40 years ago I flew out of Lukla, dirt tarmack, not paved, my recollection was a patted down farmer's field. This looks modern and safe in comparrison!
That airport has a runway of 400 meters, steep, and to make matters worse, at 3000 meters high (less oxygen equal to less acceleration) is on the edge of a cliff... Tourism for everest is worth everything, apparently.
This is similar on how planes took off from aircraft carriers in WWII. There were no catapults back then. The technique for short field takeoffs is to drop flaps to 20 percent, max rpms on the engines, props set for max rpm. Release the brakes and keep the ship on the deck until the last few seconds, noting your airspeed, the pull off the deck and climb. If heavily loaded, the plane might sink into the valley off the end of the runway, but nose down a bit to gain speed, then climb out. The main concern is density altitude. The cold air helps, but the thinness of the atmosphere is the greatest issue to keep in mind.
First Pilot: "I'm so good, I don't need that three metres at the start of the runway." Second Pilot: "Screw that, I'm taking every metre I can get." Third Pilot: "Watch how close I can get my tail to the wall without shredding it off." Fourth Pilot: "Bugger this, I'm rotating NOW." (Airborne 20 metres before the drop off.)
but you also need to take weight into account (passengers, luggage/cargo, fuel), which is a variable in the 4 flights (including airplane models with different power/weight ratios)
In 2009 I flew into this airport to do the Mt. Everest Base Camp trek. It is truly an experience. When we were scheduled to depart, there was a thick cloud base but eventually we were able to get seats on the last flight out that day. A few weeks later, one of these aircraft crashed killing all onboard. The basic approach is very similar to an aircraft landing, you come in, cut power and touch down. While 9k isn't that high, the terrain basically eliminates any option of a go around once on short final. What is deceiving here is the runway isn't flat, it is sloped downward towards the initial touchdown area. Great experience, I personally wouldn't want to roll the dice for a second trip.
The last aircraft in the video is Tara Air registered as 9N-AET. It was a twin engine mini passenger aircraft (Twin Otter). It crashed on May 29, 2022 (all fatality). Rest in peace all passengers and crew on board.
Not only that, the first 9N-AHB was involved in a non-fatal incident (repairable crash landing) and hit a boar on take-off. The second one 9N-AIG, was destroyed, with fatalities and survivors. :(
@@GangstaRicoo You can see the registration written on the plane when it turns. You can search for it, the mentioned one had its registration since 1998.
@@GangstaRicoo All registered airlines have the designations on their fuselages at the rear. It's like their license plates. Kinda cool that in 2022 someone would be watching this and NOT know that. Zero offense intended.
The last aircraft to depart was a twin otter. The others were D228 Dornier Aircraft. The Lukla approach and departures are most difficult due to obstructions and fog. There is only a small window each day for normal operations. You get in and out as quickly as possible. The elevation simply adds to the fun. The people we care for and those who live there depend on a great deal of their supplies coming on the aircraft that we fly into the field. There are no cars there as there are no roads on which to drive them. After 150 plus countries and territories this place for me is the most fascinating! Mind you, there is a great risk just travel as a passenger and there are no promises save the great time that you will have should you decide to take the risk! Have fun!! A veteran of many approaches and departures at Lukla over the past 10 years.
G Flint I went from Kathmandu to Lukla with a trekking group back in 1997, in one of their Russian twin prop helicopters. They needed a runway to take off. We were seated down the sides and we're given cotton wool to put in our ears. Down the middle of the cargo space was a mix of roofing iron, windows and other assorted building materials and supplies for the villages. They stopped using them a little later. It was a worry when leaving Kathmandu, to see other helicopters and planes undergoing a strip down maintenance outside on the dirt parking areas. The guide said we should save any chewing gum to help fill up any holes in the sides. Landing in Lukla wasn't too bad but taking off again was very scary, you basically just fell off the edge. Tourists are often stranded there for days waiting for clear weather to be able to depart.
So you have travelled a lot. Doesn't make you any better than someone who has lived their life differently. Not really sure why you need to boast because nobody else benefits from it. Thank you.
As an amateur private pilot I can say you just saw some of the finest flying imaginable. In order to build enough speed for take off on limited runways it's necessary to gain maximum revs from your engines so you do this by opening up the throttles to max while holding on the brakes. When max revs have been reached you release the brakes and off you go. I noticed that none of the pilots took off before he/she had to as they then had max lift resulting in great take offs. Wonderful flying.
This is a paved airport, no balls needed for this. Go try a dirt airfield in the jungle with a slope between mountains. 😉 this right here on video is nothing
One thing I learned even on approaching Katmandu. You don't fly into clouds in Nepal because the clouds have rocks in them. I was waiting at Lukla for the fog to lift. I heard the record was a month and a half. Anyway I walked to the bottom of the runway to see that the retaining wall there was made of bits and pieces of crashed planes. It filled me with confidence. So much so that we thought the week to walk out would be time well spent.
