Beautiful approaches

[Stij]

This morning I got inspiration for a new topic...

The most beautiful approaches in the world...

My contestant... Approaching VCE from the South West (even the stewardesses changed places this morning!)



Stijn

[joyraider]

Perhaps a little unfair, but: approaching Tokyo Narita on a sunny Sunday morning in 2008, sitting in the 772 cockpit And afterwards during taxiing we passed by Singapore's first A380 which was docked there for some reason.. Good stuff!

Few weeks back I landed in Chek Lap Kok & expected it to be amazing, but didn't see sh*t due to fog. Bummer

Approaching JFK / Newark is always brilliant as well, especially before 9/11..

[andorra-airport]

That final right turn at Kai Tak was always nice.

[Marten]

My favourites:

LPMA - Madeira (Lovely approach on the 05)
LOWI - Innsbruck (Straight through the mountains!)
ENTC - Tromsö (Beautiful approach through the mountains, covered with snow and surrounded with fjords!)

Marten

[taz001]

One of my most beautifull approaches was on SBH (St Barthelémy) after a 15min flight from SXM (Sint Maarten). It is a very short runway which is just behind a hill.

[Maho Bay]

I am very lucky to have some family living in St Maarten. Hence, approaching SXM airport is a wonderful experience for two obvious reasons. I've also spent many hours watching big birds approach SXM at Maho Bay, which explains my nick.

Other approaches i've liked:

- Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia
- Vilankulos, Mozambique with the beautiful archipelago nearby.

[teddybAIR]

OK, I'll give it my 2 cents...and it's really only 2 cents

My most beatuiful approach is EBAW...it's also the only approach I've ever done (except for a little EBDT in a glider). I'm still in training and have just finished the circuit training. You guys play in a different league off course, but to optimize my chances of winning the "most beautiful approach trophy" I would like to specify that I mean the left hand approach to runway 11, haha!

[regi]

Mae Hong Song, northern Thailand.
You look almost in the living rooms of the houses on the hills.

[SN539]

In my opinion, approaches to Nice are always beautifull, especially when Rwy 23 is in use with a final left turn at low altitude over "La Baie des Anges".

Geneva is also often nice when clear weather (especially in winter) allows the sight on the Alps Mountains and the Mont Blanc during the descent over the Geneva lake.

And finally ... the left turn hand circuit overhead the city of Brussels during EBBR approaches when Rwy 02 is in use are also amazing !!!

[Stij]

Two other nice ones are LCY from the West and SAN form the East.

Cheers,

Stij

[andorra-airport]

If you want realy nice "landings" I advise you flights along the coast of Norway (Widerøe) . Those small Norwegian airports are hidden gems in best of nature. I heard some good stories about landings into small airports in Iceland , but I have never done that.

[fretn]

Approaching Ostend by the Sea on a clear day and flying next to the beach en past al those coastal cities!
awesome views guaranteed

[tangolima]

Hello,

La Palma ( Canary Islands) for me it's more spectacular than Madeira but you can say that La Palma is a copy of Madeira or Madeira from La Palma.The approaches are spectacular ( for both side of the rwy).

Greetings,
Kristof

[YYZ727]

My favourite is Lugano, Switzerland. There seems to be a mountain higher then where you're flying everywhere you look...