Most dangerous airports in the world!

Hello! How are you? Today, I'm going to show you the most dangerous airports in the world!

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Source: Melhores Destinos and Forbes

Let's start!

1. Saba Airport / SAB

This small island in the Caribbean is a special municipality belonging to the Netherlands Antilles. The short runway of just 400 meters is the shortest in the world to receive commercial flights. Only small turboprop planes land there that connect with the other islands of the Antilles. The clue is terrifying just looking. It sits on a plateau 18 meters above sea level and the headlands end in cliffs.

2. Paro Airport / PBH

Embedded in the middle of the Himalayas, the Paro International Airport in Bhutan is for few pilots and adventurous passengers. The high peaks that go beyond 5,000 meters and the proximity to the rocky walls are breathtaking. The 1200-meter runway is located in a valley at 2200 meters above sea level and receives domestic flights and flights from India, Nepal, Thailand, and other Asian countries.

3. Tegucigalpa Airport / TGU

Landing at airports in the middle of the mountains requires great care. So it is in Cusco, Cuenca, Quito, Paro, Kathmandu, and many other countries in the world. It is no different in the Honduran capital. The pilot has to be very careful when landing. After a sharp turn, the plane must descend quickly to reach the runway.

4. Svalbard Airport / LYR

This Norwegian airport is the most northerly in the world to receive commercial flights. Connected to Oslo and Tromsø, it serves the villages of Svalbard and Longyearbyen on an island located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. About 150 thousand passengers pass through this airport a year. It's cold!!!

5. Barra Airport / BRR

This island in Scotland requires more information from the pilot before starting the flight. In addition to checking weather conditions and air traffic, pilots should check the height of the tides. That's it! This airport is the only airport in the world to operate on a beach. The airstrip is on the sands of a Scottish beach.

6. Lukla Airport / LUA

This airport in Nepal is the gateway for climbers looking to reach Everest. Opened in 1964, the runway is 527 meters high, has an altitude of more than 2,800 meters high and ends at a cliff. Its official name is Tenzing-Hillary Airport in honor of the first two people who climbed the highest mountain in the world in 1953, Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary.

7. Courchevel Airport / CVF

Very Lukla-style, this airport in the French Alps has an even shorter runway at just 525 m. The place is used by well-heeled tourists looking to get to the famous and exclusive French ski resort. In addition to the short length, the track ends on a cliff and has a 19 degree inclination. The airport has already been used as a filming location for Tomorrow Never Dies, from 1997.

8. Funchal Airport / FCN

Madeira Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport is not only famous for the name of the Portuguese ace, it is also known for its 1,600 meter runway, built in part on 180 columns. Instead of landing part of the sea or leveling the rugged terrain, the Government decided to build a structure above the beach and the hillside. In addition to this curiosity, the landing on Madeira Island is sometimes quite radical due to strong winds.

9. Gibraltar Airport / GIB

This part of English land, in southern Spain, has a very curious trail and called by some as the most dangerous in southern Europe. Landing on it is not so difficult, but what draws attention is that the runway is cut by an avenue. That's it! Winston Churchill Avenue cuts the runway in half and is closed every time an airplane approaches to land or take off.

10. Saint Maarten Airport / SXM

This is famous for its videos on the internet, where tourists venture on the beach to literally fly with the strong wind of a takeoff. In addition to the risk of hurting someone on the beach, pilots should pay attention to landing on a short runway. Despite the 2,179 meters, the runway can be considered short for the large planes that this Caribbean airport receives, such as Boeing 747 and 787 and Airbus 340 and 350.

11. Wellington Airport / WLG

This airport has a 1,935 meter runway that seems to start and end in the water. The tricky arrival through the mountainous area is well known for its stormy winds, which make maneuvers extremely difficult. And, once landed, you can be swept away by strong hurricane gusts.

12. McMurdo Air Station / no IATA

Located at almost 3,000 meters above sea level, this airport runway is not short, but is made entirely of “white ice”. The military base is the main airport of the continent and, during the winter, the region is in the dark 24 hours a day. Without lights on the track, pilots are trained to operate “blind”.

13. Narsarsuaq Airport / UAK

This airport is located in the southern part of Greenland autonomous region of the kingdom of Denmark, in the midst of numerous fjords. Strong winds are the most threatening element to land on the 1,830 meter runway. And don't even think about visiting the site if the neighboring volcano erupts.

14. Gisborne Airport / GIS

If you think Gibraltar was too much, check this airport! Located on the outskirts of Gisborne, New Zealand, this airport has an intersection with a railway on its runway. With three grass tracks and a main track, they intersect with the national railway line. Landings are coordinated with precise schedules to prevent trains from approaching.

15. Tioman Airport / TOD

Landing on Tioman Island, Malaysia, forces pilots to head towards a mountain and then make a quick 90-degree turn to align with the runway. The one-way landing has to be very fast, since at the end of the runway there is a cliff with a very steep drop.

16. Telluride Airport / TEX

Telluride, Colorado is the second highest altitude commercial airport in America, at 2,764 meters. It also has steep cliffs of 304 meters at both ends of the track and strong vertical turbulence during the winter months, caused by mountain winds.

17. Congonhas Airport / CGH

Congonhas Airport, in São Paulo, is well known by pilots for its short runway and dangerous landing. It is located in the middle of the city, which is huge, and gives the impression that you are scraping the tops of tall buildings when you land. The tracks are also considered the most slippery in the world and have resulted in a large number of fatal accidents.

18. Mangalore Airport / IXE

Mangalore Airport, India, has two headlands, but no more than 2500 meters in length. It does not have a long history of accidents of high magnitude, but those that happen on the spot, can kill almost all the crew, in a fall of more than 800 meters of altitude. The most recent, in 2010, killed 159 people.

19. Agatti Airport / AGX

Just looking, I don’t need to say much. On the Indian island of the same name, Agatti Airport has an extremely narrow headland, and any pilot's wiggles can fall into the ocean. A beautiful view, but for many, it was the last thing that was seen...

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