The Most Unique Airports in the World
| April 30, 2018
2. Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport
If you’re afraid of landing in an airplane, the one place you should never go is Saba, in the Dutch Caribbean. The only way to get to the island other than a boat is by landing at Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, which has the shortest commercial runway in the world. It’s only 1,312 feet long, and is bordered on both sides by massive hills. At both ends of the runway, the tarmac suddenly drops off into the ocean.
The first time a pilot landed on the runway, the entire population of the island came out to watch.
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