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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
1,441 London-Heathrow United Kingdom - LHR 27R - 12,822 feet, 270 degrees 76.50 +/- 15.6 1,913 +/- 1,071 ft -252 +/- 162 ft/min 2,337
1,442 Price UT - PUC 01 - 8,290 feet, 18 degrees 76.50 +/- 15.4 1,484 +/- 976 ft -237 +/- 177 ft/min 27
1,443 Valdosta GA - VLD 17 - 7,993 feet, 171 degrees 76.50 +/- 18.7 1,572 +/- 861 ft -290 +/- 251 ft/min 76
1,444 Merida Mexico - MID 10 - 10,489 feet, 105 degrees 76.50 +/- 15.4 1,854 +/- 966 ft -246 +/- 157 ft/min 218
1,445 Jeju South Korea - CJU 25 - 10,417 feet, 238 degrees 76.50 +/- 16.4 2,006 +/- 808 ft -274 +/- 150 ft/min 64
1,446 Dallas-Love Field TX - DAL 31L - 8,798 feet, 316 degrees 76.51 +/- 16.1 1,855 +/- 1,344 ft -248 +/- 181 ft/min 315
1,447 Bloomington IL - BMI 11 - 6,518 feet, 108 degrees 76.52 +/- 12.4 1,299 +/- 734 ft -228 +/- 187 ft/min 16
1,448 Charlotte NC - CLT 18R - 8,991 feet, 176 degrees 76.52 +/- 16.6 1,968 +/- 1,250 ft -241 +/- 200 ft/min 163
1,449 Gainesville FL - GNV 11 - 7,494 feet, 102 degrees 76.52 +/- 16.8 1,599 +/- 888 ft -255 +/- 196 ft/min 140
1,450 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 18L - 8,323 feet, 182 degrees 76.52 +/- 17.3 1,823 +/- 983 ft -277 +/- 238 ft/min 348
1,451 Nogales Mexico - NOG 34 - 5,865 feet, 355 degrees 76.52 +/- 16.3 1,289 +/- 2,242 ft -316 +/- 228 ft/min 60
1,452 Marsh Harbour Bahamas - MHH 09 - 6,094 feet, 88 degrees 76.52 +/- 16.3 998 +/- 808 ft -304 +/- 214 ft/min 119
1,453 Gao Mali - GAQ 07L - 8,206 feet, 62 degrees 76.53 +/- 15.6 1,641 +/- 511 ft -318 +/- 291 ft/min 20
1,454 Gainesville FL - GNV 29 - 7,494 feet, 282 degrees 76.53 +/- 16.6 1,729 +/- 905 ft -275 +/- 222 ft/min 334
1,455 Moline-Quad Cities IL - MLI 27 - 9,991 feet, 271 degrees 76.53 +/- 17.5 1,835 +/- 1,114 ft -274 +/- 192 ft/min 222
1,456 Greenville NC - PGV 02 - 7,164 feet, 8 degrees 76.53 +/- 12.4 1,603 +/- 795 ft -256 +/- 174 ft/min 33
1,457 Athens Greece - ATH 21R - 12,466 feet, 217 degrees 76.53 +/- 15.9 1,476 +/- 1,092 ft -247 +/- 168 ft/min 303
1,458 Amman Jordan - AMM 26R - 12,020 feet, 260 degrees 76.53 +/- 16.7 1,932 +/- 1,038 ft -281 +/- 180 ft/min 116
1,459 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 22L - 8,064 feet, 221 degrees 76.54 +/- 16.6 1,692 +/- 1,002 ft -275 +/- 237 ft/min 336
1,460 Portland OR - PDX 10R - 11,002 feet, 119 degrees 76.54 +/- 15.9 1,944 +/- 1,267 ft -241 +/- 169 ft/min 1,983
1,461 Ancona Italy - AOI 22 - 9,712 feet, 225 degrees 76.54 +/- 11.3 1,461 +/- 870 ft -226 +/- 151 ft/min 35
1,462 Luxembourg City Luxembourg - LUX 24 - 13,116 feet, 240 degrees 76.55 +/- 15.3 1,951 +/- 1,067 ft -263 +/- 171 ft/min 152
1,463 Flint MI - FNT 36 - 7,849 feet, 359 degrees 76.55 +/- 17.2 1,814 +/- 1,120 ft -260 +/- 238 ft/min 89
1,464 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 35 - 10,200 feet, 344 degrees 76.55 +/- 17.0 1,608 +/- 1,106 ft -277 +/- 174 ft/min 549
1,465 Lake Tahoe CA - TVL 18 - 8,545 feet, 193 degrees 76.56 +/- 17.6 1,147 +/- 888 ft -298 +/- 285 ft/min 140
1,466 Volgograd Russia - VOG 29 - 8,156 feet, 300 degrees 76.56 +/- 16.4 1,601 +/- 800 ft -287 +/- 192 ft/min 25
1,467 Xian China - XIY 23R - 9,839 feet, 229 degrees 76.56 +/- 14.3 1,691 +/- 1,178 ft -250 +/- 139 ft/min 49
1,468 Brussels Belgium - BRU 01 - 9,802 feet, 14 degrees [was 02] 76.57 +/- 16.6 1,655 +/- 1,226 ft -248 +/- 156 ft/min 149
1,469 Oruro Bolivia - ORU 01 - 13,107 feet, 2 degrees 76.57 +/- 16.2 1,773 +/- 1,086 ft -279 +/- 172 ft/min 29
1,470 Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine - KBP 36L - 11,438 feet, 3 degrees 76.57 +/- 15.1 1,817 +/- 954 ft -250 +/- 185 ft/min 104
