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The world's smallest airport: The runway length is less than 400 meters

The smallest airport in the world is Juancho Yarraquin Airport. The runway length is less than 400 meters, let's learn more about it. Jun 06, 2024

The smallest airport in the world


The smallest airport in the world is the Juancho Yarraquen Airport. It is located on the island of Saba, which is part of the Dutch Caribbean region of the Caribbean Sea, on the northeast coast of the island. The airport's runway is considered to be the shortest civilian airport runway in the world, at about 400 meters long.

You know the runway of an airport is only 400 meters long is very short, for a slightly larger aircraft in the distance here is simply not enough buffer, that is, a slightly larger aircraft simply can not land. If it is a smaller aircraft, landing still needs to be very careful to be able to, perhaps only for small aircraft to build it!

 

The airport is built on the cliff side of an island


The airport's runways are cliffs at both ends, and the mountains on each side of the airport create both upward and downward currents, making this airport considered one of the most dangerous in the world. Even though all the landings are made by small planes, the airport is still built on the cliff side of the island. The weather at sea is unpredictable and unpredictable, so an airport built here can be quite dangerous. Such a small airport is really not a general pilot can casually challenge, in such a small airport pilot's skills I'm afraid to be very high to navigate the use of the world's smallest airport!

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