World's Top 27 Most Scenic Airport Runways

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Re: World's Top 27 Most Scenic Airport Runways

Postby shahrukh » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:21 am


Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba

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Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport is an airport on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba. The airport, named after the Aruban Minister Juancho Irausquin, has one of the shortest commercial runways in the world, only 400 metres (1,312 ft) long, flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends. Although the airport is closed to jet traffic, regional airline propeller aircraft are able to land there under waivers from The Netherlands Antilles' Civil Aviation Authority. The most common aircraft to land there are the Twin Otter and BN-2 Islander.

It is known for the shortest runway in the world. At just a quarter-mile (396 meter) long and flanked by hills, only helicopters and small aircrafts can use it.






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