This is Tenzing Hillary Airport at Lukla, aka "the world's deadliest airport". 123RF The runway at Tenzing-Hillary Airport has an 11.7 per cent gradient. Situated 2845 metres above sea level, it was Kiwi icon Sir Edmund Hillary who supervised the building of the airport for easier access to the Mount Everest Base Camp. Because of this, pilots have to earn their wings to fly into Tenzing Hillary Airport. Have you flown into Tenzing Hillary Airport?

Source: Stuff April 16, 2019 22:30 UTC