Tabletop runway

A tabletop runway is a runway that is located on the top of a plateau with either end stopping abruptly and dropping into deep gorges.[1][2] These types of runways create an optical illusion that requires a very precise approach from the pilot.[3]

A large section of Indian media blamed the table-top runway at Mangalore Airport to be a causative factor for the Mangalore Air crash on May 22, 2010.

References

  1. ↑ "Beauty belies tricky runway". The Telegraph (India). 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  2. ↑ "What is a table-top airport?". NDTV. 2010-05-23. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
  3. ↑ "Tabletop runways create an optical illusion". The Hindu. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-23.


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