The world’s strangest and most dangerous airports

The world’s strangest and most dangerous airports

From complex control panels to harsh weather conditions, like the ones shown here, Does clapping when an airplane lands make sense?, being a pilot is not an easy job. As passengers we often do not experience these challenges. Surprisingly most crashes or flight complications come from the “final approach”. The final approach makes up a  48 percent of total accidents, while time spent on the final approach averages four percent of total flight time.

With that in mind check out some of the strangest and most dangerous airports in the world:

Landing is certainly a thrilling and challenge! Fortunately pilots undergo extensive training prior to flying commercial airliners. Still, may not hurt to mix it up with some train rides…

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