5 Smallest Airports Around The World 

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02 November 2024

Airports are known for their wide space, massive equipment and of course the huge aircraft. But several airports in the world are so small they might just look like landing strips


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Here's a look a some of the smallest airports in the world where you can land in 


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Located on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, the Juancho Yrausquin Airport is known as the smallest airport in the world


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This airport is also home to the shortest commercial runway in the world. Windair is the only airline serving the airport and operates two daily flights


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Moshoeshoe I International Airport, situated in South Africa's Lesotho, serves the capital city of Maseru


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This airport is named in honour of Moshoeshoe I, king of Lesotho from 1822 to 1870. Its longest runway is just 10,495 feet (3km) long 


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Barra Airport, also known as Barra Eoligarry Airport, is a short-runway airport in Scotland


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This airport is considered unique since it is believed to be the only one in the world where scheduled flights use a tidal beach as the runway


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Morgantown Municipal Airport, located in West Virginia in the US, is primarily used for general aviation purposes and is served by one commercial airline - United Airlines 


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The runway of this airport is just 0.5 miles (804 metres) long, and one can easily watch planes taking off and landing from the restaurant


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Tenzing-Hillary Airport, located in Nepal, is popular since it is considered the starting point for treks towards Mount Everest Base Camp


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This airport has also been named after the first two exemplary people, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who successfully climbed Mt. Everest for the first time


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