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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
2,341 Medford OR - MFR 32 - 8,791 feet, 339 degrees 78.74 +/- 16.1 1,613 +/- 968 ft -260 +/- 197 ft/min 153
2,342 Baghdad Iraq - BGW 33R - 13,113 feet, 330 degrees 78.74 +/- 16.1 1,896 +/- 1,238 ft -241 +/- 136 ft/min 59
2,343 Volgograd Russia - VOG 11 - 8,156 feet, 120 degrees 78.74 +/- 15.8 1,800 +/- 1,254 ft -245 +/- 170 ft/min 36
2,344 Saginaw MI - MBS 23 - 7,993 feet, 226 degrees 78.75 +/- 15.2 1,685 +/- 978 ft -236 +/- 167 ft/min 134
2,345 Twin Falls ID - TWF 26 - 8,699 feet, 271 degrees 78.75 +/- 16.1 1,720 +/- 1,011 ft -254 +/- 169 ft/min 128
2,346 Binghamton NY - BGM 16 - 7,303 feet, 148 degrees 78.76 +/- 12.5 1,676 +/- 762 ft -231 +/- 141 ft/min 65
2,347 Oakland CA - OAK 12 - 9,999 feet, 130 degrees 78.76 +/- 14.0 1,947 +/- 831 ft -252 +/- 121 ft/min 71
2,348 Pierre SD - PIR 13 - 6,884 feet, 141 degrees 78.76 +/- 16.2 1,264 +/- 747 ft -284 +/- 180 ft/min 57
2,349 Nagoya-Centrair Japan - NGO 36 - 11,449 feet, 349 degrees 78.76 +/- 14.3 1,812 +/- 970 ft -251 +/- 140 ft/min 315
2,350 Malé Maldives - MLE 18 - 10,494 feet, 179 degrees 78.76 +/- 20.8 1,364 +/- 725 ft -314 +/- 376 ft/min 35
2,351 Lafayette LA - LFT 22L - 8,003 feet, 219 degrees 78.77 +/- 15.0 1,433 +/- 916 ft -265 +/- 243 ft/min 148
2,352 New York-La Guardia NY - LGA 31 - 6,998 feet, 302 degrees 78.77 +/- 15.6 1,618 +/- 785 ft -278 +/- 204 ft/min 2,981
2,353 Chelyabinsk Russia - CEK 09 - 10,459 feet, 104 degrees 78.77 +/- 15.7 1,713 +/- 839 ft -260 +/- 165 ft/min 56
2,354 Gladstone Australia - GLT 28 - 6,453 feet, 290 degrees 78.77 +/- 10.8 638 +/- 508 ft -235 +/- 133 ft/min 32
2,355 Tunis Tunisia - TUN 11 - 9,346 feet, 113 degrees 78.78 +/- 13.8 1,513 +/- 891 ft -239 +/- 140 ft/min 21
2,356 Kingsford/Iron Mountain MI - IMT 01 - 6,464 feet, 8 degrees 78.78 +/- 16.8 1,583 +/- 866 ft -290 +/- 250 ft/min 205
2,357 New Orleans LA - MSY 11 - 10,100 feet, 106 degrees 78.78 +/- 14.5 1,830 +/- 822 ft -274 +/- 172 ft/min 699
2,358 Bangkok-Don Mueang Thailand - DMK 03R - 11,496 feet, 29 degrees 78.78 +/- 12.6 2,272 +/- 2,049 ft -209 +/- 124 ft/min 13
2,359 Christmas Island Australia - XCH 36 - 6,878 feet, 355 degrees 78.78 +/- 16.4 1,500 +/- 832 ft -285 +/- 175 ft/min 70
2,360 Jiamusi China - JMU 06 - 8,192 feet, 48 degrees 78.78 +/- 17.8 1,092 +/- 641 ft -352 +/- 291 ft/min 47
2,361 Brazzaville Congo - BZV 05R - 10,787 feet, 50 degrees 78.79 +/- 15.0 1,990 +/- 1,176 ft -211 +/- 139 ft/min 13
2,362 Jackson Hole WY - JAC 19 - 6,305 feet, 199 degrees 78.79 +/- 14.8 1,608 +/- 806 ft -263 +/- 189 ft/min 2,466
2,363 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 17 - 10,200 feet, 164 degrees 78.79 +/- 17.4 1,557 +/- 1,283 ft -268 +/- 129 ft/min 70
2,364 Columbus GA - CSG 13 - 3,958 feet, 127 degrees 78.80 +/- 15.9 1,034 +/- 588 ft -314 +/- 189 ft/min 19
2,365 Eareckson Air Station AK - SYA 10 - 10,005 feet, 108 degrees 78.80 +/- 14.5 1,725 +/- 830 ft -299 +/- 134 ft/min 62
2,366 Brazzaville Congo - BZV 23L - 10,787 feet, 230 degrees 78.81 +/- 11.0 1,793 +/- 771 ft -228 +/- 156 ft/min 13
2,367 Cedar City UT - CDC 02 - 8,654 feet, 34 degrees 78.81 +/- 16.3 1,887 +/- 965 ft -227 +/- 127 ft/min 51
2,368 Laconia NH - LCI 26 - 5,900 feet, 247 degrees 78.81 +/- 12.4 826 +/- 629 ft -236 +/- 166 ft/min 60
2,369 Tucson AZ - TUS 11L - 11,749 feet, 135 degrees 78.81 +/- 15.2 1,598 +/- 1,012 ft -243 +/- 174 ft/min 708
2,370 Limoges France - LIG 21 - 8,012 feet, 213 degrees 78.81 +/- 12.0 1,874 +/- 726 ft -158 +/- 71 ft/min 11
