Cliffs surround the vast majority of the island. If you overshoot you will land in deep water and sink as the ocean floor descends quickly. Limited aircraft can use this airport because of the distance required to the nearest mainland hub (Cape Town or Windhoek) and short runway.
Nice video, nice to see it from the back as i spent my takeoffs during covid era flying the 757 out of st Helena.
Mo wide bodies can land there .
@@ae747sp5 757 aint a wide body
@@Mgaffo222 It's not what he said.
Great video...and great blue sky!
6 hour flight back to Jo'burg?
Napoleon watching this would say - Gosh, sure wish I had been able to take off from St. Helena.
I just had the same thought. Was going to post it until I saw your post.
Don't do a runway overrun there 😅
Hi Thomas! I'd like to use some of this video (credited of course) in a video that I'm making about STH life. I hope that's ok, let me know if not!
Wow that cliff is very close. You absolutely don't want to overshoot the runways even a little.
Cliffs surround the vast majority of the island. If you overshoot you will land in deep water and sink as the ocean floor descends quickly. Limited aircraft can use this airport because of the distance required to the nearest mainland hub (Cape Town or Windhoek) and short runway.
Of course, when Napoleon was there, he knew there was no run(a)way 🤓
landing and taking off from this airport gives me cold feet.
Enjoy your off
Cool.
this airport makes me afraid alot its a dangerous airport
مطار خطير جدا.
This little island could be the answer to our illegal problems
Asylum seekers are not illegal immigrants.
@@jamesprice4647 Do some research please !
Complete nonsense. Think!!
Too bad that the airport has dangerous winds for airplanes to land. Tourism is affected. Too bad for this great island .