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  2. Tenzing-Hillary Airport - Wikipedia

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    Tenzing–Hillary Airport has been referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world. [3] Arriving and departing aircraft must use a single runway (06 for landing and 24 for takeoff). There is a low prospect of a successful go-around on a short final approach due to the terrain. There is high terrain immediately beyond the northern end of ...

  3. Lukla - Wikipedia

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    One of the scariest and most dangerous landings in the world at Lukla Airport in Nepal [4] Lukla is served by the Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Weather permitting, twin-engine Dornier 228s and de Havilland Canada Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu. Lukla Airport has a very short and steep airstrip, often ...

  4. List of airports in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location. The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport , which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu .

  5. File:Landing and taking off at the most dangerous airport in ...

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    It has been called the most dangerous airport in the world. In this video, the original material has been stabilised. Deutsch: Landung und Start vom Flughafen Lukla in Nepal , der etwa 33 Kilometer vom Mount Everest entfernt liegt.

  6. Jomsom Airport - Wikipedia

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    Jomsom Airport is located adjacent to the Kali Gandaki River at the northern end of the Kali Gandaki Gorge. The airport resides at an elevation of 8,976 feet (2,736 m) above mean sea level. [1] [3] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 06/24 which measures 2,424 by 66 feet (739 m × 20 m).

  7. 68 confirmed dead after plane crashes in Nepal resort town - AOL

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    Authorities in Nepal said 68 people have been confirmed dead after a regional passenger plane with 72 aboard crashed into a gorge while landing at a newly opened airport in the resort town of Pokhara.

  8. Plane crashes just after takeoff from Nepal's capital ... - AOL

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    The Kathmandu airport, the main airport serving Nepal, is located inside a valley surrounded by mountains on most sides. It is considered a challenging airport for pilots and bigger planes have to ...

  9. Weather just one test pilots face at 'world's most dangerous ...

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    (Getty) Lukla Airport, known officially as Tenzing Hillary Airport, is arguably the most dangerous airport in the entire world. The runway rests on a hillside in the town of Lukla, Nepal ...