Monday, June 25, 2012

The most extreme airport

Amisha Lama, Report on Lukla In this world there are different airports where people go to choose their destination. We often heard about the plane crash in different parts of the country and yes there are accidents but many of them are happened in the deasliest airport of the world. There are different deadliest airports in which many people had lost their lives. In all the deadliest airport of the world. A program titled Most Extreme Airports broadcast on The History Channel in 2010, rated the Lukla airport as the most dangerous airport in the world. The 10 deadliest airports of the world are. 1. Lukla airport (Nepal) 2. Toncontin International. 3. St. Barthelemy 4. St. Maarten 5. Gibraltar 6. Kai Tak 7. Corchevel 8. Eagle Veil 9. Maderia 10. San Diego International Airport Lukla has been known as the deadliest airport of the world. It is in the number one of the deadliest airport of the world. In January 2008, it was named after the honour of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest and also to mark their efforts in the construction of this airport. Some of the other airports are located at that place that no one could predict about it. Some are situated in the steep hill and some are at the beach, where one can see that the plane are just above their head or in their vehicle. This are the deadliest airport of the world. And above all the deadliest Lukla airport stand infront of all. The reason behind to become one of the deadliest airport are. There are daily flights between Lukla and Kathmandu during daylight hours, in good weather. Although the flying distance is short, rain commonly occurs in Lukla while the sun is shining brightly in Kathmandu. High winds, cloud cover and changing visibility often mean flights can be delayed or the airport closed completely. The airport is contained within a chain link fence and patrolled by the Nepal armed police or civil police around the clock The weather of the lukla is not predictable and no one can be sure about what would be the weather. Not only that the planes had to go through crossing different hills. The airport it is in the top of the hill where one can see the villages down. Not only this the passage through which the plane had to land there it is always busy and others plane are looking forward to go through the same passage. The main entrance and the leaving port of the airport is same. Where we can see that when one airplane is landing then the other is rushing towards to take off from it. To land or to take off from the lukla airport they had to go through different hills and many of them feel that they are going to hit the hills. Many aeroplane crash has been in the lukla. The recent airplane crash that has happened in the lukla were in 2010 25th August killing all the 11 passengers and 3 crew. Many incidents and accidenta has happened in the Lukla airport. There has been the enomoruss reason on why it is the deadliest airport of the world. Not only that lukla stand in front of all the deadliest there are other deadliest airports where one has to have the courage to take the flight and have the deadliest experience of it. There are many incidents and accidents have been in the lukla airport. Some of the incidents and the accidents at the Lukla airport are:  On 15 October 1973, on landing at the airport, a Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, registration 9N-ABG, was damaged beyond repair. The three crew and three passengers were unhurt.  On 9 June 1991, flying from Kathmandu, a Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, registration 9N-ABA, crashed at the airport while attempting to land following anunstabilized approach in bad weather. All three crew and fourteen passengers were unhurt.  On 26 September 1992, a Royal Air Nepal Harbin Yunshuji Y-12-11 registered 9N-ACI faltered during take-off and was damaged beyond repair. All on board (twelve passengers and two crew) survived.  On 25 May 2004, while on approach to the airport, a Yeti Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (registration 9N-AFD) flying from Kathmandu crashed into Lamjura Hill in heavy cloud. No passengers were on board, but all three crew members were killed. The Nepalese accident investigation committee concluded that the captain provided inaccurate information as regards his position to the Area Control Centre.  On 1 October 2004, on landing at the airport, a Sita Air Dornier Do 228 suffered a collapse of its nose gear and slid along the runway, blocking it once it had come to rest. The airport was closed for two days.  On 30 June 2005, a Gorkha Airlines Dornier Do 228 skidded off the runway while attempting to land. The nine passengers and three crew suffered minor injuries. The aircraft was reportedly withdrawn from use and written off after the accident.  On 8 October 2008, Yeti Airlines Flight 103, a DHC-6 Twin Otter (registration 9N-AFE) crashed on final approach and caught fire, killing eighteen passengers and crew. The aircraft's captain was the only survivor. Video of the incident showed inclement weather at the time of the incident.  On 25 August 2010, Agni Air Flight 101, a Dornier Do 228, crashed at Shikharpur while returning to Kathmandu after bad weather had prevented it from reaching Lukla. All eleven passengers and three crew perished.  On 12 October 2010, a Sita Air Dornier Do 228 (registration 9N-AHB) lost braking control and impacted the wall-end of the runway during landing. All passengers and crew on board survived without injuries and the aircraft received damage to its nose. Many incidents and accidents happened in the Lukla airport giving the experiencing the deadliest feeling. Many passengers describe it as the amazing and the horrible experience of the life. Eventhough there are many incidents and accidents happen but the people who love to climb and see Mt. everest they’ll visit it at any cost.

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