Gisborne Airport in New Zealand is notoriously challenging for pilots due to a railway line crossing its main runway. Planes and trains can operate simultaneously, although trains only cross approximately 15 times a year, mainly during summer when cruise ship travel increases. Coordination between air traffic controllers and pilots is essential to ensure safety, considering the airport hosts over 60 domestic flights daily. While considered one of the scariest airports, it operates effectively, showcasing the unique intersection of rail and air travel.
It is a very challenging task for the airport authorities to manage landing at the intersecting runway along the operational rail route, which has scheduled departures and arrivals itself. The airport is a major link to enter the small region of Gisborne and hosts more than 60 domestic flights.
Despite it sounding - and looking based on pictures - extremely nerve-wrecking for both pilots and passengers on the plane, trains thankfully only pass through this airport about 15 times a year.
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