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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
2,581 Montpelier France - MPL 30R - 8,552 feet, 305 degrees [was 31R] 79.35 +/- 13.1 1,654 +/- 1,081 ft -181 +/- 116 ft/min 44
2,582 Barranquilla Colombia - BAQ 05 - 9,837 feet, 40 degrees [was 04] 79.35 +/- 15.6 1,599 +/- 972 ft -233 +/- 185 ft/min 115
2,583 Wichita KS - ICT 19L - 7,284 feet, 200 degrees 79.36 +/- 14.9 1,632 +/- 796 ft -245 +/- 161 ft/min 244
2,584 Iliamna AK - ILI 26 - 5,072 feet, 272 degrees 79.36 +/- 13.2 1,104 +/- 484 ft -240 +/- 232 ft/min 10
2,585 Canberra Australia - CBR 17 - 10,766 feet, 180 degrees 79.36 +/- 15.3 1,598 +/- 772 ft -259 +/- 159 ft/min 76
2,586 Minot ND - MOT 26 - 6,319 feet, 270 degrees 79.37 +/- 13.6 1,352 +/- 774 ft -204 +/- 134 ft/min 30
2,587 Madrid Spain - MAD 32R - 11,682 feet, 322 degrees 79.37 +/- 15.0 1,501 +/- 1,014 ft -236 +/- 127 ft/min 188
2,588 Qiqihar China - NDG 17 - 8,520 feet, 158 degrees 79.37 +/- 15.9 2,424 +/- 2,066 ft -239 +/- 121 ft/min 28
2,589 Alexandria-International Egypt - ALY 22 - 7,176 feet, 225 degrees 79.38 +/- 15.7 1,437 +/- 836 ft -255 +/- 166 ft/min 45
2,590 Topeka KS - FOE 13 - 12,792 feet, 137 degrees 79.38 +/- 13.4 1,886 +/- 1,022 ft -231 +/- 127 ft/min 57
2,591 Jackson Hole WY - JAC 01 - 6,305 feet, 19 degrees 79.38 +/- 16.4 1,489 +/- 767 ft -284 +/- 207 ft/min 557
2,592 Sitka AK - SIT 29 - 6,494 feet, 316 degrees 79.38 +/- 14.9 1,427 +/- 847 ft -262 +/- 197 ft/min 82
2,593 Hue Vietnam - HUI 27 - 8,875 feet, 273 degrees 79.38 +/- 16.8 1,523 +/- 825 ft -224 +/- 138 ft/min 31
2,594 Key West FL - EYW 09 - 4,792 feet, 89 degrees 79.39 +/- 15.6 980 +/- 650 ft -309 +/- 227 ft/min 1,738
2,595 Richfield UT - RIF 19 - 7,061 feet, 207 degrees 79.39 +/- 15.7 1,050 +/- 642 ft -271 +/- 205 ft/min 108
2,596 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 26 - 10,177 feet, 254 degrees 79.39 +/- 12.9 1,825 +/- 849 ft -262 +/- 105 ft/min 15
2,597 Tbilisi Georgia - TBS 31L - 9,841 feet, 317 degrees 79.39 +/- 13.9 1,702 +/- 819 ft -267 +/- 146 ft/min 33
2,598 Dzaoudzi Comoros - DZA 34 - 6,332 feet, 330 degrees 79.40 +/- 13.5 1,286 +/- 640 ft -228 +/- 187 ft/min 18
2,599 Dhahran International Airport - DHA 34L - 11,967 feet, 345 degrees 79.40 +/- 18.4 1,768 +/- 1,431 ft -270 +/- 178 ft/min 23
2,600 Asuncion Paraguay - ASU 20 - 11,018 feet, 192 degrees 79.40 +/- 13.9 1,665 +/- 840 ft -239 +/- 145 ft/min 177
2,601 Raja Sansi Int Amritsar India - ATQ 34 - 11,987 feet, 338 degrees 79.40 +/- 15.0 1,762 +/- 1,417 ft -255 +/- 144 ft/min 38
2,602 Korhogo Cote D'Ivoire - HGO 08 - 6,890 feet, 80 degrees 79.41 +/- 18.3 1,180 +/- 441 ft -362 +/- 244 ft/min 22
2,603 Saltillo Mexico - SLW 17 - 9,433 feet, 180 degrees 79.41 +/- 15.4 1,428 +/- 784 ft -276 +/- 174 ft/min 62
2,604 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 16 - 6,974 feet, 139 degrees 79.42 +/- 15.2 1,904 +/- 954 ft -246 +/- 128 ft/min 78
2,605 Columbia MO - COU 20 - 6,513 feet, 201 degrees 79.42 +/- 11.9 1,515 +/- 797 ft -240 +/- 142 ft/min 35
2,606 Jackson Hole WY - JAC 18 - 6,299 feet, 199 degrees 79.42 +/- 14.2 1,212 +/- 773 ft -276 +/- 153 ft/min 116
2,607 Guayaquil Ecuador - GYE 03 - 8,806 feet, 30 degrees 79.42 +/- 16.5 1,386 +/- 928 ft -247 +/- 134 ft/min 46
2,608 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 24 - 8,201 feet, 248 degrees 79.42 +/- 14.4 2,036 +/- 704 ft -213 +/- 83 ft/min 17
2,609 Naples FL - APF 05 - 6,601 feet, 44 degrees 79.43 +/- 14.3 938 +/- 668 ft -281 +/- 183 ft/min 122
2,610 Rochester MN - RST 02 - 7,284 feet, 26 degrees 79.43 +/- 13.6 1,550 +/- 829 ft -218 +/- 134 ft/min 20
