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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
1,741 Gander NF Canada - YQX 03 - 10,197 feet, 11 degrees 77.29 +/- 16.1 1,896 +/- 1,093 ft -267 +/- 151 ft/min 119
1,742 Vienna Austria - VIE 34 - 11,812 feet, 344 degrees 77.29 +/- 16.2 1,798 +/- 967 ft -233 +/- 175 ft/min 429
1,743 Ufa Russia - UFA 32R - 8,259 feet, 331 degrees 77.29 +/- 14.0 2,008 +/- 1,060 ft -167 +/- 107 ft/min 15
1,744 Harbin China - HRB 23 - 10,481 feet, 219 degrees 77.29 +/- 18.3 1,828 +/- 1,157 ft -245 +/- 154 ft/min 86
1,745 Albany GA - ABY 22 - 6,606 feet, 222 degrees 77.30 +/- 17.6 1,447 +/- 845 ft -286 +/- 223 ft/min 71
1,746 Puebla Mexico - PBC 17 - 11,821 feet, 178 degrees 77.30 +/- 16.4 1,527 +/- 816 ft -299 +/- 188 ft/min 76
1,747 San Juan Puerto Rico - SJU 08 - 10,404 feet, 67 degrees 77.30 +/- 15.7 1,876 +/- 958 ft -241 +/- 166 ft/min 1,799
1,748 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 06L - 9,745 feet, 46 degrees 77.31 +/- 15.1 1,945 +/- 928 ft -220 +/- 138 ft/min 415
1,749 Key West FL - EYW 27 - 4,792 feet, 269 degrees 77.31 +/- 17.3 985 +/- 634 ft -328 +/- 227 ft/min 522
1,750 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 34R - 8,418 feet, 329 degrees 77.31 +/- 16.7 1,887 +/- 1,378 ft -257 +/- 170 ft/min 609
1,751 Edmonton AB Canada - YEG 02 - 10,944 feet, 35 degrees 77.32 +/- 15.7 1,868 +/- 1,272 ft -244 +/- 171 ft/min 209
1,752 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 35L - 12,161 feet, 344 degrees 77.32 +/- 15.6 1,776 +/- 1,066 ft -279 +/- 174 ft/min 101
1,753 Malaga Spain - AGP 13 - 10,499 feet, 132 degrees 77.32 +/- 17.0 1,922 +/- 1,087 ft -237 +/- 150 ft/min 128
1,754 Guatemala City Guatemala - GUA 20 - 9,791 feet, 197 degrees 77.32 +/- 14.5 1,802 +/- 838 ft -312 +/- 135 ft/min 48
1,755 Vitoria Brazil - VIX 23 - 5,758 feet, 212 degrees 77.32 +/- 17.2 1,510 +/- 892 ft -289 +/- 233 ft/min 37
1,756 Bridgetown Barbados - BGI 9 - 10,990 feet, 75 degrees 77.32 +/- 15.9 1,576 +/- 727 ft -351 +/- 201 ft/min 15
1,757 Nice France - NCE 04R - 9,715 feet, 45 degrees 77.33 +/- 16.0 1,738 +/- 972 ft -259 +/- 190 ft/min 376
1,758 North Eleuthera Bahamas - ELH 07 - 6,014 feet, 68 degrees 77.33 +/- 17.8 1,159 +/- 731 ft -339 +/- 241 ft/min 109
1,759 Newcastle United Kingdom - NCL 07 - 7,642 feet, 65 degrees 77.34 +/- 14.9 1,563 +/- 880 ft -223 +/- 136 ft/min 63
1,760 Alliance NE - AIA 30 - 9,178 feet, 314 degrees 77.34 +/- 17.6 1,875 +/- 1,070 ft -273 +/- 159 ft/min 31
1,761 Wilmington DE - ILG 01 - 7,001 feet, 5 degrees 77.34 +/- 16.0 1,710 +/- 856 ft -271 +/- 266 ft/min 456
1,762 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 12R - 9,990 feet, 121 degrees 77.34 +/- 15.3 1,894 +/- 933 ft -240 +/- 149 ft/min 8,551
1,763 Sacramento CA - SMF 16L - 8,614 feet, 181 degrees 77.34 +/- 16.1 1,328 +/- 1,024 ft -257 +/- 182 ft/min 662
1,764 St Louis MO - STL 29 - 9,000 feet, 302 degrees 77.34 +/- 13.3 2,241 +/- 2,028 ft -214 +/- 143 ft/min 22
1,765 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16L - 13,119 feet, 160 degrees 77.34 +/- 15.2 1,851 +/- 1,047 ft -253 +/- 141 ft/min 93
1,766 Antwerp Belgium - ANR 11 - 4,965 feet, 110 degrees 77.35 +/- 17.3 1,217 +/- 825 ft -272 +/- 184 ft/min 48
1,767 Rochester NY - ROC 22 - 7,980 feet, 212 degrees 77.35 +/- 16.3 1,720 +/- 1,026 ft -278 +/- 178 ft/min 281
1,768 Shreveport LA - SHV 06 - 6,203 feet, 61 degrees [was 05] 77.35 +/- 19.5 1,322 +/- 750 ft -334 +/- 306 ft/min 35
1,769 Athens Greece - ATH 03R - 13,120 feet, 37 degrees 77.35 +/- 14.8 1,186 +/- 1,042 ft -227 +/- 157 ft/min 658
1,770 San Antonio TX - SAT 04 - 8,506 feet, 41 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.4 1,677 +/- 765 ft -323 +/- 218 ft/min 366
