Saturday, March 28, 2009

Countries without airport

There are 5 countries in the world that do not have airport within their boundaries and all these countries are in Europe. Where do people in these countries go to board a plane. Let's take a look about this information.
  • Liechtenstein The nearest airport is St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland, where there is not and has not been any passport check. Liechtenstein only has a heliport in the southern town of Shaan.

  • Andorra The nearest airports are in Barcelona, Toulouse and Girona. Andorra is the largest country in the world not to have an airport.

  • Vatican City The nearest airport to the Vatican City is Rome. It would be physically impossible to fit a whole airport in this country.

  • San Marino The nearest airport is in Rimini, north east of the country. San Marino only has a heliport located at Borgo Maggiore.

  • Monaco The nearest airport to Monaco is Cote d'Azur Airport in Nice, France (source Transport in Monaco). Monaco only has a heliport located in the Monagasque district of Fontvieille.

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