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Delta Virtual Airlines CHALLENGING RUNWAYS
Some approaches and landings are more challenging than others. Whether it's the geography, typical weather or just the nature of the airspace, touching down safely and precisely can be a real test of a Pilot's abilities. Over 20 years, here are the most consistently challenging runways at Delta Virtual Airlines with a minimum of 10 - for Pilots, are they places to avoid - or perhaps to seek out?
# AIRPORT RUNWAY SCORE DISTANCE VERT. SPEED LANDINGS
1,381 Guangzhou-Baiyun China - CAN 02R - 10,134 feet, 14 degrees 76.33 +/- 15.9 1,957 +/- 1,393 ft -243 +/- 130 ft/min 169
1,382 Geneva Switzerland - GVA 22 - 12,801 feet, 225 degrees [was 23] 76.34 +/- 16.0 1,910 +/- 1,111 ft -243 +/- 199 ft/min 315
1,383 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17L - 8,495 feet, 180 degrees 76.35 +/- 17.2 1,708 +/- 1,084 ft -278 +/- 201 ft/min 613
1,384 Mannheim Germany - MHG 27 - 3,606 feet, 273 degrees 76.36 +/- 10.1 531 +/- 351 ft -255 +/- 165 ft/min 34
1,385 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 35R - 9,788 feet, 360 degrees 76.36 +/- 16.1 1,860 +/- 1,066 ft -257 +/- 171 ft/min 413
1,386 Sheridan WY - SHR 33 - 8,294 feet, 336 degrees [was 32] 76.36 +/- 18.6 1,508 +/- 957 ft -286 +/- 213 ft/min 42
1,387 Lille France - LIL 26 - 9,356 feet, 257 degrees 76.36 +/- 17.6 1,274 +/- 989 ft -213 +/- 176 ft/min 64
1,388 Milan-Linate Italy - LIN 36 - 8,023 feet, 356 degrees 76.36 +/- 15.3 1,882 +/- 922 ft -279 +/- 195 ft/min 312
1,389 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 01R - 8,292 feet, 2 degrees 76.37 +/- 16.5 1,898 +/- 998 ft -261 +/- 181 ft/min 225
1,390 Kabul Afghanistan - KBL 11 - 11,508 feet, 107 degrees 76.37 +/- 7.1 2,093 +/- 1,265 ft -216 +/- 108 ft/min 12
1,391 Akita Japan - AXT 28 - 8,169 feet, 277 degrees 76.37 +/- 16.6 1,804 +/- 827 ft -248 +/- 183 ft/min 52
1,392 Cheong Ju South Korea - CJJ 06L - 9,003 feet, 52 degrees 76.37 +/- 17.0 1,652 +/- 528 ft -357 +/- 239 ft/min 11
1,393 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - KUL 14L - 13,195 feet, 146 degrees 76.37 +/- 15.9 1,954 +/- 1,144 ft -220 +/- 141 ft/min 246
1,394 Edinburgh United Kingdom - EDI 06 - 8,389 feet, 59 degrees 76.38 +/- 15.4 1,648 +/- 1,004 ft -257 +/- 271 ft/min 179
1,395 Watertown NY - ART 28 - 6,990 feet, 273 degrees 76.38 +/- 20.9 1,938 +/- 893 ft -294 +/- 195 ft/min 33
1,396 Butte MT - BTM 15 - 8,985 feet, 167 degrees 76.38 +/- 15.9 1,609 +/- 915 ft -289 +/- 197 ft/min 287
1,397 Omaha NE - OMA 32R - 8,492 feet, 324 degrees 76.38 +/- 17.5 1,846 +/- 1,467 ft -276 +/- 200 ft/min 168