The only fact that the Canadian De Havilland DH-6 Twin Otter and the German Dornier Do-228 are authorized for regular service at Lukla Hillary-Tenzing gives me full confidence in these types!
I was a passenger on one of these in Nov 2009. A group of us flew in and did the trekk to Mt. Everest Base Camp and on our return to Lukla, were the last flight out before the weather closed the airport. On our arrival, the pilots left the cabin door open so we could video the approach. Very exciting, a bit insane, and I'm glad i had the once in a life time opportunity. I think a few weeks after our departure, one of these crashed killing all on board - a group of German tourist if I remember correctly.
I flew from Kathmandu to Lumbini on their domestic airline. All the Nepalese were doing some gesture similar to the sign of the cross and I didn't think anything of it - until I got back and found out there was a crash a week before and many more before that.
Awesome, thanks for sharing those takeoffs from this very unique airport. I am sure I am not the only viewer who would love to experience that airport live!!
All very Douglas Adams; Flight Control: "You see that mountain over there?" Pilot: "Roger." FC: "You're going to aim at it, hit the throttle-" P: "Okay..." FC: "-and then miss the mountain." P: "..."
i flew from there many times and if you look to the right you see where there is old crash sites below and they have there fair share of them, its where a lot of pilots start there careers flying from airports like these then move on to the bigger airlines ,
Fantastic that you showed this! Been there done that over 20 years ago! Helicopters have difficulty landing there. The flight (back to Kathmandu) we were on allowed on with drums of Av gas on board, (despite some VV basic security, cigarette lighters) and yes Chickens! It was like out of the movies. Our plane headed directly for a mountain range (seen here) then banked to the left and off we flew down the valley. A bunch of us wanted to wait for a Jet Ranger (some military guys) to leave with them for a better view back but missed out, although they did take back some American trekkers, who later, when we caught up with them in Kathmandu, said it was a great trip back. It's an amazing place and this video has really brought back some memories. Should say we took a local bus to Jiri, then trekked to go to Kalapatar, Everest base camp and the surrounding areas. The thing I see missing from the runway is lots of plane wreckage (undercarriages) when I was there.
I was an aviation meteorologist for the USAF in Alaska. We had a couple of DEW Line sites on top of mountains, in box canyons. The Flight Information Publications, or FLIPS, stated "go arounds not authorized." Field minimums, weather wise, were 3000' and 3 miles visibility..which happened once every couple of weeks in the winter. PAIM is the one that I remember most, Indian Mountain.
What happens when they problem with takeoff they can't cancel ...too dangerous but too beautiful ...and hats off to the pilots because they are doing their work pin point accuracy everyday....
I remember trying this out in flight simulator after Cessna154 made a video. I stalled and smashed into the side of the mountain trying to land like a normal low altitude airport.
@@robegatt i think he means that in order to read that 24 at the correct orientation you would have to come from an impossible angle that would never happen in approach
Just remember, this airport is at a very high altitude! (9,383ft to be exact!) These types of planes, the Dorniers in this case, have very little horsepower at this altitude. Also, the Otter has stronger turboprops than the 228's so it gets a little more horsepower than the others. At sea level, the horsepower is about the same.
I have flown there in 2018 summer for EBC trek. Due to poor weather conditions for both legs of the journey, we were stuck in Lukla for more than a day as no flights could operate. .. in fact that was the case for last 3 days, so there was virtually a stampede to get a seat on the flight. Ultimately we ended up taking helicopter flights in both directions, which was more expensive and equally scary as poor visibility and tall mountains all around, which had ensured no planes could fly at that time. Only helicopters were permitted to fly, and that too for a short time window only. Of course, it is easier for a helicopter to operate at Lukla as it doesn’t have to use full length of the short runway. While a plane takes about 20 minutes, helicopter takes double the time to cover the Kathmandu-Lukla journey.
It is a very difficult airport especially for takeoff for two reasons. First, very thin air because of high altitude and second is the length of the airport. So people are asked to not book their luggage in the bottom of the airplane instead they keep their bags in their laps. When airplane start running at the tarmac, pilot asks all passengers to at the count of three throw up their bags in the air and at that moment there is no baggage weight in the airplane and it takes off easily.
This was once a much less developed dirt strip, with the same type of aircraft operating in and out. I believe there is a video on youtube of the strip in its unpaved form.
Caramba. Em 4,5 minutos, quatro decolagens. Já vi um vídeo desse aeroporto em que o avião pousa, vai até o páteo, desce os passageiros e bagagem, é recarregado com as novas bagagens e passageiros e decola em 6 minutos. Nesse tempo um outro avião pousa e vai até o páteo. Impressionante...
Ten four on the whiskey and runway, also adult diapers! Would stick my tail off the runway too, the first one just wheels it out and left a little on the table! Brave souls! Lordy!
The people who made this airport be like- "Alright Johnny, we need an airport atop a mountain!" Yes sir! Let's make it five of the edge, too! GENIUS JOHNNY
No it wasn't. They just use the whole runway since it's high altitude and there's no need to ascend quickly so you just go straight off the end. You won't fall.
