Due to the terrain and the low possibility of a safe go-around for a missed approach, there are no go-around procedures for this airport. Tenzing–Hillary Airport is frequently referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world.
1. Lukla Airport (Tenzing-Hillary Airport) – Nepal. Lukla airport has been the most dangerous airport in the world for over 20 years. Serving as the starting point for Mount Everest hikes, Lukla Airport faces almost every risk imaginable with landings and takeoffs.
According to our 2022 AirHelp Score, the Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada ranks worst airport in the world overall, though it's not quite the most delayed, with 53.3% of flights departing and arriving on time.
While AirlineRatings.com does not officially release rankings for the least-safe airlines, the following carriers featured at the bottom of the list with one-star rankings: Nepal Airlines (Nepal), Airblue (Pakistan), Sriwijaya Air (Indonesia), Blue Wing (Suriname), Pakistan International Airlines and Air Algerie ( ...
Nepal has suffered 42 fatal plane crashes since 1946, according to the Flight Safety Foundation's Aviation Safety database. Before the January 15 Yeti Airlines crash, the last major air accident occurred on May 29, 2022, when all 22 people on board a Tara Air plane crashed in the mountainous Mustang district.
The top 10 countries with the highest number of fatal civil airliner accidents from 1945 to 2021 are the United States, Russia, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, United Kingdom, France, Indonesia, Mexico, and India.
Mountains, wind shear and a short runway – Lukla has it all. Often called the world's most dangerous airport, the gateway to Everest, in the mountains of Nepal, has its runway laid out on a cliffside between mountains – just 1,729 feet of it – dropping straight into an abyss at the end.
According to Wikipedia, Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal is often referred to as the most dangerous airport in the world. This is due to its location in the Himalayas, which only allows for a very short runway and changing weather conditions.
Running since 1929, Hawaiian is among the oldest airlines in the world but, remarkably, it has never suffered a single fatal crash or hull loss.
Over its 97-year history Qantas has amassed an amazing record of firsts in safety and operations and is widely regarded as the world's safest airline since it hasn't suffered any accidents in the modern jet era.
Paro Airport, Bhutan
This airport, situated in the Himalayas, is considered one of the world's most dangerous. The number of pilots qualified to fly into Paro Airport is in the single digits. Those pilots have to swoop around small hills to get to this landing strip tucked between 16,000-foot mountains.
Located at 378 m (1,240 ft) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.
Tibet. Tibet is considered one of the world's most elevated areas, with the average elevation in the region going up to approximately 16000 feet. As such, it's also one of those regions in the world that comes with a natural no-fly zone, due to various factors like high mountains situated within its borders.
Melbourne Airport was the highest ranking Australian airport on the list, coming in 19th worldwide. It scored awards for the Best Airport in Australia & Pacific and the Best Airport Staff in Australia & Pacific. Brisbane Airport came in at number 23 on the list, while Sydney was ranked at number 49.
One Australian airport featured in the top 20: Melbourne's Tullamarine airport, which was 19th on the list, up from 26th in 2022. Brisbane was just outside the top 20 at 23, down from 22 the previous year.
Qantas has been named the safest airline in the world for 2023, regaining the top spot after being downgraded to second-best last year.
Once again, Australia held its own with Qantas named the world's safest airline, followed by Air New Zealand and Etihad. It's not the first time that Qantas has won: The 100-year-old Australian carrier was named the world's safest airline from 2014 to 2017.
Qantas was the lead airline with real-time monitoring of its engines across its fleet using satellite communications, which has enabled the airline to detect problems before they become a major safety issue.
Utilizing the International Civil Aviation Organization safety occurrence data, from 2008 to 2019, these aircraft were compared in terms of occurrence type, occurrence category, phase of flight, injury level, and fatalities. It was found that Boeing had more accidents than expected, while Airbus had less (p = 0.015).