1,398 Fort Myers FL - RSW 24 - 11,981 feet, 234 degrees 76.38 +/- 15.1 1,981 +/- 1,072 ft -234 +/- 143 ft/min 512
1,399 Tenerife-Norte Spain - TFN 30 - 11,150 feet, 291 degrees 76.39 +/- 14.5 1,389 +/- 1,094 ft -244 +/- 150 ft/min 230
1,400 Freetown Sierra Leone - FNA 12 - 10,895 feet, 107 degrees 76.39 +/- 13.9 1,361 +/- 1,100 ft -236 +/- 152 ft/min 52
1,401 San Antonio TX - SAT 13R - 8,499 feet, 132 degrees [was 12R] 76.39 +/- 16.6 1,827 +/- 1,224 ft -248 +/- 199 ft/min 949
1,402 Canton Island Kiribati - CIS 27 - 6,374 feet, 281 degrees 76.39 +/- 17.9 1,129 +/- 844 ft -368 +/- 187 ft/min 33
1,403 Aberdeen SD - ABR 17 - 5,475 feet, 180 degrees 76.40 +/- 16.4 1,100 +/- 543 ft -314 +/- 285 ft/min 10
1,404 Ontario CA - ONT 26L - 10,198 feet, 270 degrees 76.40 +/- 15.1 2,014 +/- 1,178 ft -227 +/- 139 ft/min 430
1,405 Ekaterinburg Russia - SVX 26R - 9,867 feet, 270 degrees 76.40 +/- 15.6 1,765 +/- 1,093 ft -175 +/- 111 ft/min 36
1,406 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 34 - 8,517 feet, 345 degrees [was 35] 76.41 +/- 13.8 1,662 +/- 1,091 ft -244 +/- 144 ft/min 61
1,407 Savannah GA - SAV 01 - 6,990 feet, 0 degrees 76.41 +/- 17.8 1,652 +/- 824 ft -307 +/- 273 ft/min 197
1,408 Tallahassee FL - TLH 36 - 6,995 feet, 0 degrees 76.41 +/- 17.9 1,581 +/- 870 ft -316 +/- 214 ft/min 403
1,409 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 23 - 10,475 feet, 215 degrees 76.42 +/- 16.0 1,912 +/- 1,065 ft -255 +/- 160 ft/min 427
1,410 Strasbourg France - SXB 23 - 7,866 feet, 229 degrees 76.42 +/- 16.6 1,773 +/- 1,082 ft -232 +/- 219 ft/min 107
1,411 Morelia Mexico - MLM 23 - 11,156 feet, 234 degrees 76.42 +/- 16.2 1,855 +/- 1,054 ft -263 +/- 176 ft/min 84
1,412 Rota Mariana Islands - ROP 09 - 7,000 feet, 92 degrees 76.42 +/- 18.7 1,834 +/- 851 ft -306 +/- 200 ft/min 140
1,413 Porto Velho Brazil - PVH 19 - 7,873 feet, 177 degrees 76.42 +/- 19.3 1,397 +/- 1,006 ft -272 +/- 209 ft/min 35
1,414 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 18R - 10,491 feet, 173 degrees 76.42 +/- 14.8 1,869 +/- 1,168 ft -231 +/- 144 ft/min 161
1,415 Baltimore MD - BWI 15R - 9,502 feet, 144 degrees 76.43 +/- 17.4 1,520 +/- 1,027 ft -267 +/- 238 ft/min 484
1,416 Chania Greece - CHQ 11 - 10,985 feet, 112 degrees 76.43 +/- 17.1 2,190 +/- 1,453 ft -184 +/- 96 ft/min 18
1,417 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24R - 10,189 feet, 255 degrees 76.43 +/- 15.4 2,384 +/- 2,562 ft -241 +/- 128 ft/min 245
1,418 Ahemdabad India - AMD 23 - 11,461 feet, 225 degrees 76.43 +/- 15.5 1,728 +/- 863 ft -218 +/- 158 ft/min 28
1,419 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 06R - 9,001 feet, 46 degrees 76.44 +/- 16.5 1,956 +/- 1,102 ft -253 +/- 182 ft/min 350
