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10 facts about airports
1. The oldest airport in the world is the Berlin "Tempelhof": it was built in 1923 and it is believed that it was the appearance of "Tempelhof" served as a prototype for most modern airports. In 2008, the airport tried to close both economically disadvantageous, however, the people of Berlin protested because "Tempelhof" is a landmark of the city.
2. The largest airport in the world is, of course, in Dubai. Its area is about 140 square meters. kilometers (!) Construction at a cost of 8 billion. dollars.
3. most punctuality has repeatedly recognized the International Airport of Brasilia, Brasilia International (BSB). In 2007, this airport departed on schedule at least 27% of flights. The average delay was 52 minutes.
4. The most comfortable and safe deemed to Hong Kong International Airport, and airport "Shandzhi" in Singapore and "Incheon" in Seoul, South Korea.
5. In the list of the most terrible airports in the world do not just fall in London "Heathrow" (due to poor organization of space and permanent loss of baggage), Paris' Charles de Gaulle ", due to the poor organization of transit , queues at checkout and uncomfortable rooms, and both "Shemereteva": because of traffic jams at the entrances, low comfort, mud, scams, taxi drivers, queues at passport control and sky-high prices in cafes.
6. One of the most dangerous in the world is Paro Airport, located in the Kingdom of Bhutan. The air terminal is surrounded by peaks of the Himalayas, towering at 4880 meters. Plant where the aircraft can only specially trained pilots.
7. the world's longest runway has aviabasa "Edwards" in the US: the band 15/33 located on the surface of dried-up lake Rogers, and its length is 12,100 m.
8. One of the shortest in the world is the runway Matekane in Lesotho. To disperse and landing the pilot is given just 416 meters, and it is better not to miss: the band ends with a cliff in a mountain valley at an altitude of 2000 meters 303.
9. Princess Juliana International Airport on the island of St. Maarten (Caribbean) is famous for the fact that the planes coming in to land from the sea, flying just above the beach, and then on the highway, where the posted signs, warning of very low-flying aircraft.
10. Runway Airport Island Bar (Scotland) is a shallow bay. The degree of stiffness of the landing there depends on the tides.
Source: www.radioc.ru
via factroom.ru
