Courchevel Altiport is known for its very short runway of only 537 metres (Image: Getty Images) Approximately 100,000 flights take off and land every day worldwide, with fatal incidents being extremely rare. Data shows that the most dangerous portion of a flight occurs in the small window of take-off and landing, which is just four percent of the average flight, but is also where 49 percent of fatal accidents typically occur. There are some airports in the world where the risk of landing increases due to the expertise needed to manoeuvre onto the runway.
READ MORE The remote seaside town set for boost with huge new £564million airport [LATEST] One of the world’s “hardest” runway landings and one that will leave you gripping onto the armrests is tucked away in the French Alps. Courchevel Altiport, in France , is known for its very short runway of only 537 metres with a gradient of 18.6 percent, making it one of the hardest airports to land at according to experts from Simple Flying .
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