<strong>THE WORLD'S MOST SCENIC RUNWAYS 2017: 10. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Canada): </strong>Jet booking service PrivateFly asked a global panel of experts and aviation fans to vote for the most scenic airport landings. Canada's Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport took 10th place in the 2017 poll.
THE WORLD'S MOST SCENIC RUNWAYS 2017: 10. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Canada): Jet booking service PrivateFly asked a global panel of experts and aviation fans to vote for the most scenic airport landings. Canada's Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport took 10th place in the 2017 poll.
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<strong>9. Barra Airport (UK): </strong>Barra Airport in the Scottish Outer Hebrides is the only airport in the world where scheduled and private charter flights land and take off from the beach. At high tide, the runways are under water, says PrivateFly.
9. Barra Airport (UK): Barra Airport in the Scottish Outer Hebrides is the only airport in the world where scheduled and private charter flights land and take off from the beach. At high tide, the runways are under water, says PrivateFly.
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<strong>8. Orlando Melbourne International Airport (US): </strong>A new entry on this year's list, Orlando Melbourne international Airport made headlines in February when US President Trump chose it as a location for a rally. <br />
8. Orlando Melbourne International Airport (US): A new entry on this year's list, Orlando Melbourne international Airport made headlines in February when US President Trump chose it as a location for a rally.
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<strong>7. St. Maarten Airport (Saint Martin): </strong>At this Caribbean island airport, the approach is "so low you can almost read the sunbathers' newspapers," says PrivateFly CEO Adam Twidell.
7. St. Maarten Airport (Saint Martin): At this Caribbean island airport, the approach is "so low you can almost read the sunbathers' newspapers," says PrivateFly CEO Adam Twidell.
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<strong>6. London City Airport (UK): </strong>Flying into London City Airport on a clear day, those in window seats get views of the Thames and London landmarks. For pilots, it's challenging. PrivateFly says the glide path is set at stomach-churning 5.8 degrees as opposed to the usual 3-degree glide path.
6. London City Airport (UK): Flying into London City Airport on a clear day, those in window seats get views of the Thames and London landmarks. For pilots, it's challenging. PrivateFly says the glide path is set at stomach-churning 5.8 degrees as opposed to the usual 3-degree glide path.
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<strong>5. Queenstown Airport (New Zealand): </strong>Located in the heart of the NZ South Island's magical landscapes of mountains, lakes and rivers, there's little surprise Queenstown Airport again ranks among the world's most scenic airport approaches.
5. Queenstown Airport (New Zealand): Located in the heart of the NZ South Island's magical landscapes of mountains, lakes and rivers, there's little surprise Queenstown Airport again ranks among the world's most scenic airport approaches.
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<strong>4. Gibraltar Airport:</strong> Located just 500 meters from the city center, Gibraltar's airport landing strip shares space with one of the peninsula's main roads. Pedestrians and cars on this British territory need to stop on either side of the runway every time an aircraft takes off or lands, says PrivateFly.
4. Gibraltar Airport: Located just 500 meters from the city center, Gibraltar's airport landing strip shares space with one of the peninsula's main roads. Pedestrians and cars on this British territory need to stop on either side of the runway every time an aircraft takes off or lands, says PrivateFly.
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<strong>3. Nice Cote d'Azur Airport (France): </strong>Nice Cote d'Azur Airport is located six kilometers southwest of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. It's the main point of arrival for passengers to the French Riviera.
3. Nice Cote d'Azur Airport (France): Nice Cote d'Azur Airport is located six kilometers southwest of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. It's the main point of arrival for passengers to the French Riviera.
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<strong>2. Donegal Airport (Ireland): </strong>"You arrive in the Emerald Isle adjacent to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Carrickfinn, with a backdrop of the majestic Mount Errigal on one side and an array of craggy islands on the other." That's one PrivateFly user's enthusiastic verdict on this airport on Ireland's Atlantic coast.
2. Donegal Airport (Ireland): "You arrive in the Emerald Isle adjacent to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Carrickfinn, with a backdrop of the majestic Mount Errigal on one side and an array of craggy islands on the other." That's one PrivateFly user's enthusiastic verdict on this airport on Ireland's Atlantic coast.
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<strong>1. Juancho E Irausquin Airport (Saba): </strong>Juancho E Irausquin Airport is the only airport on the Caribbean island of Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands. It's got the shortest commercial runway in the world (396 meters) and is flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends. Due to the runway length, only small aircraft and helicopters use it.
1. Juancho E Irausquin Airport (Saba): Juancho E Irausquin Airport is the only airport on the Caribbean island of Saba, a special municipality of the Netherlands. It's got the shortest commercial runway in the world (396 meters) and is flanked on one side by high hills, with cliffs that drop into the sea at both ends. Due to the runway length, only small aircraft and helicopters use it.
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