When airplanes take off and land, the risk factor is very large. Even if there are some small deviations, it may cause serious consequences of aircraft crash. In addition to testing the pilot’s driving skills, the situation at the airport is also crucial. The construction site, surrounding environment, and supporting emergency facilities must not be vague. Because of this, most of the airports in the world have been designed with the utmost care and strive to provide the most comprehensive protection for aircraft that come and go. However, there are some exceptions.
In various parts of the world, there are such airports, some of which are located in the mountains. The runway is cut from the mid-level mountains and stretched out into the sea. Some are located in the center of a large city and the road crosses the runway. Others have amazing design flaws. An unprecedented tragedy.
Have you ever seen an up and down airport runway like a wave? The Courchevel airport in the Alps has such a strange and dangerous runway:
This scary runway is only 537 meters long and has a slope of 18.6 degrees. Part of the reason is that it was opened up in the mountains and there are not many choices. Another important reason is that the slope helps the aircraft to slow down, but only if the pilot judges correctly and he or she will not hit a slope.
Courchevel Airport in Winter
Courchevel Airport is not short, and the famous runway at Nepal’s Lukla Airport (now Tenzin-Hillary Airport) is only a short 460 meters. There is no undulations at this airport, but the runway is completely tilted down to facilitate acceleration and deceleration:
Plane preparing to take off at Lukla airport
Taking off and landing at this airport are very dangerous things. Since the other side of the airport is a cliff, if it fails to take off, it is likely to fall directly on the cliff. The Discovery Discovery Channel tracked many rescue workers stationed here on EVEREST RESCUE.
Lukla airport is now called Tenzin-Hillary Airport. The name is used to commemorate the humanity of Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit of Mount Everest. This is also the starting point for many climbers climbing Everest. Some people even say that taking off and landing at this airport is more dangerous than climbing the highest peak in the world.
If you want to talk about the world's shortest runway, the 397-meter-long runway at the Juan Chelas Arrasquin Airport in Sabah will be unprecedented. Although dangerous here, the scenery is particularly good.
Juanche Arrasquin Airport
For large aircraft, there is no other experience of landing. The runway at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten is 2,179 meters long. For large aircraft, this runway is not long. So, they have already extended the runway to the edge of the beach:
As a result, the Maho Beach below the airport became the best sight-seeing aircraft in the world. And before the plane took off, many crazy guys took advantage of the barbed wire running to the end when the plane took off and experienced the air flow generated when the jets were pushing at full speed. This should be the only place in the world where ordinary people can experience the takeoff power of large aircraft.
People who are experiencing the air flow of the aircraft. However, such behavior will still be expelled by patrolmen in the area.
Although tourists and passengers are unaware, Princess Juliana International Airport is still dangerous. Because the plane is facing a mountain when taking off, the pilots must immediately rise and make a sharp turn. Especially for heavy, large aircraft, such moves are more difficult.
However, to say the danger, the famous Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport frightened many pilots and passengers during its 73 years of operation. When you landed, you already felt that you were going to crash into Kowloon.
Plane to be landed at Kai Tak Airport
The airport was closed in 1998, and no one can ever experience this legend again. Regarding the story of Kai Tak Airport, you can read more by poke the link below:
Landed at this airport, many people are scared cry...
When you land at Kai Tak Airport, you feel that Kowloon is within easy reach. At Gibraltar International Airport, you land in the downtown area. In this airport, a four-lane highway runs vertically through the airport runway...
Gibraltar International Airport and Highway
Off the coast, winds and seabirds have always been a serious problem, and the Madeira airport in Portugal has been greatly affected. The airport built a runway on the seashore:
However, the turbulent winds and seabirds on the coastline have plagued the pilots. Even though the length of the runway has now doubled, many people have said that when they see the plane taking off, there is still a sense that it will end up in the sea.
