Local Paper

[crossgates]

place for vertical take off aircraft to land 8 letters the open ocean 4/3 letters thanks

[factor-fiction]

deep sea?

[Svejk]

anywhere

[Svejk]

high sea?

[Tilly2]

 8 letters the open ocean 4/3 letters 

What does that mean?

[dannyk13]

Heliport?

[weecalf]

Carriers . Is this two questions

[Svejk]

they're 2 different questions, tilly. x
even I was confused ;o)

[dannyk13]

Vertipad?

[Tilly2]

Ah!

[scooping]

looks like carrier to me...

[factor-fiction]

^ But carrier is only 7 letters

[factor-fiction]

This could go on for a while.
What letters do you have please, crossgates?

[scooping]

the clue is a bit mixed up methinks

[scorpiojo]

Helideck?

[factor-fiction]

The clue seems fine to me
Place for vertical take off aircraft to land (8)

Yes, it's better if each clue is on a separate line and exact punctuation is used but this one seems understandable to me

[scooping]

Keep your hair on factor-fiction

[factor-fiction]

What's the matter, scooping?