Lukla airstrip's by frenchfrog

Lukla - Nepal The airport of Lukla is situated at 2860m and with an upwards incline of 10 degrees which slows the plane once landed.

Uploaded: Jan, 15 2007 | Taken: Oct, 02 2006| Viewed: 36 times  | 3 votes Camera: NIKON | Model: COOLPIX S4 | Exposure 10/7132s, ISO 50 | FLength: 6mm | SW: COOLPIX S4V1.0

rangutan - Jan, 16 2007 09:01am Isabelle, I like the sudden drop after the runway, one could theoretically take off with very little thrust! (Children also play on landing strips in Botswana :-)