Good views. I liked the second departure better; the pilot realized it was prudent to use the entire runway, not just the part that happens to be left of the gate from the parking lot. Relevant facts: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (IATA: LUA, ICAO: VNLK) The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m). No go-arounds on landing, no landing aids, no fooling around! Thanks, Wikipedia! Sad fact: Occasionally someone dies who would not die if a pilot took steps to a) use the entire runway b) throttle the engines up to an appropriate take-off power before releasing the brakes.
The second plane (9N-AIG) crashed on May 14th, 2012. 3 years after this video has been released. A Dornier Do 228 passenger plane, 9N-AIG, was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during near Jomsom, Nepal. Thirteen passengers and two pilots were killed. The flight attendant and five passengers survived the accident. The flight had departed Pokhara (PKR) on a domestic passenger flight to Jomsom (JMO). According to the head of Nepal's national rescue department, the pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara. The airplane crashed into the side of a hill near Marpha village.
There is SO much going on in videos at Lukla. Personally it ranks as the #1 everything airport. As a pilot at Lukla there is no plan B, and there is no changing your mind. The fact that that these tubes and boxes can even fly should still boggle everyone's mind. Lukla is probably the only airport in the world where if you come sliding sideways but make it, it's just a run of the mill landing. By far the greatest Air Traffic Control tower in the world.
I flew in to Lukla in 2001. It is more terrifying than this movie suggests. You land, going uphill at 30º, on a runway dug with shovels, and buildings at the end (from one of which this movie must be taken). The turboprops they were flying then were not as powerful. (We flew in but walked out, after watch the planes take off.) What I saw was each plane go off the runway and drop out of sight. After a minute or so, if all was well, you would hear the drone of the engine as the plane climbed out of the dive that gave it takeoff speed. Truly best as an only once in a lifetime experience. I know this firsthand. We trecked the first day down the trail off the end of the runway. I forget the size of the canyon, but it was around a 3,000 foot drop. Every person in our group was glad we were not flying out.
2/4 aircraft seen in this video later crashed Killing 37 people 1st callsign unreadable 2nd is 9N AIG Aircraft crashed into terrain near Jomsom airport 14 may 2012 15/22 occupants lost their lives 3rd 9N-AIE Little information is available Assumed to still operate 4th is 9N-AET Aircraft crashed into terain near Sanosware Nepal 29 may 2022 22/22 occupants lost their lives For full crash reports, visit the ASN (Aviation Safety Network) database. Or simply google the callsign followed with "crash".
probably not as close call as it looks. they wait until a safe speed is reached in case one engine quits. the twin otter looked like it had a huge margin by bush standards.
Been there, done that. You only get one shot at takeoff. That's a sheer cliff at the other end of the runway. The grey flat area to the right is the helicopter area, where the day after we left one of these planes had a malfunction and ran off the runaway into this space, killed a guard on the ground and the copilot. Every plane takes off full. Because the other option is a six day walk.
The DO228, and Twin Otters are built for this, but damn, no room for error. Not sure what's on the other side, but hopefully clear airspace to build up speed, and flyaway if you not not off the ground by then. Scary. Yet, it happens everyday.
Almost as steep as the strip on my hometown. Except ours was at 23 degrees slope with a mountain across the valley from the end to dodge after take off.
Actually there's no landing at this airport. The planes are dissembled 40km away and brought up the mountain in pieces on yaks. Then they are reassembled at the airport.
Amazing flying ..good for many people in plane..🤔😜.! Amazing nature , watching Thx for sharing ! Best regards from Canada! It is not known when the crazier pilot or those who go to Mount Everest🍁👍💕🍷👌🍁
We flew in and out of Lukla in October 2000 when it was still a gravel runway and no control tower. On returning from a trek to Gokyo Ri our departure flight was quite scary. The apron was full of aircraft and there was an approaching plane so what did our pilot of a twin Otter do, he taxied straight out and without stopping proceeded his roll down the runway straight away. Our hearts were in our mouths as we had seen the wrecks down below of those that did not make it. We lifted off just in time and tgen had to bank to the left to avoid the incoming the incoming craft. What a ride!
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40 years ago I flew out of Lukla, dirt tarmack, not paved, my recollection was a patted down farmer's field. This looks modern and safe in comparrison!
Thanks for sharing your experience
22 years ago for me. It was a gravel runway; still the most dangerous in the world.
@Jac K Well said my fellow grumpy one!
Comparison
Yup! It was still gravel and field when I was there in 1997! 👍
Daaaaamn !!! At the end of this runway, if you ain’t flying, you’re dying.
And the visibility is "unlimited " !
You are flying to heaven...
That airport has a runway of 400 meters, steep, and to make matters worse, at 3000 meters high (less oxygen equal to less acceleration) is on the edge of a cliff... Tourism for everest is worth everything, apparently.
