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Old Apr 25, 2018 | 3:53 am
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Originally Posted by Calchas
RGN handles two 77Ws a day courtesy of EK, and probably has hosted many in its lifetime. But on that map it sits almost in the dark. Why doesn’t it get a bright circle?

I’m also a tad suspicious that there are no airports along the north east coast of Libya that could serve as a 777 landing strip. BEN has two 11,700 feet runways, but is deep in the dark. I’m not suggesting a sightseeing tour, but is it really significantly less convenient than TIP, which apparently does get a light circle?

Is there something special about the airports chosen to be diversion stations?
Probably because the 777 aircraft you refer to have ETOPS well beyond the 60 minutes the map is based on.
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