Ketchikan's airport named to top 10 most thrilling

 


KETCHIKAN (AP) — A national newspaper has included Ketchikan International Airport in the list of the world’s 10 most thrilling airports for scary landings.

USA Today published the list of harrowing airports as compiled by Airfarewatchdog.com.

Also on the list are an ice runway in Antarctica, which could potentially crack under a plane’s weight, and an airstrip in Africa where planes taxi off a cliff and fall a bit before catching air.

Ketchikan made the list because of a short runway, which is near the mountains and the ocean.

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