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The world’s most dangerous airports (video)

Paro Airport in Bhutan, Himalayan Mountians is simply insane

Newsroom March 6 05:34

Some people are absolutely terrified of flying. So, imagine what it must be like to have to travel from one destination to another and compound that fear of flying with having to land in one of the most dangerous airstrips in the world. For anyone who has a fear of planes and are thinking of going to the following countries, then they might consider swimming…
Here are the most dangerous airports in the world. The most dangerous one will have you taking cover even from your lounge.

No. 10. Saba Airport – World’s Shortest Commercial Airport Runway.
No. 9. Toncontin Airport, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
No. 8. Landing at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, U.S.A.
No. 7. Nail-biting landings at Courchevel International Airport in France.
No. 6. Extreme landings at Wellington International Airport in New Zealand.
No. 5. Scary Kai Tak Airport landing in Hong Kong.
No. 4. Hair-Raising Landing at Lukla Airport in Nepal.
No. 3. Slippery landing on the Ice Runway in Antarctica.
No. 2. Hairy landing at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten.
No. 1. Paro Airport in Bhutan, Himalayan Mountians.

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