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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
1,921 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 01 - 10,009 feet, 0 degrees [was 02] 77.75 +/- 15.4 1,565 +/- 1,089 ft -253 +/- 168 ft/min 97
1,922 Baton Rouge LA - BTR 22R - 7,503 feet, 223 degrees 77.75 +/- 16.6 1,486 +/- 1,284 ft -259 +/- 191 ft/min 312
1,923 Sochi Russia - AER 06 - 9,506 feet, 65 degrees 77.75 +/- 16.3 1,765 +/- 1,152 ft -271 +/- 192 ft/min 126
1,924 Victoria BC Canada - YYJ 27 - 6,966 feet, 286 degrees 77.76 +/- 15.3 1,616 +/- 816 ft -252 +/- 185 ft/min 221
1,925 Tulsa OK - TUL 18L - 9,991 feet, 183 degrees 77.76 +/- 15.6 1,853 +/- 895 ft -237 +/- 156 ft/min 523
1,926 Nice France - NCE 04L - 8,974 feet, 45 degrees 77.76 +/- 15.7 1,786 +/- 923 ft -251 +/- 161 ft/min 506
1,927 Izmir Turkey - ADB 16L - 10,632 feet, 167 degrees [was 16] 77.76 +/- 19.0 1,703 +/- 1,529 ft -251 +/- 165 ft/min 19
1,928 Managua Nicaragua - MGA 28 - 8,018 feet, 277 degrees 77.76 +/- 11.9 1,584 +/- 787 ft -248 +/- 128 ft/min 15
1,929 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 15 - 10,434 feet, 126 degrees 77.76 +/- 15.5 1,910 +/- 1,019 ft -235 +/- 151 ft/min 760
1,930 Figari France - FSC 23 - 8,117 feet, 227 degrees 77.77 +/- 13.5 1,844 +/- 858 ft -264 +/- 131 ft/min 47
1,931 Brest France - BES 25L - 10,175 feet, 251 degrees 77.77 +/- 16.5 1,561 +/- 1,094 ft -236 +/- 148 ft/min 68
1,932 Wuhan China - WUH 22 - 11,143 feet, 221 degrees [was 22R] 77.77 +/- 9.9 1,194 +/- 1,029 ft -232 +/- 100 ft/min 12
1,933 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 08L - 9,912 feet, 81 degrees 77.78 +/- 15.3 1,774 +/- 1,023 ft -246 +/- 172 ft/min 214
1,934 Indianapolis IN - IND 23L - 9,993 feet, 224 degrees 77.78 +/- 15.3 1,745 +/- 1,045 ft -247 +/- 165 ft/min 1,122
1,935 Guam International Guam - GUM 06R - 9,994 feet, 65 degrees 77.78 +/- 14.8 1,944 +/- 1,202 ft -211 +/- 119 ft/min 83
1,936 Bellingham WA - BLI 16 - 6,709 feet, 180 degrees 77.79 +/- 16.8 1,548 +/- 855 ft -277 +/- 257 ft/min 237
1,937 Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine - KBP 36R - 13,085 feet, 3 degrees 77.79 +/- 15.4 1,938 +/- 1,271 ft -229 +/- 136 ft/min 88
1,938 Bali Indonesia - DPS 09 - 9,825 feet, 88 degrees 77.79 +/- 17.0 1,631 +/- 1,092 ft -274 +/- 194 ft/min 249
1,939 Darwin Australia - DRW 11 - 10,999 feet, 109 degrees 77.79 +/- 14.1 2,003 +/- 931 ft -228 +/- 111 ft/min 101
1,940 Charlotte NC - CLT 36R - 8,852 feet, 356 degrees 77.80 +/- 16.5 1,774 +/- 1,019 ft -266 +/- 160 ft/min 605
1,941 Ephrata WA - EPH 21 - 5,495 feet, 223 degrees 77.80 +/- 19.1 1,316 +/- 982 ft -288 +/- 165 ft/min 19
1,942 Moline-Quad Cities IL - MLI 09 - 9,991 feet, 91 degrees 77.81 +/- 14.8 1,710 +/- 1,025 ft -235 +/- 154 ft/min 129
1,943 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 26R - 9,949 feet, 280 degrees 77.82 +/- 14.9 1,365 +/- 1,023 ft -233 +/- 148 ft/min 810
1,944 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 23 - 11,122 feet, 226 degrees 77.82 +/- 16.3 1,720 +/- 1,024 ft -249 +/- 190 ft/min 726
1,945 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 09 - 4,925 feet, 93 degrees 77.82 +/- 17.0 1,033 +/- 630 ft -324 +/- 208 ft/min 155
1,946 Escanaba MI - ESC 09 - 6,496 feet, 91 degrees 77.82 +/- 14.9 1,778 +/- 898 ft -258 +/- 194 ft/min 180
1,947 Topeka KS - FOE 31 - 12,792 feet, 317 degrees 77.82 +/- 16.1 1,796 +/- 1,018 ft -250 +/- 165 ft/min 185
1,948 Singapore-Changi Singapore - SIN 20C - 13,135 feet, 203 degrees 77.82 +/- 16.5 1,917 +/- 1,241 ft -229 +/- 162 ft/min 226
1,949 Melbourne Australia - MEL 16 - 11,992 feet, 172 degrees 77.82 +/- 14.8 1,888 +/- 1,066 ft -241 +/- 147 ft/min 665
1,950 Kilimanjaro Tanzania - JRO 09 - 11,779 feet, 88 degrees 77.83 +/- 15.2 1,659 +/- 1,021 ft -235 +/- 146 ft/min 108
