A program titled most extreme airports, broadcast on the history channel in 2010, rated the airport as the most dangerous airport in the world for more than 20 years. On saturday a light aircraft departing lukla airport veered off the. But in my view, flying in nepal is still safer than public transport on same route. Landing at lukla airport was almost the highlight of my trip. This airport in nepal is certainly not for the fainthearted. Runways at many of the worlds international airports are more than 10,000 feet long. Crash near everest kills 18, mostly german tourists the new york. Lukla airport doesnt just serve as an airport, but also as a viewpoint. A program titled most extreme airports, broadcast on the history channel in 2010, rated the airport as the most dangerous airport in the world for over 20 years the airport is popular because lukla is the place. This is the number one most dangerous airport in the world.
Photographer captures plane landing on clifftop nepalese runway at. Sadly, a crash in may 28, 2017 brought lukla back in the spotlight as the. Fatal air crash in lukla airport major setback on eve of icao audit. The airport recently was bad named back again after the crash of the let410. An aircraft veers off the runway at a remote airport near the himalayas, killing three people. Sometimes its the short runway as on many greek islands. Situated in an attractive setting, on a flat land area at the edge of a cliff, and surrounded by hills, lukla airport, along with other parts of lukla, offers amazing views of the area. Vnlk is a small airport in the town of lukla in khumbu, eastern nepal. At first, a white haze of cloud cover will obscure the. They must have made at least 100 landings and takeoffs on short runways and worked in such conditions for. A fog had descended on the airport just before the crash, said suraj kunwar. Amazing footage of planes landing and taking off at lukla.
Tenzinghillary airport in lukla, khumbu, eastern nepal, has no radar or. Clip purports to show aftermath of plane crash in pakistan. Latest headlines world news you mag event books mail shop property. Unfortunately for pilots landing at lukla, the airport runway is extremely short at. Tenzinghillary flyplass, tidligere lukla flyplass iata. Filmed at the last day of our jiri to gokyo trek in march 2010. If you can stand to keep your eyes open, the view out the airplane window during landing at lukla airport will stay with you forever. Its not an obvious location for an airport, but sir edmund hillary spotted there might just be.
Lukla airport in nepal is the worlds scariest airport. Lukla airport nepal takeoff and landing in hd youtube. In january 2008, the government of nepal announced that the airport would be renamed in. What a serious bit of adrenaline landing a plane on a runway only 350meters in length going uphill. Vnlk, also known as lukla airport, is a small airport in the town of lukla, in khumbu, solukhumbu district, province no. For a thrilling landing and takeoff experience lukla. Tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to. Lukla airport, little more than a runway carved into the side of the. Without a doubt it is one of the most beautiful airports in the world.
Lukla airport landing, over wreckage from 10808 heliskier402. This landing at lukla, nepal was made on 10 october, 2008, two days after the crash that claimed 16 germans and 2 australians. A rare view from an aircraft shows a landing at the hazardous lukla airport in nepal the footage shows a dornier 228, a twinturboprop utility aircraft, coming into land at the himalayan airport. People stand around the wreckage of a yeti airlines plane in 2008.
Lukla airport landing, over wreckage from 10808 youtube. Probably more dangerous than the runway is that pilots have to land by lineofsight only. Flying into nepals lukla airport the gateway to mount everest. Landing at lukla, nepal the worlds most dangerous airport. Just 40 minutes from kathmandu lies the most dangerous airport on the planet. Fatal air crash in lukla airport major setback on eve of. In october 2008 three twin otters were landing in quick succession, standard practice at lukla airport, where the. Unfortunately for pilots landing at lukla, the airport runway is extremely short at just 1,729 feet long. Photographer captures plane landing on clifftop nepalese. Landing and takeoff at lukla are very interesting and exciting.
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