Esme, fantastic question, Lukla and Paro are absolutely on the shortlist of the most challenging airports in the world. As a pilot, I can tell you that mountain airports like Aspen, Eagle (Colorado), and Innsbruck (Austria) all challenging airports. London City is another one that keeps you sharp with its steep approach, and Madeira often tests your crosswind skills. The Druk Air crews flying into Paro really do earn their stripes!
I have a question: what do pilots today consider the most challenging airports in the world? We passengers would use the word “frightening”. Personally I have flown into Lukla airport in Nepal (very short runway, steep drop thereafter, lots of accidents) and Paro airport in Bhutan (flying in a narrow mountain range). I don’t like them but the Druk Air pilots of Bhutan are really good.
Esme, fantastic question, Lukla and Paro are absolutely on the shortlist of the most challenging airports in the world. As a pilot, I can tell you that mountain airports like Aspen, Eagle (Colorado), and Innsbruck (Austria) all challenging airports. London City is another one that keeps you sharp with its steep approach, and Madeira often tests your crosswind skills. The Druk Air crews flying into Paro really do earn their stripes!
I have a question: what do pilots today consider the most challenging airports in the world? We passengers would use the word “frightening”. Personally I have flown into Lukla airport in Nepal (very short runway, steep drop thereafter, lots of accidents) and Paro airport in Bhutan (flying in a narrow mountain range). I don’t like them but the Druk Air pilots of Bhutan are really good.