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small austere airfield

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Unsophisticated airfield, usually with a short runway, that is limited in one or a combination of the following: taxiway systems, ramp space, security, materials handling equipment, aircraft servicing, maintenance, navigation aids, weather observing sensors, and communications. Also called SAAF. See also airfield.


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Engineer Technical Letter 01-6 (published jointly by the Army and Air Force) defines the standards for which small austere airfields (SAAFs) are built.
With a payload of 160,000 pounds, the C-17 can take off from a 7,600-foot airfield, fly 2,400 nautical miles, land on a small austere airfield in 3,000 feet or less, and be refueled in flight.
 
 
 
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