Located on the island of Saint Marten, West Indies (under control of the Netherlands), “Princess Juliana” is well known for its super-short landing beaches and the 2nd busiest airport in East Ca Caribbean.
1. International Airport Princess Juliana (Saint Martin)
Juliana is 2180 m wide beach meet just enough for a large jet. Therefore, the upcoming landing, the aircraft must fly extremely low, right on the coast applied.
They have taken the form of jets flying in tourists by about 10-20 m, the main reason is that Juliana become a favorite destination for those who like watching planes. Despite difficulties in landing, but Juliana airport remains a safe and not have any major airline accident happened.
2. Airport Juancho E. Yrausquin (Caribbean Sea)
Juancho E. Yrausquin is the only airport on the island of Saba in the Dutch West Indies (Netherlands Antilles), in the Caribbean Sea. Pilots experienced all know very clearly how the aircraft approaching or taking off from the airport.
Yrausquin covered a large part of small island Saba. Experts have found no general idea that it is one of the most dangerous airport in the world although the problem does not occur. Single runway airport is marked X at each end to the trade mark for pilots to understand that they can not landed here because the airport is not open to commercial flights.
The danger implicit in the location of the airport is one of the very high hills, the Left and the beginning of the runway are the sea cliffs. This increased risk may be unacceptably aircraft runway during landing or take off and may cause the aircraft crashed into the sea or the scrap heap of the cliff.
3. Courchevel Airport (France)
Courchevel is the name of the ski on the Alps of France and the ski area connects many of the world’s largest. Courchevel airport is famous in the aviation industry through the length of “short block” 525 m and 18.5% slope. It’s short enough that the aircraft have landed on a runway slope inclined to reduce speed and take off from a slope down to get enough speed.
4. Gustaf III Airport (Caribbean Sea)
Gustaf III is a public airport located in the village St. Jean on the island of Saint Barthélemy, Caribbean Sea. Both the airport and the town of Gustavia on the island are named after King Gustav III of Sweden. Under this king, Sweden had captured the island from the French in 1785 (the island was sold to France in 1878).
Gustavia is the beaches meet at the foot of a slope directly into the sea. The road is extremely steep hilltop in bypass and the aircraft moved, it will fly right on top of those who go sunbathing (although there are signs warning them not at the end of the runway).
5. Barra Airport (Scotland)
Barra is the only airport in the world with planes landing on the coast. it is located on the beach Traigh Mhor, the island of Barra in Scotland.
The airport was nearly washed away the tide once a day and if your flight to a late afternoon, you’ll see a few car parking in the limelight air routes to help pilots can see more clearly because the airport using natural light.
6. Madeira Airport (Madeira island, Portugal)
Also known as Santa Catarina and Funchal, Madeira is an international airport near Funchal, Madeira Islands.
Short of Madeira is surrounded by high mountains and ocean, making it the trap for pilots experienced one.
7. Lukla Airport (Nepal)
Lukla’s runway is a giant mountain at one end, the rest is steep thousands of meters high. Sure not to imagine much, everyone knows the consequences will be what if the aircraft crashed steep.
January 2008, the government of Nepal announced the airport will be renamed to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary, first to climb the summit of Everest, died on January 11, 2008.