2,371 Georgetown Bahamas - GGT 30 - 7,061 feet, 298 degrees 78.81 +/- 17.3 1,332 +/- 891 ft -289 +/- 197 ft/min 56
2,372 Bali Indonesia - DPS 27 - 9,825 feet, 268 degrees 78.81 +/- 14.6 1,693 +/- 890 ft -240 +/- 157 ft/min 452
2,373 Banjarmarsin Indonesia - BDJ 10 - 8,200 feet, 100 degrees 78.81 +/- 13.6 1,601 +/- 960 ft -220 +/- 145 ft/min 29
2,374 Akron OH - CAK 23 - 8,196 feet, 228 degrees 78.82 +/- 13.5 1,440 +/- 873 ft -247 +/- 161 ft/min 116
2,375 Pensacola FL - PNS 35 - 6,993 feet, 347 degrees 78.82 +/- 15.6 1,669 +/- 878 ft -270 +/- 196 ft/min 217
2,376 Chongqing China - CKG 20R - 10,495 feet, 197 degrees 78.82 +/- 15.7 1,920 +/- 723 ft -231 +/- 119 ft/min 15
2,377 Brazzaville Congo - BZV 05 - 10,802 feet, 50 degrees 78.83 +/- 15.5 1,646 +/- 1,209 ft -261 +/- 161 ft/min 124
2,378 Fernandina Beach FL - FHB 13 - 5,127 feet, 126 degrees 78.83 +/- 20.6 1,417 +/- 846 ft -315 +/- 190 ft/min 14
2,379 Little Rock AR - LIT 04L - 8,269 feet, 46 degrees 78.83 +/- 16.8 1,589 +/- 1,064 ft -251 +/- 174 ft/min 312
2,380 Miles City MT - MLS 04 - 5,676 feet, 52 degrees 78.83 +/- 14.0 1,182 +/- 797 ft -240 +/- 155 ft/min 23
2,381 Redmond OR - RDM 11 - 7,032 feet, 122 degrees [was 10] 78.83 +/- 11.8 1,379 +/- 798 ft -215 +/- 111 ft/min 17
2,382 Rhodes Greece - RHO 25 - 10,832 feet, 250 degrees 78.83 +/- 16.4 1,791 +/- 1,212 ft -256 +/- 160 ft/min 151
2,383 Cobija Bolivia - CIJ 20 - 6,522 feet, 190 degrees 78.83 +/- 14.4 1,389 +/- 809 ft -236 +/- 173 ft/min 14
2,384 Cloncurry Australia - CNJ 30 - 6,553 feet, 308 degrees 78.83 +/- 13.8 1,093 +/- 716 ft -297 +/- 192 ft/min 75
2,385 Billings MT - BIL 28R - 10,504 feet, 292 degrees 78.84 +/- 15.6 1,678 +/- 984 ft -244 +/- 167 ft/min 964
2,386 Nadi Fiji - NAN 02 - 10,782 feet, 38 degrees 78.84 +/- 14.5 1,588 +/- 1,040 ft -237 +/- 150 ft/min 369
2,387 Kushiro Japan - KUH 17 - 8,167 feet, 159 degrees 78.84 +/- 15.6 1,749 +/- 673 ft -266 +/- 179 ft/min 22
2,388 Mackay Australia - MKY 32 - 6,494 feet, 328 degrees 78.84 +/- 16.1 1,551 +/- 897 ft -282 +/- 190 ft/min 97
2,389 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 34R - 12,467 feet, 342 degrees 78.84 +/- 16.6 1,973 +/- 642 ft -241 +/- 138 ft/min 52
2,390 Manaus Brazil - MAO 29 - 8,817 feet, 270 degrees 78.85 +/- 14.8 2,191 +/- 1,579 ft -233 +/- 116 ft/min 30
2,391 Port Macquarie Australia - PQQ 03 - 5,894 feet, 30 degrees 78.85 +/- 16.6 1,132 +/- 703 ft -311 +/- 184 ft/min 64
2,392 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 14 - 7,659 feet, 125 degrees [was 15] 78.86 +/- 18.1 1,687 +/- 792 ft -274 +/- 161 ft/min 32
2,393 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 04 - 9,868 feet, 33 degrees 78.86 +/- 15.6 1,931 +/- 1,341 ft -296 +/- 139 ft/min 11
2,394 Hancock MI - CMX 13 - 6,494 feet, 131 degrees 78.86 +/- 11.3 1,737 +/- 708 ft -263 +/- 150 ft/min 14
2,395 Des Moines IA - DSM 23 - 8,978 feet, 234 degrees 78.86 +/- 14.0 1,569 +/- 850 ft -242 +/- 157 ft/min 100
2,396 Wellington New Zealand - WLG 16 - 6,716 feet, 183 degrees 78.86 +/- 16.7 1,318 +/- 688 ft -262 +/- 198 ft/min 113
2,397 Dalian China - DLC 28 - 10,821 feet, 276 degrees 78.86 +/- 15.3 1,694 +/- 1,089 ft -246 +/- 121 ft/min 136
2,398 Yuma AZ - YUM 21L - 9,233 feet, 224 degrees 78.87 +/- 13.5 1,248 +/- 957 ft -223 +/- 136 ft/min 14
2,399 Ibiza Spain - IBZ 06 - 9,180 feet, 62 degrees 78.87 +/- 15.8 1,940 +/- 1,021 ft -226 +/- 119 ft/min 81
2,400 Bonriki Kiribati - TRW 27 - 6,801 feet, 277 degrees 78.87 +/- 13.8 1,146 +/- 751 ft -325 +/- 125 ft/min 12
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