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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
2,941 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 12 - 6,856 feet, 135 degrees 80.35 +/- 16.4 1,968 +/- 977 ft -273 +/- 90 ft/min 13
2,942 Tiksi Russia - N.A 03 - 9,959 feet, 8 degrees 80.35 +/- 15.1 1,579 +/- 844 ft -277 +/- 124 ft/min 30
2,943 Atlantic City NJ - ACY 13 - 9,995 feet, 118 degrees 80.36 +/- 15.2 1,700 +/- 881 ft -257 +/- 152 ft/min 131
2,944 Ithaca NY - ITH 32 - 6,963 feet, 313 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.5 1,502 +/- 690 ft -269 +/- 169 ft/min 180
2,945 Rhinelander WI - RHI 27 - 6,792 feet, 268 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.5 1,609 +/- 886 ft -200 +/- 112 ft/min 65
2,946 Turaif Saudi Arabia - TUI 28 - 9,843 feet, 285 degrees 80.36 +/- 12.5 1,702 +/- 1,805 ft -252 +/- 98 ft/min 18
2,947 Charleville Australia - CTL 12 - 4,989 feet, 137 degrees 80.36 +/- 15.2 920 +/- 595 ft -298 +/- 176 ft/min 71
2,948 Rifle CO - RIL 26 - 6,998 feet, 268 degrees 80.37 +/- 15.7 1,387 +/- 789 ft -307 +/- 183 ft/min 100
2,949 Calcutta India - CCU 19L - 11,911 feet, 186 degrees 80.37 +/- 13.6 1,381 +/- 1,057 ft -250 +/- 120 ft/min 92
2,950 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 25L - 12,560 feet, 249 degrees 80.37 +/- 14.3 1,543 +/- 1,020 ft -272 +/- 169 ft/min 378
2,951 Newcastle Australia - NTL 30 - 10,035 feet, 310 degrees 80.37 +/- 18.0 1,619 +/- 980 ft -251 +/- 143 ft/min 52
2,952 Corrientes Argentina - CNQ 02 - 7,385 feet, 8 degrees 80.38 +/- 12.0 1,532 +/- 669 ft -246 +/- 152 ft/min 12
2,953 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 03 - 9,843 feet, 35 degrees [was 04] 80.40 +/- 13.0 2,037 +/- 896 ft -210 +/- 77 ft/min 24
2,954 Waterloo IA - ALO 30 - 8,393 feet, 308 degrees 80.40 +/- 14.0 1,633 +/- 1,198 ft -225 +/- 138 ft/min 18
2,955 Riverside CA - RAL 27 - 5,408 feet, 283 degrees 80.40 +/- 12.2 1,000 +/- 395 ft -335 +/- 199 ft/min 35
2,956 Tampico Mexico - TAM 13 - 8,384 feet, 145 degrees 80.40 +/- 15.2 1,630 +/- 879 ft -251 +/- 168 ft/min 148
2,957 Komatsu Japan - KMQ 24 - 8,808 feet, 235 degrees 80.40 +/- 10.5 1,310 +/- 968 ft -166 +/- 105 ft/min 20
2,958 Sydney NS Canada - YQY 06 - 7,026 feet, 46 degrees 80.41 +/- 12.9 1,375 +/- 820 ft -297 +/- 145 ft/min 26
2,959 Pointe-Noire Congo - PNR 17 - 8,563 feet, 166 degrees 80.41 +/- 17.2 1,452 +/- 929 ft -282 +/- 222 ft/min 97
2,960 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 25 - 10,488 feet, 248 degrees [was 26] 80.41 +/- 12.1 1,441 +/- 782 ft -235 +/- 112 ft/min 24
2,961 Hickory NC - HKY 24 - 6,376 feet, 235 degrees 80.41 +/- 15.1 1,546 +/- 736 ft -288 +/- 193 ft/min 133
2,962 Bismarck ND - BIS 13 - 8,791 feet, 138 degrees 80.42 +/- 13.5 1,627 +/- 730 ft -228 +/- 143 ft/min 221
2,963 Córdoba Argentina - COR 01 - 10,494 feet, 359 degrees 80.42 +/- 14.2 1,540 +/- 731 ft -217 +/- 145 ft/min 20
2,964 Pituffik Greenland - THU 08 - 9,995 feet, 85 degrees 80.43 +/- 12.9 1,806 +/- 967 ft -285 +/- 115 ft/min 87
2,965 Aberdeen SD - ABR 31 - 6,891 feet, 315 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.4 1,437 +/- 788 ft -260 +/- 189 ft/min 305
2,966 Yakima WA - YKM 27 - 7,598 feet, 290 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.7 1,525 +/- 810 ft -231 +/- 169 ft/min 203
2,967 Delta Junction AK - BIG 28 - 6,112 feet, 305 degrees [was 27] 80.43 +/- 12.2 1,264 +/- 789 ft -220 +/- 122 ft/min 20
2,968 Saipan Mariana Islands - SPN 07 - 8,670 feet, 68 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.8 1,617 +/- 942 ft -231 +/- 155 ft/min 351
2,969 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 22 - 6,331 feet, 237 degrees 80.44 +/- 16.0 1,579 +/- 593 ft -298 +/- 169 ft/min 20
2,970 Corpus Christi TX - CRP 35 - 6,096 feet, 359 degrees 80.44 +/- 14.1 1,400 +/- 686 ft -290 +/- 159 ft/min 37
