Funchal, Portugal
Requiring only the most skilled of passengers to land here, the pilot needs to battle strong winds and a sharp turn on landing. Located on a cliff, the length of the Funchal Madeira runway is the least of the airport’s worries. Receiving an extension to 2777m over a bay with a strong supportive structure, the airport has slightly improved. However, it was set back 520 million euros with this expansion.
Funchal, Portugal
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Gibraltar Airport
A tiny place in itself, Gibraltar’s airport runway crosses it’s only road connection with Spain. For an international airport, this is something strange, or unique perhaps. Like a typical road crossing, the road will close for incoming and outgoing planes.
Gibraltar