Yes, Airport Madness World Edition.
Ever seen Courchevel 1850 ? I use to ski past it every day and it was impressive to see an aircraft land and takeoff at it.
There is no go-around procedure for landings at Courchevel, due to the surrounding mountainous terrain. The airfield primarily sees use by smaller fixed-wing aircraft such as Cessnas as well as helicopters. The runway has no instrument approach procedure or lighting aids, thus making landing in fog and low clouds unsafe and almost impossible.
The airport is considered dangerous, as it features a difficult approach, an upslope runway and ski runs in the adjacent area. The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranks it as the seventh most dangerous airport in the world.
I would rank that 3rd or 4th
Courchevel 1850 - “What do you mean you wanted the runway built flat?”
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