Lukla Airport.. Landing & Takeoff October 14, 2022 | Most dangerous Airport in the world

[@gregpain8541]

I flew in and out of Lulka around Xmas 1980. The run way was just a dirt pot-holed track littered with crahed aircraft on both sides. Ripped off wings were propped up to form the boundary fence, and fuselages were used for accomodation and firewood storage. Oil streamed all the way out of one of the wings when we flew back to Kathmandu, and the internal plastic ceiling and overheads collapsed on our heads as we sped off down the runway. The locals thought nothing of it, as they just pushed it all back up again.

[@vladsnape6408]

@@_._samyog5501 Sounds like the airline companies care more about profits than maintaining their aircraft. Appalling.

[@the_menace_mike]

@@vladsnape6408sounds more like a lack of resources in a developing country

[@adventuregorkhaland1413]

what an adventure

[@highhope8200]

​@@vladsnape6408Nepal used the worst of aircraft, mostly second hand aircraft and even old outdated third hand aircrafts. Lots of safety reasons and hazards while flying domestic in Nepal wouldn't recommend flying in the country

[@julianbizdoaca1546]

That was 33 years ago

[@praditbhattarai666]

3:21 is that old Heli pad location transferred down due to 3 year back incident ??

[@Teri_Berk]

Yep. They made a specially armoured concrete heli pad about 20 meters down the previous one. It may be a safer structure but the concrete looks bad.

[@kikutarooyama]

ルクラの飛行場ですね。私もエベレストトレッキングに行った時に利用しましたが、乗っている方としては狭い滑走路ぐらいの認識しか、ありませんが操縦する人は緊張の連続でしょう。よくあのような山の斜面に作ったものだと感心します。

[@space1commander]

Very cool and very brave Crew.

[@Thomas1980]

Super nice Video! I like it!!! Thumbs Up!!! 😀👍💙❤💚

[@mountainmate]

Thank you 🙏

[@RyRyWags]

Love the video! Good job!

[@スーさん-c1h]

1:40 What was the purpose of the second plane that landed?

[@ZK-APA]

Passenger aircraft, just of a different airline

[@Highheels4ever]

Lukla Airport is definitely one of a kind airport surrounded by breathtaking scenery. The mountains are stunning most definitely so. Love the view, it is spectacular. ♥️♥️ As beautiful it is, this airport is also extremely dangerous and difficult to land a plane and yet, these pilots make these landings very easy! Much respect for all these pilots, they do a superb job landing these planes. Congratulations to all of them on a job well done. Bravo, bravo 👏👏👏👏👏🙌🙌👍👍👍🙏🙏

[@michelsilva4141]

Firme 😊

[@michelsilva4141]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@redwhaleage]

How reassuring as pilot/passenger to see the ground crew watching anxiously along 😬😅

[@HELSINKIspotting]

Nice 👌 Thanks for sharing 👌

[@kendallevans4079]

Underwear sales must be strong in the gift shop there.

[@davem8836]

lol

[@pradeeplakhe2071]

😂

[@arindamdutta9371]

😂

[@edutaimentcartoys]

nice plane spotting video ... extreme but beautiful airport

[@flightmode254]

Love your plane capture! Can I feature it in my project with a link to your video? Thanks!

[@tm502010]

That first take off didn’t get airborne until just about every bit of runway was used up! This place allows no room for error. What’s the length of the runway?

[@mountainmate]

The runway is 527 m long.

[@HariyDrumroll]

They paid to use the runway, they're going to use every bit of the damn runway!

[@ragheadand420roll]

Runway 06 / 24 Dimensions: 527 x 29.9m 1729' x 98'ft Surface: Asphalt Markings: Precision approach Runway 06 [A] Runway 24 [B] Heading: 058°MH 059°TH 238°MH 239°TH Lat: Lng: 27° 41' 8.38"N 86° 43' 38.5"E 27° 41' 16.48"N 86° 43' 54.25"E Obstacles: 06 only for landing 24 only for takeoff

[@petergudden]

Whether you rotate or not hardly seems to make a difference, you will go flying anyway.

[@SunilRaika-qh5hi]

Yo airport lai kina sucharu ma laye ko holan khatara ho ki yo airport Bali khane Airport ho ke yo ta

[@petergudden]

Disregarding the taxi-lines is compulsory?

