Passengers disembark from a Tara Air Dornier 228 at Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla, Nepal.

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Since it opened in the 1960s the airport at Lukla, renamed Tenzing-Hillary Airport in 2008, has become the usual starting point for expeditions into the Everest region of Nepal. Built into the side of a hill with a steeply sloping runway, it is accessible only to STOL aircraft and helicopters and has a reputation for being amongst the most dangerous in the world.

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Size: 3008px × 2000px
Location: Lukla, Nepal.
Photo credit: © Ian Simpson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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