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Pie De La Cuesta Air Force Base
Pie de la Cuesta Air Force Base ( es, Estación Aeronaval de Salina Cruz; B.A.M. 7), officially ''Base Aérea Militar No. 7 General de División Gustavo G. León González, Pie de la Cuesta'' (Air Force Base No. 7 Major General Gustavo G. León González) , is a military airport located in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. The airport takes its name from ''Pie de la Cuesta'', a beach neighborhood situated in the Acapulco Metropolitan Area where the airport is located. History In 1945, the airport was inaugurated as the civil airport serving Acapulco, a well-established coastal tourist destination in Mexico. During the 1940s to the 1970s, Acapulco became the preferred destination for the Jet set, Jetset, Hollywood celebrities, and affluent individuals seeking exclusive beach vacations in an exotic setting. As the popularity of Acapulco soared, the decision was made to construct a new airport. On April 23, 1953, Acapulco International Airport was inaugurated, and the management of Pie d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asphalt Concrete
Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac, bitumen macadam, or rolled asphalt in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams. Asphalt mixtures have been used in pavement construction since the beginning of the twentieth century. It consists of mineral aggregate bound together with asphalt, laid in layers, and compacted. The process was refined and enhanced by Belgian-American inventor Edward De Smedt. The terms ''asphalt'' (or ''asphaltic'') ''concrete'', ''bituminous asphalt concrete'', and ''bituminous mixture'' are typically used only in engineering and construction documents, which define concrete as any composite material composed of mineral aggregate adhered with a binder. The abbreviation, ''AC'', is sometimes used for ''asphalt concrete'' but can also denote ''asphalt content'' or ''asphalt cement'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
