The world's most unusual airports

Airports are generally transit points between two destinations. However, some airports stand out for their unique design, unusual location or special features. Here's a list of the world's most unusual airports.

 

 

1. Kansai Airport, Japan 🇯🇵

Japan's Kansai International Airport is built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. It's a feat of engineering that required 21 million cubic metres of earth to be poured in.

2. Courchevel Airport, France 🇫🇷

Courchevel airport is known as one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Its runway is very short, sloping and ends on a precipice. It is reserved for experienced pilots accustomed to mountain conditions.

3. Barra Airport, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Barra Airport, located on a beach on the island of Barra in Scotland, is the only airport in the world where planes land on the sand. Flights are scheduled according to the tides.

4. Gibraltar Airport 🇪🇸

Gibraltar airport has a unique feature: its runway is crossed by a road, Winston Churchill Avenue. Each time an aircraft takes off or lands, traffic is halted to allow it to pass.

5. Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Nepal🇳🇵

This airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is the departure point for many trekkers heading for Everest. The short, steep runway ends in a precipice, making it one of the most dangerous airports in the world.

6. Denver International Airport, United States 🇺🇸

Denver International Airport is notorious for its many conspiracy theories, not least because of its strange architecture and artwork. Some people believe that the airport hides a secret underground bunker.

7. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba 🇳🇮

Located on the Caribbean island of Saba, this airport boasts the world's shortest runway for commercial aircraft. Just 400 metres long, it ends on either side with cliffs plunging into the ocean.

Each of these airports offers a unique travel experience and demonstrates the incredible variety and ingenuity of airport infrastructures around the world.

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