![]() “ a nerve-racking to experience, yet stunningly beautiful,” wrote Quora user Erin Whitlock. ![]() “Jet airplanes are not allowed to land at the airport due to its incredibly short runway.” ‘Nerve-Racking … Yet Stunningly Beautiful’Īt 2,767 metres above sea level, Colorado’s Telluride Regional Airport is North America’s highest commercial airport. ![]() “The airport’s runway is located on a cliff that drops into the Caribbean Sea on three sides and is flanked by high hills on the other,” Manek wrote. Its setting is as beautiful as it is dangerous. Pilots need to make sure they stick the landing at Juancho E Yrausquin Airport (image: Pia L) Located in the shallow bay of Traigh Mhor beach on Barra Island in the Outer Hebrides, the airport’s runways are laid out in a triangular formation and are marked by wooden poles to help guide the Twin Otter propeller planes onto the sand. As such, flight times are dictated by the tide. “The airport is unique, being the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a beach as the runway,” wrote Quora user Amit Kushwaha. Racing The TideĪt high tide, the runway of Scotland’s Barra Airport is nowhere to be seen. Perhaps it’s appropriate, then, that this airport was named after the region’s most famous adventurers: Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first people to reach Everest’s summit. “It is one of the most dangerous airports in the world.” “This is where most Everest summiters land,” wrote Quora user Amy Robinson. The terrifying airstrip serves as an entry point for mountain climbers who are keen to tackle the world’s tallest mountain. Coming in for a precarious landing at Nepal's Tenzing-Hillary Airport (image: Reinhard Kraasch)
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