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What country has an airport on the beach?

Scotland's windswept island of Barra has the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on a beach. Get a pilot's-eye-view of touchdown on this unique runway.



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Kansai International Airport is located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, 38 km southwest of Osaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north), Sennan (south) and Tajiri (central) in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

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Plan Your Trip to Sea Island Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) - 18 miles from Sea Island Resort. St. Simons Island Airport (SSI) - 4 miles from Sea Island Resort.

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Barra International Airport, Outer Hebrides, Scotland Pilots wait until the tide is out and then land on the beach – reportedly the only airport in the world where scheduled flights touch down on sand. In between flights to and from Glasgow, the public have open access to the beach/runway.

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Kansai International Airport is located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, 38 km southwest of Osaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano (north), Sennan (south) and Tajiri (central) in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

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