Airport is building and runways for the take-off, landing and maintenance of civil aircraft with facilities for passengers. Normally people think, all the airports are safe landing place for the plane but this is not true because some airports are very dangerous in the world.
Following are the top 10 dangerous airports in the world
10. Ice Runway, Antarctica
Total area of Antarctica is about 14,000,000 km2. Antarctica is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere and more that Antarctica is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. Ice Runways is the principal runway for the U.S Antarctic. Ice Runway is capable of handling wheeled aircraft. This air port in counted in the list of dangerous because Ice Runway is one the coldest airports in the world.
9. Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten
Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Philipsburg is the capital of this country and total population in this country is about 37,429. Total area of this country is about 21.07 km2 and more that Dutch and English languages are the official languages of the St. Maarten. Princess Juliana International Airport was started as armed forces landing field in 1942. Princess Juliana International Airport was converted to a civilian airport in 1943. In 1964, Princess Juliana International Airport was remodeled and relocated in the company of a new terminal building and control tower. The facilities were upgraded in 1985 and 2001. The landing strip of the Princess Juliana International Airport is about 7000 ft long and isn’t safe for any airplane.
8. Qamdo Bamda Airport, Tibet
Tibet is highest region on Earth with an average elevation of 4,900 meters (16,000 ft) and more that, Tibet is a plateau region in Asia. Tibet is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Qamdo Bamda Airport is also known as Changdu Bangda Airport. This dangerous airport is serving Qamdo, Tibet, China. Its estimated elevation is 4300 meters and has a long unsafe runway of about 5 kilometers.
7. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba Island
Saba Island is Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality of the Netherlands. Total area of Saba Island is about 13 square kilometers. The population of Saba Island consists of only 1,991 people who come from all over the world. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport has the shortest commercial runway in the world and length of Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is only 400 meters long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends. It is not less than a challenge for any pilot to land safely on this airport.
6. Gustaf III Airport, Saint Barthelemy
Saint Barthelemy is an overseas collectivity of France and often abbreviate to Saint-Barth in French, or St. Barts or St. Barths in English. St. Bart’s lies about 35 kilometers (22 mi) southeast of Saint Martin and north of St. Kitts. Puerto Rico is 240 kilometers (150 mi) to the west in the Greater Antilles. Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the island in 1493. He named it after his brother Bartolomeo. Gustaf III Airport is a public use airport located in the village of St. Jean on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy. This was constructed in 1878 and has a very short runway of about 200 meters and very dangerous for aircraft landing.
5. Scary Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a former British Colony and in these days Hong Kong is currently a special Administrative Region of the people’s republic of China. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated area in the world and more that, Hong Kong is known for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour, and with a land mass of 1,104 km2 and a population of over 7 million people. Scary Kai Tak Airport is one of the most dangerous airports in the world. This airport is dangerous because this airport is surrounded by mountains. The risk of plane crash is much high so the pilots have to be very careful.
4. Lukla Airport, Nepal
Nepal is very popular county in the world. Nepal is a landlocked sovereign nation located in South Asia. Total area of Nepal is about 147,181 square kilometers and total population is approximately 27 million and more that, Nepal is the world’s 93rd largest country by land mass. Lukla Airport is small Airport in the town of Lukla, Nepal. The Airport was renamed in honor of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in January 2008. Lukla Airport is also called as Nepalese Airport. Lukla Airport is very close to Mount Everest.
3. Paro Airport, Bhutan
Bhutan is a landlocked country is South Asia and located at the eastern end of the Himalayas. Thimphu is capital of Bhutan. Dzongkha Language is the official language. In 2006, based on a global survey, Business Week rated Bhutan the happiest country in Asia and the eighth-happiest in the world. Paro Airport is the only international airport of the Bhutan. This Airport is very dangerous for planes because Paro Airport is surrounding peaks as high as 18,000 ft (5,500 m) and more that, it is considered on the world’s most challenging airport.
2. Barra Internationl Airport, Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Scotland shares border with England to the south and surrounded by The Atlantic Ocean. Total population in Scotland is about 5.295 million in 2011 and Edinburg is the capital of the Scotland. Barra Internation Airport is also called the Barra Eoligarry Airport. Barra Internation Airport is tiny and dangerous Airport of the flights landing.
1. Courchevel Airport, France
France is superior country in Western Europe. France also includes several overseas regions and territories. France is the 42nd largest county in the world by Area and 3rd largest in Europe as a whole and more that, France is the 2nd most populated country in the European Union. Courchevel Airport is French airport and located in a ski area in the French Alps mountains. The airport is very dangerous because it has very short runway of only 525 m with a gradient of 18.5%.
Top 10 Most Dangerous Airports In The World
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