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<blockquote data-quote="88gee" data-source="post: 11565524" data-attributes="member: 99560"><p>onna yaluwane Man EK join wela awurudu 3k complete wuna <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> 6000 weni post eka daanath langai den <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> ithin hithuna National Geographic eke dekka article ekak ogollo okkomath ekkama share karanna <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>meeta kalinuth man godak watina , godak aya bohoma hodai kiyapu thread godak dala thiyenawa , parana ewa mathak karagannath ekka man ewa ai dannam ko <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>me thiyenne man eda meda post karapu thread atharin godak janapriya wechcha ewa thama <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>hari ehenam onna mage 6000 weni post eka wenuwen me lipya mehama pala karanwa , loke thiyena bayanakama Air ports , megollo 7k deela thiyena , eth man mekata thawa ekak man gane add karanwa <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">1) Sea Ice Runway, Antarctica</span></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-sea-ice-antarctica_44636_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Heavily parka'd passengers disembark from a C-17 near the McMurdo Station U.S. science base on Antarctica's Ross Island.</p><p></p><p>The sea ice airfield—which sags under planes even in the best conditions—is one of seven extreme airports that could make even your hairiest holiday touchdowns seem cushy by comparison.</p><p></p><p>For instance, at McMurdo flat land is in short supply, which explains why planes take off and land on sea ice in spring—when the region's brutal weather offers a window. </p><p></p><p>Usually by December, the sea ice begins to weaken and give too much. The airfield is then dismantled for the year, and planes use another icy runway, on the Ross Ice Shelf, which is operational in the colder months.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">2) Saba, Netherlands Antilles</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/overrides/travel-extreme-airports-short-runway-caribbean-saba_44637_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This seaside spit of land on Saba—a tiny Caribbean island administered by the Netherlands—is resort ready but rough as a runway. </p><p></p><p>Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's landing strip is extremely short, "and you're not going to be flying 737s in on that. Most of them are smaller turbo props," aviation expert Benét J. Wilson said.</p><p></p><p>"There are cliffs that literally drop into the sea at each end of the runway, so there's no room for error, and there are hills on either side that can create updrafts and downdrafts.</p><p></p><p>"It's a crazy little airport, but [when siting an airstrip] you have to go with the best available options that you have," said Wilson, director of media relations for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">3) Paro Airport, Bhutan</span></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-bhutan-high-altitude_44635_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Himalayan peaks that make the approach to the Bhutan's Paro international airport so breathtaking create serious challenges for the few pilots certified to land there.</p><p></p><p>But modern training makes even the most demanding landings relatively safe. "I think there is no pilot worth his salt that would ever admit that they're afraid to fly into these extreme airports," Wilson said.</p><p></p><p>"And you have very high-tech, 3-D simulators that can recreate the conditions of flying into these airports so well that you really do feel like you're flying into these areas. That kind of training makes you much more confident."</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">4) Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-lesotho-africa-cliff_44631_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Flat space is scarce in the Lesotho, a mountainous monarchy surrounded by South Africa. Consequently, the 7,500-foot-high (2,286-meter-high) runway at Matekane offers the kind of vista usually seen only during flight.</p><p></p><p>Passengers taking off here face a possible plunge off the 2,000-foot-tall (610-meter-tall) cliff—a not uncommon occurrence.</p><p></p><p>Extending just 1,300 feet (396 meters), the airstrip doesn't offer enough room for many pilots to get airborne, so they drive off the cliff, then take flight during the drop.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">5) Svalbard Airport, Norway</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-most-northern-airport-longyearbyen_44632_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Signposts at Svalbard Airport point to destinations around the world—all south of Norway's Svalbard islands. The airport, near Longyearbyen, is the northernmost commercial airport in the world and home to all the typical weather hazards of life above the Arctic Circle. </p><p></p><p>The Svalbard archipelago is about halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole—too far into often icy northern seas for regular boat service. Most visitors arrive via daily flights from Oslo or Tromsø.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">6) Courchevel Airport, France</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>When you're flying into an airport, it's somehow less than comforting to know James Bond's been there before you. At 6,588 feet (2,008 meters) above sea level, this cliffside ski-resort runway in the Alps was perfectly cast in the nail-biting opening sequence of Tomorrow Never Dies.