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Scary airports - in pictures

Tricky airports: Mariscal Sucre airport, Quito, Ecuador: A plane approaches
Mariscal Sucre airport in Quito, Ecuador: A plane approaches for landing, seen through a glass wall in the Eloy Alfaro school. Landing at Ecuador's capital can be a white-knuckle affair. The high altitude affects engine performance, with difficulties exacerbated by a cramped runway and active volcanoes lining the landing area, making it one of Latin America's most challenging airports for pilots - and passengers Photograph: Dolores Ochoa/AP
Tricky airports: Tenzing-Hillary airport (Lukla airport), Nepal
Tenzing-Hillary airport (Lukla airport), Nepal: an STOL aircraft taking off down the sloping runway Photograph: Grant Dixon/Getty Images/Lonely Planet Image
Tricky airports: St Barthelemy, Lesser Antilles
St Barthelemy, Lesser Antilles: a Twin Otter plane comes in to land on the short runway at St Barts Photograph: Andrew Woodley/Alamy
Tricky airports: Kai Tak airport, Kowloon: A plane approaching the airport
Kai Tak airport, Kowloon: a plane approaching the airport in 1992. The airport closed in 1998 Photograph: Roger Hutchings/Alamy
Tricky airports: Courchevel, French Alps
Courchevel, French alps: The airport at the Courchevel 1850 ski resort in the Three Valleys Photograph: Gavin Hellier/Alamy
Tricky airports: Aerial view of a landing airstrip
Aerial view of a landing airstrip on the coast of Maui, Hawaii (this is not the main airport) Photograph: Fotosearch/Getty Images
Tricky airports: Funchal airport, Madeira
Funchal airport, Madeira: the runway is adjacent to the shore Photograph: Werner Otto/Alamy
Tricky airports: Princess Juliana International Airport in Saint Martin
Princess Juliana international airport in Saint Martin: planes on a low approach over Maho Beach, located at the bottom of the Princess Juliana Airport strip Photograph: Jean-Pierre Degas/Hemis/Corbis
Tricky airports: Barra airport in the Outer Hebrides
Barra airport in the Outer Hebrides: the world's only beach airport for scheduled flights - providing the tide is out Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian
Tricky airports: Paro, Bhutan: A Drukair-Royal Bhutan Airlines Airbus A319-114 passenger jet
Paro, Bhutan: a Drukair-Royal Bhutan airlines airbus A319-114 passenger jet prepares to land at the international airport Photograph: Singye Wangchuk /Reuters
Tricky airports: Kranebitten Airport, Innsbruck: The runway approach
Kranebitten airport, Innsbruck: the runway approach is nestled by mountains and surrounded by homes Photograph: PhotoStock-Israel/Alamy
Tricky airports: Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport, Saba: the precarious airstrip on the island of Saba in the Caribbean Photograph: Mauricio Handler/Getty Images/National Geographic
Tricky airports: Cusco airport, Peru
Cusco airport, Peru: the Peruvian Andes mountains from a plane flying between Lima and Cusco airports Photograph: Dave Porter/Alamy
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