[@RandyBoBandy.]

How did they get the asphalt and rollers and pavers and heavy equipment to build the runway to the site?

[@zsuzsannafekete8431]

Very beautiful LUKLA AIRPORT !🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷❤🌷

[@MedinaRubyMedinaCastillo-wd1ki]

Hola mami preciosa espero estés muy bien

[@MedinaRubyMedinaCastillo-wd1ki]

Amor pero el aeropuerto es solo para avionetas pequeñas verdad segun veo aviones mediano no creo

[@MedinaRubyMedinaCastillo-wd1ki]

@@zsuzsannafekete8431 no inglins

[@MedinaRubyMedinaCastillo-wd1ki]

@@zsuzsannafekete8431 no inglis

[@1943L]

Why did the second plane land? Did I miss something?

[@h.n.5884]

I think it's a Pilot who learn the flying on this airport you need a licsens for Luka...

[@mukundkulkarni6562]

Air port is looking like as a Bus stand . Beautiful

[@michelsilva4141]

Sim um ponto de ônibus 🚍 aéreo 😊

[@geoprancer]

Lukla is actually the name of the town, it’s Tenzing-Hillary Airport

[@mountainmate]

Yes, now known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport

[@sblack48]

Anyone know what type of aircraft the red white and blue one is? Registration 9N-AND?

[@rudolfsoudek9094]

České letadlo L 410 Turbolet.😊

[@andtewlonsdale8047]

Was there last Xmas... Cold and snowy...that first day to namche a good loosener

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Impressive and amazing

[@lindavid1975]

Can they not follow the yellow arrows or something?

[@mustang19ms]

what kind of planes are those?

[@mountainmate]

Twin otter

[@mustang19ms]

@@mountainmate thank you

[@rudolfsoudek9094]

L 410 Turbolet

[@mustang19ms]

@@rudolfsoudek9094 Thank you

[@2023greenmate]

How much cost of this type aircraft...?

[@mountainmate]

It is very expensive for buying

[@2023greenmate]

@@mountainmate 😁

[@hamannshaikh7398]

Twin Otter was the loudest with cool engine sound 🤘🏻

[@2MinutesAviation]

So cool! Would it be ok to feature clips in one of our future videos please? full credit and links to you :)

[@nishamagar635]

wow beautiful place

[@anonymous6817]

One of my favorite airports

[@patrickols]

It’s just as busy as Chicago O’Hare

[@bonicastellanos3412]

Sorprendente, extraordinario. Excelente.

[@rizurai]

Super Nice video 😍

[@brazdaselva]

Ola bom dia amigo su do Brasil queria saber de onde você é esse aeroporto gosto muito de ver seus vídeos ok abraço

[@fieeedahusssain8407]

Nepal is beautiful country ❤ from 🇵🇰

[@SarahDigsHockey]

Impressive and beautiful.

[@chriswenlock2369]

Not as bad as Kundiawa in PNG highlands. That strip will catch your attention

[@titapalhano5811]

GRANDES PILOTOS ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Peterdom393]

Lukla es un lugar maravilloso y hermoso. un paisaje de montanas fenomenal.👍👍👍👍👍💜💙💚

[@louieluis8840]

Lucky to have an airpot. In indonesia only a narrow dirt road on top of the mountains 200 feet long

[@mountainmate]

In our country, we have many airports which are more than airplanes we have.

[@ZaenalAbidin-xm4pd]

Airport at the top the mountain? You mean in Papua Province, Indonesia?

[@captainmotorsickle5900]

200 feet is an exaggeration. Even 200 metre's doesn't really exist (In some cases it does). This is coming from someone with extensive Papua experience.

[@IvanDominguezCatalan-fg9gj]

Emocionante y adrenalina, esta muy peqieño ese aetopuerto, muy bonita vista que pais es ahí? Saludos desde mi bello México

[@faxxxxxx9032]

It’s nepal❤🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@hans-peterstiegler4576]

Did this three times so far , looking forward next time

[@cracknoir8397]

Geez that would be a hairy ride Hehe

[@sizzlechest6070]

No one follows the taxi lines on the ramp.

[@_sierra_kilo]

Why even follow in such a small ramp like this

[@leadsolo2751]

That's the last thing they're bothered abt after a ball crunching landing 😮

[@Pilot_Mugen]

Yes it's just embarrassing for aviators 🤦🏻

[@ohnezuckerohnefett]

That's for Airbus only 😅

[@bikesbees9392]

@@Pilot_Mugenwhat’s you point?

