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The World's Most Extreme Airports Tonight Ch. 5 UK

OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24901 posts, RR: 60
Posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 8585 times:

Looks like an interesting program for those not out partying ! Not much more information on which Airports are being featured.

http://www.five.tv/shows/worlds-most...sodes/worlds-most-extreme-airports

Anyone care to take a guess which ones will be featured? I think we know SXM will be one

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groobster From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 309 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 8566 times:

It has been on before, a couple of months ago I think. Has the likes of Lukla, Funchal, Toncontin, St Maarten, Kai Tak etc

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srbmod From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 16888 posts, RR: 51
Reply 2, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 8566 times:

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Quoting OA260 (Thread starter):
Anyone care to take a guess which ones will be featured? I think we know SXM will be one

I'm guessing that this is probably the same show that was aired here over the Summer on History. There was a thread on that show when it aired here. If it is the same show, then consider this a "spoiler alert", as the 10 airports they listed are covered in the thread below:

"The Most Extreme Airports On" T.V. Tuesday (by redtailsforever Jul 19 2010 in Civil Aviation)

Tinosky From Canada, joined Mar 2010, 103 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 14 hours ago) and read 8566 times:

LUA (lukla VNLK) will most likely be another. Airport is 9100ft elevation, runway is 1,500 feet (460 m) long, 65 feet (20 m) wide. and only 1 way in and out. I know there may be one in the US, but cant remember the airport for the life of me.

Tino~

[Edited 2010-12-31 07:29:26]

OA260 From Ireland, joined Nov 2006, 24901 posts, RR: 60
Reply 4, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 8327 times:

Quoting srbmod (Reply 2):
I'm guessing that this is probably the same show that was aired here over the Summer on History.

Must be its a choice of that or ring in the New Year on BBC

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santos From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2007, 705 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 12 hours ago) and read 8302 times:

It was on about a month ago- still got it on my Sky Plus
LUA - Lukla in Nepail is number 1

On another subject, did anyone watch Come Fly With Me on Xmas days? New BBC comedy series?
Really funny stuff, new episode on tomorrow-New years day

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00trc9v

CPH-R From Denmark, joined May 2001, 5745 posts, RR: 4
Reply 6, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 8147 times:

Found it on The Box and thought it was a decent look.

They overdid some of the danger stuff, but that was well made up for by some footage of airplanes doing the circuit - and especially with the local pilot and ATCO in the Lukla segment.

It would be pretty awesome if someone, somewhere, would one day do a program of this sort with a bit more insight. Like, how on earth did they manage to get a paved runway up there in the first place? Did they literally airlift a steamroller in? And perhaps something on the the Syangboche airfield (located even high), which was intended as a replacement for Lukla but never got underway - though it's still used by choppers and Pilatus PC-6 aircraft occasionally.

virginson937 From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2009, 67 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 4959 times:

Quoting Tinosky (Reply 3):
I know there may be one in the US, but cant remember the airport for the life of me.

Eagle/Vail County Airport (EGE, KEGE)

Its a good program, most of the airports mentioned are featured in it.

Will

Western727 From United States of America, joined Jan 2007, 579 posts, RR: 4
Reply 8, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 4630 times:

I completely missed this one...anyone here have any idea when it'll be aired again here in the USA? Thanks in advance...I'd LOVE to see this one.

DashTrash From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1314 posts, RR: 4
Reply 9, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 4538 times:

Quoting virginson937 (Reply 7):
Eagle/Vail County Airport (EGE, KEGE)

Eagle isn't too bad. ASE and Telluride are way more "interesting".

netjetsintl From United States of America, joined Jul 2009, 593 posts, RR: 0
Reply 10, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 4240 times:

Is this the one produced by the History channel (or it might have been National Geographic)??? They had San Diego, Eagle Colorado, and St. Marteen on there, what a joke.... what the hell is difficult about San Diego?

DashTrash From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 1314 posts, RR: 4
Reply 11, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 4009 times:

Quoting netjetsintl (Reply 10):
Is this the one produced by the History channel (or it might have been National Geographic)??? They had San Diego, Eagle Colorado, and St. Marteen on there, what a joke.... what the hell is difficult about San Diego?

Getting past the liquor store in the FBO without stocking up at outrageous prices......

jc2354 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 536 posts, RR: 0
Reply 12, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3854 times:

Quoting santos (Reply 5):
Come Fly With Me on Xmas days? New BBC comedy series?

I really enjoyed the series "Little Britain" and the talents of Matt Lucas and David Williams ("computer says no"). Hopefully it will make its way over to BBC America.

Jack

p.s. - sorry for going slightly off topic

If not now, then when?

macsog6 From Singapore, joined Jan 2010, 474 posts, RR: 0
Reply 13, posted (2 years 4 months 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 3833 times:

Quoting netjetsintl (Reply 10):
what the hell is difficult about San Diego?

Other than the builrdings you dodge on approach?

Seriously, SAN makes all of these lists that come out from time to time and I always wonder why myself.

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