Birmingham Airport - Old Runway & Control Tower
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Birmingham Airport - Old Runway & Control Tower
Image: © Peter Whatley Taken: 23 Mar 2009
The vestigial remains of now closed cross-wind runway 24 are visible leading up to the control tower. From an era when neither short runways, nor large buildings close alongside their thresholds were an issue.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.449916
Longitude
-1.750552