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Terrifying video shows plane land at ‘world’s most dangerous airport’ at Everest base camp
A TERRIFYING video has shown the realities of taking off and landing at Lukla airport in the Himalayas, which is known as the world’s most dangerous.
Showing a plane coming into land, the video shows just how short the runway is at the airport.
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It’s also right next to a mountain and if a pilot makes an error, a plane could easily crash into it.
The runway ends abruptly, with a 2,000ft drop facing pilots who misjudge the tiny landing strip's length.
Also known as Tenzing-Hillary airport, it’s situated in Nepal by Everest base camp.
It’s made even more dangerous by weather conditions surrounding it, including high winds and low-lying clouds.
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Most of the flights taking off from Lukla are bringing people in to climb Everest and only small planes and helicopters are allowed to land due to the short runway.
There have been several fatal crashes at the airport, most recently in 2017, when Summit Air Flight 409 crashed, killing three members of crew, including the captain.
But Lukla isn't the only dangerous airport - there are some other seriously precariously places to land out there.
Travel agency Globehunters has rounded up 13 of the world's most terrifying airports to reveal the most nail-biting landings on the planet.
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Included in the list is Scotland's Barra airport, a tiny operation consisting of three runways marked out in sand - with no tarmac in sight.
Equally terrifying is the coastal Princess Juliana International Airport in St Maarten, which features a daunting and disorienting approach over water.
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Meanwhile, pilots coming in to land at Greenland's Narsaruaq Airport are forced to make a complete U-turn on their approach after flying up a narrow fjord.
The airport is so dangerous to navigate that night-time flights are banned, and passengers can expect to experience massive turbulence on every approach.
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