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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
2,101 Campeche Mexico - CPE 34 - 8,222 feet, 346 degrees 78.18 +/- 16.3 1,584 +/- 799 ft -266 +/- 152 ft/min 55
2,102 Delta Junction AK - BIG 19 - 8,993 feet, 210 degrees [was 18] 78.19 +/- 19.1 1,565 +/- 1,198 ft -281 +/- 189 ft/min 13
2,103 Yangon Myanmar - RGN 21 - 11,214 feet, 213 degrees 78.19 +/- 14.2 1,897 +/- 941 ft -226 +/- 138 ft/min 171
2,104 Hannover Germany - HAJ 09L - 10,493 feet, 93 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.1 1,337 +/- 916 ft -219 +/- 121 ft/min 40
2,105 Lubumbashi Democratic Rep Congo - FBM 07 - 10,497 feet, 66 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.8 2,081 +/- 1,345 ft -230 +/- 112 ft/min 43
2,106 Hayden CO - HDN 28 - 9,968 feet, 294 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.7 1,731 +/- 994 ft -245 +/- 163 ft/min 100
2,107 Williston ND - XWA 32 - 7,501 feet, 328 degrees 78.20 +/- 19.3 2,072 +/- 932 ft -272 +/- 139 ft/min 22
2,108 Multan Pakistan - MUX 36 - 10,509 feet, 3 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.4 1,693 +/- 843 ft -302 +/- 126 ft/min 52
2,109 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 07L - 11,814 feet, 68 degrees 78.20 +/- 16.0 1,988 +/- 1,496 ft -254 +/- 133 ft/min 136
2,110 Burwash Landing YT Canada - YDB 11 - 5,067 feet, 128 degrees 78.21 +/- 16.9 1,084 +/- 628 ft -392 +/- 193 ft/min 43
2,111 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 07 - 7,486 feet, 90 degrees 78.21 +/- 13.2 1,413 +/- 883 ft -251 +/- 212 ft/min 49
2,112 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07C - 13,122 feet, 70 degrees 78.21 +/- 14.2 1,849 +/- 994 ft -229 +/- 126 ft/min 204
2,113 Gunnison CO - GUC 06 - 9,399 feet, 73 degrees 78.21 +/- 14.4 1,647 +/- 904 ft -265 +/- 240 ft/min 128
2,114 Pau France - PUF 13 - 8,165 feet, 126 degrees 78.21 +/- 12.2 1,302 +/- 622 ft -268 +/- 215 ft/min 12
2,115 Naples Italy - NAP 24 - 8,618 feet, 238 degrees 78.21 +/- 14.1 1,452 +/- 1,026 ft -246 +/- 159 ft/min 209
2,116 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 15L - 13,799 feet, 150 degrees 78.21 +/- 14.2 1,870 +/- 1,069 ft -245 +/- 130 ft/min 179
2,117 Fort de France Martinique - FDF 10 - 9,842 feet, 80 degrees 78.21 +/- 15.6 1,791 +/- 872 ft -233 +/- 160 ft/min 457
2,118 Austin TX - AUS 17L - 8,998 feet, 179 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.5 1,743 +/- 906 ft -262 +/- 203 ft/min 664
2,119 St Cloud MN - STC 31 - 6,989 feet, 316 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.7 1,747 +/- 854 ft -184 +/- 140 ft/min 99
2,120 Tulsa OK - TUL 18R - 6,100 feet, 183 degrees 78.22 +/- 16.4 1,593 +/- 1,298 ft -287 +/- 249 ft/min 53
2,121 Gizan Saudi Arabia - GIZ 33 - 10,001 feet, 330 degrees 78.22 +/- 13.8 1,643 +/- 820 ft -273 +/- 166 ft/min 26
2,122 Nome AK - OME 10 - 6,011 feet, 110 degrees 78.22 +/- 19.1 1,413 +/- 810 ft -301 +/- 233 ft/min 65
2,123 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 24R - 13,131 feet, 231 degrees 78.22 +/- 14.5 1,979 +/- 1,050 ft -268 +/- 137 ft/min 65
2,124 Stephenville NF Canada - YJT 09 - 10,016 feet, 71 degrees 78.23 +/- 16.2 1,590 +/- 797 ft -164 +/- 124 ft/min 20
2,125 Luanda Angola - LAD 23 - 12,161 feet, 227 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.2 1,607 +/- 1,136 ft -225 +/- 167 ft/min 101
2,126 Fort Smith AR - FSM 07 - 8,012 feet, 81 degrees 78.24 +/- 16.6 1,630 +/- 827 ft -250 +/- 170 ft/min 96
2,127 Philadelphia PA - PHL 27R - 9,492 feet, 255 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.7 1,837 +/- 1,051 ft -233 +/- 156 ft/min 1,906
2,128 Madeira Funchal Portugal - FNC 23 - 9,126 feet, 225 degrees 78.24 +/- 13.4 1,333 +/- 893 ft -259 +/- 144 ft/min 156
2,129 London ON Canada - YXU 15 - 8,795 feet, 139 degrees 78.25 +/- 16.9 1,777 +/- 1,011 ft -256 +/- 148 ft/min 137
2,130 Wichita KS - ICT 19R - 10,289 feet, 200 degrees 78.25 +/- 15.8 1,676 +/- 993 ft -260 +/- 174 ft/min 341
