The Most Dangerous (And Expensive) Airports Ever Built

19. Toncontin International Airport – Honduras

Year of construction: 1921
Risk factors: Closeness to the mountains and road

Toncontin Airport is so dangerous that commercial airline pilots who operate there have to undergo special training for takeoffs and landings. The main risk involved is that Toncontin’s track, in addition to being very short, is too close to the mountains and the road.

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Sadly, there have been at least ten serious accidents at Toncontin. The best known of them, which happened in 2008, occurred when a plane failed to stop after landing. The aircraft went off the runway and fell onto the road, colliding with several cars.