CABLE TO DIRNSA FROM NPIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B04558A001200040106-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 26, 2008
• Sequence Number: 106
• Publication Date: April 7, 1966
• Content Type: CABLE

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CITE NPIC 6U67.
ANALYSIS OF MISSION 1030-2 REVEALS THE PRESENCE
OF LIN?TAO AIRFIELD 33I$N l/?SIE LOCATED 4.3
ON SOUTH OF LIN?TAO
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AND 45.5 NM SOUTK OF LAN-CHOU. A $350 X 185 FT NNE/SSW SERVICEABLE
CONCRETE RUNWAY WITH 1350 FT OVERRUNS AT EITHER END. A PARALLEL
TAXIVAY, ONE CROSSOVER LINK, 2 ALERT APRONS AND 3 LARGE PARKING
APRONS. AT LEAST 160 TEMPORARY WORKERS' HOUSING AND OR STORAGE
FACILITIES ARE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE AIRFIELD. AIRCRAFT OBSERVED:
ONE CAB*
FURTHER ANALYSIS OF PRIOR PHOTOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF LIN-TAO
AIRFIELD DISCLOSES: AIRFIELD IN APPEARS
TO BE IN PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STAGE OR INITIAL FIELD LAYOUT.
REVEALS THE AIRFIELD TO BE CONTINUING IN
PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING STAGE AS EVIDENCED BY GRADING, MINOR EXCAVA-
TION AND DRAINAGE EXPANSION; SEVERAL SMALL VILLAGES HAVE BEEN RAZED.
FINAL SURFACING APPEARS IN PROCESS IN
AIRFIELD HAS TAKEN ON A DEFINITE NNE/SSW ORIENTATION AND IS PROBABLY
IN LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION. RUNWAY, OVERRUNS, TAXIWAYS, AND
PARKING APRONS NOW CLEARLY DEFINED AND TEMPORARY WORKERS' HOUSING/
STORAGE FACILITIES NOW PRESENT.
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