1,420 Allentown PA - ABE 31 - 5,787 feet, 303 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.9 1,434 +/- 776 ft -282 +/- 243 ft/min 41
1,421 Linz Austria - LNZ 08 - 9,835 feet, 87 degrees [was 09] 76.44 +/- 10.6 1,833 +/- 606 ft -313 +/- 172 ft/min 14
1,422 Allahabad India - IXD 30 - 8,267 feet, 299 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.2 2,208 +/- 1,600 ft -268 +/- 159 ft/min 38
1,423 Ely NV - ELY 36 - 6,004 feet, 14 degrees 76.45 +/- 14.2 1,309 +/- 712 ft -363 +/- 160 ft/min 21
1,424 Lexington KY - LEX 22 - 6,999 feet, 221 degrees 76.45 +/- 17.8 1,423 +/- 903 ft -308 +/- 240 ft/min 767
1,425 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16C - 13,115 feet, 160 degrees 76.45 +/- 16.8 1,934 +/- 1,342 ft -263 +/- 149 ft/min 65
1,426 Mumbai India - BOM 09 - 11,302 feet, 89 degrees 76.45 +/- 15.3 1,577 +/- 1,094 ft -263 +/- 150 ft/min 246
1,427 Bismarck ND - BIS 31 - 8,791 feet, 318 degrees 76.46 +/- 17.4 1,584 +/- 1,007 ft -294 +/- 381 ft/min 460
1,428 Leadville CO - LXV 34 - 6,363 feet, 350 degrees 76.46 +/- 16.9 1,308 +/- 650 ft -353 +/- 237 ft/min 32
1,429 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 09 - 9,495 feet, 96 degrees 76.46 +/- 16.5 1,844 +/- 1,154 ft -262 +/- 201 ft/min 360
1,430 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 30 - 10,674 feet, 307 degrees 76.46 +/- 15.4 2,099 +/- 1,159 ft -238 +/- 138 ft/min 155
1,431 Ottawa ON Canada - YOW 07 - 7,992 feet, 57 degrees 76.47 +/- 15.8 1,904 +/- 961 ft -249 +/- 170 ft/min 203
1,432 Atlanta GA - ATL 27L - 9,000 feet, 270 degrees 76.47 +/- 15.6 1,876 +/- 994 ft -240 +/- 170 ft/min 28,365
1,433 Buffalo NY - BUF 05 - 8,835 feet, 44 degrees 76.47 +/- 17.6 1,558 +/- 1,109 ft -292 +/- 210 ft/min 686
1,434 Nantes France - NTE 21 - 9,519 feet, 207 degrees 76.47 +/- 17.6 1,330 +/- 956 ft -285 +/- 200 ft/min 85
1,435 Xian China - XIY 05L - 9,839 feet, 49 degrees 76.47 +/- 14.3 957 +/- 780 ft -304 +/- 176 ft/min 67
1,436 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 17R - 12,672 feet, 180 degrees 76.48 +/- 14.7 2,079 +/- 1,090 ft -217 +/- 133 ft/min 420
1,437 Ankara Turkey - ESB 03L - 12,289 feet, 36 degrees 76.48 +/- 16.4 1,794 +/- 971 ft -296 +/- 145 ft/min 20
1,438 Beirut Lebanon - BEY 16 - 11,134 feet, 167 degrees 76.48 +/- 16.9 1,832 +/- 1,153 ft -263 +/- 168 ft/min 229
1,439 Heraklion Crete Greece - HER 09 - 8,917 feet, 95 degrees 76.49 +/- 14.1 1,661 +/- 1,037 ft -215 +/- 111 ft/min 27
1,440 Papeete French Polynesia - PPT 22 - 11,310 feet, 234 degrees 76.49 +/- 18.2 1,503 +/- 1,108 ft -261 +/- 193 ft/min 153
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