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'''Karolian-Ardispherians''' are [[Ardisphere|Ardispherians]] of [[Karolia|Karolian]] descent. They have had a significant role as an immigrant group in the Ardisphere from the earliest colonial period, and today they form a minority of about 1.5% of the country's total population, although there are many more Ardispherians (perhaps more than 9%) who can claim at least one Karolian ancestor, given the very long history the group has had in the region and the significant mixing that is inevitable over time.
{{KL-infobox airport
| name            = Nicolas Jameson International Airport
| natname        = Aéropuerto Internacional Nicolás Jameson
| zoom            = 14
| latitude        = -24.426
| longitude      = 124.222
| country        = [[File:Luciano_Flag_FA.png|24px]] [[Ardisphere]]
| city            = [[Ciudad Independencia, DS]] ([[Villa Constitución, DF|Villa Constitución]] southeast suburban)
| year            = 1924 (upgrade 2003)
| WAAT            = JAM
| ANACA          = FANJ
| tzone          = +9
| altitude        = 3 m
| passengers      = 18,500,000
| operations      = 201,000
| direction1      = 2/20
| length1        = 3030 m
| direction2      = 16/34
| length2        = 2888 m
| number1        = H1
| hlength1        = 37 m
| number1        = H2
| hlength1        = 30 m
| highway        = AP 5 (toll)
| rtrain          = Regional rail<br />'''Central de VC''' ⇔ '''Princesa'''<br />(ferry connection to El Cabo)
| strain          = Black Lines 31, 32
| metro          = MetroVC<br />'''Dark Green Line 7'''
| postcode        = DS 0956
| telephone      = 0617+(0)-5456-0000
}}


= Demographics =
'''Nicolas Jameson International Airport''' (''[[Castellanese language|Castellanese]]'' "Aéropuerto Internacional Nicolás Jameson") is a historic airport located on the shores of the [[Laguna Corales]] in the city of [[Ciudad Independencia, DS]], in the [[Ardisphere]]. It was recently upgraded, in 2003, to serve as a secondary international airport for the capital metropolitan region surrounding [[Villa Constitución, DF]], whose center lies to the northwest. It is well-integrated to public transportation, including the regional rail system, [[RUTA-VC]], as well as being directly accessible from the ''Autopista de Peaje'' (toll motorway) AP 5.


= History =  
= Origins =  


There is a long history of Karolians as traders and settlers in the Ardsiphere, especially in the coastal south.
The airport is one of the oldest in the Ardisphere, associated from the beginning with the famous Ardispherian pilot and adventurer, [[Nicolás Jameson]]. From his disappearance in 1931, the airport has borne his name. The airfield was the home of the Ardispherian air force from its beginning until 1940, when a new base was built at Presidio Persson (and subsequently moved to the distant Bellas Aguas location), and the Ardispherian [[Guardia Civil]] maintains today an important if compact presence, including the headquarters of their international peacekeeping deployments command.  


Since Karolia only lies less than a thousand kilometers to the east of the Ardisphere, beyond Arnolein across the Gulf of X, trading boats from that country first showed presence in the [[Bahía Negra]] and the southern islands area very early, in the 1400s. Karolia's main national product was wool and woollen clothes at that time, so this is what the goods were initially. The Karolians took back gold and silver (the Karolian word for the Ardisphere means 'land of riches') and later animal furs and other exotic goods, including tea and coffee which the [[Ardispherian First Peoples|Ardispherian natives]] ([[Albalongan Civilization|Albalongans]], [[Altazorian Civilization|Altazorians]] and others) had already been cultivating in the pre-colonial era. Happily, slavery was almost never practised, unlike the Castellanese practices of the period. Perhaps this is why even today there is an odd cultural alliance of sorts between Karolian-Ardispherians and Native Ardispherians.
= Location =


The main area for Karolian colonisation was around the [[Departamento del Sur (DS)|Departamento del Sur]], focused in two areas: [[Isla Cabo Caroliano]] and the [[Au River Valley]].
The airport is fairly distant from the high density "downtowns" of the metropolitan region, with [[Faro, DS|Faro]]/Puerto Nuevo ("downtown") at approximately 40 km, [[Caracol, DS|Caracol]] at 20 km, Armas ("midtown") at 30 km, and Plaza79 ("uptown") at 35 km. Nevertheless, there is a large population in the southeast suburban region that frequently will choose JAM over the main international airport, [[Aéropuerto Internacional Presidente Ángel Keum|Pdte. Ángel Keum]]. This is supplemented by its proximity to important southeastern cities such as [[Palmeras Grises, DS]] and [[Huambara, DS]]. Conveniently located midway between Caracol and Palmeras Grises, it is as the center of the thriving and fast-growing Departamento del Sur.


