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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
1,681 Palma de Mallorca Spain - PMI 24L - 9,826 feet, 238 degrees 77.11 +/- 15.3 1,861 +/- 858 ft -232 +/- 204 ft/min 166
1,682 Abadan Iran - ABD 32L - 10,169 feet, 325 degrees 77.11 +/- 20.3 1,837 +/- 1,059 ft -308 +/- 171 ft/min 25
1,683 Wausau WI - CWA 35 - 6,463 feet, 350 degrees 77.12 +/- 17.0 1,541 +/- 1,026 ft -253 +/- 187 ft/min 88
1,684 Milwaukee WI - MKE 01L - 9,985 feet, 7 degrees 77.12 +/- 16.7 1,598 +/- 1,122 ft -276 +/- 179 ft/min 768
1,685 Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire - ABJ 21 - 9,816 feet, 202 degrees 77.13 +/- 16.9 1,913 +/- 1,189 ft -242 +/- 161 ft/min 189
1,686 Asahikawa Japan - AKJ 16 - 8,167 feet, 154 degrees 77.13 +/- 14.3 2,029 +/- 821 ft -200 +/- 114 ft/min 15
1,687 Munich Germany - MUC 26R - 13,106 feet, 263 degrees 77.14 +/- 15.1 1,918 +/- 1,185 ft -237 +/- 224 ft/min 384
1,688 Maye Island Seychelles - SEZ 13 - 9,815 feet, 125 degrees 77.14 +/- 15.6 1,475 +/- 1,052 ft -257 +/- 134 ft/min 84
1,689 Boeing Field WA - BFI 14R - 9,997 feet, 150 degrees 77.14 +/- 14.4 1,776 +/- 690 ft -254 +/- 146 ft/min 21
1,690 Des Moines IA - DSM 05 - 8,978 feet, 54 degrees 77.14 +/- 16.6 1,859 +/- 1,295 ft -251 +/- 187 ft/min 174
1,691 Villahermosa Mexico - VSA 26 - 7,210 feet, 267 degrees 77.14 +/- 13.7 1,833 +/- 965 ft -207 +/- 121 ft/min 38
1,692 Amman Jordan - AMM 26L - 12,004 feet, 260 degrees 77.14 +/- 16.8 1,986 +/- 1,183 ft -276 +/- 169 ft/min 94
1,693 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 23L - 13,190 feet, 222 degrees 77.14 +/- 15.8 2,186 +/- 1,090 ft -225 +/- 102 ft/min 49
1,694 Redmond OR - RDM 23 - 7,025 feet, 240 degrees [was 22] 77.15 +/- 16.1 1,628 +/- 838 ft -247 +/- 183 ft/min 147
1,695 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18L - 9,334 feet, 179 degrees [was 19L] 77.16 +/- 17.3 1,648 +/- 935 ft -241 +/- 171 ft/min 95
1,696 Bremen Germany - BRE 09 - 8,639 feet, 88 degrees 77.16 +/- 16.4 1,642 +/- 872 ft -241 +/- 157 ft/min 83
1,697 Freeport Bahamas - FPO 06 - 10,988 feet, 61 degrees 77.16 +/- 16.6 1,756 +/- 1,068 ft -250 +/- 171 ft/min 398
1,698 Tucumán Argentina - TUC 02 - 9,473 feet, 10 degrees 77.16 +/- 15.8 1,827 +/- 1,085 ft -248 +/- 148 ft/min 24
1,699 Winnipeg MB Canada - YWG 13 - 8,705 feet, 139 degrees 77.17 +/- 16.5 1,866 +/- 916 ft -264 +/- 177 ft/min 225
1,700 London-Gatwick United Kingdom - LGW 08R - 10,882 feet, 78 degrees 77.17 +/- 16.2 1,070 +/- 1,024 ft -248 +/- 161 ft/min 402
1,701 San Juan Puerto Rico - SJU 26 - 10,404 feet, 247 degrees 77.17 +/- 16.8 1,805 +/- 1,278 ft -238 +/- 136 ft/min 88
1,702 Pekanbaru Indonesia - PKU 18 - 7,331 feet, 182 degrees 77.17 +/- 17.7 541 +/- 434 ft -286 +/- 169 ft/min 10
1,703 Asheville NC - AVL 34 - 8,011 feet, 340 degrees 77.18 +/- 15.6 1,741 +/- 1,015 ft -242 +/- 163 ft/min 693
1,704 Orlando FL - MCO 35L - 10,000 feet, 359 degrees 77.18 +/- 15.8 1,892 +/- 1,109 ft -231 +/- 172 ft/min 2,068
1,705 Toulouse France - TLS 32R - 9,949 feet, 323 degrees 77.18 +/- 17.4 1,882 +/- 1,257 ft -226 +/- 183 ft/min 132
1,706 Comox BC Canada - YQQ 12 - 10,001 feet, 135 degrees 77.19 +/- 16.3 1,968 +/- 1,226 ft -260 +/- 154 ft/min 74
1,707 Beziers France - BZR 09 - 6,550 feet, 94 degrees 77.19 +/- 21.0 1,820 +/- 959 ft -373 +/- 268 ft/min 11
1,708 San Martin de los Andes Argentina - CPC 24 - 8,201 feet, 248 degrees 77.19 +/- 16.8 1,350 +/- 1,073 ft -295 +/- 168 ft/min 35
1,709 Bismarck ND - BIS 03 - 6,599 feet, 39 degrees 77.20 +/- 16.1 1,309 +/- 694 ft -343 +/- 223 ft/min 15
1,710 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 32 - 7,659 feet, 305 degrees [was 33] 77.21 +/- 14.6 1,937 +/- 778 ft -226 +/- 116 ft/min 29
1,711 Stavanger Norway - SVG 18 - 8,650 feet, 179 degrees 77.21 +/- 17.1 1,792 +/- 932 ft -257 +/- 166 ft/min 37
