Congress redefined the island's military mission as the storage and destruction of chemical weapons." In 1993, Congress appropriated no funds for the Johnston Atoll "Safeguard C" mission, bringing it to an end. All of the chemical weapons that were once stored on Johnston Island have been incinerated, and that process was completed in 2000 and JACADS demolished by 2003. Later on, it became the site of a chemical weapons depot and the site of the Johnston Atoll Chemical Agent Disposal System (JACADS). "The Johnston Atoll area was used during the 1950s and 1960s as an American nuclear weapons test site—for both above-ground and underground nuclear tests.
But, after a short consultation with my estate agent (wikipedia), I decided not to bid for this: wants to be a partner in this new venture.įantastic tour, narrations and shots, Francois. So this place has potential, but it needs a buyer with lots of cash. I guess the staff is here to make sure nothing of military value would be left on the atoll, at least nothing that they have control over. If the runway is good enough for a straight military C130, it's good enough for a B757. But there is still some activity around here, as I can witnessed. Lots of sand near the taxiway, and lots of dark green abandoned military shacks too. So it must be a mixture of sand, deteriorating asphalt and what else! But the B757 makes it through and exits via the first decent taxiway. When rolling through those blueish portions, part of the wheels disappear. It's going to be fun to see how the B757 reacts when touching the ground.Īs you can see, there are portions of the runway that are perfect, and some other sections in gelatinous blue that are far from interesting. Short final, there is definitely something visible now on the runway. Anyway, it's a great place to see and fly around, that's for sure.Īh! There is a little boat on the right.must be the real estate agent waiting for potential customers. But it's long enough, wide enough, and it's flight sim world, no life at stake.įrom here, it doesn't look that bad, the runway looks like it's in one piece.
#Johnston atoll airport series#
I have read that the runway is not maintained and it's definitely not suitable for a B757 considering the lack of maintenance and the series of X along the runway. With only one runway, it has to be expected. That's the only part of the town visible after take-off and then we'll be on top in no time.Īlready a good portion of the 750 nm has been done, we're approaching the atoll.įlaps, gear and speed adjusted, the only remaining detail to deal with is the light to moderate crosswind. Well, lots of rain and IFR for departure, but it's the game so here we go. Using FSGRW real weather, I thought I would have a nice view of Honolulu which was the departing airport. So through Sunwing, I had to go see what it looks like. Hi, I just read that Johnston Atoll is officially for sale, naturally with everything that comes with it, good and bad.
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