@@EmmaniloJarjas also thinner atmosphere so less lift
@@EmmaniloJarjas Tried it in Microsoft flight sim, V1 was about 10 metres of the end of the runway :D
This is similar on how planes took off from aircraft carriers in WWII. There were no catapults back then. The technique for short field takeoffs is to drop flaps to 20 percent, max rpms on the engines, props set for max rpm. Release the brakes and keep the ship on the deck until the last few seconds, noting your airspeed, the pull off the deck and climb. If heavily loaded, the plane might sink into the valley off the end of the runway, but nose down a bit to gain speed, then climb out. The main concern is density altitude. The cold air helps, but the thinness of the atmosphere is the greatest issue to keep in mind.
Good information, but sadly way above the heads of most you tubers. Thanks!
I never knew ww2 carriers had no catapults...thanks!
Precisely!
Hello Tower, We´ve cleared the runway safely. Tower: Roger, descend to 5000ft.
Underrated comment bro.
Classic
@@Al-hb2wo as you can clearly see in the video, there is indeed a tower
@@Al-hb2wo So, they build a motel/hotel which looks like a control tower in Lukla?
Roger Roger. What's your vector Victor?
If you think that looks bad, you should have seen it 20 years ago when the runway wasn't paved.
Yikes....
@@CrossWindsPat th-cam.com/video/mQB1578Vesg/w-d-xo.html there's still videos on it on here - it looks effing insane
@@MenwithHill Amazing! Thanks.
@@MenwithHill thanks
Very incredible!!!!!! @_@
First Pilot: "I'm so good, I don't need that three metres at the start of the runway."
Second Pilot: "Screw that, I'm taking every metre I can get."
Third Pilot: "Watch how close I can get my tail to the wall without shredding it off."
Fourth Pilot: "Bugger this, I'm rotating NOW." (Airborne 20 metres before the drop off.)
For the fourth one, it was a DHC-6 which can take off faster than the other DO-28s
👌👌👌👌
A DO-228 with flaps set to 2 doesn't need a lot of room even at that altitude.
Great summary of the video. 👍😂
but you also need to take weight into account (passengers, luggage/cargo, fuel), which is a variable in the 4 flights (including airplane models with different power/weight ratios)
"Mom can we have an airport?"
"We have an airport at home."
Airport at home:
I dadada all the time
In 2009 I flew into this airport to do the Mt. Everest Base Camp trek. It is truly an experience. When we were scheduled to depart, there was a thick cloud base but eventually we were able to get seats on the last flight out that day. A few weeks later, one of these aircraft crashed killing all onboard. The basic approach is very similar to an aircraft landing, you come in, cut power and touch down. While 9k isn't that high, the terrain basically eliminates any option of a go around once on short final. What is deceiving here is the runway isn't flat, it is sloped downward towards the initial touchdown area. Great experience, I personally wouldn't want to roll the dice for a second trip.
The thing that makes this airport unique is you won't hear "Aborting takeoff" even once
Or going around
No point in saying V1 really!!
Look at the video above. They did aborted takeoffs, even before it was paved.
The last aircraft in the video is Tara Air registered as 9N-AET. It was a twin engine mini passenger aircraft (Twin Otter). It crashed on May 29, 2022 (all fatality). Rest in peace all passengers and crew on board.
Not only that, the first 9N-AHB was involved in a non-fatal incident (repairable crash landing) and hit a boar on take-off. The second one 9N-AIG, was destroyed, with fatalities and survivors. :(
How do you know that that is that exact plane?
@@GangstaRicoo You can see the registration written on the plane when it turns. You can search for it, the mentioned one had its registration since 1998.
@@GangstaRicoo All registered airlines have the designations on their fuselages at the rear. It's like their license plates. Kinda cool that in 2022 someone would be watching this and NOT know that. Zero offense intended.
The last aircraft to depart was a twin otter. The others were D228 Dornier Aircraft. The Lukla approach and departures are most difficult due to obstructions and fog. There is only a small window each day for normal operations. You get in and out as quickly as possible. The elevation simply adds to the fun. The people we care for and those who live there depend on a great deal of their supplies coming on the aircraft that we fly into the field. There are no cars there as there are no roads on which to drive them. After 150 plus countries and territories this place for me is the most fascinating! Mind you, there is a great risk just travel as a passenger and there are no promises save the great time that you will have should you decide to take the risk! Have fun!! A veteran of many approaches and departures at Lukla over the past 10 years.
G Flint I went from Kathmandu to Lukla with a trekking group back in 1997, in one of their Russian twin prop helicopters. They needed a runway to take off. We were seated down the sides and we're given cotton wool to put in our ears. Down the middle of the cargo space was a mix of roofing iron, windows and other assorted building materials and supplies for the villages. They stopped using them a little later. It was a worry when leaving Kathmandu, to see other helicopters and planes undergoing a strip down maintenance outside on the dirt parking areas. The guide said we should save any chewing gum to help fill up any holes in the sides. Landing in Lukla wasn't too bad but taking off again was very scary, you basically just fell off the edge. Tourists are often stranded there for days waiting for clear weather to be able to depart.
