THE MOST INSANE RUNWAYS IN THE WORLD

COURCHEVEL AIRPORT (FRANCE)

Found high in the French Alps this runway has been labelled the

7th most dangerous in the world. It’s even on an incline!

KANSAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JAPAN)

Yes, all that blue stuff you see is water! This airport is

actually an artificial island.

MATEKANE AIR STRIP (LESOTHO)

Often considered one of the scariest runways in the world,

this one literally runs right off of a cliff.

PRINCESS JULIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

(ST. MAARTEN)

It’s probably scarier being on the beach that it is in the airplane.

TENZING-HILLARY AIRPORT (NEPAL)

Although it is nearly 3,000 metres high, it’s only a

few hundred metres long.

JUANCHO E. YRAUSQUIN AIRPORT (SABA)

Both overshooting and undershooting this runway

would be disastrous.

MALÉ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MALDIVES)

This is another runway without much wiggle room.

BARRA AIRPORT (SCOTLAND)

Only for flights during the day, you can probably see

why…because it’s a beach.

GIBRALTAR AIRPORT (GIBRALTAR)

If you look closely you’ll see a road crossing the runway.

That is not a taxi way. It’s actually Winston Churchill Avenue, 

a relatively busy street and it has to be closed

every time a plane lands.