Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Massakory Airport

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The result was delete. v/r - T P 02:41, 19 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Massakory Airport

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no such airport. not found in google search. article for the town is now corrected to say that there is no airport, only a tarmac road. so no sign of ongoing airport construction. may be trivially recreated if construction ever starts. Mercurywoodrose (talk) 01:11, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per nomination. No location, no coordinates, nothing to indicate an actual facility exists. It may be nothing more than a road used by humanitarian relief planes. Mariepr (talk) 02:27, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 20:16, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Transportation-related deletion discussions. — • Gene93k (talk) 20:16, 12 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Keep multiple sources state that the airport exists [1], [2], [3]. These even give detailed information such as the runway length and elevation, which should put the question of the airport's existence at rest. Arsenikk ^(talk) 22:35, 13 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, I suppose. Harmless. There is a 1km dirt runway, maybe not much else. A plausible search term, boring article. Is there a guideline for inherent notability of minor airports? Perhaps the Dangana or Kuori Kalé people could provide more information about this one. Aymatth2 (talk) 01:13, 15 June 2011 (UTC).[reply]
Comment While these new references (good research) seem to show its existence, im not sure they show enough notability. an unpaved airstrip with no aviation codes? do we really list each of these on WP? its not like its a permanent human habitation, most of which get automatic notability if proved to have existed. This type of listing for a business would easily fail notability standards (
Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies#Depth of coverage) I note that this afd is listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation. if anyone who works there can show me the projects guidelines for notability, say, an agreed upon size for which an airstrip gets mentioned, and show that this makes the grade, i will withdraw my nomination.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:44, 16 June 2011 (UTC)[reply
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based on the information provided below, ill stand by my request for deletion, but i suppose it can remain on the List of airports in Chad, though not redlinked. i copied the references for this article over to that list. The list, and template, while obviously useful in theory, also show a number of other airstrips that may not be notable enough. I have nothing against Chad personally (im sure he's a great guy:) ), but many of these may have to go through AFD as well.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 17:19, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - The main Wikiproject covering airports is
WP:AIRPORTS. Their essay on notability of airports can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Airports/Notability. If the airport in question has scheduled flights then it meets the notability criteria. Past scheduled flights give weight to the case for notability. Currently, there is no demonstration in the article that it meets the notability criteria set out in the relevant essay. Should this situation change, then my !vote would change accordingly. Mjroots (talk) 08:33, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply
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Delete Changed my mind based on Mjroots comment and reading
WP:AIRPORTS. Proof of existence and runway length is not enough. Evidence of scheduled flights would be, but is very unlikely given the poverty and small population of the town. Other discussion of the airport in good sources could be too. But I can't find anything in French or English apart from a few casual mentions of the 1km dirt runway. Aymatth2 (talk) 12:47, 18 June 2011 (UTC)[reply
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