Tabletop runway

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Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport in Saba, an example of a tabletop runway. Saba airport.jpg
Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport in Saba, an example of a tabletop runway.
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Madeira. Madeira (2).jpg
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Madeira.

A tabletop runway is a runway that is located on the top of a plateau or hill with one or both ends adjacent to a steep precipice which drops into a deep gorge. [1] [2] This type of runway creates an optical illusion of being at the same level as the plains below, which requires a very precise visual approach by the pilot when instrument landing is not used or not available. [3] [4]

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List of tabletop runways

CountryLocationAirportAirport codesRef.
IATA ICAO
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil São Paulo Congonhas Airport CGHSBSP
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Bucaramanga Palonegro International Airport BGASKBG
Pasto Antonio Nariño Airport PSOSKPS[ citation needed ]
Pereira Matecaña International Airport PEISKPE
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands Sørvágur Vágar Airport FAEEKVG[ citation needed ]
Flag of France.svg France Courchevel Courchevel Airport CVFLFLJ
Flag of India.svg India Himachal Pradesh Shimla Airport SLVVISM [5]
Kerala Calicut International Airport CCJVOCL [6]
Karnataka Mangalore International Airport IXEVOML [7] [8]
Kerala Kannur International Airport CNNVOKN [9]
Mizoram Lengpui Airport AJLVELP [8]
Sikkim Pakyong Airport PYGVEPY [10]
Goa Manohar International Airport GOXVOGA[ citation needed ]
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Lampedusa Lampedusa Airport LMPLICD [11]
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Dolpa Dolpa Airport DOPVNDP [12]
Khotang Manmaya Rai Airport ?VKND [12]
Okhaldhunga Rumjatar Airport RUMVNRT [12]
Mugu Talcha Airport ?VNRR [13]
Solukhumbu Tenzing–Hillary Airport LUAVNLK[ citation needed ]
Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport KTMVNKT [14] [12]
Sankhuwasabha Tumlingtar Airport TMIVNTR [12]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Saba Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport SABTNCS[ citation needed ]
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Tromsø Tromsø Airport TOSENTC
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Baguio Loakan Airport BAGRPUB
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal Santa Cruz Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport FNCLPMA [15]
Flag of Saint Helena.svg Saint Helena Longwood Saint Helena Airport HLEFHSH[ citation needed ]
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Playa Santiago La Gomera Airport GMZGCGM
Montferrer i Castellbò Andorra-La Seu d'Urgell Airport LEULESU
Flag of the United States.svg United States California Catalina Airport AVXKAVX[ citation needed ]
Monterey Airport MRYKMRY
McClellan Palomar Airport CLDKCRQ
San Nicolas Island NOLF ?KNSI
Arizona Sedona Airport SDXKSEZ[ citation needed ]
West Virginia Yeager Airport CRWKCRW[ citation needed ]
Colorado Telluride Airport TEXKTEX

Selected accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. "Beauty belies tricky runway". The Telegraph. 2010-05-22. Archived from the original on 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  2. "What is a table-top airport?". NDTV. 2010-05-23. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  3. "Tabletop runways create an optical illusion". The Hindu . 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  4. "Why the Tabletop runways considered risky?".
  5. Service, Tribune News. "Shimla's table-top airport 'riskiest', is 300 metres short of required length". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. "Quixplained graphic: What are tabletop runways?". The Indian Express. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  7. "Tabletop Runways". GKToday. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  8. 1 2 "Calicut is one of the three tabletop airports in India, runways hinder rescue operations". Moneycontrol. web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/the-dangers-posed-by-tabletop-runways-1.4961521%7Ctitle=The dangers posed by tabletop runways|website=Mathrubhumi}}
  9. Krishnaswamy, Murali N. (8 August 2020). "tabletop Runway". The Hindu.
  10. "Pakyong in Sikkim another risky airport with tabletop runway". The Economic Times. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  11. "Tabletop Runway: Definition and Risks". aviationfiles. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kathmandu Airport also sits on a 'table-top', like Kozhikode". AviationNepal.com. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  13. Daily, Republica (Jan 16, 2017). "Talcha Airport: Precarious yet astonishing to look at". YouTube . Archived from the original on 2021-12-15.
  14. "Factbox: What is a 'table-top runway', the site of deadly Air India plane crash?". Reuters. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  15. "Madeira Airport". MapnAll. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  16. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 N224MD Sedona Airport, AZ (SDX)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  17. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E20 9N-AKY Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA)". www.aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  18. "Air India plane overshoots Karipur's table top runway, drops into valley; 19 dead". Hindustan Times. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.