1,951 Columbus MS - GTR 36 - 7,996 feet, 0 degrees 77.83 +/- 13.6 1,581 +/- 1,437 ft -225 +/- 160 ft/min 52
1,952 Havana Cuba - HAV 06 - 13,122 feet, 54 degrees 77.83 +/- 16.0 1,835 +/- 1,131 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 882
1,953 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 11 - 14,537 feet, 104 degrees [was 10] 77.83 +/- 15.9 1,744 +/- 1,190 ft -242 +/- 166 ft/min 210
1,954 Benton Harbor MI - BEH 27 - 5,102 feet, 270 degrees 77.84 +/- 11.6 1,305 +/- 617 ft -291 +/- 203 ft/min 16
1,955 Gillette WY - GCC 21 - 5,807 feet, 218 degrees 77.84 +/- 14.2 1,349 +/- 899 ft -265 +/- 154 ft/min 19
1,956 Karachi Pakistan - KHI 25L - 11,147 feet, 254 degrees 77.84 +/- 15.4 1,733 +/- 996 ft -270 +/- 156 ft/min 201
1,957 Nagasaki Japan - NGS 32 - 9,802 feet, 318 degrees 77.84 +/- 14.5 1,888 +/- 1,038 ft -268 +/- 138 ft/min 51
1,958 Santarém Brazil - STM 10 - 7,881 feet, 81 degrees 77.84 +/- 15.3 1,662 +/- 896 ft -255 +/- 163 ft/min 202
1,959 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 35 - 10,756 feet, 359 degrees 77.84 +/- 13.6 1,964 +/- 873 ft -220 +/- 124 ft/min 26
1,960 Kendari Indonesia - KDI 26 - 8,202 feet, 260 degrees 77.84 +/- 17.3 1,868 +/- 950 ft -246 +/- 179 ft/min 14
1,961 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 25R - 11,814 feet, 248 degrees 77.84 +/- 15.8 1,825 +/- 899 ft -253 +/- 183 ft/min 297
1,962 Tallinn Estonia - TLL 26 - 10,042 feet, 270 degrees 77.85 +/- 14.6 1,716 +/- 990 ft -258 +/- 125 ft/min 185
1,963 Trondheim Norway - TRD 09 - 9,340 feet, 90 degrees 77.85 +/- 15.3 1,660 +/- 830 ft -239 +/- 164 ft/min 102
1,964 Champaign-Urbana IL - CMI 32R - 8,093 feet, 316 degrees 77.85 +/- 16.5 1,804 +/- 991 ft -248 +/- 178 ft/min 82
1,965 Tallahassee FL - TLH 18 - 6,995 feet, 180 degrees 77.85 +/- 16.2 1,542 +/- 810 ft -288 +/- 179 ft/min 211
1,966 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 19R - 10,786 feet, 190 degrees 77.86 +/- 16.3 1,920 +/- 1,162 ft -240 +/- 236 ft/min 281
1,967 Oxnard CA - OXR 07 - 5,952 feet, 91 degrees 77.86 +/- 16.2 966 +/- 826 ft -252 +/- 178 ft/min 30
1,968 Vigo Spain - VGO 01 - 7,907 feet, 11 degrees [was 02] 77.86 +/- 14.8 1,741 +/- 1,097 ft -194 +/- 101 ft/min 10
1,969 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 23L - 10,954 feet, 229 degrees [was 24] 77.86 +/- 15.6 1,926 +/- 1,154 ft -249 +/- 141 ft/min 196
1,970 Cuiaba Brazil - CGB 17 - 7,527 feet, 153 degrees 77.86 +/- 14.6 1,750 +/- 888 ft -219 +/- 146 ft/min 24
1,971 Chengdu China - CTU 02L - 11,834 feet, 22 degrees 77.86 +/- 14.5 2,260 +/- 2,712 ft -233 +/- 141 ft/min 34
1,972 Port Angeles WA - CLM 08 - 6,350 feet, 105 degrees 77.87 +/- 15.8 1,348 +/- 894 ft -280 +/- 154 ft/min 93
1,973 Erie PA - ERI 06 - 8,413 feet, 54 degrees 77.87 +/- 16.4 1,180 +/- 876 ft -249 +/- 179 ft/min 128
1,974 Greenville MS - GLH 36R - 8,000 feet, 360 degrees 77.87 +/- 15.4 2,243 +/- 1,159 ft -173 +/- 65 ft/min 14
1,975 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 26L - 9,393 feet, 270 degrees 77.87 +/- 15.8 1,825 +/- 1,058 ft -246 +/- 163 ft/min 1,351
1,976 Matamoros Mexico - MAM 33 - 7,520 feet, 336 degrees 77.87 +/- 14.5 1,560 +/- 867 ft -293 +/- 168 ft/min 51
1,977 Tijuana Mexico - TIJ 09 - 9,727 feet, 99 degrees 77.87 +/- 15.9 1,748 +/- 1,024 ft -256 +/- 169 ft/min 192
1,978 Macau Macau - MFM 16 - 11,032 feet, 161 degrees 77.87 +/- 13.8 1,820 +/- 697 ft -253 +/- 118 ft/min 19
1,979 Edmonton AB Canada - YEG 30 - 10,165 feet, 315 degrees 77.88 +/- 13.7 1,834 +/- 923 ft -228 +/- 125 ft/min 381
1,980 Baton Rouge LA - BTR 31 - 6,983 feet, 314 degrees 77.88 +/- 16.4 1,621 +/- 1,145 ft -265 +/- 197 ft/min 85
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