Category. | Statistic. |
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Location. | Sweden. |
Opened in. | World War 2. |
Closed in. | Still in use. |
Operated by. | Swedish Airforce. |
Owned by. | Swedish Airforce. |
Outside link. | http://212.82.99.181/search/srpcache?p=Upsala+highway+strip&ei=UTF-8&fr=dss_yset_chr&u=http://cc.bingj.com/cache.aspx?q=Upsala+highway+strip&d=4531484023326099&mkt=en-GB&setlang=en-GB&w=tds1U8MGssIMrnVd-wgJGKtQ8wXkHcAz&icp=1&.intl=uk&sig=mB1Kur1AazVcb.bQkgQlYA--, http://www.coldwarhistoryque.com./Highway_strip_sweden and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_jackdaw#Behaviour. |
It has:- 8/26: 2000 m x 40 m Asphalt, 03/21: 1930 m x 49 m Asphalt runways, a PAR (1990) Radar unit and a underground hangar.
At one recent time in Uppsala, Sweden, 40,000 birds have been recorded at a single winter Jackdaw roost with mated pairs often settling together for the night.
- See also: Noteworthy Air bases