What are some of the scariest airports to land on/takeoff from?

0	What are some of the scariest airports in the world to make a landing or to take-off from? This is not really objective, but what are some airports you've faced that have challenged you? airport asked Oct 24 '10 at 22:48 Patrick Pohler ♦♦ 1337●18●39●116 edited Oct 24 '10 at 22:49

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A few spring immedeately mind:

Courchevel
Katmandu
Tegucigalpa
Innsbruck
Paro Bhutan

However there are many others, Iceland and Norway are quite interesting.

answered Mar 08 '11 at 15:58

pedromorgan
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Have you been to these airports? I have flown the Innsbruck instrument approach in a Level D sim a couple of times. It looks quite interesting.

(Mar 08 '11 at 17:42) wbeard52

I've been a passenger to Innsbruck which was interesting, and FlighGear.org sim on the others for fun in bedroom.

(Mar 09 '11 at 09:21) pedromorgan

In Arizona, there is Sedona (KSEZ). It sits on top of a playa with quite a bit of turbulence. About once a year, a pilot will misjudge the effects of a downwind and fly into the side of the mountain while descending to land on the runway. The runway ends are fairly close to the edge of the playa on both sides. I have known one pilot who lost his life and his passengers trying to land in Sedona. I prefer to remain high on the approach into the airport and use just a little bit more runway.

answered Nov 01 '10 at 20:12

wbeard52
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After seeing this video, I can see what you mean! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1p9ehQEQrU&feature=related

(Nov 02 '10 at 11:06) Patrick Pohler ♦♦

1	I disagree withe KSEZ answer. While it does present some challenge, those statistics are way off. Since 1996 there have only been 2 fatal accidents and one with serious injuries. answered Mar 05 '11 at 22:44 Edward Miller 11●1

Most state department of transportation websites will list the most accident prone airports within a given state. I think its safe to assume that they are the more challenging of airports. I know a few pilots that go out of their way to fly into the top five or ten airports in a state with a trusted instructor to better their skills.

answered Apr 05 '11 at 18:20

MeierW
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1	4MD6. A little grass strip in MD. Check out www.youtube.com/user/jmox555 and see some video from this field. answered Aug 15 '11 at 23:43 jmox555 11●1