Very interesting video about the military airport meiringen by Tom Scott. A must see i would say.
Is this sooo special?
In the Buochs-Airport (Nidwalden), which was also a military airport until 2017, you can also cross the runway on a public road, iirc.
And in the military airbase Emmen (Luzern) there is also a public road crossing a part of the runway.
I’ve always loved this military bace! Thank you Tom for covering this topic with all of your expertiseAlso what a lovely ending
When I came to Switzerland and thought this was curious, a friend explained it this way: half the entire country (and their wives) are in the military, and so by some measure, the entire country is a military base. And when you come to understand how many mysterious doors there are in cliff faces, you understand better why the airports don’t have fences.
What’s the actual name of this base?
Man he really loves Switzerland.
I remember visiting Meiringen and seeing motorcyclists do drag racing on the runway (it was in a period with no flights planned). I never knew if that was legal but it sure looked fun.
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Very interesting video about the military airport meiringen by Tom Scott. A must see i would say.
Is this sooo special?
In the Buochs-Airport (Nidwalden), which was also a military airport until 2017, you can also cross the runway on a public road, iirc.
And in the military airbase Emmen (Luzern) there is also a public road crossing a part of the runway.
I’ve always loved this military bace! Thank you Tom for covering this topic with all of your expertiseAlso what a lovely ending
When I came to Switzerland and thought this was curious, a friend explained it this way: half the entire country (and their wives) are in the military, and so by some measure, the entire country is a military base. And when you come to understand how many mysterious doors there are in cliff faces, you understand better why the airports don’t have fences.
What’s the actual name of this base?
Man he really loves Switzerland.
I remember visiting Meiringen and seeing motorcyclists do drag racing on the runway (it was in a period with no flights planned). I never knew if that was legal but it sure looked fun.