St. Barts approach and landing on iconic very short runway

intercst

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It wasn’t short, but I definitely remember Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong.

DB2

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Me too!!! I flew in and out of there 12 times in March/April of 1998, a few months before it closed. It was freaky taking a sharp turn and then seeing high rises NEXT TO YOU as you approached the runway. The only thing that comes close to that today at a major airport is DCA.

And you were probably doing that tight maneuvering in a 747, not some little plane like a regional jet.

—Peter

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Google street view has an amazing shot of the traffic intersection near the west end of the St. Barts runway.

_ Pete

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