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Updated: 16/10/2026
Shetland's main north–south road crosses the end of the runway. Flashing lights and a barrier, closed by hand, stop traffic for every take-off and landing on that runway. Loganair flies to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Kirkwall.
Sources: Wikipedia: Sumburgh Airport · Geograph: runway crossing control, Sumburgh · HIAL: Sumburgh Airport
The world's best-known runway crossing. Since March 2023 cars use a tunnel under the runway, but pedestrians, cyclists and scooters still cross it, and barriers close for each flight.
Sources: HM Government of Gibraltar: MoU on pedestrian access across the runway (Mar 2023) · Wikipedia: Winston Churchill Avenue, Gibraltar
The railway crosses the main runway. Regular trains stopped years ago, but the Gisborne City Vintage Railway still runs seasonal steam excursions across it; its 2026–27 season opens on 24 October.
Sources: Wikipedia: Gisborne Airport · Gisborne City Vintage Railway
Nauru's ring road crosses the runway, and traffic is stopped for each arrival and departure. Nauru Airlines has its hub here.
Sources: The Trip Verdict: visiting Nauru (May 2026) · Wikipedia: Nauru International Airport
A national highway crosses the runway, and vehicles cross between flights, like a railway level crossing. PAL Express flies to Cebu.
Sources: Wikipedia: Level crossing · Wikipedia: Catarman National Airport
Tuvalu's unfenced runway doubles as a road, a football pitch and a public space. A fire engine sounds its siren before each landing to clear it. Fiji Airways flies in a few times a week.
Sources: Wikipedia: Funafuti International Airport · World Bank: Runway to resilience (Jul 2025)
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