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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
3,001 Kochi India - COK 27 - 11,155 feet, 268 degrees 80.54 +/- 14.5 1,721 +/- 1,017 ft -255 +/- 156 ft/min 33
3,002 Port Lincoln Australia - PLO 19 - 4,915 feet, 197 degrees 80.54 +/- 14.9 970 +/- 500 ft -331 +/- 180 ft/min 49
3,003 Wuhan China - WUH 04 - 11,143 feet, 41 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.2 1,892 +/- 1,501 ft -259 +/- 154 ft/min 122
3,004 Rabat Morocco - RBA 21 - 11,448 feet, 211 degrees [was 22] 80.55 +/- 15.4 1,722 +/- 1,174 ft -211 +/- 140 ft/min 25
3,005 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 34 - 5,997 feet, 337 degrees 80.55 +/- 15.0 1,608 +/- 882 ft -257 +/- 138 ft/min 29
3,006 Onslow Australia - ONS 21 - 6,233 feet, 209 degrees 80.55 +/- 16.1 1,306 +/- 1,024 ft -305 +/- 191 ft/min 63
3,007 Nanning China - NNG 05 - 10,499 feet, 47 degrees 80.55 +/- 18.5 1,739 +/- 1,088 ft -285 +/- 228 ft/min 66
3,008 Kamloops Canada - YKA 27 - 7,976 feet, 283 degrees [was 26] 80.56 +/- 17.7 1,091 +/- 568 ft -315 +/- 240 ft/min 55
3,009 Freetown Sierra Leone - FNA 30 - 10,895 feet, 287 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.3 1,610 +/- 905 ft -264 +/- 156 ft/min 84
3,010 Fresno CA - FAT 11R - 8,001 feet, 125 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.1 1,737 +/- 829 ft -195 +/- 75 ft/min 13
3,011 Palermo Italy - PMO 07 - 10,909 feet, 67 degrees 80.56 +/- 16.7 1,490 +/- 904 ft -275 +/- 144 ft/min 69
3,012 Deadhorse AK - SCC 06 - 6,488 feet, 75 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.4 1,597 +/- 681 ft -268 +/- 138 ft/min 59
3,013 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34L - 12,463 feet, 340 degrees 80.57 +/- 16.2 1,758 +/- 1,051 ft -265 +/- 167 ft/min 112
3,014 Novosibirsk Russia - OVB 16 - 12,087 feet, 170 degrees 80.57 +/- 12.7 1,938 +/- 500 ft -247 +/- 92 ft/min 14
3,015 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 32 - 6,018 feet, 336 degrees [was 31] 80.58 +/- 18.1 1,513 +/- 749 ft -260 +/- 159 ft/min 17
3,016 Norman Wells NT - YVQ 28 - 5,959 feet, 298 degrees [was 27] 80.58 +/- 13.7 1,123 +/- 670 ft -251 +/- 163 ft/min 89
3,017 Copenhagen Denmark - CPH 22L - 10,843 feet, 221 degrees 80.58 +/- 14.7 1,785 +/- 955 ft -248 +/- 140 ft/min 537
3,018 Longyear Norway - LYR 28 - 8,127 feet, 285 degrees 80.58 +/- 12.0 1,721 +/- 630 ft -312 +/- 141 ft/min 48
3,019 Fort Smith AR - FSM 25 - 8,012 feet, 261 degrees 80.58 +/- 14.4 1,582 +/- 745 ft -215 +/- 161 ft/min 120
3,020 Bridgetown Barbados - BGI 27 - 10,999 feet, 256 degrees 80.58 +/- 9.5 1,319 +/- 691 ft -214 +/- 122 ft/min 10
3,021 Satu Mare Romania - SUJ 01 - 8,194 feet, 13 degrees 80.59 +/- 13.8 1,342 +/- 833 ft -220 +/- 122 ft/min 16
3,022 Nurnberg Germany - NUE 10 - 8,857 feet, 99 degrees 80.60 +/- 15.2 1,579 +/- 850 ft -233 +/- 171 ft/min 85
3,023 Appleton WI - ATW 29 - 6,491 feet, 296 degrees 80.60 +/- 14.0 1,615 +/- 696 ft -211 +/- 151 ft/min 61
3,024 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34L - 13,128 feet, 345 degrees 80.60 +/- 14.5 1,651 +/- 1,093 ft -252 +/- 145 ft/min 122
3,025 Lihue HI - LIH 21 - 6,512 feet, 225 degrees 80.60 +/- 12.9 1,579 +/- 631 ft -226 +/- 150 ft/min 72
3,026 Georgetown Guyana - GEO 24 - 7,428 feet, 225 degrees 80.60 +/- 12.8 1,384 +/- 731 ft -252 +/- 157 ft/min 38
3,027 Green Bay WI - GRB 18 - 8,697 feet, 180 degrees 80.61 +/- 16.8 1,339 +/- 821 ft -262 +/- 172 ft/min 99
3,028 Punta Gorda FL - PGD 15 - 5,687 feet, 149 degrees 80.61 +/- 14.1 1,173 +/- 739 ft -271 +/- 186 ft/min 23
3,029 Homer AK - HOM 03 - 6,684 feet, 55 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.1 1,192 +/- 732 ft -245 +/- 155 ft/min 80