1,712 Lubbock TX - LBB 17R - 11,489 feet, 180 degrees 77.21 +/- 15.4 1,933 +/- 1,190 ft -260 +/- 168 ft/min 121
1,713 Raleigh/Durham NC - RDU 05R - 7,498 feet, 45 degrees 77.21 +/- 16.7 1,700 +/- 1,069 ft -265 +/- 205 ft/min 724
1,714 Hilo HI - ITO 08 - 9,789 feet, 90 degrees 77.21 +/- 14.3 1,885 +/- 1,217 ft -227 +/- 142 ft/min 111
1,715 Port Hedland Australia - PHE 14 - 8,184 feet, 138 degrees 77.21 +/- 20.3 1,372 +/- 737 ft -356 +/- 402 ft/min 35
1,716 Dallas-Love Field TX - DAL 31R - 7,746 feet, 316 degrees 77.22 +/- 16.3 1,620 +/- 995 ft -268 +/- 208 ft/min 273
1,717 Jackson MS - JAN 34L - 8,478 feet, 338 degrees 77.22 +/- 17.1 1,773 +/- 925 ft -291 +/- 772 ft/min 555
1,718 Melbourne FL - MLB 09R - 10,182 feet, 87 degrees 77.22 +/- 16.2 1,704 +/- 1,051 ft -243 +/- 167 ft/min 540
1,719 Portland OR - PDX 28R - 9,830 feet, 299 degrees 77.22 +/- 15.7 1,505 +/- 1,073 ft -232 +/- 171 ft/min 2,731
1,720 McGrath AK - MCG 34 - 5,936 feet, 359 degrees 77.23 +/- 13.5 810 +/- 705 ft -241 +/- 144 ft/min 59
1,721 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 11 - 7,995 feet, 120 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.8 2,224 +/- 2,497 ft -257 +/- 195 ft/min 79
1,722 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 17L - 13,997 feet, 180 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.7 2,088 +/- 807 ft -270 +/- 128 ft/min 279
1,723 Entebbe Uganda - EBB 17 - 12,004 feet, 172 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.9 1,870 +/- 1,177 ft -264 +/- 162 ft/min 172
1,724 Corfu Greece - CFU 35 - 7,793 feet, 349 degrees 77.24 +/- 16.2 1,642 +/- 938 ft -237 +/- 246 ft/min 46
1,725 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 05R - 10,954 feet, 49 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.0 1,955 +/- 1,250 ft -265 +/- 145 ft/min 275
1,726 Belo Horizonte Brazil - CNF 34 - 9,835 feet, 319 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.1 1,519 +/- 1,077 ft -223 +/- 156 ft/min 40
1,727 Jacksonville FL - JAX 26 - 9,981 feet, 250 degrees 77.25 +/- 16.5 1,822 +/- 1,004 ft -273 +/- 203 ft/min 547
1,728 Peoria IL - PIA 31 - 10,083 feet, 307 degrees 77.25 +/- 15.6 1,743 +/- 1,000 ft -234 +/- 130 ft/min 65
1,729 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 01L - 11,001 feet, 2 degrees 77.25 +/- 15.4 1,886 +/- 937 ft -240 +/- 161 ft/min 1,826
1,730 Okinawa Japan - OKA 36R - 10,000 feet, 358 degrees 77.25 +/- 17.3 1,874 +/- 1,398 ft -310 +/- 157 ft/min 59
1,731 Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe - PTP 30 - 10,675 feet, 281 degrees 77.25 +/- 11.2 810 +/- 500 ft -265 +/- 185 ft/min 10
1,732 Ogden Hinckley UT - OGD 03 - 8,089 feet, 45 degrees 77.26 +/- 15.9 1,646 +/- 935 ft -303 +/- 182 ft/min 83
1,733 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic - POP 26 - 10,110 feet, 253 degrees 77.26 +/- 13.8 1,941 +/- 1,284 ft -236 +/- 137 ft/min 54
1,734 Guam International Guam - GUM 24L - 9,994 feet, 245 degrees 77.26 +/- 13.2 902 +/- 799 ft -191 +/- 128 ft/min 10
1,735 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 26R - 11,813 feet, 266 degrees 77.27 +/- 17.6 1,694 +/- 782 ft -260 +/- 208 ft/min 36
1,736 Montevideo Uruguay - MVD 24 - 10,501 feet, 233 degrees 77.27 +/- 15.7 1,610 +/- 985 ft -257 +/- 167 ft/min 150
1,737 Duluth MN - DLH 27 - 11,154 feet, 272 degrees 77.28 +/- 16.7 1,361 +/- 1,167 ft -247 +/- 196 ft/min 337
1,738 Grand Forks ND - GFK 09L - 4,210 feet, 90 degrees 77.28 +/- 14.0 766 +/- 835 ft -284 +/- 158 ft/min 10
1,739 Barcelona Spain - BCN 02 - 8,273 feet, 19 degrees 77.28 +/- 17.0 1,546 +/- 944 ft -264 +/- 184 ft/min 115
1,740 Antalya Turkey - AYT 18C - 11,144 feet, 186 degrees 77.28 +/- 14.5 1,899 +/- 863 ft -206 +/- 97 ft/min 20
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