Most dangerous/exciting/difficult US airports?
Apr 6, 2008, 1:43 pm
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Most dangerous/exciting/difficult US airports?
Not counting the smallest airports, there is for example INN in Austria which is difficult for pilots and require special training. Which airports would be similar in the US?
I know there is LGA for example with short runways, as with SNA (which also features a steep climb) and BUR. SAN has a parking garage that will have some travellers on their toes when flying there. I've heard someone mention BHM though I don't know why that one should be added to the list.
What other airports are there?
I know there is LGA for example with short runways, as with SNA (which also features a steep climb) and BUR. SAN has a parking garage that will have some travellers on their toes when flying there. I've heard someone mention BHM though I don't know why that one should be added to the list.
What other airports are there?
Apr 6, 2008, 5:22 pm
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What about MDW? I've never flown out of LGB but I've heard it also has a steep climb.
I am not a pilot so my knowledge is limited.
What about MDW? I've never flown out of LGB but I've heard it also has a steep climb.
I am not a pilot so my knowledge is limited.
Last edited by BNA_flyer; Apr 6, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Apr 6, 2008, 6:40 pm
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OK, sorry not a US airport, but relevant...
OK, shorty history lesson here. After WWII, and West Berlin was starving d/t the Red Army blockades, the Allies started the Berlin Air Drop. They took off and landed from Tempelhof. I think it was because of the height of the surrounding buildings and the Red Army all over the outskirts.
OK, shorty history lesson here. After WWII, and West Berlin was starving d/t the Red Army blockades, the Allies started the Berlin Air Drop. They took off and landed from Tempelhof. I think it was because of the height of the surrounding buildings and the Red Army all over the outskirts.
Apr 6, 2008, 9:14 pm
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OK, sorry not a US airport, but relevant...
OK, shorty history lesson here. After WWII, and West Berlin was starving d/t the Red Army blockades, the Allies started the Berlin Air Drop. They took off and landed from Tempelhof. I think it was because of the height of the surrounding buildings and the Red Army all over the outskirts.
OK, shorty history lesson here. After WWII, and West Berlin was starving d/t the Red Army blockades, the Allies started the Berlin Air Drop. They took off and landed from Tempelhof. I think it was because of the height of the surrounding buildings and the Red Army all over the outskirts.
Apr 6, 2008, 9:55 pm
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Drifting off-thread even further ...
Another non-US airport renowned for its difficult approach is the now-mothballed Kai Tak (Hong Kong). Check out airliners.net or jetphotos.net for a wealth of pictorial documentation on the matter.
ETA: Here are a few of my faves:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=11253
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=48980
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=163466
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=48640
Another non-US airport renowned for its difficult approach is the now-mothballed Kai Tak (Hong Kong). Check out airliners.net or jetphotos.net for a wealth of pictorial documentation on the matter.
ETA: Here are a few of my faves:
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=11253
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=48980
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=163466
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=48640
Last edited by essxjay; Apr 6, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Apr 7, 2008, 11:52 am
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I have to admit, that one kinda surprises me (although I'm not a pilot, so it's a laypersons opinion). Other than something like being notorious for wind shear like Stapleton seemed to be, I wouldn't think there's much there to cause an issue. (However, my memory is a bit fuzzy, but I used to live pretty close to the approach path for this airport.)
Apr 7, 2008, 1:41 pm
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I asked a similar question to a veteran pilot and he said the trickiest airport he was familiar with was Scranton/Wilkes Barre (AVP) since it's very mountainous and has a steep drop off at the end of the runway. I've never flown there, but I've seen the impressive landing lights from the highway.
I've also heard complaints about the former Cleveland and Toronto airports (in the lake).
I've also heard complaints about the former Cleveland and Toronto airports (in the lake).
Last edited by pedxing; Apr 7, 2008 at 1:47 pm