World's Scariest Crazy Airport Runways

Plane landings can be nerve-wracking at the best of times but the best advice on approaching these terrifying runways is to not look down – unless you are the pilot! From short runways to high winds to mountainous terrain, these 10 airports were deemed to be the scariest to fly in or out of.

Matekane Air Strip, Lethoso, Africa The runway here is only 400 metres long and ends with a drop off a cliff. The only way to leave is to actually have the plane drop off the edge off the cliff and pull up before reaching the mountains ahead.

Saba Island, Caribbean Here on this Caribbean island, the only airport juts briefly out into the ocean. Billed as one of the shortest runways in the world, there is a high possibility of overshooting the runway and ending up in the ocean.

Gibraltar International Airport This runway is the only one in the world with a major road running through the middle of it. Traffic on Winston Churchill Avenue has to be stopped every time a plane lands or takes off. Not only that, the short runway stretches out into the harbour.

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World's Scariest Crazy Airport Runways