World's Most Beautiful Runways

Every flyer knows that the landing is the best part — especially when flying into one of the world’s most scenic runways. See the top 10 below — including multiple beach landing strips and even a couple chances to land in the middle of a city.

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1. Saba, Dutch Caribbean: Home to the most scenic landing strip on the planet, plus world-class diving.

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2. Donegal, Ireland: A narrow approach for your flights from Glasgow and Dublin.

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3. Nice, France: A fast way to get a good look at the French Riviera.

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4. Gibraltar, Spain: A landing with a view of a very famous rock.

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5. Queenstown, New Zealand: The world’s prettiest country is even better from the air.

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6. London City Airport: There’s nothing quite like landing right in the middle (almost) of a great world capital.

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7. There’s a bar on the landing beaching on St. Maarten for drinking while plane-spotting.

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8. This is the best way to fly into Florida — at Orlando Melbourne (BTW, that’s not Orlando Orlando.)

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9. The beach is the airport in Barra, Scotland.

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10. Another mid-city landing — this time in Toronto.

Meet your guide

Diane Rommel

Diane Rommel has written for The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Travel + Leisure, Wallpaper and Afar, as well as The Cut, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and McSweeney’s. She once drove from London to Mongolia, via Siberia.