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News India Live, Digital Desk: Air travel Generally considered safe, there are some airports in the world where the topography and runway design test even the most experienced pilots. At some places there are 18,000 feet high mountains, at some places there is a deep ditch or sea as soon as the runway ends.
Landing at these airports requires not only extraordinary skill but also a steely heart. Let us know about those 5 airports in the world, where landing is no less than the climax of an adventure film.
1. Paro International Airport, Bhutan
This airport located amidst the Himalayan mountains of Bhutan is the world’s most dangerous It is believed.
challenge: It is surrounded by 18,000 feet high peaks. Pilots have to go through extremely dangerous turns (Sharp Angles) between the mountains before landing on the runway.
Important thing: The complexity here can be gauged from the fact that only selected pilots from around the world have been certified for landing here.
2. Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Nepal (Lukla Airport)
This is the main entrance gate for those climbing Everest, also known as ‘Lukla’.
challenge: its runway only 527 meters It is long and slopes upwards. There is a mountain at one end of the runway and a ravine thousands of feet deep at the other.
risk: There is no scope for ‘go-around’ (ie getting into the air again if landing is missed). A miss means falling straight into the ditch.
3. Juancho E. Yrosquin Airport, Saba Island
The runway of this airport located in the Caribbean Sea is the longest in the world. shortest commercial runway Is.
challenge: its length is only 400 meters Is. This runway looks like a small strip between the rocks and the sea.
Limit: Only small propeller aircraft can land here. Due to the short runway, even a slight overshooting during landing can take the aircraft straight into the sea.
4. Gustaf III Airport, St Barts
This airport located on the Caribbean island is famous for its short and sloping runway.
challenge: Its 640 meters The runway slopes down from a mountain road.
Thrill: At the time of take-off the planes pass directly over people sunbathing on the beach. Pilots need special certification to land here.
5. Courchevel Airport, France
Located in the hills of the Alps, this airport is near a ski resort and is known for its strange structure.
challenge: Its runway is only 525 meters is long and has Steep slope of 18% Is.
hazard: There is no ‘instrumental landing system’ here, pilots have to land only by relying on their eyes (Visual Landing). As soon as the runway ends, a deep mountain gorge begins.
