower, putting it out of action. A few weeks  later, they bulldozed the runway.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/gaza_international_airport_by_mohamed_jabaly_flickr_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Original photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjabaly/" target="_blank">Mohamed Jabaly</a> on Flickr   8. Stapleton International Airport, USA   Stapleton International Airport served <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/flights-to/den/cheap-flights-to-denver-international-airport.html" target="_blank">Denver</a>,  Colorado between 1929 and 1995, when it was replaced by Denver  International. In July 1997, a storm caused severe damage to its  structure, so it had to get knocked down completely. All that remains  today is one old control tower.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/stapleton_international_airport_denver_colorado_usa_retired_air_traffic_control_tower_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   9. Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, USA   "Welcome to Earth!". So Will Smith greets an alien arrival in Independence Day.  Scenes from the classic 1996 sci-fi blockbuster were filmed at the  wonderfully-named Air Station Marine Corps El Toro airfield in the  California desert, which looks exactly like the kind of place that an  extra-terrestrial attack force would use as a rendezvous point on our  planet. It closed in 1999 (not because of alien attack).   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/1024px-mcas_el_toro_aerial_view_1993_by_bruce_trombecky_wikimedia_commons_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMCAS_El_Toro_aerial_view_1993.JPEG" target="_blank">PH2 Bruce Trombecky</a> on Wikimedia Commons   10. Galeville, Shawangunk, USA   The small military airfield in upstate New York was built during  World War Two for use as a military academy. It had two paved runways  and for some years operated as a civilian airport. It's now part of the  Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/galeville_army_airfield_by_rchrdcnnnghm_on_flickr_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7652577@N05/" target="_blank">rchrdcnnnghm</a> on Flickr   11. Johnston Atoll Airport, USA   Imagine trying to land a plane here! Johnston Atoll Airport is, as  the name suggests, a small atoll in the Pacific Ocean, several hundred  miles south of Hawaii. It was a US military base for much of the 20th  century but closed in 2005. Built on a small island, it housed 400 men  and had an underground hospital. Attacked by Japanese submarines in  During World War II, it now lies in ruins and abandoned.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/1280px-johnston-atoll_by_ssgt._val_gempis_usaf_wikimedia_commons_-df-st-92-02431_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnston-Atoll-DF-ST-92-02431.JPEG" target="_blank">Ssgt. Val Gempis USAF</a> / Wikimedia Commons   12. Floyd Bennett Field, New York, USA   Formerly one of New York's major airports, Floyd Bennett Field is  synonomous with the exploits of Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes. Its  glory days over, it was replaced by Newark Airport in New Jersey.  Although these days is a public park, it retains some of the historic  buildings that were part of the airport.   More: <a href="http://www.skyscanner.net/news/seven-secrets-new-york-city" target="_blank">Seven Secrets of New York City</a>   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/airport_tower_floyd_bennett_field_02_by_ad_meskens_wikimedia_commons_680_.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAirport_tower_Floyd_Bennett_Field_02.JPG" target="_blank">Ad Meskens </a>/ Wikimedia Commons        13. Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, USA   Robert Mueller Municipal Airport served the city of Austin in Texas  from 1928 to 1999 when it was officially closed and replaced by the  Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Now built over, the only thing  that reminds us that one day there was an airport here is the old  control tower.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/1280px-rmmacontroltoweraustin_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johnston-Atoll-DF-ST-92-02431.JPEG" target="_blank">WhisperToMe</a> / Wikimedia Commons   14. Kai Tak International Airport , Hong Kong   Kai Tak International was Hong Kong's main airport from 1925 to 1998,  when it closed and all traffic moved to the new Hong Kong International  Airport, 30 miles to the west. Surrounded by mountains and buildings,  it was one of the world's most notorious for take-offs and landings,  especially on the famous track 13, since the aircraft had to make a turn  of 90 or even 180 degrees.   <img src="http://www.skyscanner.net/sites/es/files/images/news/kai_tak_airport_hong_kong_by_noob_wikimedia_commons_680.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   Original photo by <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%9C%96%E7%89%871.jpg" target="_blank">Noooob</a> / Wikimedia Commons</blockquote>

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