10 Top Most Frightening Airports EVER!

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Airport is a takeoff and landing of aircraft used burk weather is always an obstacle for pilots to take off and landing aircraft, but it turns out there is an airport in the world is a pretty extreme for pilots to take off and landing of aircraft you want to know any kind of airport that see below.

1. Paro Airport, Bhutan
Surrounded by towering Himalayan peaks, Paro is one of the world's most challenging airports for pilots. In fact, currently only eight pilots in the world to be certified to be able to land at this airport. Situated in a deep valley, landed at this airport requires pilots 'negotiating' with a series of mountain, go down quickly, then turned steeply to the left immediately before landing.

2. Matekane Airport, Lesotho
Located high in the mountains, taking off and landing at the end of the 2,000-foot-high Matekane takes incredible skill of the pilot. The process will depend on wind conditions. The aircraft will be parked here are not advised to fly before reaching the end of the runway at an altitude of 1,312 feet.

3. Airport Saba, Caribbean
Dubbed one of the shortest runways in the world, approximately 1,300 feet, the pilot landed on the line describing is more akin to landing on an aircraft carrier. The plane had to fly to the cliff before making a sharp turn to the left and eventually landed smoothly. The foundation is located high above the surrounding ocean, with steep cliffs on three sides.

4. Airport Sea Ice Ice Runway, Antarctica
Carved on the sea ice of the Ross Island every year, along the 2.5 mile runway was operating mainly in the summer in Antarctica. Pilots should avoid landing too heavy and the aircraft should be monitored closely to ensure it does not sink more than 10 inches into the ice.

5. Airport Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, Caribbean
Flight near Princess Juliana International Airport must pass through the water, rather Maho Beach, and the pilot had to make regular checks to ensure the instrument maintained the appropriate height. Because the distance between the sea so close to the fuselage. Takeoff will force the pilot banked sharply to the right and turn to avoid the mountain at the end of the runway.

6. Tenzing-Hillary airport, Lukla, Nepal
The airport was built for the climber of Mount Everest. There aviation can only be done during the day when the weather is sunny. But when the wind blows hard and the sky tends to cloudy, the airport will be closed to all flights.

It has a runway length of 460 meters and a width of 20 meters, there is no reason for the pilot to make a mistake during takeoff or landing. Because the foundation having a tilt at the end and directly across the valley.

From 1973 to 2010 there has been a nine plane crash at the airport.

7. Airport Funchal, Madeira
Funchal is known as the most dangerous airport in the world. Cause, Funchal has a short runway and a position close to the cliff.

In 1980, a Boeing 727 crashed in the end of the current runway to land. As a result, a total of 131 passengers were killed. Because the runway was extended over the ocean with 150 concrete pillars to support him.

Although no longer a short runway, its position adjacent to the mountains and the sea raises another issue, namely the extreme turbulence and bad weather conditions.Conditions that creates problems for pilots, even the most experienced, during takeoff or landing.

8. Barra Airport, Scotland
In addition to the short runway, airport Barra using the beach as a place of landing and taking off. Three held Barra runways marked only by wooden poles.

At night the ground was covered by the sea tide. Because it is the foundation Barra could only be used on a scheduled flight and not for the evenings.

9. Airport Courchevel, French Alps
At the airport's only certified pilots were allowed to land or take off. Its position in the region of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise, the Alps, France, making it into the category of the most dangerous airports. Moreover, Courchevel has the form of a short runway, steep, and a slope of about 18.5 percent.

In the movie Tommorow Never Dies, Pierce Brosnan actor ever to land at this airport. But like other pilots, he should do the training and get a certificate before being allowed to land at Courchevel Airport.

10. Kai Tak airport, Hong Kong
The runway is located in the north of Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Surrounded by mountains, landing at Kai Tak airport more difficult because they have to pass through a residential area, so the pilot had to perform difficult maneuvers before the plane touched the mainland. Due to frequent fatal accidents, Kai Tak airport finally closed in 1998