Landings And Takeoffs At Lukla Airport Are Totally Breathtaking

Tenzing–Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is a small airport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu District in eastern Nepal. A program titled Most Extreme Airports, broadcast on The History Channel in 2010, rated the airport as the most dangerous airport in the world for over 20 years.

In January 2008 the airport was renamed in honor of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest and also to mark their efforts in the construction of this airport.

The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp. 

Take a look at the footage and see how landings and takeoffs look like!