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As GA airports are much less covered here and there are so many of them, I decided to create a list of the best ones for global, to help people find intetesting routes. Please don’t just upload your home airport. The airport should either
Have historic importance
Pretty scenery
Challenging approach
Interesting procedures
I’ll start:
Format: Name, ICAO or ID tag, location, information
If your airport is an island please put it in the respective continent and Islands
[details=North America]
KAVX - San Catalina - San Catalina - A very beautiful approach over the sea, and a high elevation with steep sides combines for a tricky airport that handles nothing larger than a 208
KSNA - John Wayne airport - Orange county -
Orange County’s aviation history is deeply rooted in general aviation operations. Aviation pioneer Eddie Martin founded the airfield that ultimately became John Wayne Airport, today it is home to over 500 GA planes and the site of Harrison Ford’s taxiway landing
07FA - Ocean Reef club - Florida Keys - beautiful view of the keys and perfect for flight around them
KOSH - Wittman Regional - Oshkosh - Site of the EAA airVenture (The IF version) every year; during the event it’s the busiest airport in the world.
C003 - Aspen - Aspen - Takeoff of 02 is directly into a mountain, and approach to 02 follows a ridge then drop that requires good slipping to lose enough altitude.
KMCD - Mackinac - Lake Huron - Beautiful approach above lake Michigan
L35 - Big Bear - Big Bear California - Lake visual through the mountains at 6500 feet. Short runway for GA only
KVNY - Van Nuys - Los Angeles - The busiest GA airport in the world, and notable for its proximity to class Bravo KBUR and KLAX, as well as many other small airports, make for a fun and interesting approach
KHAF - Half Moon Bay Airport - Half Moon Bay - Uncontrolled field located on just off the coast of the Pacific Ocean and only a few miles from SFO. Long enough runway for a Citation X with a beautiful approach on 30 and 12. Fog tends to roll in in the evenings and mornings, so you may need to shoot an approach when necessary.
KTGI- Tangier Island both has historical significance, as the British used it as a staging area when they sacked Washington in 1812, and it is a beautiful approach over the Chesapeake. [/details]
Europe
EGPR - Barra - Barra - Only sand beach in the world, flown to by a twin-otter from flybe. Runway markings are made from sticks, and the runway is covered by the tide for half the day
EGHE - St Mary’s airport - Isles of Scilly - One of the most beautiful approaches into the Isles of Scilly
EICA - Connemara Airport - Connemara - Just off the airport you’ll find the Cliffs of Mohar, one of Ireland’s most beautiful features. 10 to 15 minutes away from that you have the Aran Islands
EIIR, EIIM, and EIMN - Aaron - Aaron - the 3 Aaron island airports, famedfor beautiful scenery and history
EGBJ - Gloustershire airport - Gloustershire - Busiest GA airport in Britain
South America
SAWO - Estación aeronaval Ushuaia - Ushuaia, Argentina. It was a comercial airport, but with such a tricky approach and short runway it lost that status. Also, you have mountains in the front and in the back.
Today, it’s a GA airport with a hard and beautiful approach
Central America + Bahamas + Caribbean
TFFJ - Gustaf III Airportt - Saint Barthelemy - One of the most interesting approaches with a steep final. Probably one of the most dangerous and hard airports to land at. Also the surroundings and the scenery is great
TNCS - Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport - Saba - Shortest Commercial Runway in the world - 1312 feet - Very hard take off and landing with an approach right past a mountain and the runway from one end of a cliff to the other. Don’t fall!
Asia
VNLK - Tenzing–Hillary Airport - Lukla, Nepal - Also one of the most dangerous airports in the world. Short runway and is surrounded by mountains. But it is located at near a mountain top with a breathtaking view of the world
Africa
Oceania
YMRY - Moruya Regional Airport - 2 runways and a great little GA airport that sits by the seaside. The scenery is beautiful as you approach and depart.
WAJO - Oksibil Airport - West Papua, Indonesia. This airport is a small airport surrounded by mountains and can be very dangerous to fly during bad weather as unexpected severe turbulence can happen anytime.
Arctic + Greenland or Antartic
Islands
KMCD - Mackinac - Lake Huron - Beautiful approach above Lake Michigan
EGPR - Barra - Barra - Only sand beach in the world, flown to by a twin-otter from flybe. Runway markings are made from sticks, and the runway is covered by the tide for half the day
EGHE - St Mary’s airport - Isles of Scilly - One of the most beautiful approaches into the Isles of Scilly
EIIR, EIIM, and EIMN - Aaron - Aaron - the 3 Aaron island airports, famedfor beautiful scenery and history
TFFJ - Gustaf III Airportt - Saint Barthelemy - One of the most interesting approaches with a steep final. Probably one of the most dangerous and hard airports to land at. Also the surroundings and the scenery is great
TNCS - Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport - Saba - Shortest Commercial Runway in the world - 1312 feet - Very hard take off and landing with an approach right past a mountain and the runway from one end of a cliff to the other. Don’t fall!
KAVX - San Catalina - San Catalina - A very beautiful approach over the sea, and a high elevation with steep sides combines for a tricky airport that handles nothing larger than a 208