New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- Mount Pleasant Airport, formally RAF Mount Pleasant and now the Mount Pleasant Complex, is a UK Ministry of Defence Joint Operating Base in the Falkland Islands. It is operated by the British Armed Forces and is used for air operations, including both military and civilian flights. Opened in 1985, it was constructed following the Falklands Conflict to bolster the islands' defence capabilities and serve as a major airbase. The airport replaced previous RAF facilities at Port Stanley Airport.
The original decision to build an airport in the Falklands was made in 1982. The following year Michael Heseltine, the Secretary of State for Defence, announced that the decision had been made to build the airport at Mount Pleasant...