Dennis Dowling did u experience any ringing in your ears?
So you have travelled a lot. Doesn't make you any better than someone who has lived their life differently. Not really sure why you need to boast because nobody else benefits from it. Thank you.
+Ernie Flannel why are you triggered? Where's the boasting?
@@oddities-whatnot as someone who's been to 48 countries, I disagree 😜😂
As an amateur private pilot I can say you just saw some of the finest flying imaginable. In order to build enough speed for take off on limited runways it's necessary to gain maximum revs from your engines so you do this by opening up the throttles to max while holding on the brakes. When max revs have been reached you release the brakes and off you go. I noticed that none of the pilots took off before he/she had to as they then had max lift resulting in great take offs.
Wonderful flying.
It's also noticeable that they don't turn left onto the runway - they turn right to get that extra few feet.
The landings require much more skill than the Takeoff. Just careful calculations is all thats really on display here.
Runway is constructed downward. So, that craft can get Max speed when leaving and get maximum resistance when landing..
I do that on every short runway, or taxi-way!
youve got 9000 ft vertical to get speed..silly
Massive respect for the men that got the balls to take off and land on that airport
Must be made of steel.
Landing especially hard af, due to the fact that the surface of the strip is not flat, but has an angle of inclination
This is a paved airport, no balls needed for this.
Go try a dirt airfield in the jungle with a slope between mountains. 😉
this right here on video is nothing
@@The-Cat funny, I don't see any videos on your channel of you taking off and landing anywhere
@@problemdude390 Neither do I have a video of you and me breathing air to live.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what's the point of your comment?
One thing I learned even on approaching Katmandu. You don't fly into clouds in Nepal because the clouds have rocks in them. I was waiting at Lukla for the fog to lift. I heard the record was a month and a half. Anyway I walked to the bottom of the runway to see that the retaining wall there was made of bits and pieces of crashed planes. It filled me with confidence. So much so that we thought the week to walk out would be time well spent.
No.1 most dangerous airport in the world Lukla Nepal 🇳🇵 I love my country. Thanks for video
The only fact that the Canadian De Havilland DH-6 Twin Otter and the German Dornier Do-228 are authorized for regular service at Lukla Hillary-Tenzing gives me full confidence in these types!
I'm partial to the Beaver.
@@solexxx8588 Yeah but after supper you still need to be able to fly safely.
I was a passenger on one of these in Nov 2009. A group of us flew in and did the trekk to Mt. Everest Base Camp and on our return to Lukla, were the last flight out before the weather closed the airport. On our arrival, the pilots left the cabin door open so we could video the approach. Very exciting, a bit insane, and I'm glad i had the once in a life time opportunity. I think a few weeks after our departure, one of these crashed killing all on board - a group of German tourist if I remember correctly.
CHAOSNCHECK T yes you right I remember that
That is a skilled bunch of pilot's who fly in & out of Lukla
Dave Robinson Aer lingus
AMEN to that!
Most were former Navy carrier pilots..... (Just kidding)
The adventure of THE EVEREST BASE CAMP TREK starts from this airport!! haha amazing!
One of the most dangerous airports of the world ....nice video !
I flew from Kathmandu to Lumbini on their domestic airline. All the Nepalese were doing some gesture similar to the sign of the cross and I didn't think anything of it - until I got back and found out there was a crash a week before and many more before that.
they thought krishna died for their sins?
Awesome, thanks for sharing those takeoffs from this very unique airport. I am sure I am not the only viewer who would love to experience that airport live!!
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All very Douglas Adams;
Flight Control: "You see that mountain over there?"
Pilot: "Roger."
FC: "You're going to aim at it, hit the throttle-"
P: "Okay..."
FC: "-and then miss the mountain."
P: "..."
The Nepal Air Force :D
This actually looks like a cute little place to work at. I like it. :)
Да,комаров Дима рассказывал,это просто самые лучшие пилоты👍👍👍❤️боги,храните их!
Awesome video. Much respect to those pilots.
It's only 9k ft., so it's not like they're struggling for air. If you crash, it's just bad lukla.
joynthis lmao
Only 1800 ft - you can measure it on google maps
Just Googled it. The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m).
Clever, "joynthhis!" But who needs bad luck -- not me!
i flew from there many times and if you look to the right you see where there is old crash sites below and they have there fair share of them, its where a lot of pilots start there careers flying from airports like these then move on to the bigger airlines ,
Fantastic that you showed this! Been there done that over 20 years ago! Helicopters have difficulty landing there. The flight (back to Kathmandu) we were on allowed on with drums of Av gas on board, (despite some VV basic security, cigarette lighters) and yes Chickens! It was like out of the movies. Our plane headed directly for a mountain range (seen here) then banked to the left and off we flew down the valley. A bunch of us wanted to wait for a Jet Ranger (some military guys) to leave with them for a better view back but missed out, although they did take back some American trekkers, who later, when we caught up with them in Kathmandu, said it was a great trip back. It's an amazing place and this video has really brought back some memories. Should say we took a local bus to Jiri, then trekked to go to Kalapatar, Everest base camp and the surrounding areas. The thing I see missing from the runway is lots of plane wreckage (undercarriages) when I was there.