[@iamcdg]

Why the second plane just landed and went?

[@mountainmate]

This airport is very busy so

[@maverickmaverick6124]

Why not using 10 or 18 seater big passenger helicopters instead of small airplane. Big helicopters is safe small runways and carry same load as compare to small planes

[@mountainmate]

I think the cost is more expensive in helicopter

[@davidsheriff8989]

@@mountainmate correct as require more maintenance on rotor bearings

[@masterchef1174]

Helicopters cannot glide if their engine fails. They are also significantly more complicated than fixed-wing aircraft, meaning a failure of any kind is more likely with them. This airport is also at a very high altitude, and helicopters have more difficulty getting enough lift there, which leads to more instability. It's very easy to lose a lot of altitude very suddenly, but difficult and slow to increase altitude. Helicopters can certainly be used, in fact they are used at this airport, but fixed-wing aircraft are objectively safer and more reliable here.

[@eriscarmodossantosdefranca5528]

Onde fica esse aeroporto

[@davidhall8874]

Look at the bright side, at least you don't have long taxi ways!

[@Aviatorspot]

Amazing video. Flight time from Kathmandu to Lukla? Subbed. Taken from a hilltop or hotel?

[@bernardanderson3758]

Mountain flying in this area is beautiful but challenging when the weather conditions change

[@mountainmate]

It is

[@ГенадийГригорьевич-ю8м]

Элка простая УВП бортовой номер АNO, я семь лет отлетал на такой же элке с бортовым АNO.

[@ingenear]

Is it really, statistically, the most dangerous airport (accidents/casualties in relation to passengers/flights) or 'just' the most difficult? Just asking for a friend .... thanks!

[@stewartboyd3128]

With Lukla you cant bail out

[@doodleydoo]

Interesting City.

[@johnmbugua5690]

What did the second plane land to do because it didn't offload or load anything 😂😂

[@innocentbystander3798]

You missed an edit at 2:06

[@andremendesdearaujomende-hk5lt]

Parabéns pelo canal sou daqui do Brasil

[@SoothingSounds-kq6yg]

So... The summer me. 😀

[@zapfanzapfan]

No aborted takeoffs, no go arounds for second landing attempts. This makes landing on aircraft carriers look easy.

[@mountainmate]

No no

[@zombieapocalypse3837]

I think aircraft carriers have runways that pitch up and down and side to side depending on the ocean's temperament, plus they are much shorter and require cable arrestors to stop.

[@manuelrubare3478]

Amazing!

[@Rocky_Intertidal]

In MSFS 2020, I love to take off from here in my TBM-930, climb out and buzz the peak of Mt. Everest.

[@prabindev4018]

lukla airport is in nepal

[@iftakharulalam4930]

First aircraft name??

[@mountainmate]

Tara airline

[@iftakharulalam4930]

@@mountainmate just want to know the aircraft model....which aircraft it is?

[@jankrusat2150]

@@iftakharulalam4930 A Twotter. DHC-6 Twin Otter

[@davem8836]

Release brakes, V1, steady climb, gear up.

[@lucianogomes3241]

Que pista perigosa, tem casas construídas muito perto de sua lateral.

[@Motionminglenaruto]

Bro the hardest is the paro airport at 🇧🇹 😅😅😅

[@victorinomarinheiro876]

Belíssima e pitorestica cidadezinha, muito aconchegante. Gostaria de saber qual altitude se encontra também se é rota para o Evereste. De Santa Catarina BR. Abraço.

[@bertvdlast]

The altitude is 2.850 mtr and it is a starting point to the Mount Everest base camp. It is also considered as one of the most dangerous airports in the world.

[@victorinomarinheiro876]

@@bertvdlast tanks my friend.

[@Palmeira13]

Não pensei enconttar Br aq kk

[@giordanosalustianobatista2556]

opa @@Palmeira13

[@chrisbynum4940]

I wonder if this airport is more difficult than Gustaf III on Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean? They both look like they would be a lot of fun to fly to.

