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Xtreme Airports - Volume 3

2016

Brace yourself for a white-knuckle journey into the world's most extreme airports. First, cling to your seat for a cockpit-view landing at Saba, home to the planet's shortest commercial runway—a mere 400 meters of concrete barely clinging to a cliff. Then, we jump to 2001 Baghdad, revealing the precise maneuvers pilots used to dodge missile threats on approach. Next, we tackle the tricky urban terrains of Washington National and San Diego, before touching down on the short, challenging strips of Dessie and Blantyre in Africa, and weaving through the skyscrapers to land at London City Airport. - Saba, Dutch Caribbean - Baghdad, Iraq - Washington, National - Blantyre, Malawi - Kathmandu, Nepal - London City, UK - Rand, South Africa - Desse, Ethiopia - San Diego, USA