Saxe verse presents most dangerous
airports in the world lukla airport this
is the main airport that you would take
if you were going to be visiting Mount
Everest the airport is nestled between
two mountains and the runway is
extremely short because of the elevation
the plane cannot get any lights and very
little electrical power also there are
no air traffic controllers therefore it
is up to the pilot to safely touch down
and land the plane on their own
Courchevel airport this french airport
is built even to the alps when the pilot
is ready to land
he must fly through a narrow valley for
his descent the runway is also very
short it is the shortest runway of any
airport in the world the runway is just
point three miles long if the pilot is
not able to get up enough speed to take
off they will fly right off a cliff and
hope that the plane stays in the air
another reason that takeoff is so
difficult is that the runway has a
downward slope of about eighteen point
five percent most pilots avoid using
this Airport at all costs tankinson
Airport this is yet another example of
an airport that is located between the
mountains with very rough terrain in
order for a pilot to prepare for the
plane's descent they would need to make
a 45-degree turn if they're going to
reach the runway which is located in a
valley once they make the turn they
would need to drop their altitude
quickly if they don't the plane can
scrape the terrain underneath resulting
in a crash only the most skilled pilots
attempt a landing at this Airport
Princess Juliana Airport this Airport
was initially built for small planes
this is why the runway is just 7,000 148
feet long in order for a large plane to
land safe
it needs at least 8200 to feet when the
tourist industry in the area started
booming the airport began bringing 747s
and a340 s in its regular air traffic
rotation another reason that this
airport is so dangerous and unique is
that there is a public beach located
right before the runway when planes land
huge gusts of wind and sand come up this
is a problem for the people at the beach
pero Airport this Airport is so
dangerous that there are only eight
pilots in the world who are qualified to
land there the runway is surrounded by
mountain peaks that are 18,000 44 feet
high to make matters worse the runway is
only six thousand four hundred ninety
nine feet long because airplanes need to
make such a quick descent to get to the
strip only the best of the best can land
or take off from this Airport Gibraltar
International this Airport is not
dangerous because of a short runway or a
location inside of the mountains it is
dangerous because the runway actually
intersects a Main Street Winston
Churchill Avenue when a plane needs to
land the road is closed
there are not people blocking off the
street there's just one stoplight to
warn drivers to stop for an airplane
because there isn't much to stop drivers
there have been plenty of close calls
over the years McMurdo air station
people don't visit Antarctica often
therefore the McMurdo air station
doesn't have the best of safety
conditions the runway is a pretty good
length however since it is freezing
there all year long the runway is
usually covered with a slick ice since
it is dark there for most months of the
year the pilots who land need to wear
night-vision goggles so that they can
see where they're going Madeira Airport
this is one of the only airports in the
world whose runway was built my
engineers the landing strip has steep
cliffs on one side and the ocean on the
other in order to expand the runway they
had to build the extension on over 180
columns these columns must be able to
withstand the heavy shock that airplanes
produce during landing if an airplane
comes in too hard the runway could
collapse so far it hasn't happened
however over time the columns will
weaken without proper upkeep an accident
is definitely possible narsarsuaq
airport this is one of the most
dangerous airports in the world for a
few reasons the environment is what
makes this Airport so dangerous the
runway is always covered with ice if an
airplane comes in fast on the ice it's
not uncommon for the plane to go off
into the snowbanks because there is
almost always a storm it can be very
difficult for the pilot to see where
they're landing diminished visibility
makes landing at this Airport very
dangerous to make matters worse nearby
is an active volcano which erupts often
the ash can stall and even destroy a
plane's engines this can result in a
deadly crash this airport is so
dangerous that many pilots refused to
fly in or out of this Airport cliff
landing this is not a traditional
Airport it is a place where an airplane
was forced to make an emergency landing
luckily the plane stopped before it went
off the cliff it takes a very skilled
pilot to perform such a feat subscribe
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