This is Courchevel Airport, a French airport that serves Courchevel, a ski area. Its elevation is at 6588ft. The airport is known for its a very short runway of only 1722ft with gradient of 18.5 %. There is no go-around procedure in this airport.
The airport is considered dangerous, having a difficult approach, an upslope runway and a hill.
Don’t forget to watch the videos with taking off and landing, very impressive.
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Courchevel is a very fancy and expensive ski resort, that has some very VIP people flying in day in, day out. In general, France is a rich western country that wouldn't dream of allowing any of its cities to run an airport that wouldn't be in compliance with IATA standards.