5 Most Unique Airports Around The World
By: Priyanka Maheshwari Wed, 12 July 2017 7:43:44
Airports are one the most creative and unique creation of Engineers. Traveling through air has made it easy to cover long distances in very less time. Every airport has some unique features which differentiates them from other airports. Let's have a look at some of the most unique airports in the world. Well, it is not always about how much it takes to travel but the experience you gain through journey that matters. Especially if you are flying and you happen to stop at some airport.
Cochin International Airport, India
Three years ago, they began adding solar panels first on the roof of the arrivals terminal, then on and around an aircraft hangar. The success of those initial efforts led to a much bigger endeavor. The whole runs on solar power energy
Princess Juliana International Airport
It’s also known as the Saint Maarten International Airport. Very low-altitude flyover landing approaches are one of its characteristics. This is because one end of its runway is extremely close to the shore and Maho Beach. In fact the planes go right above the people on the beach before they land, it’s scary.
Tenzing-Hillary Airport
It’s also known as Lukla Airport. It’s rated as the most dangerous airport in the world, according to a program on the History Channel, ‘Most Extreme Airports’ in 2010. The airport has one of the steepest runways in the world. Aircrafts have to land uphill and depart downhill. Chances of a successful aborted takeoff or go-around are literally impossible.
Kansai International Airport
Found in Osaka Bay, Japan, Kansai International Airport is 1.6 miles wide and 2.5 miles long. It’s entirely offshore on a manmade island. The airport is so big that it can be seen from space.
Gibraltar International Airport
The airport has very little space that its runway goes through the busiest road in the district, the Winston Churchill Avenue. The airport serves only flights to and from the UK. To prevent collisions when planes are taking off, gates are closed so that cars don’t cross the runway.