Depois de assistir o lito eu vim conferir essa "maravilha" de aeroporto. Rsrs 😂👍
Também vim de lá kkkkkkkkkk
*Imagina um Antonov AN-225, nesse aeroporto, kkkkk.*
Eu vim do Aero. Kk
Incrível. Eu também assisti o Lito e vim conferir.
Visibilidade unlimited !
I was an aviation meteorologist for the USAF in Alaska. We had a couple of DEW Line sites on top of mountains, in box canyons. The Flight Information Publications, or FLIPS, stated "go arounds not authorized." Field minimums, weather wise, were 3000' and 3 miles visibility..which happened once every couple of weeks in the winter. PAIM is the one that I remember most, Indian Mountain.
No matter how many times I see this .... AMAZING! Great upload!
I don't fly much these days but used to love short field take offs and landings. Helps keep you sharp. Nice video.
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What happens when they problem with takeoff they can't cancel ...too dangerous but too beautiful ...and hats off to the pilots because they are doing their work pin point accuracy everyday....
Love to hear the silentness after the last plane departed....so calmful
I'm surprised that YT didn't run a red squiggle under "silentness".
What a relief, been waiting for 11 years for this.... At lassstttt
Flew out of there in 2009...Scary As Hell!
Same!
Awesome u 2
I remember trying this out in flight simulator after Cessna154 made a video. I stalled and smashed into the side of the mountain trying to land like a normal low altitude airport.
@@KandiKlover You can't stop here. Only one option: throttle up to insanity!
Glad to hear nothing went wong.
gravity assisted takeoffs
GTOL
And landings too
@@karenamma7716 hey, we can do these in MSFS2020 now!
@@yetidynamics you mean,make my pc explode?
@@karenamma7716 its not the hardest to run actually! sure its not smooth but its a a runnable simulator
It's nice how they painted a 24 on this side of the runway even though noone will ever land there
uh?!
@@robegatt i think he means that in order to read that 24 at the correct orientation you would have to come from an impossible angle that would never happen in approach
@@wiawaysb oh, ok.
Como disse o Lito, de um jeito ou de outro, no final da pista, irá voar..kkkk
Kkkkk exato de todo jeito ele irá voar
Vim TB pelo Lito
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Se cair pelo menos vai voar..... ate bater no chao
Vai ou vai...
if you paying for the full runway, you will use it all
Just remember, this airport is at a very high altitude! (9,383ft to be exact!) These types of planes, the Dorniers in this case, have very little horsepower at this altitude. Also, the Otter has stronger turboprops than the 228's so it gets a little more horsepower than the others. At sea level, the horsepower is about the same.
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I searched for it lol
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I have flown there in 2018 summer for EBC trek. Due to poor weather conditions for both legs of the journey, we were stuck in Lukla for more than a day as no flights could operate. .. in fact that was the case for last 3 days, so there was virtually a stampede to get a seat on the flight. Ultimately we ended up taking helicopter flights in both directions, which was more expensive and equally scary as poor visibility and tall mountains all around, which had ensured no planes could fly at that time. Only helicopters were permitted to fly, and that too for a short time window only. Of course, it is easier for a helicopter to operate at Lukla as it doesn’t have to use full length of the short runway. While a plane takes about 20 minutes, helicopter takes double the time to cover the Kathmandu-Lukla journey.
apart from the low oxygen, and long walk, how challenging is an EBC trek?
Realmente um aeroporto de arrepiar, parabéns aos pilotos q são bárbaros, procurei este vídeo pelo Lito, valeu a pena
It is a very difficult airport especially for takeoff for two reasons. First, very thin air because of high altitude and second is the length of the airport. So people are asked to not book their luggage in the bottom of the airplane instead they keep their bags in their laps. When airplane start running at the tarmac, pilot asks all passengers to at the count of three throw up their bags in the air and at that moment there is no baggage weight in the airplane and it takes off easily.
The best part of those flights is that every seat doubles as a toilet.
Like in the movie 'Idiocracy'?
Shit ay?
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This was once a much less developed dirt strip, with the same type of aircraft operating in and out. I believe there is a video on youtube of the strip in its unpaved form.
Pretty gutsy. I wouldn't want to ride with the first pilot. Seemed pretty careless to leave 50 feet of runway behind him to start. Great video.
Caramba. Em 4,5 minutos, quatro decolagens.
Já vi um vídeo desse aeroporto em que o avião pousa, vai até o páteo, desce os passageiros e bagagem, é recarregado com as novas bagagens e passageiros e decola em 6 minutos. Nesse tempo um outro avião pousa e vai até o páteo. Impressionante...
