Lukla, Nepal, The Most Dangerous Airport in the World?

#Everest #Lukla #Nepal More than 300 people have died attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest, with countless more injured. Yet the dangers begin well before trekkers even reach base camp. The most common way hikers reach the area is to fly to the tiny Himalayan settlement of Lukla, 9,383 feet above sea level. The alternatives all involve several days trekking, and so multiple flights carry hikers between Kathmandu or Ramechhap and Lukla every day. Although the flight time is just 25-30 minutes, the two airports are as different as night and day. Airports at high-altitude present dangers due to the effect that low air pressure has on the handling of an airplane. The airport is surrounded on all sides by steep, mountainous terrain. The short runway is perched on little more than a mountain shelf. At one end there's a wall and at the other a steep drop into the valley below. At these altitudes, air density is considerably lower than at sea level and that has a detrimental impact on the amount of power generated by the aircraft engines, reducing lift. Reduced air resistance also makes it more challenging to slow the plane down. At high altitudes, the longer the runway, the better. Unfortunately for pilots landing at Lukla, the airport runway is extremely short at just 1,729 feet long. Runways at many of the world's international airports are more than 10,000 feet long. So short is Lukla's runway that it slopes uphill with a gradient of almost 12% to assist planes in slowing down in time. To make matters worse, there is so little opportunity for a missed approach because of the surrounding mountains that there are no go-around procedures. Once an aircraft starts its approach, it must touch down. Given these factors, only helicopters and small fixed-wing propellor planes are permitted to land. Do not copy, reproduce, or distribute any of the content. 🎥Video:- DJI Pocket 2 Samsung S21 Ultra, Samsung S9 Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K DJI Air 2S drone DJI Mini 2 🎤Audio:- Zoom H1n audio recorder Roland CS-10EM binaural microphones 💻Editing:- Adobe Premiere Pro Cubase 12 Pro WaveLab LE 10 Gimbals:- DJI RS2, DJI Osmo Mobile 3, Zhiyun Smooth 5 🎵 All the music used in the video is licensed through Epidemic Sounds GET FREE 30 DAYS HERE: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra...