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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
2,821 Sept-Iles QC Canada - YZV 27 - 6,565 feet, 249 degrees 80.03 +/- 15.1 1,395 +/- 687 ft -239 +/- 166 ft/min 36
2,822 Tunis Tunisia - TUN 29 - 9,346 feet, 293 degrees 80.03 +/- 16.4 1,446 +/- 952 ft -275 +/- 157 ft/min 96
2,823 Pittsfield MA - PSF 26 - 5,764 feet, 244 degrees 80.03 +/- 14.1 1,170 +/- 695 ft -278 +/- 177 ft/min 63
2,824 Santa Fe NM - SAF 28 - 6,298 feet, 292 degrees 80.03 +/- 14.6 968 +/- 563 ft -328 +/- 169 ft/min 13
2,825 Stephenville NF Canada - YJT 27 - 10,016 feet, 251 degrees 80.04 +/- 13.2 1,670 +/- 1,090 ft -277 +/- 132 ft/min 73
2,826 Lethbridge AB Canada - YQL 23 - 6,495 feet, 250 degrees 80.04 +/- 17.1 1,509 +/- 829 ft -250 +/- 163 ft/min 18
2,827 College Station TX - CLL 16 - 7,016 feet, 169 degrees 80.04 +/- 14.1 1,612 +/- 756 ft -170 +/- 100 ft/min 20
2,828 Columbus OH - CMH 28R - 7,990 feet, 274 degrees 80.04 +/- 15.7 1,594 +/- 1,026 ft -260 +/- 192 ft/min 667
2,829 White Plains NY - HPN 34 - 6,543 feet, 330 degrees 80.04 +/- 15.6 1,451 +/- 737 ft -272 +/- 186 ft/min 219
2,830 Longreach Australia - LRE 22 - 6,329 feet, 227 degrees 80.05 +/- 14.2 1,203 +/- 738 ft -288 +/- 171 ft/min 80
2,831 Chengdu China - CTU 20 - 11,788 feet, 202 degrees 80.05 +/- 15.7 1,785 +/- 884 ft -242 +/- 133 ft/min 46
2,832 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 22R - 5,512 feet, 223 degrees 80.06 +/- 14.6 915 +/- 775 ft -249 +/- 133 ft/min 45
2,833 Monterey CA - MRY 28L - 7,166 feet, 293 degrees 80.06 +/- 13.3 1,708 +/- 750 ft -251 +/- 230 ft/min 161
2,834 Lihue HI - LIH 03 - 6,512 feet, 45 degrees 80.06 +/- 15.5 1,479 +/- 665 ft -247 +/- 165 ft/min 86
2,835 Ulsan South Korea - USN 36 - 6,547 feet, 356 degrees 80.06 +/- 20.6 1,393 +/- 741 ft -329 +/- 319 ft/min 13
2,836 Montevideo Uruguay - MVD 19 - 7,364 feet, 179 degrees 80.06 +/- 14.1 1,698 +/- 1,075 ft -243 +/- 222 ft/min 102
2,837 Madison WI - MSN 21 - 6,954 feet, 209 degrees 80.07 +/- 13.8 1,661 +/- 721 ft -257 +/- 145 ft/min 177
2,838 Kununurra Australia - KNX 30 - 5,996 feet, 300 degrees 80.07 +/- 11.4 1,026 +/- 666 ft -284 +/- 143 ft/min 35
2,839 Samara Russia - KUF 15 - 9,867 feet, 160 degrees 80.08 +/- 14.3 1,502 +/- 1,642 ft -257 +/- 131 ft/min 42
2,840 Nome AK - OME 03 - 6,164 feet, 42 degrees 80.09 +/- 12.3 1,384 +/- 845 ft -234 +/- 105 ft/min 28
2,841 Constantine Algeria - CZL 32 - 7,875 feet, 316 degrees 80.10 +/- 18.1 1,544 +/- 611 ft -283 +/- 195 ft/min 21
2,842 Colombo Sri Lanka - CMB 22 - 10,975 feet, 217 degrees 80.10 +/- 14.3 1,496 +/- 742 ft -264 +/- 166 ft/min 37
2,843 Norman Wells NT - YVQ 10 - 5,959 feet, 118 degrees [was 09] 80.11 +/- 13.6 966 +/- 538 ft -245 +/- 176 ft/min 22
2,844 Laredo TX - LRD 36L - 8,739 feet, 3 degrees 80.11 +/- 10.9 1,633 +/- 660 ft -265 +/- 123 ft/min 14
2,845 Ypsilanti MI - YIP 23L - 7,543 feet, 226 degrees 80.11 +/- 14.3 1,572 +/- 605 ft -265 +/- 182 ft/min 40
2,846 Recife Brazil - REC 18 - 9,836 feet, 162 degrees 80.11 +/- 14.2 1,659 +/- 834 ft -230 +/- 145 ft/min 379
2,847 Wuxi Jiangsu China - WUX 21 - 10,488 feet, 200 degrees 80.11 +/- 17.6 1,979 +/- 900 ft -312 +/- 97 ft/min 16
2,848 Kalispell/Columbia Falls MT - FCA 20 - 8,992 feet, 215 degrees 80.12 +/- 15.9 1,638 +/- 778 ft -287 +/- 248 ft/min 176
2,849 Lansing MI - LAN 24 - 4,992 feet, 233 degrees 80.12 +/- 10.7 1,187 +/- 765 ft -267 +/- 158 ft/min 18
2,850 Kos Greece - KGS 33 - 7,880 feet, 328 degrees 80.12 +/- 13.8 1,572 +/- 936 ft -283 +/- 131 ft/min 53
