# @foreflight on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTL913gFGeM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38609846-foreflight-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-06T23:03:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** ForeFlight (@foreflight) — https://gondola.cc/foreflight

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Taking notes? ✈️ These 12 bucket-list airports combine unreal approaches with views that make the flight just as memorable as the destination:

🏔️ Skagway, Alaska (PAGY) - Sits at the edge of town beneath steep, glacier-carved mountains, where aircraft arrive and depart through a narrow coastal valley framed by rugged peaks, low clouds, and dramatic Alaskan scenery.

🌵 Sedona, Arizona (KSEZ) - A mesa-top runway with red rock views in every direction and a notoriously high density altitude that keeps things interesting.

🌊 Lord Howe Island (YLHI) - A remote island located between Australia and New Zealand with a scenic landing framed by turquoise water and volcanic peaks.

⛷️ Aspen–Pitkin County, Colorado (KASE) - A high-elevation mountain airport with challenging terrain and stunning alpine scenery.

🌲 Blairstown, New Jersey (1N7) - A charming grass strip tucked into rolling hills and classic East Coast countryside.

🏞️ Western Carolina Regional (KRHP) - Nestled in a valley in the Smoky Mountains with scenic approaches running parallel to mountain peaks nearly 3,000 feet above airport elevation.

🌬️ Donegal Airport, Ireland (EIDL) - Frequently voted one of the world’s most beautiful airports, perched along Ireland’s rugged coastline.

🏖️ Princess Juliana International (TNCM) - Famous for low approaches over Maho Beach with the ocean just beyond the runway.

🏔️ Queenstown Airport, New Zealand (NZQN) - A stunning alpine airport surrounded by lakes and dramatic mountain peaks.

🦬 Jackson Hole, Wyoming (KJAC) - Located inside Grand Teton National Park with wildlife, mountains, and breathtaking views on arrival.

🌴 McClellan–Palomar Airport, California (KCRQ) - Coastal California flying with ocean breezes and palm-lined scenery. When deciding which is most scenic to fly over: mountains, beaches, or the city, why not have all three!

🏝️ Barra Airport, Scotland (EGPR) - The only commercial airport in the world where landings happen directly on the beach, tides included.

Which airports did we miss? Let us know in the comments. ☟

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