World’s scariest runways

July 24th, 2008 at 03:36pm Thomas V. Bona

This is one of my favorite airplane photos ever. It’s from Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Marteen, the second busiest airport in the eastern Caribbean.

It’s also one of the World’s Scariest Runways, according to TravelandLeisure.com. There are some great other examples there, including the Losetho airstrip that sends planes literally flying off a cliff, and Reagan National in Washington, D.C., where planes have to dodge tricky airspace restrictions.

But St. Marteen is my favorite, because planes fly right over hapless tourists. Here are some great videos:

Any of you flown in or out on scary runways?

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