MIAMI – The pandemic has meant and still means dire times for airports, with all traffic having taken a downturn since last year and the light at the end of the tunnel not in view. However, there are exceptions and Chateauroux Airport (CHR) is one of them. Traffic at CHR is going steady and business is at hand, not because of increased passenger traffic – CHR counts for a mere 8,000 passengers per year – but for arrivals and long, very long stays in addition to departures but only when the actual crisis ends. The reason: CHR is a vast aircraft storage area, 62 acres (25 hectares) of parking space capable of accommodating from a small two-seater to an Antonov Mriya 225, the largest cargo aircraft flying today. Also, CHR is a cargo flight destination that has lately seen medical supplies passing thru its facilities.