How low can you go?

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Mon Nov 18, 2013

It's possibly the lowest landing ever and it took place in August at Skiathos Airport – an island off Greece. The runway is short and narrow which necessitates pilots touching down as close to the start of the runway as possible. GreatFlyer Productions has captured some amazing video – below - of an Air Italy Boeing 737-800 crossing the airport fence with just meters to spare. “As plane spotters at Skiathos airport, we wanted a low landing, but we definitely hadn't seen this one coming,” GreatFlyer said. “Many people have said that it was the lowest landing they had ever seen at Skiathos and it is definitely one of the lowest landings in the world”. “After touchdown, two clear marks from the landing gear were drawn before the runway threshold!” GreatFlyer adds that often the pilots on departure “look back, outside the aircraft, to check the tire marks he had made before!” To see a stunning blind landing click here.

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