Landing in Malé, Maldives

November 27, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Takeoff from the Northernmost Town in the World | Svalbard, Norway

August 26, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Landing in the 2nd Northernmost town in the World | Qaanaaq, Greenland

July 9, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Landing in Pangnirtung

May 22, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Landing at Mboko Airstrip, Republic of the Congo

January 19, 2023.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Autumn Landing in Quebec City

October 14, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Amazing approach to Reagan Washington National Airport’s runway 19

September 28, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Landing in Cape Town

November 6, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Takeoff from Lomé, Togo for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

November 6, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Landing in Lomé, Togo 🇹🇬

November 5, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Ethiopian Airlines 509 from New York-Newark to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia via Lomé, Togo. This is one of the more interesting flights we have taken. Addis Ababa Bolé Airport is at an elevation of over 7,500′. Just as in La Paz, the takeoff and landing performance of an aircraft is reduced at this elevation, which forces most […]

La Paz-El Alto Intl. Airport, The highest international airport in the world (13,325’)

July 27, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

At an elevation of 13,325 feet (~4060m), La Paz-El Alto airport is the highest international airport in the world. The low air density means reduced lift, so airplanes have to takeoff and land at higher speeds and the effects of engine power and air braking systems are substantially reduced. Many aircraft types, especially wide-body airplanes, […]