Operations at Lukla Airport in Nepal:
That airport is at 9,334' MSL, has a runway length of 1,729' and slopes at 11.7%. It is VFR-only. At a certain point, aborting a landing or a takeoff is not optional. It may be the highest airport in the world with airline service.
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What types of planes are those? They are similar, but have some differences: Engine placement, undercarriage design. Different models of the same plane?
ReplyDeleteI see a Twin Otter (green trim) and a LET-410 (blue and red trim).
ReplyDeleteThe first one is a Dehavlland DHC-3 Otter, and the second one is a LET 410 manufactured in Czechoslovakia. Both are commuter aircraft although you won't see the LET in the United States too much. There might be a couple here but I'm not sure. Tough birds, both of them.
ReplyDeleteAny idea why the second plane touched down and taxied to the terminal, but never stopped? A game of tag perhaps?
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Not even close…LPB/SLLP, El Alto International serves La Paz, Bolivia, at an altitude of 13,325 ft MSL. At least Avianca and LATAM both have flights to there. There are supposedly several other Chinese commercial airports higher, but I don’t see a good link showing service to them.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the “one-way” nature of the approach certainly makes it challenging. Reminds me of the charts for certain DEW line stations runways…they had a note “successful go-around improbable beyond missed approach point”. Translated to English…decide by Point X, because after that you’re committed to either land or smack a mountion.
w3ski…video cut, it did stop.
ReplyDeleteI forgot about La Paz. No excuse for that, I once knew a guy who had flown in and out of there in DC-6Bs.
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