Gibraltar Airport. Pinched in by the Mediterranean on its eastern flank and the Bay of Algeciras on its western side, the airport's truncated runway stretches just 1828 metres and requires pinpoint precision
Gibraltar Airport. Pinched in by the Mediterranean on its eastern flank and the Bay of Algeciras on its western side, the airport's truncated runway stretches just 1828 metres and requires pinpoint precision
I’ve been in and out of Princess Juliana many times and never found it scary.
In fact, the main attraction to the small beach mentioned that the planes fly over is jsut that - that the planes fly over so low.
I think I have been through Hong Kong’s Kai Tak airport a hundred or more times - I never will forget looking in people’s apartments and seeing a family watching television on the approach to the runway. A few of those little bottles of vodka always helped me get through the experience.
To me the scariest one I’ve ever been on is one whose name I don’t even know.
It was a flight from Elmira NY to Cleeland years ago. It was supposed to be direct, but minutes after take off we mad an “unscheduled” landing at some little airport int he finger lakes region.
Apparently this was actually planned.
The terminal consisted of a small cement block building about the size of a modern gas station.
We were flying on a full sized jet (727?).
The landing was unexpected but fine. But the takeoff...
The pilot made his turn onto the runway as far back as he could. I’d stay the tail was hanging over grass. He gunned it and held the breaks for much longer than usual, and used every inch of pavement on the runway.
I couldnt’ believe they landed a commercial plane there.