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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
181 Kalispell/Columbia Falls MT - FCA 02 - 8,992 feet, 35 degrees 69.10 +/- 15.6 2,395 +/- 952 ft -247 +/- 175 ft/min 502
182 Miami FL - MIA 27L - 12,993 feet, 267 degrees 69.11 +/- 17.6 1,967 +/- 1,790 ft -327 +/- 198 ft/min 40
183 Changshua China - CSX 18 - 10,472 feet, 177 degrees [was 18L] 69.11 +/- 14.9 3,218 +/- 1,497 ft -225 +/- 99 ft/min 15
184 Stuttgart Germany - STR 07 - 10,974 feet, 74 degrees 69.19 +/- 15.8 2,253 +/- 1,271 ft -273 +/- 175 ft/min 292
185 Cincinnati OH - CVG 09 - 11,990 feet, 90 degrees 69.24 +/- 18.5 2,434 +/- 1,775 ft -272 +/- 205 ft/min 1,665
186 San Jose CA - SJC 12L - 10,996 feet, 139 degrees 69.24 +/- 15.9 817 +/- 1,526 ft -239 +/- 145 ft/min 42
187 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 33 - 10,434 feet, 306 degrees 69.25 +/- 19.9 2,243 +/- 1,330 ft -289 +/- 272 ft/min 73
188 Cali Colombia - CLO 02 - 9,837 feet, 10 degrees [was 01] 69.25 +/- 19.0 2,288 +/- 1,684 ft -300 +/- 214 ft/min 115
189 San Jose CA - SJC 30R - 10,996 feet, 319 degrees 69.26 +/- 19.2 880 +/- 1,694 ft -267 +/- 236 ft/min 213
190 Rhodes Greece - RHO 07 - 10,832 feet, 70 degrees 69.26 +/- 24.6 2,431 +/- 2,400 ft -283 +/- 216 ft/min 26
191 Lhasa China - LXA 27R - 13,108 feet, 269 degrees 69.30 +/- 13.7 2,418 +/- 1,842 ft -281 +/- 183 ft/min 18
192 Bologna Italy - BLQ 12 - 9,435 feet, 117 degrees 69.35 +/- 16.2 2,152 +/- 1,136 ft -261 +/- 189 ft/min 130
193 Amarillo TX - AMA 31 - 7,892 feet, 318 degrees 69.36 +/- 18.4 2,331 +/- 1,651 ft -240 +/- 184 ft/min 18
194 Lucknow India - LKO 27 - 8,998 feet, 269 degrees 69.44 +/- 24.4 1,972 +/- 1,021 ft -366 +/- 291 ft/min 15
195 Calcutta India - CCU 01L - 10,721 feet, 6 degrees 69.48 +/- 16.4 528 +/- 1,093 ft -222 +/- 126 ft/min 19
196 Pisa Italy - PSA 04L - 9,191 feet, 37 degrees 69.49 +/- 17.2 1,818 +/- 1,323 ft -252 +/- 144 ft/min 22
197 Atlantic City NJ - ACY 04 - 6,144 feet, 28 degrees 69.55 +/- 24.3 3,130 +/- 4,400 ft -314 +/- 218 ft/min 12
198 Barcelona Spain - BCN 07L - 11,433 feet, 66 degrees 69.58 +/- 16.2 947 +/- 1,338 ft -242 +/- 186 ft/min 254
199 St. George's Grenada - GND 28 - 8,975 feet, 270 degrees 69.59 +/- 21.9 1,996 +/- 1,330 ft -378 +/- 226 ft/min 33
200 Eau Claire WI - EAU 04 - 8,095 feet, 45 degrees 69.60 +/- 22.3 1,702 +/- 1,242 ft -368 +/- 490 ft/min 35
201 Windhoek Namibia - WDH 08 - 15,004 feet, 64 degrees 69.62 +/- 16.5 2,014 +/- 898 ft -361 +/- 177 ft/min 32
202 Petersburg AK - PSG 23 - 6,402 feet, 251 degrees [was 22] 69.62 +/- 20.7 1,566 +/- 944 ft -362 +/- 264 ft/min 22
203 Madrid Spain - MAD 18L - 11,651 feet, 180 degrees 69.63 +/- 16.8 3,277 +/- 4,479 ft -227 +/- 120 ft/min 251
204 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 17 - 10,756 feet, 179 degrees [was 18] 69.63 +/- 17.4 2,408 +/- 2,647 ft -248 +/- 246 ft/min 28
205 Honolulu HI - HNL 26R - 12,317 feet, 270 degrees 69.64 +/- 18.6 2,210 +/- 1,511 ft -290 +/- 210 ft/min 204
206 Barra United Kingdom - BRR 25 - 2,621 feet, 246 degrees 69.66 +/- 17.5 906 +/- 2,718 ft -372 +/- 190 ft/min 46
207 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17C - 13,397 feet, 180 degrees 69.66 +/- 17.0 2,359 +/- 1,672 ft -240 +/- 165 ft/min 2,588
208 Quito Ecuador - UIO 18 - 13,417 feet, 178 degrees 69.68 +/- 17.0 2,600 +/- 1,971 ft -259 +/- 195 ft/min 67
209 Rochester MN - RST 13 - 9,038 feet, 132 degrees 69.70 +/- 18.1 2,304 +/- 1,353 ft -269 +/- 236 ft/min 218
210 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 34L - 12,800 feet, 343 degrees 69.70 +/- 16.2 2,481 +/- 1,449 ft -248 +/- 165 ft/min 922
211 Lyon France - LYS 17R - 13,180 feet, 175 degrees [was 18R] 69.71 +/- 19.2 2,217 +/- 1,516 ft -247 +/- 251 ft/min 109
