The Airports with the Scariest Landings in the World

Readers Weigh in on World's Scariest Airports - Smarter Travel

The Caribbean island of Saba makes the lists of several readers. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport “is like landing on an aircraft carrier,” says ...

The 10 Scariest U.S. Airports | Airfarewatchdog Blog

Scariest U.S. Airports · Aspen/Pitkin County Airport, Aspen, CO · John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, CA · Midway International Airport, Chicago, IL.

Where pilots fear to land: the world's trickiest airport runways

St Helena Airport, South Atlantic Ocean ... While Tenzing-Hilary may have a reputation as the world's most dangerous airport, St Helena Airport on ...

The World's most Dangerous Airport — Lukla, Nepal

But the most amazingly improbably runway I've ever landed on was at the Lukla Airport in Nepal, also known as the Tenzing-Hillary Airport (in ...

Most Dangerous Airports

Being between water and hills, landing airplanes experience such great turbulence that high winds and storms still close the airport to jet liners during the ...

Pilots Shared Airports They Think Are Scary To Land At - BuzzFeed

"It's not the worst in the world by far. But Lindbergh Field, the international airport in San Diego in Southern California is one that will ...

The Scariest Airports to Fly Into | Condé Nast Traveler

Yrausquin Airport (SAB), Saba. Surrounded by steep hills on one side, the sea on the other, and cliffs at either end of the world's shortest ...

TOP 10 Most Dangerous Airports To Land? And Why? - Airliners.net

I've heard that Juarez Intl. in Mexico City is a tough landing because of nearby mountains. DCA is also a tricky approach because the plane has to avoid ...

Dangerous runways: the most dangerous airports to land in

Also known as Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla Airport has been rated as the most dangerous airport to land in for almost 20 years. This airport ...

Top 10 Most Challenging Airports in The U.S. - Honeywell Aerospace

mountainous terrain surrounding this airport makes landing challenging for pilots, especially since ... San Diego International Airport.

15 of the world's most spectacular airport landings - CNN

Here we've put together some of the most beautiful approaches in major destinations – along with which side of the aircraft you should sit to best appreciate ...

What's the most challenging airport you've landed at? : r/flying - Reddit

... not for the inexperienced. They're not the scariest landings, but definitely the most challenging I've ever done. Upvote 7. Downvote Award

The Top 6 Hardest Airports To Land At - Simple Flying

1 Lukla Airport (Nepal) · 2 Paro Airport (Bhutan) · 3 Courchevel Airport (France) · 4 Funchal Cristiano Ronaldo Airport (Portugal) · 5 Saba Airport ...

Scariest Airport Runways in the World - Getaway Magazine

From perilous descents amidst towering mountains to runways submerged during high tide, can you brave some of the scariest airport runways in the world?

5 most dangerous airports in the world - News - The Jakarta Post

A · 1. Lukla Airport, Nepal. It is said that passengers applaud upon landing at Lukla Airport. · 2. Madeira Airport, Portugal · 3. Courchevel ...

The European airport with one of the scariest landings in the world

Courchevel Altiport, in France, is known for its very short runway of only 537 metres with a gradient of 18.6 percent, making it one of the ...

11 Scary Airport Landings In The World - TripHobo

2. Toncontín International Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Having the world's trickiest landing, the runway at the Toncontín International Airport is a scary ...

VIDEO SPECIAL: World's 8 Most Dangerous Airports

Watch footage of the world's most difficult airport runways. · 1. Princess Juliana International Airport · 2 Toncontín International Airport · 3 ...

Five of the most dangerous airports in the world - where even pilots ...

Five of the most dangerous airports in the world – where even pilots are afraid of flying · Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten.