Tabletop runway
A tabletop runway is a runway that is located on the top of a plateau or hill with one or both ends adjacent to a steep precipice which drops into a deep gorge.[1][2] This type of runway creates an optical illusion which requires a very precise approach by the pilot.[3][clarification needed]
Incidents
- The configuration of Mangalore Airport has been cited as a factor in the Air India Express Flight 812 crash on 22 May 2010. The Boeing 737 Air India Express flight involved overshot the runway threshold touchdown area, failed to stop, went out of control, and rolled down a steep hillside.
- On 27 May 2017, Summit Air Flight 409 stalled on final approach to Tenzing–Hillary Airport, subsequently crashing 122 metres (400 ft) below the threshold of runway 06. The cargo flight descended too low below the threshold altitude, upon which pilots suddenly increased the angle of attack at the low speed. The aircraft stalled as a result of excessive drag and impacted the sloppy terrain 39.6 metres (130 ft) short of the runway.[12]
- On 7 August 2020, an Air India Express Flight 1344 Boeing 737 (as part of Vande Bharat Mission) skidded off the tabletop runway at Calicut International Airport in Kerala with 19 fatalities including the captain and co-pilot.[13]
References
- ^ "Beauty belies tricky runway". The Telegraph. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "What is a table-top airport?". NDTV. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Tabletop runways create an optical illusion". The Hindu. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Shimla's table-top airport 'riskiest', is 300 metres short of required length". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Calicut airport's tabletop runway proves its prowess". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2019-08-17. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c "Calicut is one of the three tabletop airports in India, runways hinder rescue operations". Moneycontrol. web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/the-dangers-posed-by-tabletop-runways-1.4961521%7Ctitle=The dangers posed by tabletop runways|website=Mathrubhumi}}
- ^ "Tabletop Runways". GKToday. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Daily, Republica (Jan 16, 2017). "Talcha Airport: Precarious yet astonishing to look at".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "16 Most Dangerous Airports of The World - 2020 List". www.holidify.com. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ "Factbox: What is a 'table-top runway', the site of deadly Air India plane crash?". Reuters. 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ Pokhrel, Diwas (Sep 7, 2016). "Tribhuvan International Airport Surviving With Its Aged Solitary Runway". Aviation Nepal.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Let L-410UVP-E20 9N-AKY Lukla-Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA)". www.aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Air India plane overshoots Karipur's table top runway, drops into valley; 19 dead". Hindustan Times. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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