May 11, 2009 at 9:07 pm
What a lively place this is. They’re playing musical chairs with Twotters and Dorniers
By: tomfellows - 12th May 2009 at 19:27
I think I’d rather walk out of there than fly!
By: OneLeft - 12th May 2009 at 19:03
And this is the British equivalent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY5TueMRq0k
1L.
By: KabirT - 12th May 2009 at 07:05
I have been there…few years back. Its almost as exciting as my experience of landing at Paro in Bhutan.
By: LukeSW - 11th May 2009 at 23:39
Wow, that’s amazing co-ordination and utilisation with the apron parking!
There was a feature on this airport in Airports of the World magazine a while ago.
I’m surprised at how so much of the short runway is used for take-off. It’s hard to judge accurately from the video but it looks like the twotter uses about 95%. I thought commercial aircraft had to be able to get airborne and be 30ft above the end of the runway with one engine failure occurring at or after V1. Looks like it only just made it with two engines working! Of course, it is impossible to tell from the video so I’m not suggesting laws are being broken. 😮
By: B77W - 11th May 2009 at 22:25
Yeah, it looks a nice little airport with great photographic opportunities – there’s some great FS scenery for those of you who want to try the interesting approach. The scenery also features the sloped runway! 🙂
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