New airport runway on Madeira island

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airport built in Nov '06.

The airport's runway has a length of 2781 meters, (9000 ft) of which 1000 (3000) are supported by 180 pillars, each pillar 50 meters in length (about 17 floors). The runway is designed to accommodate 747s. Note the cars parked below the runway.

It's a bit like landing on an aircraft carrier. The 2nd picture best shows how high it is -- and let's not even think about running off that runway!