Infrastructure Week
Air Forced Once?
“In the dying days of his presidency, Donald Trump has taken to asking some aides and advisers about the process of naming airports after former U.S. presidents, according to two people who’ve heard him recently inquiring on this.
“One of the two sources relayed that, in the past three weeks, Trump mentioned that “no president” wants an American airport that has a bad reputation or crumbling infrastructure named after them. The other knowledgeable source said that Trump had, at one point since the 2020 election, offhandedly asked what kind of “paperwork” was necessary to get an airport named after a former president.”
For 1/17th of a point towards your Holiday Term Paper, tell us about the airport (where it is, what amenities it offers, aircraft it services, etc.) in the comments. #2 pencils only.
I think there’s still an airport left in Entebbe. LDN just loves Uganda!
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tRump International at Sturgis, SD. They’ll have 3 vending machines: 1 for snacks & candy, 1 for cold drinks, and 1 that dispenses fortune cookies filled with the wise sayings of our former Prez.
Oh, and a gift shop! (Grift slop shop?)
https://www.amazon.com/BobbleFingers-Donald-Trump-Gifts-Rushmore/dp/B07VLF6PWK
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Somehow it goes bankrupt after six months, even though nobody thought that was possible.
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https://www.visitmt.com/listings/general/airport/glendive-airport.html
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White Airport, Fort Bragg, CA. 39.43, -123.82
It’s White, It’s in a city named for a Confederate General, it’s got brag right there in its name, and it is currently abandoned and useless. This is tRump epitomized!
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Oops – reply posted under YellowDog’s Cargo Cult suggestion.
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It’s not an airport, technically, but the John Frum Cargo Cult on the island of Tanna is a good candidate.
https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/sociologyofreligion/2017/12/14/the-american-messiah-john-frum-and-the-cargo-cults-of-the-south-pacific/
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Can’t beat those qualifications.
But try selling him on this (if he has to be convinced) by telling him it’s as close as he’ll ever get to this one:
https://www.simplecharters.com/private-jet-charter-flights/burkina-faso/ua/nalunaq-heliport-bgnl
It’s in Greenland (which he wanted to buy) and has the same name a gold mine that isn’t producing any more but is selling shares because it has a high probability of producing more (sounds like a play right out of Trump U)
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Is there one somewhere in western Alaska that only flies to Russia?
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I think Fiji International will soon be underwater.
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Pinal Airpark, Marana, AZ: Aircraft check in, but they don’t check out 🙂 It’s a boneyard…..it is the perfect site!
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Too funny! I was gonna suggest the airplane graveyard along Kolb and Valencia in Tucson.
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That sounds like the same place.
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Are any of the airports from the American Revolution still around? Any one of them should do.
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Swiped from Crooks & Liars:
None in the US. There is one in Russia though that is appropriate:
Russia’s Bolshoye Savino Airport – IATA code: PEE
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How about Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Where the Hindenburg went up in flames
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