LiveLeak: Saba's vulcanic mini-396 meter runway at Yrasquin Airport. Airplane taxies to the most extreme edge off the tarmac. This is one of the shortest commercial airstrips in the world.
WikiPedia:
Saba (pronounced "Say-ba") is the smallest island of the Netherlands Antilles, located at 17°38′N 63°14′W / 17.633°N 63.233°W / 17.633; -63.233. It consists largely of the dormant volcano, Mount Scenery (877 m), the highest point of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In 1963 the island had built a 400 metre landing strip for easier trips to the island by flight: Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport. It is one of the shortest commercial runways in the world, and as such, only three models of airplane are known to land there. Consistent air service from Sint Maarten is, as of 2006, available through Windward Island Airways (Winair). In 1972 a pier was completed in Fort Bay to access the island and has made it easier for visitors to come there.
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jimnmssays...I've seen this before, don't know if it was here or somewhere else. There's also another one that does it better, they're flying the same type of plane, but that pilot manages to land and make the taxiway without having to turn around.
Kallesays...Let me guess it's a Twin Otter....
deathcowsays...Flaps on full !
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