Given that travelers often can choose between multipleairports to depart from and land in, even when they have to rely on cheap traveloptions, such as cheapairplane tickets, and cheap vacation packages, flierswould be well advised to consider selecting one of the most thrilling airportsavailable.
Some airports make the thrilling list for white knucklelandings while others are there for their unusual juxtaposition withsurrounding communities.
The following are top thrilling airports across the globeaccording to Airfarewhatchdog:
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Sea IceRunway in Antarctica is unpaved and there is always a chance that the ice couldcrack under the weight of the plane.
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GibraltarInternational Airport in Gibraltar has a major highway running through therunway.
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MadeiraAirport in Portugal has sharp turns and bumpy rides which make for scarylandings.
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QamboBamda Airport in Tibet has a runway which is 14,000 feet above sea level,making landings difficult.
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JuanchoE. Yrausquin Airport on Saba Island has no room for error when landing giventhat planes that go too far end up in the ocean.
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Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong used to requireplanes to fly low over Hong Kong and forced them to take a hard right toland. This airport closed in 1998.
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Matekane Air Strip in Lesotho is located on acliff. Planes have to drop down the sidebefore they start flying. Most flightsconsist of medical and charity teams.
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Eagle County Regional Airport in Vail, Coloradooften experiences poor weather, requires high approaches and its terrain makesthis a challenge for the most experienced pilot.
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Narsarauq Airport in Greenland forces planes toapproach its runway through a fjord where the planes must make a 90 degree turnto line up on the runway.
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InternationalAirport in Ketchikan, Alaska has a very short runway which is close tomountains and the ocean, which drops to freezing temperatures.
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