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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
2,161 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 06R - 9,601 feet, 43 degrees 78.31 +/- 15.4 1,916 +/- 1,102 ft -243 +/- 150 ft/min 354
2,162 Malmo Sweden - MMX 35 - 9,143 feet, 353 degrees 78.31 +/- 16.6 1,368 +/- 797 ft -317 +/- 356 ft/min 19
2,163 Vigo Spain - VGO 19 - 7,907 feet, 191 degrees [was 20] 78.31 +/- 14.2 1,771 +/- 892 ft -214 +/- 122 ft/min 51
2,164 Prince George BC Canada - YXS 33 - 11,443 feet, 351 degrees 78.32 +/- 18.9 1,482 +/- 1,268 ft -278 +/- 233 ft/min 86
2,165 Watertown SD - ATY 12 - 6,897 feet, 125 degrees 78.32 +/- 15.3 1,402 +/- 645 ft -274 +/- 201 ft/min 23
2,166 Chattanooga TN - CHA 33 - 5,577 feet, 326 degrees 78.32 +/- 14.3 930 +/- 532 ft -279 +/- 203 ft/min 19
2,167 Elko NV - EKO 24 - 7,451 feet, 249 degrees 78.32 +/- 17.0 1,131 +/- 895 ft -302 +/- 129 ft/min 24
2,168 Ocala FL - OCF 18 - 7,464 feet, 180 degrees 78.32 +/- 15.1 1,706 +/- 879 ft -238 +/- 133 ft/min 28
2,169 Rodez France - RDZ 31 - 6,753 feet, 309 degrees 78.32 +/- 11.5 1,729 +/- 688 ft -151 +/- 101 ft/min 15
2,170 Bucharest Romania - OTP 08L - 11,475 feet, 84 degrees 78.32 +/- 15.4 1,737 +/- 1,078 ft -229 +/- 149 ft/min 228
2,171 Oranjestead Aruba - AUA 29 - 9,282 feet, 284 degrees 78.32 +/- 12.8 1,704 +/- 980 ft -273 +/- 153 ft/min 51
2,172 Jackson MS - JAN 16L - 8,492 feet, 158 degrees 78.33 +/- 15.1 1,724 +/- 941 ft -230 +/- 163 ft/min 663
2,173 Bordeaux France - BOD 29 - 8,636 feet, 286 degrees 78.33 +/- 15.4 1,671 +/- 1,002 ft -254 +/- 137 ft/min 78
2,174 Vienna Austria - VIE 29 - 11,487 feet, 296 degrees 78.33 +/- 15.1 1,801 +/- 1,288 ft -231 +/- 146 ft/min 305
2,175 Leeds Bradford United Kingdom - LBA 14 - 7,383 feet, 138 degrees 78.34 +/- 15.0 1,641 +/- 1,050 ft -232 +/- 122 ft/min 16
2,176 Ithaca NY - ITH 14 - 6,963 feet, 133 degrees 78.34 +/- 15.0 1,593 +/- 832 ft -247 +/- 166 ft/min 62
2,177 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 12L - 8,198 feet, 121 degrees 78.34 +/- 14.9 1,756 +/- 884 ft -242 +/- 181 ft/min 4,794
2,178 St Petersburg FL - PIE 18 - 9,708 feet, 171 degrees [was 17L] 78.34 +/- 13.7 1,543 +/- 795 ft -276 +/- 158 ft/min 44
2,179 Eareckson Air Station AK - SYA 28 - 10,005 feet, 288 degrees 78.34 +/- 15.2 1,789 +/- 836 ft -280 +/- 144 ft/min 173
2,180 Alexandria LA - AEX 32 - 9,338 feet, 324 degrees 78.35 +/- 16.0 1,820 +/- 1,362 ft -217 +/- 122 ft/min 61
2,181 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 27 - 5,995 feet, 271 degrees [was 26] 78.35 +/- 17.2 1,401 +/- 732 ft -321 +/- 190 ft/min 28
2,182 Antalya Turkey - AYT 36R - 11,167 feet, 6 degrees 78.35 +/- 17.1 1,814 +/- 1,042 ft -273 +/- 234 ft/min 53
2,183 Kitchener ON Canada - YKF 08 - 6,981 feet, 65 degrees 78.36 +/- 13.9 1,528 +/- 753 ft -279 +/- 169 ft/min 26
2,184 Winnipeg MB Canada - YWG 36 - 11,008 feet, 8 degrees 78.36 +/- 15.5 1,764 +/- 862 ft -264 +/- 163 ft/min 274
2,185 Bozeman MT - BZN 12 - 8,984 feet, 136 degrees 78.36 +/- 15.8 1,695 +/- 908 ft -243 +/- 182 ft/min 905
2,186 Ketchikan AK - KTN 11 - 7,534 feet, 136 degrees 78.36 +/- 14.4 1,505 +/- 949 ft -245 +/- 164 ft/min 692
2,187 Phnom Penh Cambodia - PNH 05 - 9,837 feet, 46 degrees 78.36 +/- 15.5 2,349 +/- 1,661 ft -200 +/- 62 ft/min 14
2,188 Managua Nicaragua - MGA 10 - 8,018 feet, 97 degrees [was 09] 78.37 +/- 15.8 1,577 +/- 861 ft -279 +/- 202 ft/min 179
2,189 Medan-Soewondo-Polonia Indonesia - MES 05 - 9,515 feet, 46 degrees 78.37 +/- 9.7 1,264 +/- 829 ft -233 +/- 117 ft/min 20
2,190 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 32 - 6,018 feet, 336 degrees 78.38 +/- 16.2 1,271 +/- 761 ft -279 +/- 200 ft/min 84
2,191 Winnipeg MB Canada - YWG 31 - 8,705 feet, 319 degrees 78.38 +/- 15.4 1,759 +/- 926 ft -245 +/- 157 ft/min 289