1,471 Roanoke VA - ROA 34 - 5,803 feet, 328 degrees 76.58 +/- 17.5 1,614 +/- 800 ft -292 +/- 201 ft/min 292
1,472 Rio De Janeiro-Santos Dumont-Brazil - SDU 20R - 4,088 feet, 177 degrees 76.58 +/- 19.2 1,212 +/- 961 ft -313 +/- 199 ft/min 22
1,473 Glasgow-Prestwick United Kingdom - PIK 30 - 9,794 feet, 301 degrees 76.59 +/- 14.0 1,848 +/- 925 ft -283 +/- 159 ft/min 53
1,474 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 27R - 8,708 feet, 269 degrees 76.59 +/- 17.1 1,796 +/- 1,126 ft -275 +/- 249 ft/min 1,944
1,475 Savannah GA - SAV 10 - 9,339 feet, 91 degrees 76.59 +/- 17.0 1,851 +/- 1,056 ft -248 +/- 179 ft/min 568
1,476 Appleton WI - ATW 03 - 7,994 feet, 26 degrees 76.60 +/- 15.7 1,731 +/- 957 ft -273 +/- 191 ft/min 207
1,477 Columbia SC - CAE 29 - 8,599 feet, 285 degrees 76.60 +/- 17.1 1,654 +/- 946 ft -268 +/- 241 ft/min 497
1,478 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 19R - 11,001 feet, 182 degrees 76.60 +/- 15.6 1,936 +/- 892 ft -226 +/- 151 ft/min 1,462
1,479 Athens Greece - ATH 03L - 12,466 feet, 37 degrees 76.60 +/- 15.1 1,152 +/- 1,090 ft -243 +/- 211 ft/min 586
1,480 Jeju South Korea - CJU 07 - 10,417 feet, 58 degrees 76.60 +/- 13.2 2,013 +/- 670 ft -230 +/- 117 ft/min 33
1,481 Ponce PR - PSE 12 - 7,978 feet, 108 degrees 76.60 +/- 15.3 1,729 +/- 1,135 ft -238 +/- 124 ft/min 83
1,482 Algiers Algeria - ALG 27 - 11,484 feet, 272 degrees 76.61 +/- 13.8 1,803 +/- 979 ft -302 +/- 138 ft/min 26
1,483 Munich Germany - MUC 08R - 13,104 feet, 83 degrees 76.61 +/- 16.0 2,026 +/- 1,343 ft -251 +/- 159 ft/min 224
1,484 Green Bay WI - GRB 36 - 8,697 feet, 0 degrees 76.61 +/- 17.1 1,699 +/- 878 ft -277 +/- 198 ft/min 308
1,485 Zacatecas Mexico - ZCL 20 - 9,842 feet, 208 degrees 76.61 +/- 12.9 1,790 +/- 957 ft -243 +/- 141 ft/min 57
1,486 Muscat Oman - MCT 26 - 11,769 feet, 265 degrees 76.61 +/- 16.4 1,447 +/- 843 ft -295 +/- 234 ft/min 41
1,487 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36R - 11,158 feet, 3 degrees 76.62 +/- 16.1 1,935 +/- 1,228 ft -248 +/- 166 ft/min 1,961
1,488 Atlanta GA - ATL 26R - 9,000 feet, 270 degrees 76.62 +/- 15.7 1,858 +/- 964 ft -249 +/- 176 ft/min 32,810
1,489 Fort Wayne IN - FWA 14 - 7,985 feet, 135 degrees 76.62 +/- 17.2 2,021 +/- 1,286 ft -216 +/- 112 ft/min 24
1,490 Juneau AK - JNU 08 - 8,447 feet, 105 degrees 76.62 +/- 16.7 1,763 +/- 994 ft -276 +/- 182 ft/min 1,680
1,491 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 36R - 12,467 feet, 353 degrees 76.62 +/- 15.7 2,020 +/- 1,246 ft -240 +/- 154 ft/min 550
1,492 Nashville TN - BNA 02C - 7,990 feet, 18 degrees 76.63 +/- 16.5 1,799 +/- 1,151 ft -255 +/- 187 ft/min 589
1,493 Tefe Brazil - TFF 33 - 7,188 feet, 318 degrees 76.63 +/- 17.1 1,757 +/- 1,018 ft -274 +/- 185 ft/min 160
1,494 Cusco Peru - CUZ 28 - 11,114 feet, 276 degrees 76.63 +/- 15.7 1,897 +/- 1,093 ft -183 +/- 175 ft/min 59
1,495 McAllen TX - MFE 14 - 7,116 feet, 141 degrees [was 13] 76.64 +/- 17.1 1,592 +/- 747 ft -273 +/- 214 ft/min 119
1,496 Reggio Calabria Italy - REG 15 - 6,556 feet, 153 degrees 76.64 +/- 15.9 1,252 +/- 817 ft -316 +/- 176 ft/min 88
1,497 Oita Japan - OIT 01 - 9,806 feet, 0 degrees 76.64 +/- 13.2 1,865 +/- 931 ft -196 +/- 114 ft/min 46
1,498 Buffalo NY - BUF 32 - 7,155 feet, 307 degrees 76.65 +/- 16.0 1,101 +/- 938 ft -270 +/- 203 ft/min 276
1,499 Fort Dodge IA - FOD 24 - 6,544 feet, 245 degrees 76.65 +/- 13.5 1,552 +/- 1,038 ft -263 +/- 176 ft/min 33
1,500 Lyon France - LYS 17L - 8,877 feet, 175 degrees [was 18L] 76.65 +/- 15.8 1,734 +/- 1,144 ft -248 +/- 183 ft/min 197
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