Comments on: Top 10 Longest Runways in the World https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/ Sam Chui Aviation & Travel Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:08:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: Sam Chui https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329296 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 22:41:15 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329296 In reply to JJ.

We have Denver in the Top 10. Pls check

]]> By: Johan https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329231 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 09:24:40 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329231 Hallo Sam,
I enjoy your videos on aviation.
The number 3 airport on your list with longest runways is Upington South Africa. The airport is in a very sparsely populated area and serves mainly agriculture cargo. Apart from being used to export grapes to worldwide destinations, hence the need for accomodating large cargo aircraft, rumour has it that the main reason for the long runway is because it was partly sponsered by the USA because it was designated as an alternative landing runway for NASA in the southern hemisphere in the days of the space shuttle missions.

]]> By: Blake Olafson https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329223 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 08:34:22 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329223 I think you missed the longest which shouldnbe UTapao airport in Thailand. While ionised to be us military base its now a commercial airport servicing the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand.

]]> By: Peter https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329212 Sun, 03 Sep 2023 06:03:14 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329212 Must be costing a lot of money just to maintain this long runway. Does it really worth it in term of frequency of usage ?

]]> By: JJ https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329177 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:12:46 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329177 Your missing 16R/34L at DEN, which is 4,800 meters. It is the longest commercial runway in the US.

]]> By: Francis V Packington https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329135 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:17:31 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329135 Filton has the longes runway in the UK, they bought the farm next door prior to the first test of CONCORD. SS THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GROUND EAS NERDED FOR TAKE OFF. They still use this runway.

]]> By: Ric Fermi https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-329132 Sat, 02 Sep 2023 12:05:45 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-329132 I’m fascinated with Sam Chui. I watch his photos of airplanes since the early days of airliners net.

]]> By: Hugh Overton https://samchui.com/2023/09/01/top-10-longest-runways-in-the-world/#comment-328997 Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:42:13 +0000 https://samchui.com/?p=49232#comment-328997 During the US NASA Space Shuttle Days, there was a 7 Mile long runway at White Sands, NM,
for Shuttle Pilot Landing training. And yes, a Shuttle did land there when the other landing choices
were unavailable due to weather.

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