13 The worst airports to fly, according to the pilots

Laguardia? More like "lagarbage".


Air pilots may seem like a happy group. But the truth is that under this crispy blue uniform and a brilliant smile is often someone who hates much of his work. In addition toexhausting hours, decrease of wages, a busy vacation and the general monotony of having to sit in a cockpit for hours at the end - according to a 2016 study published in theJournal of Environmental Health,Depression is a major problem among commercial airmen - there is something else than pilotsreally Hate: CertainWorst airports.

Whether because of an airspace always cluttered, a landing band too short, or simply the fact that it is in the middle of nowhere, there are certain acronyms (index: "LGA") that the drivers simply aspire. Read it to learn which they are - and remember showing some sympathy towards your captain the next time you fly to Butte, Montana.

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Laguardia Airport; New York, NY

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"Just a complete 18,000 feet pain until you're at the door," writes a driveron reddit. "Unfortunately, it does not stop there. The airport is packed. The food [is terrible] and it's incredibly expensive. There are people everywhere. It's old."

It adds that departures are just as bad with constant delays and mixed messages from air traffic control from which "you have deleted to push instead 29, where you will call the ground 7 times unanswered, then be Number 37 for takeoff after a convolute taxi instructions. "

Another driver writes: "Lagauria is 100% of the worst. There is a reason why American pilots relate as Lagarbage. This miserable, always delayed, overcrowded [dump] Fills me with this hatred, it is incredible."

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Orlando International Airport; Orlando FL

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The proportion ofChildren on flights The direction of this airport may be higher than any other in the country (or in the world, to this case). As a pilot speakingTrip explained: "We had children on planes who are all enthusiastic about where they go. They have staining books with the characters [Disney] and the next thing you know they're drawing on The walls of the plane. And the parents? They let them simply do it. "

You can also count on excited children to perform a number of other disruptive objects - push the call button, play with the seats and, maybe most alterations, start singing tunes ofFrozen.

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County Airport of Aspen-Pitkin; Aspen, CO

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In 2017to study Realized by Honeywell Aerospace, relying on data from his team of test drivers and the largest pilot community, this airport was named as the worst airport number one. It is not surprising: the airport is located in a high mountain bowl that requires a series of fast "steps" as soon as the driver clears the mountain range,fall around 2,400 feet In a minute. Passengers, get ready for your Pop ears!

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Newark Liberty International Airport; NEWARK, NJ

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No surprise: There is another airport in New York City that entered for a collection of reddit drivers. In addition to the congested airspace thatAll airports In the region suffers from a driver explained toTrip that Newark is distinguished as "the worst".

"Newark has never been destined for the volume of traffic that comes and goes," he says. "No airport was really naughty for that. So I avoided it like the plague. I'm pretty senior with my airline, so I do not have to steal a route that goes there if I do not want."

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Palm Beach International Airport; Palm Beach, FL

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Perhaps worse than crying children is entitled to rich people and pilots get many of those destination for the rich. This was the experience of the pilot who spoke toTrip, "They are incredibly demanding. They will ask for a soda of aFlight attendant Then put it in their bag and immediately require another. They will come out of the plane with six or seven drinks and a pile of snacks in their bag. And if you are delayed, you can be sure that you will hear smart comments. "

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Laughlin / Bullhead International Airport; Bullhead City, AZ

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This Arizona airport has a mountain of three sides and a simple 8,500 feet track, requiring a fast descent and a delicate landing, even in the best conditions. He landed in second place on the Honeywell list. The American Airlines drivers probably breathed a final relief sigh in last fall when the airline decided toDiscontinue flights It is there because of the low demand, although we bet bet that the pilot hatred could have had something to do with that.

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Georgetown Airport; Georgetown, CA

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This small airport located in the north of California is about as precarious as you can get. A driver, written on Reddit, arrangedhis reasons To avoid this:

  1. It's on aMountain.
  2. One end of the track ends on a cliff.
  3. The other ends at 10 feet from some trees.
  4. The track has an inclination.
  5. The track is narrow, bumpy and a little short.
  6. It is in the middle of nowhere and almost completely deserted.

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport; Arlington, goes

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This despised airport is amajor pain Much because it is the most kept airspace in the world, seriously restricting the pilot options (unless they want to have hunting throw next to them). In addition, there are these sharp turns along the Poomac River, putting a serious pain.

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Bert Mooney Airport; Butte, Mt

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Another airport stuck in the center of a mountainous region, the Rinky-Dink Bert Mooney has the added attraction of being absent a tower and experimenting oftenTemperatures below (obviously not ideal for the flight). It is not surprising that it was high on the list of the most hated airports of Honeywell.

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Juzzle International Airport; Juneau, ak

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This airport field is filled with mountains and glaciers that aircraft must dodge with intense turbulence due to its location next to the Gastineau Canal often very cold. It was so naked to fly in thatresearchers At the National Atmospheric Research Center, the Federal Aviation Administration and Alaska Airlines worked together to develop an electronic monitoring system to follow when there is a quick change of windspeed and direction.

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Norfolk International Airport; Norfolk, goes

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PilotReddit Place the rough track ("as landing on a land road") and say that, as smooth as your touch can be here, "You'll want to snap it." To aggravate things, a writer emphasizes that the work crossed here are intense, because of the location adjacent to the water from the airport. Hold on tight, people, it's going to be a bumpy landing!

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San Diego International Airport; San Diego, CA

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According to Honeywell, drivers can always rely on severe rear teeth when they approach San Diego International Airport and land-land problems. As a retired air transport captainexplained toUnited States today, "There is no electronic sliding slope (vertical guidance) provided."

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Toronto Pearson International Airport; Toronto, Canada

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This massive airport can be a pain for many passengers trying tocatch a connection flightBut for the pilots, the wind is what is the most frustrating.

"The second, it's wind or get a [millimeter] snow, all the place goes [Haywire]," writes a driver on Reddit. "Cancellations and delays everywhere. Two days ago, 200 flights canceled for a little wind. Last week, we landed five hours late because of the snow. When we landed, I counted at least 20 seated aircraft while waiting for the doors, apparently others had waited for two more hours. "

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