The world's most risky airport, the runway is only 528 meters

News Desk: In the 21st century, the popularity of air travel is now the highest for the convenience of travel. Many people now use this route to travel far and wide. But from a security point of view, we had to take a little more risk. The runway is an important part of aircraft take-off and landing. However, there are some airports in the world where taking off and landing is very risky. Occasionally many planes admit to accidents. Lukla Airport in Nepal is one of the most risky and dangerous airports in the world.

It is now known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport. The airport was named the world's most risky airport in 2010 by the US history TV channel. The airport was built in 1974 under the supervision of Sir Edmund Hillary, a New Zealand mountaineer. In recognition of its significant role in the construction, the airport was renamed Tenzing-Hillary Airport in 2006 after Sir Edmund Hillary Erung Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. The airport is only 40 minutes away from Kathmandu by air. Although dangerous, the airport is quite popular. One of the reasons for this is that most climbers from Lukla go to Mount Everest base camp. During the day, there are daily flights from Lukla to Kathmandu in good weather. Lukler's weather varies from time to time. Sometimes it rains, sometimes it is sunny sky. There are often flight delays or airport closures due to windy winds, dense clouds and reduced visibility. Surrounded by barbed wire, the airport is guarded 24 hours a day by the Nepal Armed Police or Nepal Police. The space allotted for landing and disembarking at Lukla Airport is much smaller in size. Only helicopters and other small aircraft can land at this airport on the runway lined with pitch. Its runway is 528 m (1,829 ft) × 30 m (96 ft) and has a slope of 11.6 per cent. Lukla Airport is 9,334 feet (2,745 m) high. Runway 08 is used for landing and Runway 24 is used for aircraft only.

Large aircraft landings are not possible here due to short runways and terrain. Located 6,000 feet or 2,438 meters above sea level, the airport has no advanced traffic control system. That's why accidents often happen here. On October 15, 1983, 10 years after its construction, a Nepal Airlines plane was damaged during landing. Three crew and three passengers were unharmed. Then on June 9, 1991, a Nepal Airlines flight from Kathmandu crashed during bad landing. Three crew members and 14 passengers on board were injured. On 26 September 1992, a Royal Nepal Airlines flight stumbled and suffered irreparable damage, but all twelve passengers and three crew members survived. On October 12, 2010, a Sita Air plane broke down and crashed into a wall outside the runway. Fortunately all the passengers and crew were able to get out injured.

The front of the aircraft was damaged. On September 27, 2013, an Air Dynasty helicopter crashed into a barbed wire fence. Three passengers and the captain survived. A few days later a passenger died.