212 Verona Italy - VRN 05 - 10,058 feet, 46 degrees 69.73 +/- 20.8 2,014 +/- 1,252 ft -282 +/- 236 ft/min 40
213 Dubai United Arab Emirates - DXB 30R - 14,272 feet, 302 degrees 69.73 +/- 18.0 1,922 +/- 1,781 ft -245 +/- 175 ft/min 346
214 Johannesburg South Africa - JNB 03L - 14,480 feet, 16 degrees 69.77 +/- 15.5 2,552 +/- 1,382 ft -256 +/- 158 ft/min 517
215 Shizuoka Japan - FSZ 30 - 8,192 feet, 292 degrees 69.83 +/- 20.1 2,064 +/- 615 ft -358 +/- 222 ft/min 16
216 Nogales Mexico - NOG 16 - 5,865 feet, 175 degrees 69.84 +/- 14.8 2,778 +/- 3,024 ft -402 +/- 185 ft/min 15
217 Honolulu HI - HNL 08R - 12,007 feet, 90 degrees 69.84 +/- 18.8 2,488 +/- 1,566 ft -270 +/- 181 ft/min 344
218 Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire - ABJ 03 - 9,816 feet, 22 degrees 69.85 +/- 19.0 2,465 +/- 1,927 ft -297 +/- 183 ft/min 14
219 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 16R - 13,144 feet, 149 degrees 69.85 +/- 16.5 1,246 +/- 1,623 ft -236 +/- 156 ft/min 1,771
220 Louisville KY - SDF 11 - 7,248 feet, 111 degrees 69.86 +/- 17.0 1,861 +/- 929 ft -325 +/- 224 ft/min 11
221 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 36L - 12,798 feet, 359 degrees 69.89 +/- 16.8 3,059 +/- 2,385 ft -246 +/- 132 ft/min 22
222 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 13 - 7,774 feet, 135 degrees 69.89 +/- 18.8 2,382 +/- 2,315 ft -270 +/- 184 ft/min 23
223 Skwentna AK - SKW 28 - 3,400 feet, 296 degrees 69.89 +/- 8.1 662 +/- 1,431 ft -236 +/- 160 ft/min 19
224 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 31L - 14,510 feet, 301 degrees 69.90 +/- 17.6 1,131 +/- 1,926 ft -249 +/- 173 ft/min 5,859
225 Memphis TN - MEM 36C - 11,106 feet, 359 degrees 69.90 +/- 17.4 2,522 +/- 1,571 ft -258 +/- 174 ft/min 1,066
226 Pendleton OR - PDT 11 - 5,581 feet, 128 degrees 69.90 +/- 20.7 1,328 +/- 894 ft -348 +/- 231 ft/min 11
227 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 16R - 12,468 feet, 162 degrees [was 16] 69.90 +/- 17.1 2,338 +/- 1,717 ft -229 +/- 161 ft/min 134
228 Antananarivo Madagascar - TNR 29 - 10,169 feet, 279 degrees 69.92 +/- 19.4 1,818 +/- 1,240 ft -303 +/- 230 ft/min 41
229 Seymor Galapagos Islands Ecuador - GPS 32 - 7,873 feet, 324 degrees 69.93 +/- 23.5 1,694 +/- 900 ft -389 +/- 180 ft/min 14
230 Canton Island Kiribati - CIS 09 - 6,374 feet, 101 degrees 69.98 +/- 17.8 1,620 +/- 961 ft -363 +/- 345 ft/min 85
231 Benton Harbor MI - BEH 28 - 5,994 feet, 270 degrees 70.04 +/- 17.4 2,463 +/- 1,128 ft -237 +/- 103 ft/min 28
232 Pocatello ID - PIH 35 - 7,137 feet, 360 degrees 70.04 +/- 20.5 1,746 +/- 1,173 ft -352 +/- 226 ft/min 37
233 Lord Howe Island Australia - LDH 28 - 2,906 feet, 294 degrees 70.04 +/- 16.2 347 +/- 405 ft -330 +/- 196 ft/min 29
234 Huntsville AL - HSV 36R - 9,996 feet, 1 degrees 70.05 +/- 18.6 2,046 +/- 1,460 ft -320 +/- 240 ft/min 423
235 San Jose Costa Rica - SJO 25 - 9,889 feet, 249 degrees 70.05 +/- 17.6 1,464 +/- 1,422 ft -321 +/- 164 ft/min 116
236 Big Mountain AK - 37A 25 - 4,200 feet, 272 degrees 70.05 +/- 15.7 2,060 +/- 653 ft -310 +/- 178 ft/min 19
237 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 27 - 10,154 feet, 265 degrees 70.07 +/- 18.1 2,189 +/- 1,654 ft -316 +/- 327 ft/min 104
238 Muscat Oman - MCT 08L - 13,420 feet, 85 degrees [was 08] 70.08 +/- 17.8 2,261 +/- 1,336 ft -242 +/- 215 ft/min 71
239 London-Gatwick United Kingdom - LGW 26R - 8,402 feet, 258 degrees 70.12 +/- 20.5 1,236 +/- 1,342 ft -286 +/- 236 ft/min 18
240 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 09R - 13,783 feet, 85 degrees 70.14 +/- 17.6 1,386 +/- 1,642 ft -255 +/- 181 ft/min 1,267
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