</p><p></p><p>"It's a short runway built into the middle of a mountain," said aviation and travel writer Wilson. "You have mountain weather and snow and wind to consider, and the runway itself is slanted upward like a ramp—there are even ski runs right there by the runway.</p><p></p><p>"It's a no go-around airport," she added. According to regulations, "you have one chance to get in, and if you miss that chance, you don't get a second chance. You have to fly to an alternate airport."</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">7) Barra Airport, Scotland</span></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-beach-runway-scotland-barra_44634_600x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pilots bound for the Scottish isle of Barra must review all the standard reports of weather and air traffic but also keep an eye on a rather unusual factor—the tide chart. </p><p></p><p>This Outer Hebrides airstrip may be the only one in the world where regularly scheduled commercial flights touch down and take off on a beach. One of the three Barra runways—the cockleshell strip known as Traigh Mhor—is underwater, and off-limits, at high tide.</p><p></p><p>For some people, such unique airports are travel destinations in their own right. "Aviation geeks like me," Wilson said, "tend to seek these places out."</p><p></p><p></p><p>menna man gane dena bonus airport eka , meka thiyenne Asia walama thama <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">*** Lukla Airport - Nepal ***</span></span></p><p></p><p><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xq_5Bl3Vaj4/TYF9jrcwP4I/AAAAAAAAAaE/GhAa-SQwamk/s1600/lukla1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Lukla is a town in the Khumbu area of the Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at 2,860 metres (9,383 ft), it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive. Although Lukla means place with many goats and sheep, few are found in the area these days.</p><p>Lukla contains a small airport servicing the region, and a variety of shops and lodges catering to tourists and trekkers, providing western-style meals and trail supplies.</p><p>From Lukla, most trekkers will take two days to reach Namche Bazaar, both an interesting village and an altitude acclimatization stop for those continuing on</p><p></p><p>Lukla is served by the Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Weather permitting, twin-engined Dornier and Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu. Lukla Airport has a very short and steep airstrip, often compounded by hazardous weather, resulting in several fatal accidents. <span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'">It has been called the most dangerous airport in the world.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p>[YOUTUBE]DqgZvb37NX0[/YOUTUBE]</p><p></p><p></p><p>onna kattiya balal comment danna <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/happy.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Happy :)" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="88gee, post: 11565524, member: 99560"] onna yaluwane Man EK join wela awurudu 3k complete wuna :D 6000 weni post eka daanath langai den ;) ithin hithuna National Geographic eke dekka article ekak ogollo okkomath ekkama share karanna :D meeta kalinuth man godak watina , godak aya bohoma hodai kiyapu thread godak dala thiyenawa , parana ewa mathak karagannath ekka man ewa ai dannam ko :) me thiyenne man eda meda post karapu thread atharin godak janapriya wechcha ewa thama ;) hari ehenam onna mage 6000 weni post eka wenuwen me lipya mehama pala karanwa , loke thiyena bayanakama Air ports , megollo 7k deela thiyena , eth man mekata thawa ekak man gane add karanwa ;) [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]1) Sea Ice Runway, Antarctica[/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-sea-ice-antarctica_44636_600x450.jpg[/IMG] Heavily parka'd passengers disembark from a C-17 near the McMurdo Station U.S. science base on Antarctica's Ross Island. The sea ice airfield—which sags under planes even in the best conditions—is one of seven extreme airports that could make even your hairiest holiday touchdowns seem cushy by comparison. For instance, at McMurdo flat land is in short supply, which explains why planes take off and land on sea ice in spring—when the region's brutal weather offers a window. Usually by December, the sea ice begins to weaken and give too much. The airfield is then dismantled for the year, and planes use another icy runway, on the Ross Ice Shelf, which is operational in the colder months. [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]2) Saba, Netherlands Antilles[/FONT] [/SIZE] [IMG]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/overrides/travel-extreme-airports-short-runway-caribbean-saba_44637_600x450.jpg[/IMG] This seaside spit of land on Saba—a tiny Caribbean island administered by the Netherlands—is resort ready but rough as a runway. