World’s Most Dangerous Airports
Posted on September 14, 2008 - Filed Under Bizzare, Life, Nature |
Would you dare land at one of these airports?
(7 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
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Ummm..
Any runway that is long enough for the plane to land on and brake is a safe runway…
these might better be listed as…
10 unusually located runways…
CSalt
CSalt is right.. and those airports are for small planes.. it’s not like a boeing 747 is going to land on them..
Why are they any more dangerous than any other airport?
As the recent accident in Spain showed, if you’re not on the runway even fields aren’t much help.
Surley ending up in the water is better than going into a field/road/building?
I’d love to land on any of those. It would mean I’m somewhere nicer than where I currently reside.
I’ve never seen every single comment on a page be moronic before. They are all sort runways. While there maybe be just enough room to land and stop, there is no margin for error. Land to long down and you are boned , come in a little to fast from a tail wind, and you’re gonna have problem. They don’t have to be ringed with crashed planes to be risky. Also a few of them have a mountain sitting at one end or the other, try making a go around and having to pull up over heavy woods or hills at just above stall speed. And you will see what makes some runways more of a challenge.
One other thing, you would not rather go into the water , then a field or even a building, when planes go down in the water your chances are cut by two thirds of making it out alive.
CSalt is right. This page would be better titled “10 unusually located runways…”. Statistically speaking, Teguciagalpa airport (in Hunduras) is one of the most dangerous airports in the world (it is the bottom of a step valley) and its not listed here, for instance.
The ones in islands or at water level are not dangerous at all. If all goes wrong you can just skid into the water. Better than crashing into buildings or big rocks or trees.
Ever heard of Kai Tak? _That_ is an airport that is (was) difficult to land on. I wouldn’t want to try putting down a 747 on that runway.
Mason: I hope you’re not a pilot.
Oh my gawd there amazing, some of these airports are really really sweet, great post
Again, CSalt is right.
Mason, you are a moron. You don’t need much room to land a small plane. These runways are not designed for large jets, therefore they are all completely safe. If they weren’t safe, I’m pretty sure nobody would use them and they would be demolished.