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The rising popularity of mammoth aircraft has led to a drastic need for runways long enough to cater for them. As airports adjust to handle aircraft such as the Airbus A380, airport-technology.com profiles some of the world's longest commercial runways. Whether constructed out of asphalt or concrete, runways across the world are getting longer.

Airports with unique topographies, difficult runways and unusual approaches make take-off and landing operations extremely hazardous. Airport-technology.com picks the airports with the world's most dangerous landing and take off conditions. Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Nepal Tenzing-Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, located in the town of Lukla, Nepal, has a tiny runway surrounded by precipitous mountains at an elevation of 2,860m.

Sarasota Bradenton International airport, located three miles away from Sarasota County in Florida, US, acts as a gateway to the south-west Gulf coast of Florida. The airport is spread over approximately 1,100 acres and most its property including half of Airside B, runways and taxiways, three fixed base operators (FBOs) and certain other lands are located in Manatee County.

Dushanbe International Airport is one of the largest airports in Tajikistan. It is located 5km away from Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan. It has a single runway (09/27), which is 3,112m long and paved with asphalt and concrete. The airport, which opened in 1924, is owned and operated by the Government of Tajikistan.

Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport is located about 23km northeast of the city of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt. The airport is owned by the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation. A new terminal (terminal three) and a runway are being constructed to increase the airport's passenger handling capacity by 10 million.

Abu Dhabi International Airport, which is located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE, completed expansion projects in 2002. These involved a new 4,100m runway and taxiway, a new satellite terminal, a rapid transit shuttle and a series of 18 new...