“特立独行”的七大机场

Laura+Kelly

提到机场，如果你想到的只是沉闷单调的候机大厅或千篇一律的飞机跑道，那你就out啦！看完下面这几个“特立独行”的机场，你会发现，机场也可以有妙趣横生的水族馆、格调高雅的博物馆、开阔大气的高尔夫球场以及美不胜收的沙滩，令人流连忘返。

Typically， when we travel， we use the airport as a means to get to the main attraction. But sometimes an airport is so bizarre that it is the main attraction. Whether it's because of size， location， or other features， we found 7 airports that are so wacky1）， weird， and unusual that they require more than just a pass-through.

我们旅行的时候，通常视机场为前往主要景点的一种方式。但有的时候，机场如此稀奇古怪，其本身就成了一处主要景点。我们发现的这七个机场，无论是因其规模、地理位置或其他一些特征而出名，都是如此怪异、奇特、非比寻常，我们如果仅仅路过是远远不够的。

法国的库尔舍韦勒机场

For such an upscale2）， posh3） ski resort town， Courchevel has quite the understated4） （but not necessarily uncomplicated） airport. A 1，700-foot strip of tarmac5）， located 6，000 feet above sea level on a slope in the French Alps， serves as the only airport in the ski-happy town of Courchevel. Built in 1961， the runway， which bizarrely rises uphill and then dangerously dips downhill， is not only notorious6） for its dodgy7） setup， but also for its appearance in the James Bond movie， Tomorrow Never Dies.

对于库尔舍韦勒这样一个拥有高端奢华的滑雪场的小镇来说，它的机场却非常低调（然而未必简单）。在高出海平面6000英尺的法国阿尔卑斯山的山坡上，有一条1700英尺长的柏油路跑道，这就是库尔舍韦勒滑雪欢乐城唯一的机场。机场跑道修建于1961年，先是诡异的上坡，然后是危险的下坡，这里举世闻名不仅是因为它惊险的构造，还因为它曾出现在詹姆斯·邦德的电影《明日帝国》里。

泰国曼谷的廊曼国际机场

As you play a round of golf on Kantarat Golf Course， don't be surprised by the sight of jets soaring eerily8） close overhead—after all， you are golfing on an airport runway. The out-of-place （to say the least） 18-hole course sits smack dab9） between two parallel runways at the Don Mueang International Airport. The course belongs to the Royal Thai Air Force， but unfortunately， is no longer open to the public. Fear not， though， golf lovers； there are a bunch of golf courses no more than 25 minutes from the airport.

你在坎塔拉特高尔夫球场打高尔夫的时候，如果看见喷气式飞机在你头顶飞得近得吓人，不要惊讶——毕竟，你正是在机场跑道上打高尔夫啊。这个位置不对（至少可以这么说）的18洞球场正好位于廊曼国际机场的两条平行跑道中间。这个高尔夫球场归泰国皇家空军所有，但遗憾的是不再对公众开放了。不过高尔夫爱好者们别担心，在距离机场不到25分钟车程的地方还有好多高尔夫球场呢。

英属海外领地的直布罗陀国际机场

Chances are you've never driven a car across an airport runway because well—it's unnecessary and usually illegal. But if you frequently travel to a little place called Gibraltar， located off the tip of the Iberian Peninsula， and aren't flying to/from the UK， you don't have much choice. This is because 1） the Gibraltar International Airport only services flights to and from the UK and 2） the only road that connects Gibraltar to mainland crosses through Gibraltar's airport runway. To prevent a nasty collision between car and plane， gates stop cars from crossing the runway during plane take offs and landings.endprint

你可能从来没有开着车横穿过机场跑道，好吧，因为没这个必要，而且通常也不合法。但是如果你经常去位于伊比利亚半岛南端一个名叫直布罗陀的小地方旅行，而英国并不是你的目的地或者出发地的话，你将别无选择。这是因为：1）直布罗陀国际机场只提供以英国为目的地或者出发地的航班服务；2）连接直布罗陀和伊比利亚半岛本岛的唯一道路横穿直布罗陀机场的跑道。为了防止汽车和飞机发生可怕的碰撞，在飞机起飞和降落的时候有防护门来阻止汽车横穿跑道。

荷兰的阿姆斯特丹史基浦机场

With an airport like this， a flight delay or layover10） doesn't sound so bad. The Amsterdam Airport Schiphol—the main international airport of the Netherlands—houses its very own museum in Terminal U on Holland Boulevard. The Rijksmuseum11） displays paintings by famous Dutch artists and features an always-changing temporary exhibition. Passengers in transit can access the museum for free from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The unusual attractions don't stop there， though. The airport also features a casino12） as well as a meditation13） center. Oh， and for those who need to refresh while in transit—the airport provides individual shower rooms.