[@stonebear]

St. Bart's, if you take the downhill approach, at least has the possibility of a go-around. Uphill, or into Lukla, past a certain point you're going to hit *something*. You hope it's the touchdown zone, with your wheels. Not sure that's my idea of fun. Aspen, on the other hand... :)

[@chrisbynum4940]

@@stonebear I'm not a pilot so I would just be along for the ride. I probably wouldn't realize something had gone wrong unless there was the sound of metal being crushed! It would be fun and games until then.

[@hefr]

02:42 Л-410УВП-Э20 Summit Air (ex Goma Air). Предположительно самолёт заложен в 1994, но достроен только в 2010 году, и заводской изменён с 942733 на 102733 (или 2733).

[@tomastuma214]

Have you more informations about it? Let Kunovice build 189ea LET L-410UVP-E20, so it is unlikely they "found" fuselage from 1994.

[@stefanusse3839]

Amazing

[@manbahadurgurung6322]

जति पटक पनि युटुब फेसबुक बिगारे र के पायो मेरो पायो

[@flywithsandman]

love this Airport!!

[@asmziauddinahmed1964]

The pilots of this area are so skilled that they use their planes like toys!

[@vidnovakkralj9827]

Baš dobro izgleda...i can hear Croatian people😀

[@valeramaga5453]

Большой и очень жирный лайк из Молдовы.

[@josecarlos-rl8wn]

vou ir ae passear um dia amigos

[@RK831]

The first plane used all the runway when taking off.

[@mitatalahatu123]

The blue and red color is my favorite aircraft

[@captaindodo4542]

Ini kalau cuaca hujan udah gak ada yg berani landing...

[@jairosarriamora9999]

Muy interesante genial

[@CharlesHarpolek4vud]

Just get on a Twin Otter and learn to relax. In the ranks of dangerous there's runway makes the one at Paro Bhouton a marshmallow landing an easy one.

[@Nlangkirby135]

I wonder how the cancelled Evektor Ev55 would handle this airport...

[@hjanepal]

What a smooth landing

[@tonystark-ey4hm]

Awesome

[@tin2009tin]

Twin Otter is beautiful

[@nicusormacovei1055]

👏👍✈👋

[@doxielain2231]

Whenever I'm there there is always a crashed carcass of an aircraft on the side.

[@JohnDoe-iq5xv]

Second airplane: I am surprised, that they use L-410. Must be moded, because I am more than sure, that it was not originally intended for this kind of use...

[@thelimatheou]

PNG - "Hold my beer"

[@morrisuddin3634]

one of the most dangerous/challenging airports in asia

[@geoffreylee5199]

If the aeroplanes turn right, they are headed to Everest.

[@bernardanderson3758]

The Twin Otter is the plane I would have to operate out of this airport

[@caribbaviator7058]

The Twin Otter has to be one of the most versatile passenger aircraft in the world. Operates comfortably out of SABA, worlds shortest commercial rwy and airports like Bara Scotland's Beach airport.

[@TRPGpilot]

@@caribbaviator7058 Yet deemed not suitable to operate out of TRPG with a commercially viable payload, restricted about 6 to 10 passengers max on a 600 metre runway.

[@ghostriderr2009]

They need catapults like those in aircraft carriers.

[@wunwunmauludi]

I've been here in 2019, January is winter, the weather is unpredictable, so that day we can fly or not. We have to wait patiently, there is no certainty of departure, so we must always be ready. When we approached to land we were between mountains, we didn't know where the runway was. Only a few moments before landing we realized that there was a runway ahead. I love Lukla forever ...❤ Adventurers or mountain climbers must try, at least once in their life, the very interesting journey from Lukla airport to Everest base camp ...❤

[@ammarbist-c9n]

wonderful place🙏💘💘🌹🙏💘💘💘💘🙏

[@sinsinsss5216]

Koe kui nglecehke uripku berulang kali terus terang aku...

[@prabindev4018]

in biratngar

[@paulparedes6262]

It’s funny how the crew waits to see if the plane made the take off!

[@WildHorseProductions]

What i dont understand. Is how such a small plane can handle the weight of the massive balls of the pilot?

[@bernardanderson3758]

You better be on your game plan briefing yourself before everything and be ready for it and know what if you loose a engine on takeoff or landing and the upslope runway down hill give you more ground and airspeed to getting airborne

[@WgCdrLuddite]

Sum dem pilot is well cowboy man.

[@nrao8977]

Brutal