Airport-Beach on the island of Barra (Barra) Bashny.Net

On the Scottish island of Barra is one of the most dangerous and unusual airports in the world. The beauty of this object and treacherous that it is the only airfield complex in the world in which the runways are on the beach.

Airport Barra (Barra Airport) is located in a wide shallow bay, near the northern tip of the island, which used to be famous for its shellfish. Use for take-off and landing of this beach began June 14, 1933. And since August 7, 1936, he became a full-fledged airport. At the disposal of air transport has three runways. At high tide, these bands are under water, and land, and, more precisely, the drive can only seaplane. Possible landing aircraft and the chassis, but the water level has to be small. At night, the airport does not work, only exceptions are emergency emergency landing. For this runway covered car headlights and has a reflective markings.