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Tenzing–Hillary Airport has been referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world. [3] Arriving and departing aircraft must use a single runway (06 for landing and 24 for takeoff). There is a low prospect of a successful go-around on a short final approach due to the terrain.
^D Paved runway 14R/32L, closed (length approximate) ^E Unpaved runway located on Rosamond Lake and not marked on the Federal Aviation Administration airport diagram. [14] ^F Paved runway 14/32, closed (new 4,500 m (14,800 ft) runway constructed)
The airport is considered dangerous, as it features a difficult approach, an upward-sloping runway and ski runs in the adjacent area. The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the seventh most extreme airport in the world.
Getty Images There's a sobering saying among pilots: "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing." And it's not until you fly into places like Paro in Bhutan or Toncontìn Airport ...
Interior of Toncontín Toncontín before the renovation of the hillside runway Toncontín after the renovation of the hillside runway. The airport received much notoriety as being one of the most dangerous in the world due to its proximity to mountainous terrain, its short runway, and its historically difficult approach to runway 02. [3]
Matekane Air Strip is a high elevation airstrip serving Matekane, Lesotho, with a runway that extends to the edge of a 500 m (1,600 ft) cliff.The runway is often used by charity organizations and doctors to access remote villages in the area, and is known as one of the world's scariest runways.
The 7-year-old serves as the Wildlife Control Specialist at the airport, making sure that the runways are free of wild animals, thus, clear for landings. SEE ALSO: 3D printed cookie cutters turn ...
At an elevation of 1,707 metres (5,600 ft), it is the second highest airliner airport in Europe (with Courchevel being the highest). It is also considered one of the most challenging airports in the world because of its difficult topography and winds, and because of the thinness of the air at its altitude. [4]