== Kepplinne ==
Only about 4 km distant is the world-renowned high-energy physics research facility, [[CIFAVA]]. Even closer is the historic downtown of Ciudad Independencia, and the [[Presidente Juan Card Díaz Convention Center]] at Barrio Florerías. The internationally renowned Hipódromo Cerro Sombrero is a short subway trip away with year-round, world-class horse racing, and the city of Caracol, with its waterfront, canals and counterculture is 20 minutes on the commuter trains.


The Karolians arrived with a fortress named [[Kepplinne Castle|Kepplinne]] being founded on Isla Cabo Caroliano in 1491. Despite the fact that the [[Ingerland|Ingerish]] had competing interests in the area, a Karolian town grew up around the fortress over the next century, while the fortress changed hands several times between Ingerish and Karolian control. Although a large number of Ingerish colonists continued arriving, after the [[Treaty of Santiago del Faro]] ceded Ingerish claims in 1619, formally forcing the Ingerish out of the region, Kepplinne was under exclusive Karolian control until 1704, when the territory was finally surrendered to the more established colony of [[Nuevo Castellán]]. For most of that last period, the island was the sole remaining Karolian possession in the country. Afterwards, most of the traders disappeared, leaving only the most established settlers, who gradually became more absorbed into the Castellanese and subsequently Ardispherian culture. There is still a small but intensely idiosyncratic population of Karolians in the city of El Cabo today, but the main surviving remains are the higher genetic rates of blonde and orange hair in the area, the many place names, and the 'special relationship' between the two countries today.
= Facilities =


== Rau ==
The airport includes 57 fully automated and modern jetway arrival/departure gates, grouped in 5 concourses labeled "A" through "E". There are rail and bus facilities within walking distance of the terminal via tunnels, and extensive parking is available.


The Au River Valley saw a significant influx of settlers of Karolian Románš origin. In their small boats, they "leapfrogged" the Castellanese colonies along the coast, who had already established towns like [[Onírica, DS|Onírica]] and [[Palmeras Grises|Santa María (modern Palmeras Grises)]], venturing up the river delta to settle the fertile alluvial plains upstream. The modern name "Au" is just a corruption, under Altazorian influence, of the Románš word "rau," meaning "river." Thus "Rio Au" really means "river river."
The terminal renovations of 2003 included the integration of variety of internationally and locally branded retail shops, restaurants and services. The airport "mall" is sufficinetly popular and so well-connected that nearby residents sometimes go to the airport to go shopping.


The Karolians called their colony, from the start, very simply "Rau." Although originally less substantial than the island settlements, and was never a formal colony of Karolia like on the coast, because of the stratetic importance of the latter as opposed the relative obscurity of the river valley, in modern times the Karolians in the river valley retain much more of their Karolian character, including many towns with majority Románš-speaking populations.
= Operations =


= Languages =
Since the upgrade, JAM serves as the chief hub airport for the rapidly expanding regional carrier [[AeroSur]], although they maintain their business offices in their historic home in [[El Cabo, DS]]. Additionally, because of the integrated Guardia Civil post, the airport serves as a primary transportation hub for soldier and diplomatic flights, including being an occasional home for the Ardispherian Presidency's private jet.


Karolians themselves brought two different linguistic strains with them when settling in the Ardisphere, the [[Karolian language]] proper, but also the Karolian [[Románš language]]. Perhaps because of its evident historical relationship and similarity to Castellanese, Románš has played an outsized role among Karolians in the Ardisphere, relative to the role played in its country of origin. Most Karolian-Ardispherians who are not culturally assimilated to the dominant Castellanese language speak Románš rather than Karolian, especially the Karolian agricultural communities scattered through the Au River Valley. The exception are those Karolians on Isla Cabo Caroliano, who seem to take pride in confounding visitors with their archaic-sounding Karolian.
Cargo flights, however, have mostly been discontinued due to the intention to focus on passenger traffic and the lack of space for expansion of cargo facilities.


= Communities =  
= Safety =


= Politics =
The 2009 aileron failure of an AeroSur jet which resulted in the airplane's flaming crash into the waters of the Laguna Corales, the deaths of 21 passengers and, more alarmingly, the fiery destruction of a group 12 people, including 6 children, who were in a sailboat in the Laguna, raised safety concerns over the length of the runways and poor regulation of the waters of the Laguna fronting the airport. Airport officials have said it was an isolated, "freak" accident and have assured the public that there is no major safety shortcoming at the airport.


