Actually located on a purpose-built artificial island , to minimize noise pollution for city residents , the runways are in fact sizeable affairs ( both more than three kilometers long ) and connected to the mainland by a four-kilometer bridge . Planes landing on St. Maarten fly so low they risk intercepting volleyballs on the runway . Snowy Courchevel 's runway was featured in a French film . Malé Island , in the Maldives , is only six feet above sea level . JFK suddenly seems so much less exciting .
Planes landing on St. Maarten fly so low they risk intercepting volleyballs on the runway . Snowy Courchevel 's runway was featured in a French film . Malé Island , in the Maldives , is only six feet above sea level . JFK suddenly seems so much less exciting .