Pilots, supposedly, have a saying: Take-off is optional.Landing is mandatory. One way or another, sooner or later, your aircraft—be it a fighter jet, a commercial airliner, a helicopter, or a ...

Courchevel Altiport, in France, is known for its very short runway of only 537 metres with a gradient of 18.6 percent, making it one of the hardest airports to land at according to experts from ...

It requires precision landing to avoid the terrain in front. The airfield primarily sees use by smaller fixed-wing aircraft such as the Cessna 208 Caravan or Pilatus PC-12, as well as helicopters.

Courchevel presents a challenging approach, because the short runway features a steep upward slope of 18.6% at the threshold. After checking the runway condition and windsocks, the crew aligned ...

So treacherous is the landing that only eight pilots in the world are qualified to land there. Until July 2011, just one airline, Druk Air, was allowed to use the facility.

Courchevel Altiport. Located in the French Alps, this unique airport has a rare uphill runway that is also very short and often surrounded by snow making for a landing so challenging pilots need ...