3,030 Isla De Vieques Puerto Rico - VQS 09 - 4,296 feet, 77 degrees 80.61 +/- 12.7 1,195 +/- 645 ft -301 +/- 164 ft/min 46
3,031 Hamilton Island Australia - HTI 14 - 5,591 feet, 143 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.9 1,561 +/- 751 ft -290 +/- 144 ft/min 119
3,032 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 08R - 7,882 feet, 81 degrees 80.62 +/- 14.8 1,282 +/- 968 ft -232 +/- 128 ft/min 84
3,033 Blythe CA - BLH 17 - 5,790 feet, 180 degrees 80.62 +/- 16.3 1,163 +/- 713 ft -245 +/- 183 ft/min 26
3,034 Hickory NC - HKY 06 - 6,376 feet, 55 degrees 80.62 +/- 15.0 1,348 +/- 748 ft -239 +/- 150 ft/min 61
3,035 Oshkosh WI - OSH 27 - 6,176 feet, 271 degrees 80.62 +/- 17.6 810 +/- 449 ft -331 +/- 430 ft/min 28
3,036 Mikonos Greece - JMK 16 - 6,231 feet, 161 degrees 80.62 +/- 14.6 1,827 +/- 714 ft -168 +/- 68 ft/min 14
3,037 Surabaya Indonesia - SUB 10 - 9,835 feet, 99 degrees 80.62 +/- 13.7 1,507 +/- 862 ft -223 +/- 119 ft/min 30
3,038 Tôlanaro Madagascar - FTU 26 - 5,898 feet, 232 degrees 80.63 +/- 15.9 1,058 +/- 721 ft -333 +/- 148 ft/min 21
3,039 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 27 - 5,995 feet, 271 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.8 1,561 +/- 683 ft -226 +/- 153 ft/min 66
3,040 Lexington KY - LEX 26 - 3,495 feet, 261 degrees 80.63 +/- 19.5 944 +/- 236 ft -365 +/- 246 ft/min 26
3,041 Saranac Lake NY - SLK 23 - 6,572 feet, 215 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.6 1,710 +/- 843 ft -303 +/- 138 ft/min 76
3,042 Astrakhan Russia - ASF 09 - 10,489 feet, 97 degrees 80.63 +/- 14.7 1,676 +/- 875 ft -232 +/- 146 ft/min 67
3,043 Concord CA - CCR 19R - 4,995 feet, 203 degrees 80.64 +/- 14.5 927 +/- 530 ft -278 +/- 179 ft/min 89
3,044 Cranbrook BC Canada - YXC 16 - 8,002 feet, 179 degrees 80.65 +/- 15.5 1,360 +/- 767 ft -282 +/- 177 ft/min 57
3,045 N'Djamena Chad - NDJ 05 - 9,186 feet, 46 degrees 80.65 +/- 15.1 1,539 +/- 759 ft -261 +/- 174 ft/min 141
3,046 Groton-New London CT - GON 05 - 4,987 feet, 34 degrees 80.65 +/- 15.5 1,125 +/- 666 ft -277 +/- 172 ft/min 86
3,047 Sioux City IA - SUX 13 - 9,004 feet, 136 degrees 80.65 +/- 14.9 1,609 +/- 781 ft -229 +/- 159 ft/min 102
3,048 Nome AK - OME 03 - 6,164 feet, 42 degrees [was 02] 80.65 +/- 8.9 1,267 +/- 564 ft -244 +/- 172 ft/min 12
3,049 Chitose Japan - CTS 01R - 9,794 feet, 353 degrees 80.65 +/- 15.7 1,631 +/- 737 ft -267 +/- 267 ft/min 43
3,050 Belo Horizonte Brazil - CNF 16 - 9,835 feet, 139 degrees 80.65 +/- 13.8 1,689 +/- 840 ft -235 +/- 227 ft/min 196
3,051 Bristol United Kingdom - BRS 27 - 6,596 feet, 266 degrees 80.67 +/- 13.1 1,344 +/- 757 ft -249 +/- 155 ft/min 128
3,052 Manila Philippines - MNL 06 - 12,243 feet, 60 degrees 80.67 +/- 13.8 1,720 +/- 961 ft -224 +/- 121 ft/min 628
3,053 Kitchener ON Canada - YKF 26 - 6,981 feet, 245 degrees 80.68 +/- 15.6 1,627 +/- 691 ft -282 +/- 189 ft/min 107
3,054 Benghazi Libya - BEN 15R - 11,771 feet, 150 degrees 80.68 +/- 14.1 1,450 +/- 914 ft -224 +/- 130 ft/min 40
3,055 Delta UT - DTA 35 - 5,501 feet, 360 degrees 80.68 +/- 13.7 1,256 +/- 541 ft -269 +/- 189 ft/min 36
3,056 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 31L - 7,601 feet, 314 degrees 80.68 +/- 11.0 1,824 +/- 570 ft -253 +/- 99 ft/min 33
3,057 Pago Pago - PPG 23 - 10,000 feet, 240 degrees 80.68 +/- 14.8 1,376 +/- 759 ft -255 +/- 147 ft/min 27
3,058 Brussels Belgium - BRU 19 - 9,802 feet, 194 degrees 80.69 +/- 12.6 1,576 +/- 726 ft -190 +/- 136 ft/min 45
3,059 Maastricht Netherlands - MST 21 - 9,005 feet, 213 degrees 80.69 +/- 13.2 1,008 +/- 918 ft -244 +/- 114 ft/min 39
3,060 Arrachart Madagascar - DIE 13 - 4,955 feet, 124 degrees 80.69 +/- 14.0 1,048 +/- 718 ft -237 +/- 161 ft/min 72
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