Flying is the most popular way to move around the world. Planes became bigger and air travel grew commercially over the past decades. As the flights became more and aeroplanes became bigger, so to did the airports. Because of the many skyscrapers and the cities that grew bigger, the logistics of taking off and landing became a lot trickier. Some cities had to do things differently to facilitate these conditions.
- Gibraltar Airport
The runway runs through the main road of the city and the traffic needs to come to a complete standstill when planes land.
- The Ice Runway – Antarctica
The runway in Antarctica is on the snow, that makes landing an aircraft somewhat tricky.
- Kansai International Airport (Osaka, Japan)
Osaka’s runway is built in the sea, outside the city on a man made island.
- Qamdo Bangda Airport (Tibet)
The Qamdo runway is over 4 200m above sea level and is over 5.5km in length. It’s altitude maks this runway unique.
- Princess Juliana International Airport, Saint Maarten
This runway’s approach goes very, very close over a well-frequented beach before landing.
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