Paro airport takeoff flight to Kathmandu with breathtaking views of the Himalayas
Makalu Cho Oyu Lhotse and Everest peaks
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Take-off from Paro airport, Bhutan
The plane has to ascend quickly and take sharp turns, with the mountains all around. The passengers feel as though the wings are touching the mountain peaks.
Some of the world's most extreme takeoffs and landings occur here.
The airport is 6 km far from Paro, in a deep valley on the bank of the river Paro Chhu. With surrounding peaks as high as 5,500 m, it is considered one of the world's most challenging airports, and fewer than two dozen pilots are certified to land at the airport.
Flights to and from Paro are allowed under visual meteorological conditions only and are restricted to daylight hours from sunrise to sunset. Landing is allowed only during daylight, the
Landing is allowed only during the day- the runway is not even in clear vision of the pilot and requires the airplane to be maneuvered a steep 45 degrees before drastically dropping onto the runway 🌏 www.curlynomad.com 🌏
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11 сен 2016