= Religion =  
= See Also =


= Cuisine =
* [[Nicolás Jameson]]
* [[Ciudad Independencia, DS]]


= Notable Ardispherians of Karolian Descent =
{{ardisphere-portal}}
 
{{incomplete list}}
 
* [[Maximiliano Korhonen]], educator and author
* [[Soledad Ionescu]], politician, prime minster and [[Chief Secretary of the Assembly of Nations‎]]
* [[Sigismunda Must]], current governor of [[Departamento del Sur (DS)]]
* [[Fabiana Pärn]], current mayor of [[Josusí, DF]]
* [[Pedro Peebo]], famous cellist and composer, now retired from performing but teaching at the [[Conservatorio Nacional Lirio Kovács]]
* [[Gaspar Seppänen]], military commander during the [[Ardispherian Civil War]]
 
= See also =


[[Category:Departamento del Sur (Ardisphere)]]
[[Category:Ardisphere]]
[[Category:Ardisphere]]
[[Category:Airports]]

Latest revision as of 05:18, 1 May 2019

Template:KL-coor
Nicolas Jameson International Airport
Aéropuerto Internacional Nicolás Jameson
(national name)
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Basic information
Country Luciano Flag FA.png Ardisphere
City Ciudad Independencia, DS (Villa Constitución southeast suburban)
Began operation 1924 (upgrade 2003)
WAAT JAM
ANACA FANJ
Time zone +9
Elevation AMSL 3 m
Statistics
Passengers 18,500,000
Aircraft operations 201,000
Runways
Direction Length
2/20 3030 m
16/34 2888 m
Helipads
Number Length
H2 30 m
Transport
Highways AP 5 (toll)
Regional train lines Regional rail
Central de VCPrincesa
(ferry connection to El Cabo)
Suburban rail lines Black Lines 31, 32
Metro lines MetroVC
Dark Green Line 7
Communication
Postcode DS 0956
Telephone 0617+(0)-5456-0000

Nicolas Jameson International Airport (Castellanese "Aéropuerto Internacional Nicolás Jameson") is a historic airport located on the shores of the Laguna Corales in the city of Ciudad Independencia, DS, in the Ardisphere. It was recently upgraded, in 2003, to serve as a secondary international airport for the capital metropolitan region surrounding Villa Constitución, DF, whose center lies to the northwest. It is well-integrated to public transportation, including the regional rail system, RUTA-VC, as well as being directly accessible from the Autopista de Peaje (toll motorway) AP 5.

Origins

The airport is one of the oldest in the Ardisphere, associated from the beginning with the famous Ardispherian pilot and adventurer, Nicolás Jameson. From his disappearance in 1931, the airport has borne his name. The airfield was the home of the Ardispherian air force from its beginning until 1940, when a new base was built at Presidio Persson (and subsequently moved to the distant Bellas Aguas location), and the Ardispherian Guardia Civil maintains today an important if compact presence, including the headquarters of their international peacekeeping deployments command.

Location

The airport is fairly distant from the high density "downtowns" of the metropolitan region, with Faro/Puerto Nuevo ("downtown") at approximately 40 km, Caracol at 20 km, Armas ("midtown") at 30 km, and Plaza79 ("uptown") at 35 km. Nevertheless, there is a large population in the southeast suburban region that frequently will choose JAM over the main international airport, Pdte. Ángel Keum. This is supplemented by its proximity to important southeastern cities such as Palmeras Grises, DS and Huambara, DS. Conveniently located midway between Caracol and Palmeras Grises, it is as the center of the thriving and fast-growing Departamento del Sur.

Only about 4 km distant is the world-renowned high-energy physics research facility, CIFAVA. Even closer is the historic downtown of Ciudad Independencia, and the Presidente Juan Card Díaz Convention Center at Barrio Florerías. The internationally renowned Hipódromo Cerro Sombrero is a short subway trip away with year-round, world-class horse racing, and the city of Caracol, with its waterfront, canals and counterculture is 20 minutes on the commuter trains.

Facilities

The airport includes 57 fully automated and modern jetway arrival/departure gates, grouped in 5 concourses labeled "A" through "E". There are rail and bus facilities within walking distance of the terminal via tunnels, and extensive parking is available.

The terminal renovations of 2003 included the integration of variety of internationally and locally branded retail shops, restaurants and services. The airport "mall" is sufficinetly popular and so well-connected that nearby residents sometimes go to the airport to go shopping.

Operations

Since the upgrade, JAM serves as the chief hub airport for the rapidly expanding regional carrier AeroSur, although they maintain their business offices in their historic home in El Cabo, DS. Additionally, because of the integrated Guardia Civil post, the airport serves as a primary transportation hub for soldier and diplomatic flights, including being an occasional home for the Ardispherian Presidency's private jet.

Cargo flights, however, have mostly been discontinued due to the intention to focus on passenger traffic and the lack of space for expansion of cargo facilities.

Safety

The 2009 aileron failure of an AeroSur jet which resulted in the airplane's flaming crash into the waters of the Laguna Corales, the deaths of 21 passengers and, more alarmingly, the fiery destruction of a group 12 people, including 6 children, who were in a sailboat in the Laguna, raised safety concerns over the length of the runways and poor regulation of the waters of the Laguna fronting the airport. Airport officials have said it was an isolated, "freak" accident and have assured the public that there is no major safety shortcoming at the airport.

See Also

Luciano Flag FA.png  Ardisphere Portal