These Are the World’s Most Beautiful Airport Landings—and No. 1 Is an Island Destination Where the Runway Starts in the Ocean

These Are the World’s Most Beautiful Airport Landings—and No. 1 Is an Island Destination Where the Runway Starts in the Ocean

Lord Howe Island Airport in Australia was ranked the most beautiful airport landing in the world.Scenic views of the island of Lord Howe in New South Wales, Australia.Credit: Peter Unger/Getty ImagesDescending into an airport surrounded by mountain peaks or bookended by Caribbean-blue water is less an arrival and more a slow, cinematic unveiling. Arrivals like these are closer to a scenic flyover than a commercial flight, providing a glimpse—and…