身处这样一个机场，航班延误或临时停留听起来都不那么糟糕了。阿姆斯特丹史基浦机场是荷兰主要的国际机场，在其荷兰大道上的U航站楼里有一座自己的博物馆。阿姆斯特丹国立博物馆里展示着荷兰著名艺术家们的画作，并且以常换常新的短期画展为特色。早上7点到晚上8点，在此中转的乘客们可以免费进入博物馆参观。尽管如此，这里非同一般的吸引力远不止于此。卡西诺赌场和冥想中心也是这个机场的特色。哦，机场还为那些想在中转时消除疲劳的人提供单间浴室呢。

美国佐治亚州的萨凡纳/希尔顿黑德国际机场

If you ever find yourself taxiing along Runway 10 at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport， you may catch a glimpse of something so out of place that it will make you do a double take14）. Yes—embedded15） into the tarmac of Runway 10 is a pair of grave markers. So how did they get there？ The previous property owners， Catherine and Richard Dotson， used the land that the airport now sits on for a cemetery. The Dotsons died in the late 1880's and were both buried in the cemetery. Years later， as WWII approached， the military decided to convert the cemetery into an airport for training purposes and moved all of the bodies in the cemetery to another one； however， to honor family wishes， the military left the grave markers of Catherine and Richard behind.

如果有机会乘飞机沿着萨凡纳/希尔顿黑德国际机场的10号跑道滑行，你可能会瞥见一些东西与周围的环境如此格格不入，令你忍不住多看一眼。没错，在10号跑道的柏油路上嵌着一对墓碑。它们怎么会在这儿？凯瑟琳和理查德·多森是这里之前的业主，他们曾经把机场现在所在的土地用作墓地。19世纪80年代晚期，多森夫妇逝世，两人都被安葬在这块墓地里。几年过后，第二次世界大战临近，军方决定把这块墓地改成训练用的机场，把墓地里的所有尸骸都迁到了另一处墓地。然而为了尊重多森家族的遗愿，军方把凯瑟琳和理查德的墓碑保留了下来。

加拿大的温哥华国际机场

Have some time to kill while at the Vancouver International Airport？ Head over to one of two aquariums16） installed in the international terminal wing while you wait to board one of the 68 airlines servicing Canada's second busiest airport. On Level 3， it's hard to miss the main aquarium—a 30，000 gallon-tank full of more than 5，000 creatures including eels17） and sea stars. Head up to Level 4 and check out the smaller aquarium swimming with moon jellyfish.

想要在温哥华国际机场打发时间吗？在这个加拿大第二繁忙的机场，有68家航空公司提供服务，国际航站楼附属楼内有两个水族馆，在你候机的时候，去其中一个看看吧。你不太会错过位于三楼的主水族馆——30000加仑的水箱里满载着5000多只水生动物，还有鳗鱼和海星呢。去四楼看看那个小一点的水族馆，欣赏海月水母游泳吧。

It's awfully fitting—but not exactly traditional—for a tropical island to have a beach for an airport. The five-mile-wide， eight-mile-long island of Barra on the west coast of Scotland is so tiny that a shallow bay doubles as the island's only airport. The beach has three runways marked by poles and is only operational when the tide is out （otherwise， airplane passengers would be stepping onto a submerged runway）. When the tide in， though， the bay doesn't go to waste—it's a popular spot for windsurfers and clam diggers.

把一个热带岛屿上的海滩作为机场真是再合适不过了，虽然不太符合常规。五英里宽、八英里长的巴拉岛位于苏格兰西海岸上，它面积太小，以至于一道浅海湾就兼作岛上唯一的机场了。海滩上用标杆标出了三条跑道，只有退潮的时候才能够投入使用（否则的话，飞机的乘客们会踩在被淹没的跑道上）。尽管如此，涨潮的时候海湾也不会闲置——它可是很受帆板爱好者和挖蛤人喜爱哦。endprint