An airport has to be a safe landing of the planes. But it is not always the same; sometimes the airports look scary and are categorized as the most dangerous airports in the world. Do you want to know which those airports with extreme locations are? If so then here is the list of top 10 most dangerous airports in the world.
10. Ice Runway, Antarctica:
This is one of the coldest airports in the world. Its runway is paved with manicured snow. It is always a challenging task for a plane to land on it safely because of the extreme weight of the plane and the delicate snow underneath. This can be certainly named as one of the most dangerous airports in the world.
9. Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten:
Despite the fact that it is a dangerous airport, still it is one of the busiest airports of Caribbean. Before landing the airport, the pilot of the airplane has to flight a little over the oceans and cross a bunch of fences. The landing strip of the airport is about 7000 ft long and isn’t safe for any airplane.
8. Qamdo Bamda Airport, Tibet:
The Qamdo Bamda Airport is also known as the Changdu Bangda Airport. This dangerous airport is situated in Bamda, Qamdo in Tibet, China. It is one of the highest yet dangerous airports in the world. Its estimated elevation is 4300 meters and has a long unsafe runway of about 5 kilometers.
7. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba Island:
The Juancho E.Yrausquin Airport is situated in Netherlands’ Saba Island. The threatening aspect of this airport is that its runway has an estimated length of 400 meters, ending with a cliff that drops into the sea. It is not less than a challenge for any pilot to land safely on this airport.
6. Gustaf III Airport, Saint Barthelemy:
Gustaf III Airport is situated in Saint Barthelemy. It is also known as St. JeanAirport. The name of the airport was kept after 10th century’s King of Sweden. This was constructed in 1878 and has a very short runway of about 200 meters. It can only accommodate 15-20 passengers and the landing at this airport is extremely unsafe.
5. Scary Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong:
The Scary Kai Tak Airport is one of the most dangerous airports in the world with scary landing and take-offs. Its runway comes across extreme crosswinds and the airport is surrounded by high mountains. The risks are extreme that the airplane can crash so the pilots have to be very careful.
4. Lukla Airport, Nepal:
The Lukla Airport is situated in Nepal. It is also called as NepaleseAirport and is close to Mount Everest. It is present at an altitude of about 7500 feet and its operation is controlled by the modern air trafficking systems.
3. Paro Airport, Bhutan:
The Paro Airport is situated in the Himalayas of Bhutan. It allows 5-7 airplanes to land and it needs a pilot to go through a lot of tests and qualifications before he is hired to drive the plane of this airport.
2. Barra International Airport, Scotland:
The Barra International Airport is formally called the Barra Eoligarry Airport. It is situated in Barra Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland. This is a tiny and dangerous airport. The flights of landing here are scheduled as per the tides and the runway is extremely dangerous.
1. Courchevel Airport, France:
The Courchevel Airport serves the French Alps and comes at the top of our list of top 10 most dangerous airports in the world. The runway of this airport is about 520 meters long and is not too wide for the flights to land easily.
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