T & L's World's Scariest Runways
Jul 23, 2008, 7:35 pm
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I immediately thought of DCA when I read the thread title. Not so many physical challenges as a ton of restricted airspace for captains to avoid. Plus the one runway is relatively short.
Jul 23, 2008, 8:07 pm
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I've only landed at the two U.S. airports mentioned, DCA and JFK. I did land on a grass "runway" in Ecuador once. I don't think it was supposed to be scary, but it was.
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They missed St. Bart's, probably should have been #1 or #2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuS4...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuS4...eature=related
Jul 24, 2008, 12:07 pm
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Years ago (late 60's) LDY was served by Ballykelly, a military field on the east side of Lough Foyle (LDY is now at Eglinton). Arrival from GLA in an Air Ulster DC-3 was accomplished by crabbing sideways in the crosswind; that seemed quite a feat to this neophyte traveler at the time - IIRC, there was nothing but water all around.
In the early 60's, my very first flight (on a UA 707) MKC-JFK, I seem to recall acceleration well before turning from the taxiway onto the active - something about bridges or cornfields making for a shorter than desired runway.
Of course, those who have been there will remember that both DAD and HUI had their own idiosyncracies.
OOPS: Shoulda been MKC-IDL ... Kennedy was still President then.
In the early 60's, my very first flight (on a UA 707) MKC-JFK, I seem to recall acceleration well before turning from the taxiway onto the active - something about bridges or cornfields making for a shorter than desired runway.
Of course, those who have been there will remember that both DAD and HUI had their own idiosyncracies.
OOPS: Shoulda been MKC-IDL ... Kennedy was still President then.
Last edited by Deacon; Jul 25, 2008 at 9:10 am Reason: Fact correction
Jul 24, 2008, 12:29 pm
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A friend of mine took me on a leisure flight and did a landing and takeoff at CVL.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/-/-/0354705
http://www.airliners.net/photo/-/-/0354705
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Flew in and out of there on a scheduled Royal Nepal Airlines flight in a Pilatus Porter owned by Missionary Aviation Fellowship and providing the service under contract with the airline.
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true
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Flew in and out of there on a scheduled Royal Nepal Airlines flight in a Pilatus Porter owned by Missionary Aviation Fellowship and providing the service under contract with the airline.
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true
(Sorry, I don't know how to take a URL and give it a short name)
Jul 24, 2008, 12:51 pm
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They missed St. Bart's, probably should have been #1 or #2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuS4...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIuS4...eature=related
Jul 24, 2008, 3:31 pm
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I haven't been to Saba, but I have landed in St. Bart's and it's insane. Check out this picture for a little more perspective -- it's the only place in the world I've ever gone where people hang out, watching planes land to see if they will make it or roll off into the ocean!
http://vikroo.wordpress.com/2008/02/...aziest-runway/
http://vikroo.wordpress.com/2008/02/...aziest-runway/