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Save/ShareIf you think touching down at Boston's Logan Airport on a windy day is a harrowing experience, be glad you’re not trying to land at one of the airports on the list of the most dangerous aircraft landings in the world, as compiled by the blog ProTraveller
Kai Tak airport tops the list as having required the scariest landings for a major airport in modern history. It is now closed, but was once Hong Kong's main international gateway. You can see why the airport received the bad press—this YouTube video shows planes passing mere feet from nearby buildings and roadways and then swerving and skidding down the runway.
Other airports that made the list include Funchal Airport in Madeira, Portugal; Gustaf III Airport on St. Barts; and Wellington International Airport in New Zealand. ProTraveller’s article features videos or pictures from all 10 frightening descents.
—Liz Webber
CORRECTION: This post has been been modified. Due to an editor's error, the original post said that Kai Tak airport is still open. It is not.
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If this is for the Tibet article, I appreciate knowing everything I can about Tibet as it is on my list of places I want to go and though I may have to wait awhile for the political unrest to subside, I still want as much information as possible about the country.
Posted By James Burchard on March 27, 2008, 5:12 PM
Spot on! I landed here many times on 747's and a DC-10. I remember arriving from SFO at about 8PM HKG time and watching(!!) a man in his pajamas getting ready for bed in Kowloon City, an enclave at one end of the airport - we were at the same elavation as he was in his flat (Apartment)in a very tall building just off our wingtip! We weved through the many tall apartment buildings in Kowloon Tong.
Ah, what memories!! Thank you.
Posted By Don Baumann on March 31, 2008, 10:19 PM