2,192 Islamabad Pakistan - ISB 28R - 12,020 feet, 280 degrees 78.38 +/- 17.0 1,806 +/- 919 ft -328 +/- 160 ft/min 10
2,193 Diego Garcia - NKW 31 - 12,010 feet, 302 degrees 78.39 +/- 17.2 1,766 +/- 865 ft -287 +/- 161 ft/min 28
2,194 Cleveland-Hopkins OH - CLE 24L - 9,951 feet, 230 degrees 78.39 +/- 14.5 1,448 +/- 1,009 ft -253 +/- 179 ft/min 754
2,195 Springfield MO - SGF 32 - 7,987 feet, 322 degrees 78.39 +/- 14.7 1,507 +/- 1,064 ft -311 +/- 159 ft/min 47
2,196 Ponta Delgada Azores - PDL 12 - 8,169 feet, 112 degrees 78.39 +/- 15.0 1,576 +/- 697 ft -342 +/- 162 ft/min 43
2,197 Istanbul Atatürk Turkey - ISL 06 - 7,503 feet, 61 degrees 78.39 +/- 15.5 1,505 +/- 889 ft -252 +/- 114 ft/min 10
2,198 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 17 - 10,200 feet, 164 degrees 78.39 +/- 17.5 1,561 +/- 1,308 ft -267 +/- 130 ft/min 67
2,199 Hyderabad-Begumpet India - BPM 27 - 9,999 feet, 269 degrees 78.39 +/- 14.3 1,022 +/- 1,079 ft -223 +/- 109 ft/min 31
2,200 Malé Maldives - MLE 36 - 10,494 feet, 359 degrees 78.39 +/- 16.3 1,420 +/- 1,157 ft -281 +/- 146 ft/min 87
2,201 Praya Indonesia - LOP 13 - 9,007 feet, 129 degrees 78.39 +/- 17.9 1,500 +/- 590 ft -286 +/- 225 ft/min 16
2,202 Mogadishu Somalia - MGQ 05 - 10,416 feet, 50 degrees 78.40 +/- 13.9 1,529 +/- 855 ft -281 +/- 156 ft/min 82
2,203 Charlotte NC - CLT 18L - 8,852 feet, 176 degrees 78.40 +/- 16.1 1,693 +/- 1,020 ft -265 +/- 185 ft/min 548
2,204 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 19 - 7,170 feet, 176 degrees 78.40 +/- 16.3 1,600 +/- 855 ft -275 +/- 192 ft/min 3,628
2,205 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 13L - 5,147 feet, 134 degrees 78.40 +/- 12.7 816 +/- 697 ft -261 +/- 155 ft/min 24
2,206 Omaha NE - OMA 14R - 9,491 feet, 144 degrees 78.40 +/- 15.8 1,709 +/- 1,046 ft -259 +/- 190 ft/min 527
2,207 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 16R - 8,493 feet, 180 degrees 78.40 +/- 15.0 1,819 +/- 866 ft -240 +/- 154 ft/min 3,505
2,208 Ciudad Juarez Mexico - CJS 21 - 8,868 feet, 218 degrees 78.40 +/- 15.7 1,846 +/- 949 ft -245 +/- 163 ft/min 76
2,209 Port Vila Vanatu - VLI 29 - 8,530 feet, 298 degrees 78.40 +/- 14.4 1,629 +/- 626 ft -351 +/- 154 ft/min 24
2,210 Bern Switzerland - BRN 14 - 5,665 feet, 140 degrees 78.41 +/- 16.2 1,021 +/- 619 ft -331 +/- 194 ft/min 173
2,211 Al-Ahsa Saudi Arabia - HOF 34 - 10,029 feet, 345 degrees 78.41 +/- 15.4 1,611 +/- 754 ft -313 +/- 125 ft/min 10
2,212 Charleville Australia - CTL 30 - 4,989 feet, 317 degrees 78.41 +/- 13.9 954 +/- 699 ft -329 +/- 142 ft/min 57
2,213 Quebec QC Canada - YQB 06 - 8,989 feet, 45 degrees 78.42 +/- 14.2 1,628 +/- 893 ft -237 +/- 155 ft/min 264
2,214 Gander NF Canada - YQX 31 - 8,886 feet, 288 degrees 78.42 +/- 15.9 1,955 +/- 1,073 ft -243 +/- 134 ft/min 72
2,215 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 25R - 10,498 feet, 245 degrees 78.42 +/- 15.3 1,775 +/- 952 ft -248 +/- 176 ft/min 402
2,216 Richmond VA - RIC 20 - 6,604 feet, 193 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.0 1,564 +/- 761 ft -282 +/- 193 ft/min 141
2,217 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 28 - 6,999 feet, 272 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.1 1,746 +/- 799 ft -255 +/- 182 ft/min 62
2,218 Sydney Australia - SYD 16R - 12,997 feet, 168 degrees 78.42 +/- 15.5 1,660 +/- 1,200 ft -248 +/- 171 ft/min 1,103
2,219 Qiqihar China - NDG 35 - 8,520 feet, 338 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.4 2,124 +/- 2,236 ft -273 +/- 149 ft/min 20
2,220 Burwash Landing YT Canada - YDB 29 - 5,067 feet, 308 degrees 78.43 +/- 15.5 933 +/- 868 ft -309 +/- 182 ft/min 91
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