Scary/Fun Approaches To Try

Want a challenging approach? Here’s a list

ASIA:

  • Runway 24 Mountain Approach at Basco, Batanes

  • Runway 06 Lukla Village

  • Runway 09 Approach at Baguio

  • Runway 33/15 at Paro Airport

  • Runway 02 DOVAN Approach at Tribhuvan Kathmandu

  • Runway 20 NEW RNP AR ARCH Approach at Tribhuvan Kathmandu

  • Runway 25 VORDME-Z Caiman Shoal Circle Approach at Subic Bay

  • Runway 13 Checkerboard Hill Approach at Kai Tak

  • Runway 06 Low Altitude / Hilly Approach at Virac

  • Runways 14L/R Mountain Side Approach at Osaka

  • Runway 33 Shoreline Approach at Dipolog (follow the shoreline)

  • Runway 09/27 Approach at Baguio

  • Runway 03 Approach at Masbate

AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA:

  • Runway 15/34 Windy Approach at Christchurch (22 kts. crosswind)

  • Runway 10/28 at Lord Howe Island

  • Runway 05 RW-05Y IBABU Approach at Queenstown

EUROPE:

  • Runway 14/32 Approach at Tivat

  • Runway 29 Steep Approach at Saravejo

  • Runway 04 at Sebastian Airport

  • Runway 08/26 at Innsbruck

  • Runway 05 at Courchevel

  • Runway 09/27 High Altitude Approach at London City

  • Runway 09/27 Road Crossing Runway at Gibraltar

  • Runway 07 Approach at Narsarsuaq

  • Runway 05 Hillside Approach at Madeira Funchal

  • Runway 09/27 Approach at Horta, Azores

  • Runway 11 Approach at Dubrovnik

  • Runway 04 ULME1N ARR at Geneva

CENTRAL AMERICA:

  • Runway 02 Low Altitude Bank at Toncontin

NORTH AMERICA:

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  • Approach into Eagle, CO

  • Approach at Aspen

  • Approach at Laughlin

  • Approach at Yellowstone Reg.

  • Restricted Airspace Approach at Ronald Reagan Washington

  • Valley Approach at Juneau

  • Approach at Mammoth Yosemite

  • Steep Urbanized Approach Path at San Diego

  • Approach at Telluride (Highest Commercial Airport in US)

  • The 6 T’s Approach Threat at Mexico City

SOUTH AMERICA/CARIBBEAN:

  • Runways 17L/17R Mountain Winding Approach at Santiago

  • All Runways at Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro

  • All Runways at Juancho E. Yrasquin, Saba

  • All Approaches at Quito

  • All approaches at SLLP

  • All approaches at Cusco

  • Runway 10 Approach at Princess Juliana Intl., St. Maarten

  • Runway 10 Roundabout Close Terrain Steep Approach at St. Barthelemy

AFRICA:

  • Deep Cliff Approach at Matekane Airstrip

  • All Runways at Seychelles Intl

  • Runway 22 at Malabo

  • Runway 12/14 Approach at Reunion

  • Runway 14 Approach at Mauritius

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We don’t have the A320neo?

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Just use the A319 Drukair plane.

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United403 has officially been summoned 😆😆

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Updated the forum already :)

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@Gwengo Try landing the A320 at 09/27 in Loakan Airport Baguio.

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Advise that you use runway 09.

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Secondly try also using a Cessna Grand Caravan and land on Runway 24 on Lukla.

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I’ve tried Cebu - Baguio in PAL’s Q400 in IF, quite an easy approach I must say in Runway 09

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Oh thats great then. Now try the cessna caravan on runway 24 in lukla

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You should also add the approach into Eagle, CO, USA.

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  1. All approaches into Congonhas
  2. All Approaches at Quito
  3. All approaches at SLLP
  4. All approaches at Cusco
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updated :)

Runway 04, san Sebastian Airport (LESO)

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Try the Runway 29 approach at Sarajevo (Europe). Flying over the Dinaric Alps the whole time on approach and its a real steep descent to an 8500ft runway.

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Aspen airport is 1 way in and out airport. Arrival 15 departures 33

Aspen is different from Eagle, though they are close in proximity.

There’s always rwy 13l/r at JFK, Canarsie approach

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