2,851 Seymor Galapagos Islands Ecuador - GPS 14 - 7,873 feet, 144 degrees 80.12 +/- 17.3 1,574 +/- 1,158 ft -242 +/- 183 ft/min 60
2,852 Sydney Australia - SYD 25 - 8,296 feet, 254 degrees 80.12 +/- 13.3 1,492 +/- 1,001 ft -244 +/- 146 ft/min 417
2,853 Tamanrasset Algeria - TMR 20 - 11,717 feet, 202 degrees 80.13 +/- 12.5 1,614 +/- 510 ft -359 +/- 148 ft/min 16
2,854 Grand Forks ND - GFK 17R - 7,339 feet, 180 degrees 80.13 +/- 13.1 1,585 +/- 803 ft -189 +/- 110 ft/min 105
2,855 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 31C - 6,523 feet, 314 degrees 80.13 +/- 14.5 1,072 +/- 776 ft -259 +/- 171 ft/min 1,250
2,856 Biarritz France - BIQ 27 - 7,375 feet, 269 degrees 80.13 +/- 13.3 1,572 +/- 770 ft -226 +/- 148 ft/min 115
2,857 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 02L - 11,804 feet, 38 degrees 80.13 +/- 14.7 1,666 +/- 1,101 ft -228 +/- 137 ft/min 687
2,858 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 20R - 11,804 feet, 218 degrees 80.13 +/- 13.9 1,716 +/- 1,219 ft -225 +/- 127 ft/min 230
2,859 Salvador de Bahia Brazil - SSA 10 - 9,817 feet, 78 degrees 80.13 +/- 15.5 1,665 +/- 858 ft -244 +/- 199 ft/min 162
2,860 Nanaimo BC - YCD 16 - 6,593 feet, 181 degrees 80.14 +/- 15.0 1,115 +/- 646 ft -316 +/- 170 ft/min 107
2,861 Bucharest Romania - OTP 26L - 11,482 feet, 264 degrees 80.14 +/- 15.3 1,708 +/- 881 ft -236 +/- 145 ft/min 135
2,862 St Petersburg Russia - LED 28R - 11,110 feet, 287 degrees 80.14 +/- 15.5 1,740 +/- 954 ft -245 +/- 142 ft/min 129
2,863 Ely NV - ELY 18 - 6,004 feet, 194 degrees 80.15 +/- 13.5 1,410 +/- 684 ft -247 +/- 167 ft/min 100
2,864 Oakland CA - OAK 30 - 9,999 feet, 310 degrees 80.15 +/- 15.8 1,628 +/- 805 ft -264 +/- 179 ft/min 327
2,865 Providence RI - PVD 23 - 7,161 feet, 212 degrees 80.15 +/- 15.4 1,547 +/- 783 ft -269 +/- 202 ft/min 536
2,866 Arar Saudi Arabia - RAE 10 - 9,993 feet, 105 degrees 80.15 +/- 12.5 1,611 +/- 1,105 ft -265 +/- 136 ft/min 12
2,867 Eureka CA - ACV 14 - 6,048 feet, 153 degrees 80.16 +/- 17.6 1,463 +/- 689 ft -280 +/- 232 ft/min 76
2,868 Newport VT - EFK 18 - 4,999 feet, 160 degrees 80.16 +/- 11.7 811 +/- 334 ft -300 +/- 199 ft/min 14
2,869 North Platte NE - LBF 30 - 7,999 feet, 306 degrees 80.16 +/- 15.8 1,664 +/- 703 ft -254 +/- 152 ft/min 120
2,870 Cape Town South Africa - CPT 19 - 10,506 feet, 165 degrees 80.17 +/- 14.4 1,811 +/- 904 ft -256 +/- 131 ft/min 419
2,871 Nashville TN - BNA 20R - 7,693 feet, 198 degrees 80.17 +/- 14.3 1,522 +/- 787 ft -253 +/- 155 ft/min 613
2,872 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 28R - 9,008 feet, 270 degrees 80.17 +/- 14.8 1,566 +/- 872 ft -245 +/- 157 ft/min 313
2,873 Klamath Falls OR - LMT 32 - 10,292 feet, 338 degrees 80.17 +/- 15.4 1,751 +/- 1,031 ft -228 +/- 111 ft/min 73
2,874 Peoria IL - PIA 22 - 7,962 feet, 219 degrees 80.17 +/- 12.4 1,537 +/- 798 ft -178 +/- 99 ft/min 26
2,875 Brownsville TX - BRO 13 - 7,401 feet, 136 degrees [was 13R] 80.18 +/- 12.0 1,601 +/- 782 ft -199 +/- 115 ft/min 54
2,876 Kinston NC - ISO 05 - 11,494 feet, 41 degrees 80.18 +/- 12.7 1,699 +/- 1,082 ft -244 +/- 134 ft/min 92
2,877 Southern Pines NC - SOP 05 - 6,504 feet, 46 degrees 80.18 +/- 18.6 1,110 +/- 674 ft -300 +/- 279 ft/min 97
2,878 Santa Rosa CA - STS 32 - 5,990 feet, 337 degrees 80.18 +/- 15.9 1,348 +/- 675 ft -276 +/- 214 ft/min 202
2,879 Trenton NJ - TTN 06 - 6,008 feet, 46 degrees 80.18 +/- 14.7 1,420 +/- 783 ft -265 +/- 192 ft/min 196
2,880 Trieste Italy - TRS 09 - 9,835 feet, 90 degrees 80.18 +/- 15.6 1,704 +/- 826 ft -242 +/- 151 ft/min 137
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