Most Difficult Airfield
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From: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA
I'll still say that Aspen, Colardo (KASE) is very high on the list, if not at the top.
Bubbers44, I have flown in and out of there in a 727 back in the old days. However, I still believe that Aspen is worse. Why they didn't have Aspen on that Discovery program, I really never understood.
Now that I'm retired, if I never see Aspen again I'll be happy. But my wife loves the place, so I'm most likey to see it again anyway.
Of course now that I am retired and don't have to fly into ASE anymore, there is now an ILS into there with decent minmiums. Only certain aircraft, Gulfstreams, Falcon 50/900s, etc., are allowed to shoot the approach with special crew training.
MHTG, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Now that I'm retired, if I never see Aspen again I'll be happy. But my wife loves the place, so I'm most likey to see it again anyway.
Of course now that I am retired and don't have to fly into ASE anymore, there is now an ILS into there with decent minmiums. Only certain aircraft, Gulfstreams, Falcon 50/900s, etc., are allowed to shoot the approach with special crew training.
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FWIW this is Fane in the PNG highlands. It averages something like a 16deg slope and once you get to the top you have to stop or you run into the buildings.
Onongi, just down the road. Again, a one-way strip.
There's another runway in PNG by the name of Kamuli, which is similar to Fane but it is curved and has a cliff going up on one side.
Onongi, just down the road. Again, a one-way strip.
There's another runway in PNG by the name of Kamuli, which is similar to Fane but it is curved and has a cliff going up on one side.
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Bah - As grandpa Simpson says "I've coughed up scarier stuff!" 
At least you can break off an approach to most of the above.
Megeve, France - once you turn onto final, you are utterly committed as it is surrounded on three sides by huge rock faces and slopes, and the runway slopes at 7% (I seem to remember). Even Courcheval would allow some degree of break-off with a skillful steep turn.
It used to be that you could could go in without a check if you fly a ULM, even a fast glass ship. Ironically the arrival was fine for me (once my pulse had slowed) - Getting back out was the problem - got socked in for three days.
I can't find a decent picture - best is this flight sim pic I found.
At least you can break off an approach to most of the above.
Megeve, France - once you turn onto final, you are utterly committed as it is surrounded on three sides by huge rock faces and slopes, and the runway slopes at 7% (I seem to remember). Even Courcheval would allow some degree of break-off with a skillful steep turn.
It used to be that you could could go in without a check if you fly a ULM, even a fast glass ship. Ironically the arrival was fine for me (once my pulse had slowed) - Getting back out was the problem - got socked in for three days.
I can't find a decent picture - best is this flight sim pic I found.
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From: London
Samos, Greece on a windy day can be really challenging.
B737 landing Samos SMI RWY 09 with text commentary - YouTube
B737 landing Samos SMI RWY 09 with text commentary - YouTube