Man o man, I would need a shot of whiskey before this take off. They need every foot of runway. Brave pilots.
Ten four on the whiskey and runway, also adult diapers! Would stick my tail off the runway too, the first one just wheels it out and left a little on the table! Brave souls! Lordy!
The people who made this airport be like-
"Alright Johnny, we need an airport atop a mountain!"
Yes sir! Let's make it five of the edge, too!
GENIUS JOHNNY
more like Alright Johny we need an airport runway for less than 500 US dollars maximum Government alloted budget!
PilotStudios the whole region is a mountain
@ what?
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Super Video, long time back i was in Lukla. It was a wonderful experience to trek to Namchi Bazar.
USS Lukla, a stationary aircraft carrier!
By definition a carrier must move otherwise it's simply a holder.
And it wouldn't be a USS Carrier! This place is way too cool to be considered American...
its Nepal you dumbass...we dnt need america
Unless Nepal has an earthquake then its all "Send aide USA pleaseee!"
Why do we need to be at each other throats all the time
Adorei o vídeo parabéns meu ídolo!!!
Direto do BRASIL tmj!!!
Man these Dornier's 28 are nice. Superb planes and superb STOL design
3rd one was close...
hot vdio
No it wasn't. They just use the whole runway since it's high altitude and there's no need to ascend quickly so you just go straight off the end. You won't fall.
@@KandiKlover no...it's more about that you won't hit ground...you can _fall_ a long way
I just watched every departure for the day.
Good views. I liked the second departure better; the pilot realized it was prudent to use the entire runway, not just the part that happens to be left of the gate from the parking lot.
Relevant facts: Tenzing-Hillary Airport (IATA: LUA, ICAO: VNLK) The runway is 527 m (1,729 ft) × 30 m (98 ft) with a 11.7% gradient. The airport's elevation is 9,334 ft (2,845 m). No go-arounds on landing, no landing aids, no fooling around! Thanks, Wikipedia!
Sad fact: Occasionally someone dies who would not die if a pilot took steps to a) use the entire runway b) throttle the engines up to an appropriate take-off power before releasing the brakes.
The second plane (9N-AIG) crashed on May 14th, 2012. 3 years after this video has been released.
A Dornier Do 228 passenger plane, 9N-AIG, was destroyed when it struck the side of a mountain during near Jomsom, Nepal. Thirteen passengers and two pilots were killed. The flight attendant and five passengers survived the accident.
The flight had departed Pokhara (PKR) on a domestic passenger flight to Jomsom (JMO). According to the head of Nepal's national rescue department, the pilot told air traffic control moments before the crash that he was diverting back to Pokhara. The airplane crashed into the side of a hill near Marpha village.
The twin otter sounded amazing ..... stunning
There is SO much going on in videos at Lukla. Personally it ranks as the #1 everything airport. As a pilot at Lukla there is no plan B, and there is no changing your mind. The fact that that these tubes and boxes can even fly should still boggle everyone's mind. Lukla is probably the only airport in the world where if you come sliding sideways but make it, it's just a run of the mill landing. By far the greatest Air Traffic Control tower in the world.
Flight Simulator is so realistic these days.
Do you speak German
Sem margem para erros!! Parece ate uma decolagem de um porta avioes e sem catapulta e rampa na proa!! O piloto tem q ser mto bom e com sangue frio!!
Those are the best pilots ever 👍🏽
Very nice video,very educational,how planes take off from port etc
I flew in to Lukla in 2001. It is more terrifying than this movie suggests. You land, going uphill at 30º, on a runway dug with shovels, and buildings at the end (from one of which this movie must be taken). The turboprops they were flying then were not as powerful. (We flew in but walked out, after watch the planes take off.)
What I saw was each plane go off the runway and drop out of sight. After a minute or so, if all was well, you would hear the drone of the engine as the plane climbed out of the dive that gave it takeoff speed. Truly best as an only once in a lifetime experience.
I know this firsthand. We trecked the first day down the trail off the end of the runway. I forget the size of the canyon, but it was around a 3,000 foot drop. Every person in our group was glad we were not flying out.
Thinking what will be going in the pilots head when he was close to the end line-great skill to be piloting in Nepal
one of the dangerous airport of my country#NEPAL#
In the Lap of mountain🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵
2/4 aircraft seen in this video later crashed
Killing 37 people
1st callsign unreadable
2nd is 9N AIG
Aircraft crashed into terrain near Jomsom airport
14 may 2012
15/22 occupants lost their lives
3rd 9N-AIE
Little information is available
Assumed to still operate
4th is 9N-AET
Aircraft crashed into terain near Sanosware Nepal
29 may 2022
22/22 occupants lost their lives
For full crash reports, visit the ASN (Aviation Safety Network) database.
Or simply google the callsign followed with "crash".
Very nice smol airport .or so nice vedio
Did the everest base camp treck a few years ago. Aircraft turn hard left at take off then right around the mountain. It's a fun ride.
