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More: Vestmannaeyjar (VEY / BIVM)
More: Iceland, January 31, 2004
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On final for runway 31. In strong westerly winds the downdraft on this final can make anyone scared.
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A visitor from Netherlands posted Sat September 13, 2008:
Lovely VEY! Had a great day there. No snow though, great shot!

A visitor from United States posted Sat March 29, 2008:
An airport on a cliff in the middle of the ocean?!! Gorgeous shot.

A visitor from United States posted Tue January 15, 2008:
Wow have to be extremely precise with this runway. Really scary just looking at it.

A visitor from Canada posted Sun May 20, 2007:
Great for touch & go

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun November 12, 2006:
Yikes you dont want to be falling short on this runway =), great pic, looks like a fun approach

A visitor from Brazil posted Fri September 29, 2006:
Wow, could not evan imagine such a surealistic place to fly in to. This looks realy diferent.

A visitor from United States posted Mon May 8, 2006:
The location is unbelievable, let alone the fact that there is landing strip on the top of this massive rock. The photographer's composition is also excellent. In a widely disseminated e-mail, this photo is one of five amazing landing strips. It was so unique that I had to find the details and have searched first for your website, then the photograph's details.

A visitor from France posted Fri March 3, 2006:
Verry good !!!! it's beautiful !

A visitor from Uzbekistan posted Fri November 11, 2005:
Yes, it is really terrific.

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