2,971 The Valley Anguilla - AXA 10 - 5,456 feet, 91 degrees 80.44 +/- 14.2 1,028 +/- 558 ft -297 +/- 187 ft/min 35
2,972 Dickinson ND - DIK 32 - 6,383 feet, 330 degrees 80.45 +/- 13.0 1,283 +/- 770 ft -219 +/- 140 ft/min 66
2,973 Wenatchee WA - EAT 12 - 6,976 feet, 135 degrees 80.45 +/- 11.7 1,080 +/- 671 ft -237 +/- 147 ft/min 97
2,974 Rockland ME - RKD 13 - 5,007 feet, 111 degrees 80.46 +/- 13.8 999 +/- 587 ft -282 +/- 181 ft/min 90
2,975 Beaumont TX - BPT 12 - 6,748 feet, 121 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.0 1,486 +/- 749 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 157
2,976 Cedar Rapids IA - CID 27 - 8,587 feet, 271 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.9 1,333 +/- 799 ft -249 +/- 169 ft/min 262
2,977 Montpelier France - MPL 30R - 8,552 feet, 305 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.2 1,587 +/- 906 ft -257 +/- 174 ft/min 77
2,978 Mikonos Greece - JMK 34 - 6,231 feet, 341 degrees 80.47 +/- 12.2 1,417 +/- 870 ft -238 +/- 136 ft/min 42
2,979 Victoria BC Canada - YYJ 09 - 6,966 feet, 106 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.2 1,628 +/- 814 ft -235 +/- 147 ft/min 169
2,980 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 04L - 9,934 feet, 34 degrees 80.48 +/- 16.2 1,446 +/- 818 ft -272 +/- 211 ft/min 73
2,981 Newcastle United Kingdom - NCL 25 - 7,642 feet, 245 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.7 1,513 +/- 1,154 ft -233 +/- 154 ft/min 132
2,982 Moshoeshoe Lesotho - MSU 22 - 10,491 feet, 195 degrees 80.48 +/- 16.6 1,716 +/- 1,009 ft -256 +/- 146 ft/min 49
2,983 Barrow AK - BRW 08 - 6,701 feet, 90 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.2 1,805 +/- 837 ft -286 +/- 132 ft/min 49
2,984 Siem Reap Cambodia - REP 05 - 8,362 feet, 48 degrees 80.48 +/- 13.8 1,490 +/- 884 ft -253 +/- 136 ft/min 64
2,985 Newport VT - EFK 05 - 3,994 feet, 29 degrees 80.49 +/- 12.7 694 +/- 310 ft -277 +/- 158 ft/min 15
2,986 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 07L - 9,983 feet, 69 degrees 80.49 +/- 14.5 1,464 +/- 844 ft -266 +/- 161 ft/min 67
2,987 Kristiansand Norway - KRS 21 - 6,660 feet, 215 degrees [was 22] 80.50 +/- 15.3 1,556 +/- 799 ft -241 +/- 133 ft/min 35
2,988 Everett WA - PAE 34L - 9,399 feet, 359 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.5 1,675 +/- 795 ft -332 +/- 173 ft/min 19
2,989 Toledo OH - TOL 16 - 5,597 feet, 157 degrees 80.50 +/- 11.9 1,348 +/- 647 ft -249 +/- 167 ft/min 10
2,990 Roatan Honduras - RTB 07 - 6,865 feet, 65 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.1 1,643 +/- 962 ft -259 +/- 149 ft/min 174
2,991 Biak Indonesia - BIK 11 - 11,708 feet, 109 degrees 80.50 +/- 16.1 1,633 +/- 871 ft -255 +/- 189 ft/min 93
2,992 Masset BC Canada - ZMT 13 - 4,904 feet, 148 degrees 80.51 +/- 17.6 792 +/- 486 ft -334 +/- 167 ft/min 28
2,993 Dzaoudzi Comoros - DZA 16 - 6,332 feet, 150 degrees 80.51 +/- 18.4 1,045 +/- 612 ft -317 +/- 183 ft/min 16
2,994 Paphos Cyprus - PFO 11 - 8,850 feet, 110 degrees 80.51 +/- 13.8 1,756 +/- 647 ft -223 +/- 120 ft/min 20
2,995 Maceió Brazil - MCZ 12 - 8,529 feet, 101 degrees 80.51 +/- 13.6 1,562 +/- 643 ft -219 +/- 152 ft/min 57
2,996 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 07 - 10,488 feet, 68 degrees 80.52 +/- 16.9 1,534 +/- 670 ft -319 +/- 204 ft/min 23
2,997 Calvi France - CLY 18 - 7,588 feet, 180 degrees 80.53 +/- 12.3 1,124 +/- 714 ft -217 +/- 151 ft/min 80
2,998 Hailang China - MDG 22 - 8,520 feet, 206 degrees 80.53 +/- 14.7 1,447 +/- 777 ft -253 +/- 156 ft/min 55
2,999 Moses Lake WA - MWH 32R - 13,491 feet, 342 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.9 1,788 +/- 1,222 ft -248 +/- 124 ft/min 47
3,000 Stevens Point WI - STE 03 - 6,031 feet, 30 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.2 1,218 +/- 740 ft -293 +/- 159 ft/min 21
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