The airports that have the longest runways in the world, because they are at altitude or the planes need more speed to be able to fly. And long runways to accommodate the largest planes or non-standard aircraft like the American space shuttle in Saint Barthélemy.
Altitude : 15 m = 49ft
Gustaf III airport is located close to Gustavia, Public at 0.8 km↑, Gustavia at 1.1 km↑, Saint-Barthélemy at 1.2 km↑, Philipsburg at 25 km↑, One Hoe at 26 km↑, Rockland at 26 km↑,
With a track that overlooks the sea on one side and the mountain on the other, both approaches are very difficult. Landing on this runway requires special training.
The longest runway measure : 650 m = 2133ft
- runway 10/28 : 650m = 2133ft
Data sources
- AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)