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hulule island airport
landing in middle of the ocean, it's a very special sensation

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nord (152) 2004-12-10 21:00

Well, picture I always wanted to see. It looks like a one-way airport... This isnt the international airport in Male right? Nice to see the difference compared to inland airports - instead of car rental and taxis waiting in front of the airports there are lots of boats waiting for the tourists in the harbour to give them a ride to their islands.
This picture doesnt have to much ART but has a lot of DOCUMENTARY.
Hope you had a good vacation there!

ramesh_lalwani (3209) 2004-12-10 21:03

Nice view of airport and colors of shallow sea.Did you take this picture from cockpit?

maphoto (8076) 2004-12-10 22:30

Photo intéressante Olivier et spectaculaire, je ne connaissais pas, un bon point de vue dans l'axe de piste, merci du partage.

ngythanh (8490) 2004-12-10 22:35

Hope you took this photo of Hulule Intern’l Airport through passenger window while the airplane circling during take-off or landing, rather than from cockpit while the pilots have hundred of other buttons to press than the camera shutter release.

KevinRL (819) 2004-12-11 0:34

I keep coming back to this photo, and have a real concern at the amount of environmental vandalism that has occured in order to build this airport.
Otherwise an interesting documentary photo, on what not to do with the natural beauty. And what happens when, with global warming the ocean rises a metre or so.

yekjohn (1886) 2004-12-11 1:37

Looks like an aircraft carrier!

anakin (2775) 2004-12-11 8:53

I´ve never seen something like this is great. Very good work with your capture,very interesting,anyway I did a little work with your photo.
Well done !

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kinginexile (2440) 2004-12-11 12:11

InTE-resting, definitely. thanks for this unique image i do not expect to see many times anywhere.

i am not sure the Maldives are such an environmental disaster, as a whole, as Kevin noted.

jboj (249) 2004-12-12 6:18

incredible...just image being a pilot who has to land on this tiny strap in the middle of the ocean :)
nicely caught, thanks for sharing

sylvie (1183) 2005-04-28 14:24

Belle photo Olivier, c'est vrai que c'est une image que l'on a envie de voir lorsque l'on a eu la chance d'atterrir une fois dans ce paradis. On a beaucoup de mal à se rendre compte qu'il ne s'agit que d'une piste posée comme çà au milieu de l'océan. Les différents couleurs de la mer sont toujours magnifiques. Merci

rkhk (35) 2005-09-22 23:40

Good photo~ But is that ok to take picture when take off/landing? :)

sssimon (684) 2007-03-24 14:21

Bonjour Olivier!
Quelle photo impressionnante!
Je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait faire un aéroport sur une île aussi minuscule! Aussi bien utiliser un hydravion!
Simon

mortijo (11947) 2007-09-15 9:19

Et nous continuons à démolir notre environnement. Malgré cela...bravo pour la photo! Je suis content de ne pas être le pilote de l'avion.