2,611 Little Rock AR - LIT 22L - 8,251 feet, 226 degrees 79.44 +/- 15.7 1,598 +/- 874 ft -250 +/- 167 ft/min 560
2,612 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 33R - 13,799 feet, 330 degrees 79.44 +/- 15.6 1,832 +/- 1,120 ft -272 +/- 144 ft/min 243
2,613 Northway AK - ORT 23 - 5,100 feet, 256 degrees [was 22] 79.44 +/- 13.9 830 +/- 496 ft -271 +/- 200 ft/min 96
2,614 Margarita Island Venezuela - PMV 09 - 9,943 feet, 78 degrees 79.44 +/- 14.8 1,834 +/- 787 ft -297 +/- 134 ft/min 164
2,615 Yakutsk Russia - YKS 05R - 11,103 feet, 37 degrees 79.44 +/- 16.3 2,039 +/- 1,432 ft -273 +/- 137 ft/min 48
2,616 Miami FL - MIA 9 - 12,969 feet, 87 degrees 79.45 +/- 13.4 1,673 +/- 636 ft -261 +/- 142 ft/min 37
2,617 Tapachula Mexico - TAP 05 - 6,543 feet, 55 degrees 79.45 +/- 16.4 1,420 +/- 974 ft -262 +/- 188 ft/min 86
2,618 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 04 - 6,331 feet, 57 degrees [was 03] 79.46 +/- 15.1 1,597 +/- 794 ft -211 +/- 137 ft/min 147
2,619 Torp Norway - TRF 36 - 8,874 feet, 359 degrees 79.46 +/- 14.3 1,512 +/- 921 ft -216 +/- 122 ft/min 34
2,620 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 01R - 8,162 feet, 10 degrees 79.46 +/- 15.0 1,788 +/- 901 ft -263 +/- 134 ft/min 74
2,621 Sydney Australia - SYD 34R - 7,993 feet, 348 degrees 79.46 +/- 15.0 1,689 +/- 1,172 ft -243 +/- 171 ft/min 373
2,622 Midway Island HI - MDY 06 - 7,792 feet, 68 degrees 79.47 +/- 15.2 1,593 +/- 764 ft -314 +/- 171 ft/min 193
2,623 Astana Kazakhstan - TSE 04 - 11,491 feet, 44 degrees 79.47 +/- 15.2 1,803 +/- 645 ft -269 +/- 143 ft/min 17
2,624 Glasgow United Kingdom - GLA 23 - 8,719 feet, 226 degrees 79.48 +/- 15.0 1,294 +/- 864 ft -231 +/- 152 ft/min 181
2,625 Kisumu Kenya - KIS 06 - 6,357 feet, 62 degrees [was 07] 79.48 +/- 12.5 1,275 +/- 627 ft -272 +/- 180 ft/min 16
2,626 Wilmington NC - ILM 17 - 7,755 feet, 159 degrees 79.48 +/- 15.4 1,606 +/- 865 ft -287 +/- 393 ft/min 49
2,627 El Calafate Argentina - FTE 25 - 8,354 feet, 265 degrees 79.48 +/- 14.2 1,703 +/- 905 ft -249 +/- 150 ft/min 71
2,628 Medan-Soewondo-Polonia Indonesia - MES 23 - 9,515 feet, 226 degrees 79.48 +/- 16.4 1,357 +/- 946 ft -275 +/- 147 ft/min 11
2,629 Xiamen China - XMN 23 - 11,150 feet, 232 degrees 79.48 +/- 13.7 1,555 +/- 1,114 ft -238 +/- 161 ft/min 125
2,630 Kashi China - KHG 26 - 10,479 feet, 266 degrees 79.48 +/- 14.7 1,662 +/- 1,055 ft -280 +/- 128 ft/min 44
2,631 Prince George BC Canada - YXS 15 - 11,443 feet, 171 degrees 79.49 +/- 15.6 1,675 +/- 963 ft -293 +/- 510 ft/min 167
2,632 Pierre SD - PIR 07 - 6,887 feet, 77 degrees 79.49 +/- 14.6 1,509 +/- 934 ft -232 +/- 157 ft/min 27
2,633 Goose Bay NF Canada - YYR 08 - 10,999 feet, 55 degrees 79.50 +/- 15.3 1,715 +/- 949 ft -267 +/- 139 ft/min 182
2,634 Little Rock AR - LIT 18 - 6,210 feet, 181 degrees 79.50 +/- 14.3 1,817 +/- 727 ft -220 +/- 97 ft/min 20
2,635 Moline-Quad Cities IL - MLI 31 - 7,289 feet, 308 degrees 79.50 +/- 17.5 1,238 +/- 889 ft -264 +/- 161 ft/min 26
2,636 Tampico Mexico - TAM 31 - 8,384 feet, 325 degrees 79.50 +/- 13.0 1,623 +/- 898 ft -235 +/- 108 ft/min 49
2,637 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 05R - 10,954 feet, 49 degrees [was 06] 79.50 +/- 14.9 1,746 +/- 990 ft -230 +/- 137 ft/min 319
2,638 Tirana Albania - TIA 17 - 9,018 feet, 174 degrees 79.51 +/- 16.2 1,699 +/- 1,020 ft -283 +/- 162 ft/min 98
2,639 Satu Mare Romania - SUJ 19 - 8,194 feet, 193 degrees 79.51 +/- 15.9 1,483 +/- 977 ft -214 +/- 196 ft/min 14
2,640 Medina Saudi Arabia - MED 36 - 9,984 feet, 4 degrees 79.51 +/- 18.3 1,691 +/- 993 ft -300 +/- 162 ft/min 41
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