For many people, the simple idea of getting on a giant machine that weighs thousands of pounds and flies through the air is just ridiculous. There are too many stories out there of these massive jet planes doing nosedives into the ocean, or slamming into mountains. Add to that the fact that not all airports are created equal. While most are perfectly safe and require little effort to access successfully, there are some that are downright treacherous.
There is the Midway International Airport in Chicago Ill which, from above, looks like a maze of runways set up to handle planes coming in from all directions at once. There is the Narsarsuaq Airport in Greenland where, more often than not, the runway is covered in a sheet of pure ice. And we cannot forget the infamous Gustaf III Airport in the Pinteresque island of St. Bart’s, where planes just miss clipping the roofs of passing cars right before touching down. With these things in mind, here is our little missive on 34 of the world’s most dangerous airports.
Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten
Welcome to St Maarten ladies and gentlemen, where we’ve built a runway where only sadistic airline pilots dare to land, while tourist risk injury and death for the adrenaline rush. Not sure who is crazier here, the engineers that decided that building a runway barely big enough to land a large jet would be a good idea, or the people who stand within a few feet of a jet as it passes above? With that said, I’d be lying if I told you I wouldn’t do it given the chance; the adrenaline rush must be off the charts!