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport's landing strip is extremely short, "and you're not going to be flying 737s in on that. Most of them are smaller turbo props," aviation expert Benét J. Wilson said. "There are cliffs that literally drop into the sea at each end of the runway, so there's no room for error, and there are hills on either side that can create updrafts and downdrafts. "It's a crazy little airport, but [when siting an airstrip] you have to go with the best available options that you have," said Wilson, director of media relations for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]3) Paro Airport, Bhutan[/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-bhutan-high-altitude_44635_600x450.jpg[/IMG] The Himalayan peaks that make the approach to the Bhutan's Paro international airport so breathtaking create serious challenges for the few pilots certified to land there. But modern training makes even the most demanding landings relatively safe. "I think there is no pilot worth his salt that would ever admit that they're afraid to fly into these extreme airports," Wilson said. "And you have very high-tech, 3-D simulators that can recreate the conditions of flying into these airports so well that you really do feel like you're flying into these areas. That kind of training makes you much more confident." [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]4) Matekane Air Strip, Lesotho[/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-lesotho-africa-cliff_44631_600x450.jpg[/IMG] Flat space is scarce in the Lesotho, a mountainous monarchy surrounded by South Africa. Consequently, the 7,500-foot-high (2,286-meter-high) runway at Matekane offers the kind of vista usually seen only during flight. Passengers taking off here face a possible plunge off the 2,000-foot-tall (610-meter-tall) cliff—a not uncommon occurrence. Extending just 1,300 feet (396 meters), the airstrip doesn't offer enough room for many pilots to get airborne, so they drive off the cliff, then take flight during the drop. [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]5) Svalbard Airport, Norway[/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-most-northern-airport-longyearbyen_44632_600x450.jpg[/IMG] Signposts at Svalbard Airport point to destinations around the world—all south of Norway's Svalbard islands. The airport, near Longyearbyen, is the northernmost commercial airport in the world and home to all the typical weather hazards of life above the Arctic Circle. The Svalbard archipelago is about halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole—too far into often icy northern seas for regular boat service. Most visitors arrive via daily flights from Oslo or Tromsø. [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]6) Courchevel Airport, France[/FONT][/SIZE] When you're flying into an airport, it's somehow less than comforting to know James Bond's been there before you. At 6,588 feet (2,008 meters) above sea level, this cliffside ski-resort runway in the Alps was perfectly cast in the nail-biting opening sequence of Tomorrow Never Dies. "It's a short runway built into the middle of a mountain," said aviation and travel writer Wilson. "You have mountain weather and snow and wind to consider, and the runway itself is slanted upward like a ramp—there are even ski runs right there by the runway. "It's a no go-around airport," she added. According to regulations, "you have one chance to get in, and if you miss that chance, you don't get a second chance. You have to fly to an alternate airport." [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]7) Barra Airport, Scotland[/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/446/cache/travel-extreme-airports-beach-runway-scotland-barra_44634_600x450.jpg[/IMG] Pilots bound for the Scottish isle of Barra must review all the standard reports of weather and air traffic but also keep an eye on a rather unusual factor—the tide chart. This Outer Hebrides airstrip may be the only one in the world where regularly scheduled commercial flights touch down and take off on a beach. One of the three Barra runways—the cockleshell strip known as Traigh Mhor—is underwater, and off-limits, at high tide. For some people, such unique airports are travel destinations in their own right. "Aviation geeks like me," Wilson said, "tend to seek these places out." menna man gane dena bonus airport eka , meka thiyenne Asia walama thama :) [SIZE="5"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"]*** Lukla Airport - Nepal ***[/FONT][/SIZE] [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xq_5Bl3Vaj4/TYF9jrcwP4I/AAAAAAAAAaE/GhAa-SQwamk/s1600/lukla1.jpg[/IMG] Lukla is a town in the Khumbu area of the Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. Situated at 2,860 metres (9,383 ft), it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive. Although Lukla means place with many goats and sheep, few are found in the area these days. Lukla contains a small airport servicing the region, and a variety of shops and lodges catering to tourists and trekkers, providing western-style meals and trail supplies. From Lukla, most trekkers will take two days to reach Namche Bazaar, both an interesting village and an altitude acclimatization stop for those continuing on Lukla is served by the Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Weather permitting, twin-engined Dornier and Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu. Lukla Airport has a very short and steep airstrip, often compounded by hazardous weather, resulting in several fatal accidents. [COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Courier New"]It has been called the most dangerous airport in the world.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [YOUTUBE]DqgZvb37NX0[/YOUTUBE] onna kattiya balal comment danna :) [/QUOTE]
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