1,771 Vienna Austria - VIE 16 - 11,812 feet, 164 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.3 1,767 +/- 937 ft -244 +/- 175 ft/min 378
1,772 Oranjestead Aruba - AUA 11 - 9,282 feet, 104 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.4 1,725 +/- 988 ft -237 +/- 168 ft/min 1,249
1,773 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 09 - 9,229 feet, 91 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.9 1,799 +/- 1,404 ft -262 +/- 193 ft/min 58
1,774 Ambon Indonesia - AMQ 22 - 8,197 feet, 225 degrees 77.36 +/- 15.7 1,308 +/- 880 ft -303 +/- 182 ft/min 51
1,775 Flint MI - FNT 09 - 7,202 feet, 88 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.8 1,755 +/- 964 ft -243 +/- 171 ft/min 146
1,776 North Platte NE - LBF 12 - 7,999 feet, 126 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.1 1,604 +/- 695 ft -265 +/- 185 ft/min 21
1,777 Toluca Mexico - TLC 15 - 13,966 feet, 157 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.5 1,705 +/- 938 ft -235 +/- 179 ft/min 90
1,778 Augusta GA - AGS 26 - 5,999 feet, 258 degrees 77.38 +/- 16.9 1,650 +/- 819 ft -266 +/- 176 ft/min 42
1,779 Hilton Head Island SC - HHH 03 - 4,999 feet, 26 degrees 77.38 +/- 16.5 924 +/- 732 ft -299 +/- 198 ft/min 187
1,780 Melbourne FL - MLB 27L - 10,182 feet, 267 degrees 77.38 +/- 15.7 1,237 +/- 906 ft -266 +/- 159 ft/min 193
1,781 Santa Maria Azores - SMA 18 - 10,015 feet, 171 degrees 77.39 +/- 14.3 1,784 +/- 981 ft -242 +/- 144 ft/min 161
1,782 Yangon Myanmar - RGN 03 - 11,214 feet, 33 degrees 77.39 +/- 11.7 2,021 +/- 747 ft -273 +/- 132 ft/min 20
1,783 Timisoara Romania - TSR 11 - 11,488 feet, 110 degrees 77.40 +/- 15.5 1,696 +/- 725 ft -255 +/- 179 ft/min 11
1,784 Abilene TX - ABI 35R - 7,209 feet, 360 degrees 77.41 +/- 16.9 1,847 +/- 861 ft -254 +/- 170 ft/min 60
1,785 Narsarsuaq Greenland - UAK 24 - 6,004 feet, 220 degrees 77.42 +/- 17.5 1,621 +/- 754 ft -302 +/- 202 ft/min 22
1,786 White Plains NY - HPN 16 - 6,543 feet, 150 degrees 77.42 +/- 16.4 1,511 +/- 719 ft -305 +/- 209 ft/min 166
1,787 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 22R - 7,495 feet, 219 degrees 77.42 +/- 16.8 1,700 +/- 899 ft -259 +/- 203 ft/min 611
1,788 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 06 - 11,483 feet, 51 degrees 77.42 +/- 19.8 1,753 +/- 1,201 ft -290 +/- 194 ft/min 84
1,789 Boise ID - BOI 10L - 9,972 feet, 115 degrees 77.43 +/- 15.4 1,767 +/- 1,209 ft -250 +/- 171 ft/min 219
1,790 Madison WI - MSN 36 - 8,982 feet, 2 degrees 77.43 +/- 16.2 1,377 +/- 1,298 ft -256 +/- 163 ft/min 655
1,791 Louisville KY - SDF 35R - 8,581 feet, 345 degrees 77.43 +/- 16.2 1,526 +/- 922 ft -244 +/- 184 ft/min 584
1,792 Jodhpur India - JDH 05 - 10,540 feet, 45 degrees 77.43 +/- 18.5 1,793 +/- 1,221 ft -304 +/- 202 ft/min 21
1,793 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe - VFA 30 - 13,151 feet, 290 degrees 77.44 +/- 14.9 1,786 +/- 1,159 ft -280 +/- 132 ft/min 23
1,794 Hayden CO - HDN 10 - 9,968 feet, 114 degrees 77.44 +/- 15.8 1,803 +/- 981 ft -252 +/- 164 ft/min 286
1,795 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 27R - 7,494 feet, 270 degrees 77.44 +/- 16.8 2,080 +/- 1,796 ft -243 +/- 172 ft/min 777
1,796 Fort Myers FL - RSW 06 - 11,981 feet, 54 degrees 77.44 +/- 15.8 1,741 +/- 952 ft -273 +/- 189 ft/min 1,772
1,797 Fayetteville AR - XNA 16 - 8,792 feet, 160 degrees 77.44 +/- 15.9 1,762 +/- 926 ft -239 +/- 164 ft/min 245
1,798 Bordeaux France - BOD 23 - 10,118 feet, 225 degrees 77.44 +/- 15.2 1,650 +/- 1,016 ft -238 +/- 165 ft/min 164
1,799 Colima Mexico - CLQ 25 - 7,564 feet, 254 degrees 77.44 +/- 16.5 1,998 +/- 1,115 ft -208 +/- 104 ft/min 13
1,800 Tromso Norway - TOS 01 - 8,006 feet, 13 degrees 77.45 +/- 18.2 1,468 +/- 1,070 ft -324 +/- 143 ft/min 19
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