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Airport Design Engineers face many difficulties: you need to find the perfect a suitable place so that its territory is enough so that it had good visibility so that there was no strong wind and so more … But in the real world, there are rarely ideal places, even for airports. Engineers are forced to work with what they have in at your disposal. The final product – the airport should be safe structure for all who use and maintain it his. In this selection, the 8 most unusual airports in the world. 8. Barra Airport is one of the most unusual in the world, it is located on a Scottish island Barra In fact, it is both an airport and a beach. it the only airport in the world where planes land and take off directly from the beach, right on the sand
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7 Courchevel International Airport (Courchevel, France). Before than the plane lands in Courchevel, the hair stands on end from views of the formidable French Alps. However, this view and the pilot’s maneuvers – not all. Surprise passengers awaits on the runway a strip that is 1,700 feet long. Fact that right in the middle of this strip is a hill that makes itself felt to each passenger.
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6 Congonhas Airport (São Paulo, Brazil). Airports are in most major cities, but they are rarely built 5 kilometers from the city center like in sao paulo. Proximity to the city center explain that the construction of Congonhas was completed in 1936 year, and in subsequent decades, the city developed rapidly and reached significant changes.
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5 Icy Runway (Ice Runway) (Antarctica).
The icy runway (Ice Runway) is one of 3 main runways used for transportation and equipment and researchers at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. how the name implies, the runway has no hard coating, but only ice that is thoroughly powdered in the snow.
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4 Don Mueang International Airport. (Bangkok, Thailand). From afar Don Muang Airport looks like any other airport, but two part-time runways are located on 18 hole golf course. However, the administration of the golf course assures that there is no danger to the players.
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3 Madeira Airport (Madeira, Portugal). This original the airport has a runway of about 5,000 feet in length, which creates a huge risk for even the most experienced pilots and restriction of tourist imports.
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2 Gibraltar Airport (Gibraltar). Between Morocco and Spain is a small British territory of Gibraltar. Construction The airport at this location dates back to World War II. An airport Gibraltar continues to serve as a base for royal air forces The United Kingdom today and also daily takes commercial flights.
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1 Kansai International Airport (Osaka, Japan). The earth is scarce resource in Japan therefore engineers used to airport construction site 3 miles offshore in Osaka Bay. Work on the creation of an artificial island and airport Kansai began in 1987, and by 1994 were completed. Travelers can reach the main territory on by car, by rail, or by high-speed ferry.
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