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There are many unique airports in the world because of their unusual locations, architecture, or operations. Here are some of the most unique ones:
1. Princess Juliana International Airport (Sint Maarten, Caribbean)
– Famous for its runway that begins right next to Maho Beach, where planes fly extremely low over sunbathers.
2. Tenzing–Hillary Airport, Lukla (Nepal)
– Known as the world’s most dangerous airport, perched on a cliff in the Himalayas with a very short, sloping runway used by trekkers going to Everest Base Camp.
3. Ice Runway, Antarctica
– Built on glacial ice, it serves scientists and researchers. Runways melt and shift, so they are rebuilt every season.
4. Gibraltar International Airport (Gibraltar)
– Its runway crosses a main road, so traffic lights stop cars whenever planes take off or land.
5. Kansai International Airport (Japan)
– Built on an artificial island in Osaka Bay, it’s one of the world’s largest engineering projects.
6. Paro International Airport (Bhutan)
– Surrounded by tall Himalayan peaks, only a handful of specially trained pilots are allowed to land here.
7. Courchevel Altiport (France)
– In the French Alps, it has a steep, short runway with no go-around option, mostly used by ski tourists.
8. Madeira Airport (Portugal)
– Built partly on land and partly on a platform supported by pillars over the ocean.

👉 Each of these airports is “unique” in a different way—location, engineering, or landing challenge.

Do you want me to highlight the single most unique one in the world, or give you a list of top 10 unusual airports?