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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
2,401 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 34 - 13,111 feet, 347 degrees 78.87 +/- 14.5 1,640 +/- 878 ft -269 +/- 166 ft/min 68
2,402 Manchester NH - MHT 17 - 9,247 feet, 157 degrees 78.88 +/- 15.7 1,578 +/- 937 ft -247 +/- 180 ft/min 350
2,403 Philadelphia PA - PHL 35 - 6,491 feet, 339 degrees 78.88 +/- 15.4 1,524 +/- 987 ft -256 +/- 157 ft/min 94
2,404 San Angelo TX - SJT 18 - 8,048 feet, 187 degrees 78.88 +/- 15.7 1,357 +/- 858 ft -271 +/- 166 ft/min 65
2,405 Cagliari Italy - CAG 14 - 9,196 feet, 138 degrees 78.88 +/- 16.6 1,631 +/- 907 ft -286 +/- 155 ft/min 36
2,406 Juneau AK - JNU 8 - 8,834 feet, 104 degrees 78.88 +/- 12.1 1,809 +/- 832 ft -277 +/- 162 ft/min 22
2,407 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 23L - 10,954 feet, 229 degrees 78.88 +/- 14.8 1,766 +/- 1,080 ft -280 +/- 142 ft/min 140
2,408 Pau France - PUF 31 - 8,165 feet, 306 degrees 78.89 +/- 13.0 1,578 +/- 910 ft -227 +/- 139 ft/min 79
2,409 Lugano Switzerland - LUG 01 - 4,641 feet, 19 degrees 78.89 +/- 11.5 1,008 +/- 583 ft -290 +/- 179 ft/min 29
2,410 Atuona French Polynesia - AUQ 02 - 5,262 feet, 29 degrees 78.89 +/- 16.5 997 +/- 757 ft -276 +/- 184 ft/min 51
2,411 Anapa Russia - AAQ 04 - 8,527 feet, 42 degrees 78.89 +/- 16.0 1,226 +/- 621 ft -335 +/- 211 ft/min 50
2,412 Krasnodar Russia - KRR 05R - 9,802 feet, 52 degrees 78.89 +/- 13.9 1,636 +/- 739 ft -267 +/- 139 ft/min 27
2,413 Nanaimo BC - YCD 34 - 6,593 feet, 1 degrees 78.90 +/- 12.2 842 +/- 722 ft -291 +/- 117 ft/min 18
2,414 Tamanrasset Algeria - TMR 08 - 10,313 feet, 82 degrees 78.90 +/- 14.6 1,643 +/- 627 ft -299 +/- 166 ft/min 29
2,415 Bristol United Kingdom - BRS 09 - 6,596 feet, 86 degrees 78.90 +/- 14.5 1,626 +/- 890 ft -251 +/- 180 ft/min 76
2,416 Dover-Dover AFB DE - DOV 19 - 9,592 feet, 183 degrees 78.90 +/- 14.7 2,040 +/- 1,165 ft -211 +/- 97 ft/min 43
2,417 Gulfport/Biloxi MS - GPT 32 - 8,996 feet, 315 degrees 78.90 +/- 16.6 1,632 +/- 929 ft -263 +/- 180 ft/min 301
2,418 Santa Barbara CA - SBA 07 - 6,053 feet, 89 degrees 78.90 +/- 14.3 1,737 +/- 1,115 ft -238 +/- 139 ft/min 276
2,419 Springfield IL - SPI 13 - 7,389 feet, 127 degrees 78.90 +/- 13.1 1,723 +/- 922 ft -264 +/- 139 ft/min 22
2,420 Petropavlovsk Russia - PKC 16R - 11,138 feet, 157 degrees 78.90 +/- 15.2 2,087 +/- 1,149 ft -241 +/- 130 ft/min 34
2,421 Krasnodar Russia - KRR 23L - 9,802 feet, 232 degrees 78.90 +/- 16.4 1,480 +/- 844 ft -279 +/- 189 ft/min 48
2,422 Panama City - NW Florida Beaches FL - ECP 34 - 9,993 feet, 339 degrees 78.91 +/- 15.4 2,009 +/- 1,501 ft -251 +/- 134 ft/min 103
2,423 Ogden Hinckley UT - OGD 21 - 8,089 feet, 225 degrees 78.91 +/- 14.9 1,818 +/- 1,311 ft -238 +/- 153 ft/min 10
2,424 Toledo OH - TOL 25 - 10,592 feet, 247 degrees 78.91 +/- 15.5 1,691 +/- 1,057 ft -242 +/- 164 ft/min 250
2,425 Girona Spain - GRO 20 - 7,857 feet, 196 degrees 78.91 +/- 16.0 1,227 +/- 795 ft -270 +/- 161 ft/min 75
2,426 Iquitos Peru - IQT 24 - 8,163 feet, 237 degrees 78.91 +/- 12.9 1,346 +/- 822 ft -237 +/- 158 ft/min 63
2,427 Delta Junction AK - BIG 10 - 6,112 feet, 125 degrees [was 09] 78.92 +/- 15.8 1,465 +/- 604 ft -300 +/- 349 ft/min 36
2,428 Urumqi China - URC 07 - 11,800 feet, 74 degrees 78.92 +/- 16.7 1,819 +/- 1,073 ft -294 +/- 152 ft/min 51
2,429 Columbia MO - COU 02 - 6,513 feet, 21 degrees 78.93 +/- 15.5 1,609 +/- 860 ft -238 +/- 169 ft/min 73
2,430 Marianna FL - MAI 18 - 4,891 feet, 180 degrees 78.93 +/- 16.2 1,085 +/- 676 ft -305 +/- 200 ft/min 109
