The airport is located on Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea betweenAustraliaand New Zealand.

The runway is, quite simply, beautiful.

In the case of Lord Howe Island Airport, the chance to arrive there is half the magic.

Scenic view of Lord Howe Island with mountains in the background and ocean inlets surrounded by greenery

Scenic views of the island of Lord Howe in New South Wales, Australia.Credit:Peter Unger/Getty Images

3, Pitkin County Airport (ASE) inAspen, Coloradotied with Madeira Airport (FNC) in Portugal.

The full list of the worlds 20 most beautiful airport landings is below:

1.

Lord Howe Island Airport Australia

2.

Queenstown Airport New Zealand

3.

(tie) Madeira Portugal

3.

(tie) Pitkin County Airport USA

5.

(tie) Rio de JaneiroSantos Dumont Airport (SDU) Brazil

5.

(tie) London City Airport (LCY) United Kingdom

7.

Innsbruck Airport (INN) Austria

8.

Paro International Airport (PBH) Bhutan

9.

Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) Netherlands (Caribbean Netherlands)

10.

(tie) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL) USA

10.

(tie) Lukla Airport (LUA) Nepal

12.

(tie) Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) Seychelles

12.

(tie) Telluride Regional Airport (TEX) USA

12.

(tie) Nice Cote dAzur Airport (NCE) France

15.

(tie) Wellington International Airport (WLG) New Zealand

15.

(tie) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) Canada

17.

Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) Gibraltar

18.

(tie) Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) Aruba

18.

(tie) Donegal Airport (CFN) Ireland

20.

Narsarsuaq International Airport (UAK) Greenland