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marmar

(79,526 posts) Fri Jan 13, 2012, 09:03 PM Jan 2012

Knot-in-your-throat airports to land at..... [View all]

I flew into Chicago-Midway a couple of weeks ago, and I've declared it to be my least favorite place to land. It's surrounded by a neighborhood, and the pilot has to slam on the brakes/thrust reversers extra hard after touching down on one of those short runways.

I also despise touching down at New York LaGuardia and Washington National. And the scenery at Princess Juliana Airport in St. Maarten is wonderful, but it's also not for the faint of heart.

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Knot-in-your-throat airports to land at..... [View all] marmar Jan 2012 OP

Nothing tops Funchal, Portugal. Initech Jan 2012 #1

I don't know. Botany Bay looks worse to me. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #21

You've hit the bullseye with Funchal! GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #40

For some perspective regarding those columns Codeine Jan 2012 #43

Holy crap! I had no idea they were that big. Initech Jan 2012 #46

Some staggering images here. Codeine Jan 2012 #48

How about Tegucigalpa Honduras? pa28 Jan 2012 #2

WOW barbtries Jan 2012 #49

There's always Logan airport in Boston. mysuzuki2 Jan 2012 #3

Paro, Bhutan riverwalker Jan 2012 #4

Along the same lines: Kathmandu Tribhuban JCMach1 Jan 2012 #18

is that the one where they take their time cleaning up the Gabi Hayes Jan 2012 #56

No, Kathmandu is fairly clean... JCMach1 Jan 2012 #59

gnarly barbtries Jan 2012 #50

Avalon, Catalina Capn Sunshine Jan 2012 #5

Do jets land there? HuckleB Jan 2012 #6

Yes, occassionally Major Nikon Jan 2012 #15

When I was on the 737, we flew the -700 into Key West av8rdave Jan 2012 #66

I plan on landing at that airport someday Major Nikon Jan 2012 #14

Agree. It's frightening just watching the come in. cbayer Jan 2012 #33

They don't use it any more, but back in the day, the airport in Hong Kong wasn't for sissies! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #7

I could swear rrneck Jan 2012 #8

I think you probably could! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #9

A n airline co-pilot I knew Mopar151 Jan 2012 #11

Oh shit, that is scary... CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #12

That was an exciting one. Turbineguy Jan 2012 #23

Indeed! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2012 #24

United (in the late 80's) used to have a direct flight Seattle-Hong Kong Turbineguy Jan 2012 #35

Butte. Ugh. grasswire Jan 2012 #10

I've landed at that one also Major Nikon Jan 2012 #16

A second on San Diego being a bit scary. Gormy Cuss Jan 2012 #31

I flew into Chicago Midway back in October and found the runways to be quite long Major Nikon Jan 2012 #13

Those runways are damn short The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2012 #37

They have crushable concrete on the overruns now Major Nikon Jan 2012 #44

It's called EMAS, and it does work, The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2012 #54

Skiathos, Greece muriel_volestrangler Jan 2012 #17

wow again. barbtries Jan 2012 #52

Here's some more hobbit709 Jan 2012 #19

National is freaky. You come in so close to the water that you think you'll land in it. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #20

Samsun, Turkey MineralMan Jan 2012 #22

I almost always end up flying into Midway. Wait Wut Jan 2012 #25

St. Bart: Initech Jan 2012 #26

Saba in the West Indies. greatauntoftriplets Jan 2012 #27

History Channel video Most Extreme Airports MicaelS Jan 2012 #28

I've seen that show. Brigid Jan 2012 #60

San Diego WilliamPitt Jan 2012 #29

Was waiting for the first person to mention San Diego! pink-o Jan 2012 #36

Fly into Oakland; it's much closer to downtown San Francisco. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2012 #67

atlanta is my favorite airport barbtries Jan 2012 #53

I can't stand Atlanta... av8rdave Jan 2012 #64

A little old Texas lady told me once,"The road to Hell is through Atlanta Hartsfield"... ScreamingMeemie Jan 2012 #65

Kezer Air Ranch (61TE) Major Nikon Jan 2012 #30

The landing strip on St.Thomas in the Virgin Islands. cliffordu Jan 2012 #32

St Thomas isn't bad when the weather is good av8rdave Jan 2012 #63

Juneau -- The pilot warned us that it would seem like we were going to hit the mountain Arugula Latte Jan 2012 #34

Aspen, Colorado randr Jan 2012 #38

Yeager Airport in Charleston, WV Lasher Jan 2012 #39

Carabassett Valley (Sugarloaf), Maine B21 Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #41

Looks like fun Major Nikon Jan 2012 #45

Nobody's mentioned Burbank NV Whino Jan 2012 #42

Roanoke, VA is scary for similar reasons. Withywindle Jan 2012 #58

Southwest Airlines had a little problem at Burbank: The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2012 #61

LAX, DEN, JFK and ORD Taverner Jan 2012 #47

Nobody mentioned Kai Tak? The 'old' Hong airport? trof Jan 2012 #51

Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport ironflange Jan 2012 #55

The Angwin-Parrett Field Airport bluesbassman Jan 2012 #57

I've flown the 737 in and out of St Maarten many times av8rdave Jan 2012 #62

Not really an airport per se, but scary looking as hell. oneshooter Jan 2012 #68