Scenic?
Well, umm. Sure.
Posted on 12/16/2010 2:56:36 PM PST by loreldan
Everyone knows views are best from above. That's why we asked pilots and flight attendants who've racked up millions of sky miles to locate the world's most beautiful approaches. You'll definitely want a window seat on these flights.
Philipsburg, St. Maarten (see photo 1 of 2) Princess Juliana International Airport is one of the most infamous—and photographed—in the world because its runway starts on a peninsula just hundreds of feet off St. Maarten's shore. "The airport is framed by the beautiful water to the right and front, and the hills that rise in the background," says Captain Bob Raleigh, the Miami chief pilot for American Airlines. He got his start flying fighter aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps and has been with American since 1986. Landing in St. Maarten stands out to Raleigh not only because it's visually stunning, but because zooming in low over the sand gives passengers a uniquely friendly welcome. "People stand on Maho Beach and wave as you pass over them—very closely and quickly."
Gibralter Airport definitely should be on the list.
Bermuda is nice...
I always liked Don Muang, which has a golf course immediately beside the runway and taxi way. The new airport is same old thing as most airports.
That is in Bangkok - sorry.
One of my dream destinations :)
Been to most of those airports and love the approach but the ride in into McCall, Idaho on a private jet and the approach over a lake, in the valley with woods and meadows is just stunning, with the mountains on either side.
Especially when your approach is over the lake at 500 feet and you can see people fishing from their two man boats and hearing the computer say 500 feet! 500 feet!
Just beautiful.
The approach into Rio’s in-town airport is breathtaking. The problems start after you land.
San Diego inbound from the east may not be scenic, but sure is intimidating to watch the buildings ABOVE you on both sides of the aircraft...definite pucker factor...
The Coast Guard Air Station in Astoria Oregon is kind of pretty...it’s right where the Columbia River flows into the Pacific.
Nothing like appraoching the airstrip while looking into apartment windows and seeing people sitting watching TV.
It would be only a slight exaggeration to claim to be able to read the subtitles on the programs they had on.
Although it is the least used landing path, Laguardia up the Hudson,with the Statue of Liberty on the left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_z5HtME9n8
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toncontin airport landing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_z5HtME9n8
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toncontin airport landing
Diving in sitting in the back 1/2 of a cargo jet is always, well, quite a ride.
I hear landing ON the Hudson in full view of Manhatten is pretty scenic too :)
My only time to use that approach in over 30 years of flying into LGA was the first Monday after 9/11 that flights were allowed in to LGA.
We could look almost directly down into the Ground Zero crater. VERY sobering and sorrowing.
I like to fly in to Venice Municipal, KVNC. Usually fly out over the water of the gulf for final and there are great restaurants all over. You can wal to the beach.
Beautiful with golf along side and a family of Bald Eagles that use a radar tower yearly for their nest.
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