Russian Antonov Cargo Plane To Land in Fuerteventura Saturday

[woe10]

Saturday 2.00pm - 3.00pm

The Antanov cargo plane will be bringing technical equipment for the new Disney "Star Wars" Movie to filmed in Jandia. Click image for bigger picture.

[gattaca66]

Although i would love to be wrong, I don't think we will be seeing the Antonov 225, as pictured, landing here in Fuerteventura. There is only one of these flying anywhere in the world, and it requires a minimum runway length of 3400 metres. The runway at Fuerteventura is relatively long, but at 2400 metres in total it just can't accommodate the mighty Antonov 225. I've read elsewhere that a smaller Antonov carrier is due Friday pm at 14.00, ex Birmingham, and it maybe that the rumour re the 225 has grown from that? What a sight it would be, though!

[TamaraEnLaPlaya]

I've seen various reports online and in local papers today that state the 225 is due either Saturday or Sunday so who knows!

Woe - where did you get your info from? I'd love to see it landing and happy to spend a couple of hours hanging around, but all weekend .........

Gatta - have to agree it seems unlikely it will be the 225.

[Captain Sensible]

No-one seems sure when it will be landing.  There are different reports in all the press releases, from 8am this morning until Sunday.

[Windermeregolfer]

Well Friday 8am has come and gone and no sighting, or NOISE as I am sure there will be, yet

[woe10]

 It's been confirmed by the Airport,  that it will ba the Antanov AN 12 which wiil land on Saturday, not the one pictured.
The press seemed to have mis-led us.

 

 

[Captain Sensible]

A lot of equipment and caravans arrived in Puerto del Rosario yesterday by ship - https://www.ondafuerteventura.es/disney-traslada-centenar-vehiculos-rodaje-star-wars/

[Captain Sensible]

After all of the mis-information it was an Antonov AN-12 that landed at around 2pm today. Apparently there were lots of cars parked up with photographers around the airport.
We didn't see it come into land over Caleta as the wind direction changed, so planes were coming into land over Puerto; and they are taking off over Caleta.

[woe10]

Dozens of cars and people waited for the landing, which came from to North due to South Wind. Landed about 3.25pm
Not the plane the newspapers told us though.

[Captain Sensible]

It was still parked up this morning when I went to the airport.

[Tamkid]

Why would anyone be interested? its just a plane, things cant be that bad that a plane landing would be one of the highlights of living in Fuerteventura, why not watch paint dry or something really exciting like kite flying?

[Captain Sensible]

It doesn't take long for paint to dry here
The International Kite Festival is on over the 2nd weekend in November - so we are looking forward to that

[calculator]

Although i would love to be wrong, I don't think we will be seeing the Antonov 225, as pictured, landing here in Fuerteventura. There is only one of these flying anywhere in the world, and it requires a minimum runway length of 3400 metres. The runway at Fuerteventura is relatively long, but at 2400 metres in total it just can't accommodate the mighty Antonov 225. I've read elsewhere that a smaller Antonov carrier is due Friday pm at 14.00, ex Birmingham, and it maybe that the rumour re the 225 has grown from that? What a sight it would be, though!

The runway at FUE is 3400m long; So landing wouldn't have been an issue. Lanzarote airport only has about 2400m, hence the usual diversions to FUE in difficult conditions.

[Canary dweller]

Gatta is correct; the runway here on Fuerte is 2400 metres long; NOT 3400.

[Johnrgby2]

Gatta is correct; the runway here on Fuerte is 2400 metres long; NOT 3400.

According to airport map info it is actually 3406 metres , the old runway which they now use as a taxiway is 2105 metres.

[gattaca66]

Gatta is correct; the runway here on Fuerte is 2400 metres long; NOT 3400.

According to airport map info it is actually 3406 metres , the old runway which they now use as a taxiway is 2105 metres.

Without wanting to get into full anorack mode, I think Calculator may be right to correct my posting..... several sources, including a pilot info site give the length as 2400 metres, which I used, but others do give 3400 metres. I see a brief re Lanzarote gives the length there as 2400 metres 'the shortest in the Canary islands', suggesting, too, that Fuerte is longer! Should be simple to establish, shouldn't it, but that's the Internet for you!

[Tamkid]

I think the runway in Fuerteventura is 2400.7789576 metres long in summer, it contracts slightly during the winter to 2399.789086 metres long.