2,431 Brindisi Italy - BDS 31 - 9,994 feet, 317 degrees 78.93 +/- 12.0 1,870 +/- 675 ft -202 +/- 108 ft/min 69
2,432 Eureka CA - ACV 32 - 6,048 feet, 333 degrees 78.94 +/- 16.2 1,114 +/- 728 ft -286 +/- 185 ft/min 194
2,433 Killeen-Fort Hood TX - GRK 33 - 7,894 feet, 337 degrees 78.94 +/- 14.9 1,791 +/- 930 ft -229 +/- 122 ft/min 70
2,434 Newport News VA - PHF 20 - 6,517 feet, 193 degrees 78.94 +/- 20.5 1,088 +/- 506 ft -294 +/- 367 ft/min 13
2,435 Santorini Greece - JTR 33 - 7,205 feet, 339 degrees 78.94 +/- 15.0 1,487 +/- 600 ft -190 +/- 188 ft/min 25
2,436 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24L - 12,139 feet, 255 degrees [was 25L] 78.94 +/- 15.1 1,815 +/- 1,032 ft -240 +/- 143 ft/min 767
2,437 Fernandina Beach FL - FHB 04 - 5,291 feet, 35 degrees 78.95 +/- 12.4 1,459 +/- 735 ft -309 +/- 154 ft/min 15
2,438 Wake Island Airfield USMOI - AWK 28 - 9,848 feet, 282 degrees 78.95 +/- 15.2 1,754 +/- 1,089 ft -223 +/- 137 ft/min 77
2,439 Yantai China - YNT 04 - 10,486 feet, 37 degrees [was 23] 78.95 +/- 15.0 1,762 +/- 1,147 ft -288 +/- 113 ft/min 13
2,440 Dublin Ireland - DUB 34 - 6,760 feet, 337 degrees 78.96 +/- 17.0 1,575 +/- 808 ft -281 +/- 170 ft/min 40
2,441 Astoria OR - AST 26 - 5,800 feet, 276 degrees 78.96 +/- 14.2 805 +/- 652 ft -253 +/- 159 ft/min 155
2,442 Hartford CT - BDL 33 - 6,838 feet, 314 degrees 78.96 +/- 16.1 1,561 +/- 1,011 ft -279 +/- 207 ft/min 486
2,443 Wenatchee WA - EAT 07 - 4,451 feet, 90 degrees 78.96 +/- 12.7 1,291 +/- 715 ft -246 +/- 168 ft/min 13
2,444 Toulouse France - TLS 14L - 9,949 feet, 143 degrees 78.96 +/- 15.6 1,634 +/- 1,009 ft -242 +/- 188 ft/min 103
2,445 Paris-Orly France - ORY 25 - 10,902 feet, 254 degrees 78.96 +/- 14.5 1,414 +/- 1,615 ft -255 +/- 128 ft/min 90
2,446 Gorontalo Indoesnia - GTO 27 - 8,200 feet, 277 degrees 78.96 +/- 12.2 726 +/- 511 ft -294 +/- 152 ft/min 39
2,447 Surabaya Indonesia - SUB 28 - 9,835 feet, 279 degrees 78.96 +/- 20.8 1,539 +/- 906 ft -280 +/- 330 ft/min 22
2,448 Zhengzhou China - CGO 30 - 11,168 feet, 292 degrees 78.96 +/- 15.6 2,152 +/- 1,379 ft -243 +/- 136 ft/min 41
2,449 Ningbo China - NGB 13 - 10,490 feet, 123 degrees 78.96 +/- 15.0 1,608 +/- 994 ft -238 +/- 127 ft/min 76
2,450 Edmonton AB Canada - YEG 12 - 10,165 feet, 135 degrees 78.97 +/- 14.4 1,836 +/- 992 ft -225 +/- 132 ft/min 304
2,451 Burbank CA - BUR 8 - 5,786 feet, 90 degrees 78.97 +/- 19.7 1,911 +/- 1,118 ft -325 +/- 146 ft/min 11
2,452 Marquette MI - MQT 01 - 12,364 feet, 9 degrees 78.97 +/- 15.9 1,802 +/- 1,253 ft -223 +/- 146 ft/min 170
2,453 Goiania Brazil - GYN 14 - 8,194 feet, 120 degrees 78.97 +/- 16.7 1,645 +/- 820 ft -239 +/- 163 ft/min 57
2,454 Whitehorse Yukon Canada - YXY 32L - 9,587 feet, 339 degrees 78.98 +/- 14.6 1,355 +/- 852 ft -285 +/- 144 ft/min 141
2,455 Glasgow-Prestwick United Kingdom - PIK 30 - 9,794 feet, 301 degrees [was 31] 78.98 +/- 15.1 1,627 +/- 1,069 ft -269 +/- 176 ft/min 49
2,456 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 01 - 7,170 feet, 356 degrees 78.98 +/- 16.2 1,520 +/- 864 ft -282 +/- 202 ft/min 5,806
2,457 Nausori Fiji - SUV 10 - 6,129 feet, 109 degrees 78.98 +/- 15.1 1,427 +/- 815 ft -292 +/- 164 ft/min 146
2,458 Abakan Russia - ABA 20L - 10,699 feet, 205 degrees 78.98 +/- 12.6 1,717 +/- 729 ft -266 +/- 123 ft/min 31
2,459 Magnitogorsk Russia - MQF 18 - 10,628 feet, 196 degrees [was 19] 78.98 +/- 11.8 1,554 +/- 993 ft -243 +/- 129 ft/min 22
2,460 Huai'an China - HIA 22 - 7,856 feet, 216 degrees 78.98 +/- 19.3 1,960 +/- 960 ft -226 +/- 103 ft/min 11
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