Most Extreme Airports is a new show on the History Channel. It airs on July 20 at 8pm et. It looks like it might be a neat show. I guess I will watch it and see. keith

Most Extreme Airports is a new show on the History Channel. It airs on July 20 at 8pm et. It looks like it might be a neat show. I guess I will watch it and see. keith

Thanks for mentioning it, I set my DVR.

Yes- thank you - on my DVR now too.Joe

Don't got a TV.

Most Extreme Airports is a new show on the History Channel. It airs on July 20 at 8pm et. It looks like it might be a neat show. I guess I will watch it and see.keith

Is this a one-time deal or a recurring show? If it's going to be on every week I'll have to learn how to use the DVR.

It looks to be a one off show from looking at the History Channel website.

Sounds interesting. I'm gonna watch it tonight!Tim

It looks to be a one off show from looking at the History Channel website.

Well, I think that's how Dogfights got started, so perhaps it could turn into a series if it gets good ratings.

Keith, I watched the show tonight and it was really good.It was also really cool to see a lot of the airports I frequent in FSX in real life. The top ten most dangerous airports they featured where 1 being the most dangerous and 10 the least.1. Lukla2. Toncontin - MHTG3. St. Barts - TFFJ4. St. Maarten - TNCM5. Gibraltar6. Kai Tak7. Courchevel8. Eagle County Vail, CO9. Madeira10. San Diego - KSANIt's pretty neat that we have good 3rd party addons of these airport for the most part availabe to FSX and FS9 users. They spent a fair amount of time at TNCM showing people getting behind the fence and taking the jet blast from a/c taking off. They also spent a fair amount of time going over the approach into Toncontin and Lukla as well as showing what happens when you mess up. I am kind of surprised that they didn't feature SBSP - Congonhas in Sao Paulo since it kind of fits the profile of ariports they showed.After watching the show I am hoping someone will do an FSX version of Gibraltar, Eagle County and KSAN.Thanks to Keith for post it in the first place. I would never had seen it otherwise.

Yeah, it was a good show, it's on again 7/24 and again 7/31 if anyone missed it. I was a little surprised San Diego made the list and not Reagan National. Others that could easily been added is Telluride, New York LaGuardia Expressway approach, maybe the Carnarsie approach into JFK as well.

Yeah, it was a good show, it's on again 7/24 and again 7/31 if anyone missed it. I was a little surprised San Diego made the list and not Reagan National. Others that could easily been added is Telluride, New York LaGuardia Expressway approach, maybe the Carnarsie approach into JFK as well.

I was surprised about KSAN as well. I think they included it since its the busiest single-runway commercial service airport in the United States, and second in the world to Gatwick in London. The only thing that seemed dangerous or challenging is making sure you dont tag the parking garage in low visibility on the way into rwy 27.

I was surprised KMDW wasn't mentioned. 4L/4R is no joke especially in bad weather and we all know what happened to Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 on 31C.KBUR is another contender. I don't know but from my experience in FS (if my real world GA experience is any marker versus FS) landing at KSAN is not as difficult as landing at KMDW's 4R/4L or KBUR's runway 8 with a 737 or heavy of any sort.

I too am surprised that Washington National (ala Ronald Regan), was not part of the group. Probably #11 on the list. Have to say I am a little proud that KSAN made the list since this is my home airport. As mentioned, must be because it being the busiest single runway in US, but also you are landing in a "bowl" surrounded with a built up metropolis around it. It is really quite a spectacular view when landing as we mostly have clear, beautiful days. But having used to live in Washington D.C., I think National is a bit more hairy of a landing what with the turns and the weather. Never forget the near miss I had there.Did not see the show. Did they go though all 10 airports or just highlight one and mentioned the rest? And of course I gotta ask, how was the footage on Kai Tak?Clutch

And of course I gotta ask, how was the footage on Kai Tak?Clutch

They didn't use any of the clips that are out there showing the hariest Kai-Tek landings. Segment would have been much better if they had.

"They didn't use any of the clips that are out there showing the hariest Kai-Tek landings"ah... sacrilege!