Complimentary on the airplane : Hot towel , peanuts , adult diapers 😁😁
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probably not as close call as it looks. they wait until a safe speed is reached in case one engine quits. the twin otter looked like it had a huge margin by bush standards.
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That's impressive. And people here complain about living close to a runway!
Six days to go to
Well I mean wouldn't you complain if some neighbor built runway near your house and the planes engines wouldn't let you sleep?
The last one looks like a Dehavilland Twin otter. Best STOL aircraft as far as I am concerned. Rugged and good for locations like this.
@Elven Justice What were the three before that? Looked like an incredibly small wingspan.
They are Dornier DO 228's, an excellent STOL aircraft.
I meant to say 1 Twin Otter & 3 DO 228s.
Your right. Good lookin airplane too. My favorite is the Dehavilland Beaver.
Wow, four planes at lukla. Must be rush hour.
Been there, done that. You only get one shot at takeoff. That's a sheer cliff at the other end of the runway. The grey flat area to the right is the helicopter area, where the day after we left one of these planes had a malfunction and ran off the runaway into this space, killed a guard on the ground and the copilot. Every plane takes off full. Because the other option is a six day walk.
That air traffic control tower though.. what a beautiful setting!
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Seems like surviving climbing the top of the Everest it's easier than taking off or landing in this airport
Climbing Everest is not what it looks like hundreds of people have died climbing it. You literally have to climb 8km
@@trevorphillips3402 That would not stop Trevor Philips from climbing it
@@guckmaldastehteinpferd4459 yes sirrr!
I flew out of here back to Kathmandu in September 1994 and im pretty sure the runway then was just a dirt and very bumpy strip....
I flew in 1979, and never gave it much thought.
The DO228, and Twin Otters are built for this, but damn, no room for error. Not sure what's on the other side, but hopefully clear airspace to build up speed, and flyaway if you not not off the ground by then. Scary. Yet, it happens everyday.
Almost as steep as the strip on my hometown. Except ours was at 23 degrees slope with a mountain across the valley from the end to dodge after take off.
I assume incoming aircraft land in the opposite direction, upslope to help braking?
Actually there's no landing at this airport. The planes are dissembled 40km away and brought up the mountain in pieces on yaks. Then they are reassembled at the airport.
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Yes. It helps landing and take off both. Maximum resistance while landing and maximum acceleration while take off.
It might depend on the wing direction
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The more important question is why camera tripods are not allowed in Nepal.
no margin for rejected take off, damn....
Shawn Lim Yeah there is. Turn sharp left and plow into those rows of trees or right and bounce along the field there.
V1's probably like at 0.15 knots ground speed lol
height and gravity until you run out of it.
Well,you always have 5K straight down to get it right..shouldn't be too dangerous.
You gain airspeed as you fall off the cliff.
El Avion de filmaron de registo 9N-AIG, se estrello el 14 de Mayo del 2012 perdida total, en un aeropuerto parecido a este.
Amazing flying ..good for many people in plane..🤔😜.! Amazing nature , watching
Thx for sharing ! Best regards from Canada! It is not known when the crazier pilot or those who go to Mount Everest🍁👍💕🍷👌🍁
Small , Short but Smart thinking Airport, i think runway is Downward for picking speed when takeoff and upward for landing works as brake assist.👍
Like aircraft #2, I'd be using every available inch of runway, for takeoff!
Amazing!!! Thank you for sharing.
ATC: 'Would you like full runway length or do you prefer an intersection take off?'
Can sit there and watch this all day. All I need is 1 ton of sunflower
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We flew in and out of Lukla in October 2000 when it was still a gravel runway and no control tower. On returning from a trek to Gokyo Ri our departure flight was quite scary. The apron was full of aircraft and there was an approaching plane so what did our pilot of a twin Otter do, he taxied straight out and without stopping proceeded his roll down the runway straight away. Our hearts were in our mouths as we had seen the wrecks down below of those that did not make it. We lifted off just in time and tgen had to bank to the left to avoid the incoming the incoming craft. What a ride!
That last pilot was like "hold my beer" !
Right??? Never knew you could butter a takeoff!!!😎
Hold my joint more like
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For anyone wondering what the aircraft is (first three) they are Dornier Do-228's, and yes they are a bit ugly, poor things.
I dont think theyre ugly, its like saying the Grand Caravan is a fat whale...
Jakester! - The Darude Comment Critic The Grand Caravan looks like it might be carrying a baby plane, in a pouch. Like a Kangaroo.
Mirandorl LOL That is the best description ever.
Grand Caravan = Kangaroo
Maybe, but they are tuff little planes!
Mirandorl The last is a Canadian De Havilland Twin Otter. Takes the Dorniers to school when it comes to STOL's.
Nice Video! 👍👍👍Thumbs Up👍👍👍
Lukla is where you fly in from Kathmandu. It is the start of the trek to Everest base camp.
That's why so busy for small treacherous strip.