LifeHacker Challenge perfect for Avsim crowd

[MarkW 1,502]

This challenge appeared on the Life Hacker website. I am guessing it will take about 10 minutes on this board for someone to figure this out.

 

 

Ready, set, GO!

 

 

http://lifehacker.com/5910774/challenge-where-on-earth

[CYXR 257]

The runway is 910 metres (2,986 ft) long and the longitude / latitude of the airport is 16°41′26″S 179°52′37″W

 

ben

[NoahBryant 26]

Dang I was close...

 

Yep Tavenui Airport in Fiji.

 

Here's how I got there:

 

First step was the registration, which placed it in Fiji - that's the easy part.

 

http://commons.wikim...rman_Trislander <- I had to figure out what kind of plane that was

 

http://jetphotos.net...rman Trislander <- That same plane where it was based in Nausori Fiji - led me to believe it was based in nausori

 

http://www.airlinero.../Air_Fiji.shtml <- Fiji Air destinations, used this to see where it was flying to out of nausori

 

http://www.flickr.co...04977/lightbox/ < Picture taken in almost the same spot (look at the fence and palm trees in the BG)

 

 

Part of my old job used to be scrounging up info from minute pieces of information like this. I loved it, it's so fun.

[Matthew Kane 1,343]

That was easy for me....Fiji is my neighbouring nation so I recognized the Air Fiji aircraft from the picture right away. The rest is just on charts I have.

 

Americans go to Caribean for vacations....Kiwi's go to Fiji for vacations.

 

Cheers