1.
Lukla Airport, Nepal
The Nepalese airport serves as the starting point for people wanting to trek Mt. Everest. It is the location that earns it the spot.
94 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
YES, IT IS REALLY RISKY AIRPORT BECAUSE OF ITS ALTITUDE AND THE SHORT RUNAWAY WHERE THE EXPERIANCE PILOT ALSO CANNOT LAND WITHOUT THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTION ABOUT THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AND AREA.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 1 point
takes off at a cliffs egde scary
Added 13 years ago by guest, 1 point
2.
luton london airport
short runway on fir 747s landing film for serie of come fly with me on fire but gatwicks better
55 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 3 comments
Comments:
Its really scary. ilanded there
Added 12 years ago by guest, 1 point
its cool
Added 13 years ago by guest, -1 points
its started the arms race
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
3.
Gilgit Airport, Pakistan
51 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
4.
Sedona, Arizona, USA
The Sedona Airport, (KSEZ) is referred to as the "USS Sedona" because it is similar to landing on an aircraft carrier. Sedona is a dangerous airport and landing there is difficult for pilots due to wind, terrain and density altitude. The Sedona Airport is located atop a 500 foot high mesa overlooking the City of Sedona and US Forest Land. There have been 14 fatal crashes in Sedona since 1980, some occurring on the airport mesa or the adjacent mesa. Many pilots who cannot land here end up turning around and flying home and local pilots who get trapped in bad weather when coming home often land at nearby airports rather than risk a crash. Olympic Athlete Patrick Porter, his son and a friend died there on July 26, 2012, RIP.
37 points - added 11 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
It's a wonderful airport at which to attempt a landing if you have a death wish and in the case of commercial flights also have no conscience of how the presence of the airport is harming the local environment.
Added 11 years ago by guest, -1 points
There are many reasons why this airport should not exist.
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
5.
Princess Julianna International, St. Marteen
With planes flying 60 feet over the beach before hitting the runaway, it is an absolutely surreal sight. This is definitely the number two for being amongst the most dangerous.
35 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
its lamer than any lame thing tahtame everbeen l
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
6.
Mariscal Sucre Airport, Quito, Ecuador
31 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
thx for the info
Added 11 years ago by guest, -1 points
7.
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
extremele skill level approach on rw 02 on an average size runway, where mistake is not an option.
29 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
landing in toncontin they turn on the wind sheild wipers on the seats
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
this airport is nuts, our plane was between buildings and power lines, onto the narrow runway and rocked nearly tipping upon landing and the WHOLE plane applauded. no airport should be dangerous enough to deserve applause
Added 13 years ago by guest, 1 point
8.
Lugano, Switzerland
24 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
9.
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (Saba)
The only airport on the Caribbean island of Saba, in the Netherlands Antilles. The airport is on a peninsula with the runway starting and ending on oceanic cliffs. One side is the ocean the other are mountains. If you over shoot the airport you fall 300+ feet into the ocean.
20 points - added 14 years ago by dc99 -
10.
Queenstown Airport - New Zealand
19 points - added 15 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
With mountains in the way take offs and landings allow for no margin of error making this airport probably the most gnarliest in the southern hemisphere and can rattle the nerves in even the most seasoned flier.
Added 9 years ago by guest, 3 points
11.
Vagar Airport (FAE), Faroe Islands
Very dangerous airport with mountains on both sites. Lots of turbulance and low visibility requier the pilots to be specially trained for landing at this airport.
18 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
Approaches are impressive too as you fly down between the islands and look out and UP at the cliffs around you. Runway as I recall lies in a saddle between the mountains and is fogged or clouded in alot of the time.
Added 13 years ago by guest, 1 point
12.
Funchal Airport, Madeira, Portugal
With water at the end of the runaway and hills on the other side, it takes real skill to land an airplane here. Hence, this gets it the number three spot overall.
18 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
13.
Paro, Bhutan
17 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 2 comments
Comments:
flew in here...insane
Added 11 years ago by guest, 0 points
it is very dangerous. the position of airport should be changed
Added 14 years ago by guest, 1 point
14.
Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar
16 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
15.
Narsarsuaq, Greenland
15 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
16.
Chicago O’Hare International, USA
15 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
17.
Barra International Airport, Barra
14 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
18.
Adak Airport, Alaska
14 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
19.
Newark, USA
12 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
20.
Gustaf III Airport, St Barts
This Caribbean island has the fifth most dangerous airport in the world. Its short runway coupled with an abrupt start and end definitely makes it a challenge for the pilots.
10 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
21.
Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong
9 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
with surrounding almost all sides ......if any thing happens ...directly from air into water
Added 13 years ago by guest, -1 points
22.
Wellington International, New Zealand
8 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
23.
Saba, Netherlands
7 points - added 15 years ago by kris - 1 comment
Comments:
Same as Item 12!
Added 13 years ago by guest, 0 points
24.
congonhas international airport
becaose it's just 2500 feet,s
4 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
25.
gibraluar
For its wind coming roud the rock and the short runway which leeds into the sea
1 point - added 13 years ago by guest -
26.
Colombo Airport,Ratmalana,Sri Lanka
0 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
27.
LIRN Naples Italy
Mountains sorrounding the airport, poor ATC
-1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -
28.
Hamilton Island, Australia
-2 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
29.
Courchevel, France
This is one of the few airports with the combination of mountains, snow and a short runaway. It takes the top spot in terms of danger.
-17 points - added 15 years ago by kris -
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