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support for the Phantom fighters, and transport for local (
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27:Civilian airport at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
1195:"Falkland Islands info portal - History Articles"
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3583:List of busiest airports in the United Kingdom
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524:in the Falkland Islands with a paved (sealed)
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496:(MoD). Port Stanley Airport is owned by the
437:Map showing the airport and surrounding area.
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127:Learn how and when to remove this message
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928:List of airports in the Falkland Islands
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825:, resident at RAF Stanley, provided
65:adding citations to reliable sources
1468:Commodore Ruben Oscar Moro (2000).
1224:Commodore Ruben Oscar Moro (2000).
498:Government of the Falkland Islands
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2571:Falkland Islands Community School
2541:Falkland Landholdings Corporation
2421:Falkland Islands pound (currency)
681:; and the Aermacchis against the
628:de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers
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1489:Sea Harrier over the Falklands
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262:Falkland Islands Standard Time
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2448:Representative Office, London
874:Britten-Norman BN-2B Islander
3675:Airports established in 1979
2823:British Overseas Territories
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692:(RAF) bombed the airport in
1171:Airport information for PSY
1100:British Antarctic Territory
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1552:Accident history for PSY
1487:Ward, 'Sharkey' (1992).
1400:British Antarctic Survey
1392:"Aircraft in Antarctica"
882:Rothera Research Station
878:British Antarctic Survey
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561:Grumman HU-16B Albatross
530:Falkland Islands Company
460:), also merely known as
30:Not to be confused with
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2696:Christ Church Cathedral
1556:Aviation Safety Network
1510:White, Rowland (2006).
819:Lockheed C-130 Hercules
707:Lockheed C-130 Hercules
2646:Mount Pleasant Airport
2590:Falklands Conservation
1267:Morgan, David (2006).
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494:UK Ministry of Defence
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279:23 m / 75 ft
76:"Port Stanley Airport"
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3359:Belfast International
2766:Peter Symonds College
2546:Falklands Oil and Gas
1618:1770 Falklands crisis
1547:at Wikimedia Commons
906:, and the other as a
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563:aircraft operated by
486:international airport
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307:51.68556°S 57.77750°W
3451:Overseas Territories
2708:Scouting and Guiding
2651:Port Stanley Airport
2443:Legislative Assembly
1367:Ian Allan Publishing
1205:on 27 September 2008
904:North Falkland Basin
852:by regional airline
694:Operation Black Buck
442:Port Stanley Airport
347:Port Stanley Airport
312:-51.68556; -57.77750
244:1 May 1979
145:Port Stanley Airport
61:improve this article
2453:Sovereignty dispute
1451:FalklandIslands.com
1406:on 29 January 2008.
1316:on 7 November 2009.
1299:Ward (1992), p. 302
1277:Orion Books Limited
892:Bristow Helicopters
803:No. 23 Squadron RAF
795:No. 29 Squadron RAF
789:installed to allow
762:After the war, the
727:minimum metal mines
688:On 1 May 1982, the
675:British land forces
644:Argentine Air Force
598:at the east end of
553:Argentine Air Force
464:, is a small civil
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3399:Crown Dependencies
2770:Chichester College
2726:Commonwealth Games
2624:Telecommunications
2578:Falkland Islanders
2481:RAF Mount Pleasant
2389:Weddell Settlement
1470:La Guerra Inaudita
1338:. 14 November 2020
1226:La Guerra Inaudita
1155:Aeronautical chart
912:RAF Mount Pleasant
858:RAF Mount Pleasant
815:RAF Mount Pleasant
787:arrester equipment
748:Magellanic penguin
731:amphibious landing
677:, shooting down a
671:air reconnaissance
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2084:Bull Point
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1135:18 August
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