The world’s best airport approaches

Ask pilots and seasoned business travellers. On some flights you should really secure a window seat, because the approach to the destination airport is breath-taking. Here is a list of the world’s most scenic airport approaches.

Some airports offer arriving travellers a view of mountainous landscapes, at others you get to see towering skyscrapers. An approach over azure tropical waters or a runway that is located on a tiny speck of land can make a lasting impression.

In a poll by PrivateFly, Queenstown (NZL), Las Vegas and Nice came out as the travellers’ favourites, simply because of the view or the experience at landing. Here is the top 10.

1. Queenstown Airport, New Zealand
2. Las Vegas McCarran Airport, United States
3. Nice Cote D'Azur Airport, France
4. Barra Airport, Scotland, UK (unique beach landing)
5. St. Maarten Airport, Caribbean (landing over beach)
6. Saba Airport, Caribbean Netherlands (the world's shortest commercial runway)
7. Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Canada
8. Gibraltar Airport, UK
9. London City Airport, UK
10. Cape Town Airport, South Africa