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Airports with the most terrifying and short runways

Certain runways around the world possess an elevated risk

Published: August 10, 2020 12:01 Compiled by Devadasan K P, Picture Editor

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AIRPORT RUNWAY — Juancho E Yrausquin Airport, Saba. Located on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, Juancho E Yrausquin Airport has the shortest runway in the world available for commercial use on the island of Saba in the Caribbean area. The runway is only 400 metres long. It is flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends. It only allows regional propeller aircraft flights provided by Winair from nearby islands. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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AIRPORT RUNWAY 4 — Toncontin International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Toncontín airport runway is 2,163m long. The airport was built at an elevation of 1,005m. Due to the location next to the mountains as well as the narrow size of the runway, the landing is very complicated. Pilots are forced to make a dramatic sharp turn and land near the valley. Image Credit: istock

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Saint Barthelemy Airport, also known as Gustaf III Airport, is a public-use airport located in the village of St. Jean on the Caribbean island of St. Barths. It is considered one of the most dangerous airports in the world because pilots have to descend steeply down over a hilltop on to an extremely short runway that ends on the beach. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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runway 7 — View of the Gibraltar International Airport and the harbour area. Gibraltar International Airport (formerly North Front Airport) serves as the air transport link to the city of Gibraltar. The airport is located at the centre of Gibraltar and serves around 300,000 passengers per annum. The length of the runway is 1800 metres. Image Credit: Shutterstock

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