Disneyland’s amusement park paid huge sums of money to fly planes over the popular place. Several other places in the world are avoided when choosing a route for an aircraft.
Taj Mahal
Excessive vibration from airliners can adversely affect an already battered monument of architecture for hundreds of years and millions of tourists. The seven-kilometer flight zone around one of the world’s wonders has been closed to aviation since 2006.
Pacific Ocean
According to air transport standards, an aircraft must always fly so that, in case of an emergency, an alternate airfield is no more than 3 hours away. Although there are several infrastructurally developed islands with airports in the Pacific Ocean, it is difficult and inconvenient to build a route so as not to violate the “three-hour rule”. It is easier for airline pilots to fly north, closer to land.
Himalayas and Tibet
The reason for the prohibition of flights over the highest mountain system on the Earth is obvious: the height difference between the mountain peaks and the echelons of the air routes is too small. In this regard, there is a great chance to get into a strong zone of turbulence. As a rule, to fly around these territories, pilots fly over India.
North and South Poles
In this case, the flight ban is because the proximity of the magnetic poles can disorientate navigation instruments, and in the event of an unforeseen situation, the plane will not be able to make an emergency landing, since there are no airports nearby. In addition, due to the depleted ozone layer, passengers are at risk of receiving a high proportion of radiation.
Disneyland and Disney World
For the safety and comfort of visitors, exactly 20 years ago, in 2003, the management of both world-famous amusement parks paid huge sums of money to stop planes from flying over them.
Lionel Messi’s house
Wonder how the home of the Argentine striker made it to this list of almost all natural attractions? No, it’s not that the love of millions of fans is so protected from the slightest disturbance.
It’s just that the ex-striker of Barcelona bought a house in the Garrafa Natural Park, 25 kilometers from the Catalan capital. Airplanes arriving in El Prat are required to make a small detour over the reserve.
Zone 51
A mysterious military facility in the US state of Nevada has been closed to civilian overflights since 2013. The Internet is full of conspiracy theories and conspiracy theories that it is in this desert area that the US government has been keeping aliens in complete secrecy for more than 60 years and conducting “unknown experiments” with UFOs.
Sinai Peninsula
Even though the most popular Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is located here, the peninsula is still considered restless due to the threat of armed conflict. Planes are advised to fly around the Sinai or over it at maximum altitude.