Some people have a fear of flying. At the following airports you should have a fear of landing. We compiled a list of the most dangerous airport runways around the world. Only the most skilled pilots can land at these destinatins!
Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten
This is one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean despite having an extremely short runway of 7,152 ft. Planes are required to approach the runway at about 60ft above a crowded beach area due to it’s short length.
Courchevel Airport, France
This airport is considered dangerous due to its upslope and very short runway of only 1,762 ft. Only specially trained pilots are allowed to land at this airport.
Hechi Airport, China
This airport runway was built on several mountain tops, after it was levelled. The airport, built 2,200ft above sea level has only one terminal and one runway.
Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho
The Matekane Air Strip is located in Lesotho, Africa. The runway measures only 1,300 ft and extends to the edge of a 2,000 ft cliff.
Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
The 6,000-feet runway of this airport is between the Mediterranean Sea and the Bay of Gibraltar. Pilots have to skillfully circle the tall mountain of Gibraltar before landing.
ToncontÃn International Airport, Honduras
This airport is ranked the second most dangerous airport in the world by an aviation program on History Channel. Apart from it’s difficult approach, there is only one entrance, and one exit, for the planes that arrive and leave from this airport.
Barra Airport, Scotland
Apart from having a very small runway, this airport is situated on a beach. Landings on Barra airport is highly dependent on tide.
Madeira International Airport, Madeira, Portugal
The Maderia Airport is remarkable for it’s extremely narrow runway. Pilots are specially trained to land in this airport.
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba
This airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world. The runway is located on a cliff facing the Caribbean Sea on three sides and is flanked by high hills on the other.
Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Nepal
Formerly named Lukla airport, this airport has one of the steepest uphill runways in the world. This was considered the most dangerous airport in the world by an aviation program on History Channel.