Tucked away in the French Alps, Courchevel’s airport is one of the most dangerous in the world. Seen in Tomorrow Never Dies, its runway is a short 1,722 feet and has a steep incline (which slows planes down on landing and speeds them up on takeoff). As if that isn’t enough to make your heart race, the airport sits at an altitude of 6,588 feet. “Here,” says Pilot Anonymous, “engines don’t produce the same amount of power, and with the air being thinner, there’s less lift for the same airspeed over the wings.” Consider yourself warned.
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