Ten Airports You Must Book a Window Seat For

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An unforgettable view of ora ora after take+off.

"ancou#er International (Y"$)

If youre lu'ky and the weather is 'lear# 1V2 offers flyers stunning anorami' views of the 3oastal

mountains# theVan'ouverskyline and the o'ean. -ook out for the snow+'aed 4ount aker!
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A grand view of 5reater Van'ouver

$io de %aneiro Santos Dumont (SD&)

2io de 6aneiro7s domesti' airort a stones throw from the 'ity 'entre offers breathtaking views of the

'ity during any take+off and landing. This is one airort you definitely want to have a window seat for!
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Views of otafogo ay and 3or'ovado mountain $with the 3hrist the 2edeemer statue on the eak%.

%uneau, 'laska (%&)

6uneau# the 'aital ofAlaska# has one of the 'oolest airorts Ive ever flown into. Aroa'hing from

the south# the lane flies low inside a fiord# with stee forest+'lad mountains on both sides# before

making a shar bank to the left and landing. As the lane lines u for the final aroa'h# youll have

terrifi' views of the ama(ing gla'ier in the airorts ba'kyard!
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The airort in 6uneau with the gla'ier as a ba'kdro!

So aulo *on+onhas (*-)

3ongonhas is arguably one of the most notorious airorts in the world. It reminds me of ,ong *ongs

old *ai Tak airort whi'h required lanes to fly in low over the rooftos of buildings on the aroa'h

a truenail+biting landing!-o'ated sma'k in the middle of one of the worlds largest 'ities# 3ongonhas

airort is surrounded by a sea of skys'raers and a web of highways and roads. It also has two

relatively short runways with a stee dro+off on both ends. Paulistas love this airort be'ause of its

'entral lo'ation. A window seat is a must# ese'ially for the thrill+seekers among us!
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Aerial view of 3ongonhas Airort in )ao Paulo $image 'ourtesy of 8ernando )tankuns%

-on+ .on+ International (-.)

The old ,ong *ongairort at *ai Tak offered one of the most nail+biting landingsanywhere around.

)in'e the oening of the ,ong *ong International Airort on 3hek -a *ok island in 9::;# landing and

taking off in this Asian 'ity is a lot more leasant. /n a 'lear day# landing at or taking off from ,*5

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Aerial view of ,*IA.

Dubai International (D/B)

=ubais ambitious ro0e'ts are best seen from the air# like the skys'raers of

downtown =ubai $in'luding ur0 *halifa# the worlds tallest building%# the Palm 6umeira and Palm 6ebel

Ali islands and 7The "orld ar'hielago. ook a window seat for se'ta'ular views of the 'ity and its

ama(ing stru'tures.
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Views of =ubais 7The "orld and Palm islands on take+off from => $image 'ourtesy of i'o 3risafulli%.

ewark, ew %ersey (01$)

/f all the airorts serving the greater ew 1ork 3ity area# ewark in ew 6ersey offers erhas the

best views of the 4anhattan skyline as its runways are aligned arallel with 4anhattan island. 1oure

in for an unforgettable treat if your flight lands from a northerly dire'tion during sunset on a 'lear day

the golden 'olours of the sunset refle'ting off the skys'raers on 4anhattan are truly a sight to

behold!

View of the 4anhattan skyline during a landing at ewark $image 'ourtesy of lueridge *itties%.

Saba (S'B)

This tiny island in the @astern 3aribbean 0ust south of )int 4aarten is a favourite diving sot for those

in the know. The island of)abais basi'ally the eak of a vol'ano 0utting out from the sea# with stee

forested sloes on all sides and the islands four villages lo'ated on the uer rea'hes of the vol'ano.
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)aba island $image 'ourtesy of Avalonn%.

-anding at the )aba airort ilots view $image 'ourtesy of 2udgr.'om%


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5etting to )aba is an adventure in itself as the islands airort boasts the worlds shortest 'ommer'ial

flight runway# at 0ust about BB meters! In addition# the runway is flanked by stee mountain sloes on

one side and 'liffs on the other! This is another airort for the thrill+seekers!

Ten Airports You Must Book a Window Seat For

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