These are the 11 most dangerous airports in the world Portugal is on the List island Madeira


1. Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, Caribbean

Vacationers flock to the Caribbean for a relaxed vacation.
But getting to the regions airports can have the opposite effect - the compact and rugged nature of many of the islands forces the runways to be built in inventive locations.
 
 
 
Maybe everything looks even more serene after landing.
In St. Maarten,  Princess Juliana Airport  - named after Dutch royalty - has people biting their nails in the air and on the ground whenever a plane lands.
 
The runway starts a few feet from the oceans edge, with the aircraft reaching almost low enough over the beach to play a volleyball game.
 

2. Courchevel Altiport, France

Unlike Caribbean travelers, skiers and snowboarders arriving in Courchevel often prepare for an adrenaline rush.
It better be.
 
 
 
In winter, the asphalt air strip on the French resorts altiport, over 2,000 meters above sea level, is often the only thing not covered with snow.
 
Aircraft fly through a channel between the mountains, landing on a short, steep runway, complete with vertical drop, that could almost double as a ski jump.
 
The scene is so dramatic that it was presented as a place of action in the James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies".
 
(Editors note: We initially said t  the  a bad James Bond film "Goldeneye".)

3. Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho

There is little chance of extending this runway too far - it ends abruptly on the brink of a 600-meter drop.
Only light aircraft use the airstrip on this remote table plateau in the tiny kingdom of southern Africa.
 
 
 
Airplanes sometimes fail to climb at the end of the runway, conjuring images of Wile E. Coyote hovering and crashing (before, fortunately, reaching flight speed and climbing).
 

4. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba, Caribbean

Rivaling St. Maarten to the thrills of the Caribbean airport, Saba Islands Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport has one of the shortest airstrips in the world.
 
 
Set in a rocky outcrop at the foot of a mountain and with the end of the asphalt plunging into the sea, landing here is a dramatic experience.
 

5. Gibraltar International Airport

Flying toward a gigantic limestone monolith on a landing approach is never easy on the nerves, but in Gibraltars 6.2 square kilometer British overseas territory there is nowhere else to place  an airport  except in the shadow of the Rock.
 
 
Space is so limited at the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula that the track crosses the main thoroughfare of the territory.
Because aircraft take precedence over automobiles in the vehicle hierarchy, the road is closed every time a plane takes off or arrives.

6. Barra International Airport, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Where else in the world can you catch cockles on a track?
Instead of thinking about where to build an asphalt airstrip when it is low on space, the Outer Bar Hebride island took a different approach - it didnt bother with one.
 
 
Pilots wait until the tide is out and land on the beach - supposedly the  only airport in the world  where scheduled flights  land  on the sand.
 
Between flights to and from Glasgow, the public has free access to the beach / runway.
 

7. Paro Airport, Bhutan

If there were remote airway awards surrounded by dramatic scenery, the Himalayas would be filling a shelf.
In place of honor may be the only international airport in the mountainous kingdom of Bhutan
 
Descending into a narrow, high-altitude basin amid 6,000-meter peaks, pilots - who need to be specially trained to land here - lay their jets in a sharp curve before diving into low houses.
 

8. Kansai International Airport, Osaka, Japan

Landing on an aircraft carrier sounds exciting, but you usually have to join the military to do so.
You can experience a good second best at  Japans  Kansai International Airport , where the two runways seem to float off the water in Osaka Bay.
 
 
 
Actually located on an artificial island built specifically to minimize noise pollution for city dwellers, the slopes are in fact large (over three kilometers in length) and connected to the mainland by a four-kilometer bridge.
 
But from the air, this is the best way to get that "Top Gun" feeling on a commercial carrier.

9. Harstad / Narvik Airport, Norway

On the approach to the  airport  of  Harstad / Narvik,  in the region of Evenes, aircraft roam the land of fjords, frozen lakes and snow-capped mountains.
 
Arriving at Hammerfest settlement in the far northeast of the country seems to touch an ice rink at certain times of the year.
 

10. Madeira Airport, Funchal, Portugal

Madeiras international airport  seems to be cheating in a complicated competition.
Sandwiched between a steep slope and the sea, its dramatically short asphalt strip stretches over stilts over the water to make it long enough for a safe touchdown.
 
 
Add turbulence in the Atlantic and youll have a dramatic enough arrival to make the calmer passenger reach fortified wine.

11. Male Airport, Maldives

Male Airport  has looks and drama.
Built on its own atoll, Hulhulé, the track is a mere 1.80 m above sea level.
 
 
After descending over the archipelago of 26 Maldives islands, the rolling stock seems so close to the sea in touch that it is as if they are gliding across the water.
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