2,131 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 09 - 9,970 feet, 86 degrees 78.25 +/- 15.2 1,478 +/- 869 ft -265 +/- 178 ft/min 353
2,132 Peshawar Pakistan - PEW 35 - 8,996 feet, 356 degrees 78.25 +/- 14.7 1,676 +/- 997 ft -302 +/- 149 ft/min 20
2,133 Coari Brazil - CIZ 10 - 5,211 feet, 90 degrees 78.25 +/- 17.1 1,170 +/- 648 ft -287 +/- 223 ft/min 118
2,134 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 35 - 10,756 feet, 359 degrees [was 36] 78.25 +/- 15.6 1,848 +/- 935 ft -245 +/- 169 ft/min 38
2,135 Des Moines IA - DSM 31 - 8,988 feet, 312 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.8 1,679 +/- 933 ft -282 +/- 517 ft/min 483
2,136 Lynchburg VA - LYH 04 - 7,078 feet, 28 degrees 78.26 +/- 17.3 1,683 +/- 953 ft -259 +/- 154 ft/min 52
2,137 Newport News VA - PHF 07 - 8,008 feet, 58 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.8 1,530 +/- 835 ft -263 +/- 181 ft/min 219
2,138 Pellston MI - PLN 05 - 5,401 feet, 44 degrees 78.26 +/- 16.9 1,400 +/- 1,144 ft -263 +/- 170 ft/min 10
2,139 Pisa Italy - PSA 04R - 10,022 feet, 37 degrees 78.26 +/- 16.4 1,460 +/- 1,063 ft -260 +/- 274 ft/min 175
2,140 Kenai AK - ENA 02L - 7,841 feet, 31 degrees [was 01L] 78.26 +/- 15.7 1,608 +/- 933 ft -139 +/- 82 ft/min 16
2,141 Brisbane Australia - BNE 19R - 10,863 feet, 206 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.2 2,127 +/- 1,203 ft -240 +/- 116 ft/min 48
2,142 Stuttgart Germany - STR 25 - 10,974 feet, 254 degrees 78.27 +/- 15.3 1,782 +/- 1,107 ft -229 +/- 151 ft/min 318
2,143 Inyokern CA - IYK 20 - 6,271 feet, 211 degrees 78.27 +/- 11.0 677 +/- 553 ft -224 +/- 130 ft/min 16
2,144 Recife Brazil - REC 36 - 9,836 feet, 342 degrees 78.27 +/- 15.4 1,507 +/- 1,137 ft -268 +/- 144 ft/min 54
2,145 Jacksonville NC - OAJ 05 - 7,094 feet, 44 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.6 1,481 +/- 820 ft -271 +/- 202 ft/min 182
2,146 Corfu Greece - CFU 17 - 7,793 feet, 169 degrees 78.28 +/- 12.6 1,889 +/- 1,070 ft -173 +/- 110 ft/min 11
2,147 Vienna Austria - VIE 11 - 11,487 feet, 116 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.1 1,819 +/- 1,191 ft -235 +/- 162 ft/min 252
2,148 Nuevo Laredo Mexico - NLD 32 - 6,559 feet, 331 degrees 78.28 +/- 13.6 1,522 +/- 1,017 ft -260 +/- 160 ft/min 43
2,149 Anchorage AK - ANC 07R - 12,405 feet, 90 degrees [was 06R] 78.28 +/- 14.8 1,755 +/- 1,111 ft -229 +/- 146 ft/min 423
2,150 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 11 - 6,894 feet, 135 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.7 1,635 +/- 855 ft -271 +/- 155 ft/min 19
2,151 Doncaster United Kingdom - DSA 20 - 9,486 feet, 198 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.3 1,438 +/- 749 ft -235 +/- 170 ft/min 25
2,152 Watertown SD - ATY 35 - 6,877 feet, 360 degrees 78.29 +/- 14.9 1,610 +/- 932 ft -245 +/- 172 ft/min 112
2,153 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 33 - 5,202 feet, 323 degrees 78.29 +/- 17.7 1,391 +/- 1,435 ft -325 +/- 266 ft/min 223
2,154 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 21L - 10,000 feet, 209 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.5 1,774 +/- 957 ft -244 +/- 178 ft/min 5,035
2,155 Helena MT - HLN 09 - 8,989 feet, 103 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.5 1,862 +/- 1,276 ft -249 +/- 158 ft/min 52
2,156 Montrose/Telluride CO - MTJ 17 - 9,983 feet, 180 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.5 1,764 +/- 1,007 ft -230 +/- 163 ft/min 271
2,157 Prescott AZ - PRC 21L - 7,620 feet, 221 degrees 78.29 +/- 14.0 1,648 +/- 935 ft -216 +/- 145 ft/min 70
2,158 Brussels Belgium - BRU 25R - 11,938 feet, 245 degrees 78.30 +/- 15.7 1,595 +/- 1,125 ft -224 +/- 165 ft/min 268
2,159 Campeche Mexico - CPE 16 - 8,222 feet, 166 degrees 78.30 +/- 15.6 1,637 +/- 996 ft -248 +/- 154 ft/min 66
2,160 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 10 - 10,041 feet, 90 degrees [was 11] 78.31 +/- 15.5 1,869 +/- 955 ft -247 +/- 146 ft/min 144
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