Watching the sunrise over the runway is reckoned to be one of the eighth wonders of the world but if you see a plane flying past the sun with the runway in the foreground at the exact moment it rises is truly breathtaking.

[Ivemovedon]

Perhaps a local retiree with plenty of time to spare could get up there with a tape measure.

[Johnrgby2]

I stand corrected


FUE Airport Runway Summary
Longest Runway:   01R/19L is 7897 ft (2407 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:   
FUE Airport Runways
Runway 01/19    7874 ft x 148 ft (2400 m x 45 m)
Runway Length Source:    as of
Surface:    Asphalt -
Runway Pavement Class:    
Runway Edge Lights:    Yes Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:    
Runway 01
Runway 19
Elevation:
37   75
Latitude:
28.4419   28.4635
Longitude:
-13.8641   -13.8634
True Magnetic Hdg.:
2   182
ILS Type:
Glide Path Angle:
0.0 degrees   0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:
Runway Markings Type:
Runway Markings Condition:
Arresting Device:
Object at End:
Object Height:
0   0
Object Marked/Lighted?:
Distance from End:
0   0
Object Centerline Offset:
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:
Runway Visual Range (RVR):
Approach Light System:
REIL:
Yes   Yes
Touchdown Lights:
Centerline Lights:
Threshold Crossing Height:
Threshold Elevation:
37   75
Displaced Threshold:
0   0
Threshold Latitude:
Threshold Longitude:

Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):
0   0
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):
0   0
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):
0   0
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):
0   0

Runway 01R/19L    7897 ft x 148 ft (2407 m x 45 m)
Runway Length Source:    as of
Surface:    Asphalt -
Runway Pavement Class:    
Runway Edge Lights:    Medium intensity Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:    
Runway 01R
Runway 19L
Elevation:
0   0
Latitude:
28.441889   28.463542
Longitude:
-13.864119   -13.863406
True Magnetic Hdg.:
0   0
ILS Type:
Glide Path Angle:
0.0 degrees   0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:
Runway Markings Type:
Runway Markings Condition:
Precision approach markings   Precision approach markings
Arresting Device:
Object at End:
Object Height:
0   0
Object Marked/Lighted?:
Distance from End:
0   0
Object Centerline Offset:
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:
Runway Visual Range (RVR):
Approach Light System:
Calvert ILS Cat II   None
REIL:
Omni-directional REIL   Omni-directional REIL
Touchdown Lights:
None   None
Centerline Lights:
Threshold Crossing Height:
Threshold Elevation:
0   0
Displaced Threshold:
0   0
Threshold Latitude:
Threshold Longitude:

Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):
0   0
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):
0   0
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):
0   0
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):
0   0

Runway 01L/19R    5427 ft x 148 ft (1654 m x 45 m)
Runway Length Source:    as of
Surface:    Asphalt -
Runway Pavement Class:    
Runway Edge Lights:    Medium intensity Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:    
Dual Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:    
Runway 01L
Runway 19R
Elevation:
0   0
Latitude:
28.435608   28.450489
Longitude:
-13.866269   -13.865775
True Magnetic Hdg.:
0   0
ILS Type:
Glide Path Angle:
0.0 degrees   0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:
Runway Markings Type:
Runway Markings Condition:
Non-precision approach markings   Non-precision approach markings
Arresting Device:
Object at End:
Object Height:
0   0
Object Marked/Lighted?:
Distance from End:
0   0
Object Centerline Offset:
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:
Runway Visual Range (RVR):
Approach Light System:
MALSF   MALSF
REIL:
None   None
Touchdown Lights:
None   None
Centerline Lights:
Threshold Crossing Height:
Threshold Elevation:
0   0
Displaced Threshold:
0   0
Threshold Latitude:
Threshold Longitude:

Declared Distances
Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA):
0   0
Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA):
0   0
Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA):
0   0
Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA):
0   0

[Johnrgby2]

Perhaps a local retiree with plenty of time to spare could get up there with a tape measure.

i was on my way when I realised I only had a 4 metre tape

[Tamkid]

Good Job Johnrugby, for ages I have been thinking in varied around the 2400 metres now I know, thanks.

[woe10]

Surprise Surprise: As previously commented upon, not one Policeman or Guardia was in attendance to oversee the exiting of up to a hundred cars onto the busy main road, which could have caused a serious accident with cars flying down.

Today is Canarian Day, 12 noon, the Guardia are out in force at the Ikea Roundabout in Matorral, stopping and breathalyzing motorists.