To construct this airport, an entire artificial island was created in the Pacific Ocean, off the Osaka Bay. The island is made to be earthquake and typhoon proof and has been awarded the “Civil Engineering Monument of the Millennium” award by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001. The approach shows the aircraft descending in turquoise blue waters just as the runway emerges in the small island.
16. Madeira Airport, Portugal
Ranked as the ninth most dangerous airport in the world, this airport’s runway has been built partially over the ocean on a platform supported by 180 columns. The landing is tricky because runway is surrounded by high mountains and ocean, with few pilots qualified to land on this runway.