Train on the runway! Bashny.Net

On the Internet walking remarkable pictures of the airfield. This small airport does anyone not interested, if not one "but" - here in this airport runway crosses the railroad. The green arrow indicates the point of intersection with the railway vzlёtki.

As can be seen on the map, all this joy is in New Zealand on the North Island. Gisborne Airport is small, located on the outskirts of the same city, on the shores of the Gulf of Paverti. In Gisborne Airport not fly large airplanes, people in the town not so much. Here you can see the four aircraft of airlines that operate domestic flights on small planes.

The railroad, which crosses runway connects the towns of Gisborne and Palmerston North. It was part of an ambitious project: the construction of the second major railway line in the North Island of New Zealand. Construction began in 1872 but only completed in 1942. Until 2001, this road went Bay Express from Wellington, but it was canceled and the line became fully truck. In 2012, because of Hurricane line mothballed.

Railroads in Gisborne are working very hard, but the airport is very necessary here. Therefore, the runway is open from 6:30 am to 8:30 pm. The path for the train passes right in the middle of the road take-off, which is why one of the objects is sometimes necessary to pass another. It gives a lot of difficulties airlines, as all flights must be clearly laid out in time. Gisbornsky Airport - the most important in the region, and he spends more than 60 domestic flights. More than 150, 0000 people use them every year.