Some of the world's biggest airports often have runways measuring 9,842 to 12,123ft to accommodate aircraft as big as the A380. Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, has two runways, measuring ...

Spectacular approach to the Canary Islands on June 19: a camera in the cockpit filmed how a pilot landed an airplane on El Hierro – the runway is one of the shortest in Europe.

A pilot dubbed the most handsome at his airline battled raging winds to land a plane on one of the world's shortest runways. Yelco Leon, 31, has captained planes for two and a half years and works ...