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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
3,061 Alexandria LA - AEX 18 - 6,994 feet, 189 degrees 80.69 +/- 17.0 1,212 +/- 694 ft -275 +/- 175 ft/min 25
3,062 Tashkent Uzbekistan - TAS 08R - 12,809 feet, 82 degrees 80.69 +/- 16.0 1,775 +/- 916 ft -195 +/- 92 ft/min 13
3,063 Liverpool United Kingdom - LPL 09 - 7,507 feet, 86 degrees 80.71 +/- 12.5 1,614 +/- 716 ft -176 +/- 126 ft/min 19
3,064 Ufa Russia - UFA 14R - 12,342 feet, 151 degrees 80.71 +/- 13.1 1,760 +/- 793 ft -225 +/- 132 ft/min 36
3,065 Fresno CA - FAT 11L - 9,536 feet, 125 degrees 80.72 +/- 15.0 1,669 +/- 996 ft -207 +/- 116 ft/min 108
3,066 Yakutat AK - YAK 11 - 7,742 feet, 135 degrees 80.72 +/- 13.6 1,376 +/- 741 ft -248 +/- 155 ft/min 181
3,067 Seoul-Inchon South Korea - ICN 34L - 12,303 feet, 325 degrees 80.72 +/- 14.5 1,864 +/- 668 ft -242 +/- 82 ft/min 16
3,068 Porto Alegre Brazil - POA 11 - 7,444 feet, 91 degrees 80.72 +/- 14.1 1,538 +/- 748 ft -203 +/- 139 ft/min 180
3,069 Kristiansund Norway - KSU 07 - 7,843 feet, 71 degrees 80.73 +/- 15.3 1,096 +/- 505 ft -323 +/- 187 ft/min 13
3,070 Bloomington IL - BMI 20 - 7,991 feet, 198 degrees 80.73 +/- 13.5 1,506 +/- 694 ft -237 +/- 151 ft/min 127
3,071 Cordova AK - CDV 09 - 7,492 feet, 114 degrees 80.73 +/- 14.1 1,648 +/- 1,527 ft -232 +/- 131 ft/min 63
3,072 Wrangell AK - WRG 10 - 5,997 feet, 121 degrees 80.73 +/- 13.2 1,485 +/- 935 ft -249 +/- 142 ft/min 27
3,073 Vientiane Laos - VTE 13 - 9,836 feet, 135 degrees 80.73 +/- 14.2 1,782 +/- 891 ft -245 +/- 108 ft/min 34
3,074 Aalborg Denmark - AAL 08L - 10,322 feet, 83 degrees 80.74 +/- 12.2 1,426 +/- 657 ft -221 +/- 165 ft/min 53
3,075 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 19L - 8,162 feet, 190 degrees 80.74 +/- 15.7 1,666 +/- 754 ft -246 +/- 168 ft/min 100
3,076 Santa Fe NM - SAF 15 - 6,314 feet, 167 degrees 80.74 +/- 8.2 1,152 +/- 671 ft -277 +/- 132 ft/min 35
3,077 Hail Saudi Arabia - HAS 18 - 12,004 feet, 184 degrees 80.74 +/- 13.4 1,524 +/- 848 ft -270 +/- 145 ft/min 60
3,078 Oslo Norway - OSL 01R - 9,678 feet, 16 degrees 80.75 +/- 14.5 1,802 +/- 913 ft -234 +/- 119 ft/min 266
3,079 Ascension Island St Helena - ASI 31 - 10,019 feet, 297 degrees 80.75 +/- 13.6 1,128 +/- 592 ft -361 +/- 144 ft/min 11
3,080 Comodoro Rivadavia Argentina - CRD 25 - 9,208 feet, 259 degrees 80.75 +/- 13.7 1,624 +/- 852 ft -233 +/- 127 ft/min 53
3,081 Hattiesburg MS - PIB 18 - 6,505 feet, 180 degrees 80.76 +/- 13.2 1,592 +/- 712 ft -233 +/- 140 ft/min 75
3,082 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 23 - 10,659 feet, 227 degrees 80.77 +/- 12.6 1,639 +/- 950 ft -215 +/- 129 ft/min 92
3,083 Izmir Turkey - ADB 34R - 10,632 feet, 347 degrees [was 34] 80.77 +/- 16.5 1,623 +/- 632 ft -264 +/- 221 ft/min 30
3,084 Esquel Argentina - EQS 23 - 7,848 feet, 237 degrees 80.77 +/- 15.2 1,850 +/- 884 ft -256 +/- 130 ft/min 19
3,085 Cloncurry Australia - CNJ 12 - 6,553 feet, 128 degrees 80.77 +/- 12.6 1,080 +/- 610 ft -282 +/- 182 ft/min 100
3,086 Rennes France - RNS 28 - 6,883 feet, 281 degrees 80.78 +/- 13.4 1,710 +/- 788 ft -217 +/- 116 ft/min 100
3,087 Bundaberg Australia - BDB 14 - 6,558 feet, 148 degrees 80.78 +/- 15.8 1,215 +/- 583 ft -257 +/- 210 ft/min 37
3,088 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - ADD 25L - 12,460 feet, 254 degrees 80.79 +/- 14.5 1,338 +/- 772 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 61
3,089 Waco TX - ACT 19 - 7,103 feet, 194 degrees 80.79 +/- 14.6 1,511 +/- 690 ft -267 +/- 211 ft/min 101
3,090 Menorca Spain - MAH 19 - 8,364 feet, 189 degrees 80.79 +/- 15.6 1,110 +/- 725 ft -272 +/- 161 ft/min 43
3,091 Palma de Mallorca Spain - PMI 06R - 9,826 feet, 58 degrees 80.79 +/- 13.1 999 +/- 809 ft -187 +/- 59 ft/min 12
3,092 Elmira/Corning NY - ELM 06 - 8,002 feet, 50 degrees 80.81 +/- 14.7 1,617 +/- 1,364 ft -257 +/- 140 ft/min 96
3,093 Larnaca Cyprus - LCA 22 - 10,172 feet, 225 degrees 80.81 +/- 13.7 1,291 +/- 833 ft -250 +/- 152 ft/min 203
3,094 Cagliari Italy - CAG 32 - 9,196 feet, 318 degrees 80.81 +/- 15.9 1,567 +/- 799 ft -289 +/- 170 ft/min 131
3,095 Huron SD - HON 30 - 7,189 feet, 308 degrees 80.82 +/- 12.8 1,354 +/- 810 ft -225 +/- 147 ft/min 52
3,096 Hangzhou China - HGH 06 - 11,155 feet, 63 degrees [was 07] 80.82 +/- 14.7 1,639 +/- 925 ft -241 +/- 131 ft/min 114
3,097 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 20 - 6,684 feet, 225 degrees 80.83 +/- 7.7 1,433 +/- 538 ft -244 +/- 166 ft/min 13
3,098 Kano Nigeria - KAN 24 - 11,209 feet, 241 degrees 80.83 +/- 11.4 1,574 +/- 755 ft -219 +/- 127 ft/min 38
3,099 College Station TX - CLL 34 - 7,016 feet, 349 degrees 80.83 +/- 14.9 1,602 +/- 854 ft -228 +/- 171 ft/min 47
3,100 Monroe LA - MLU 04 - 7,495 feet, 45 degrees 80.83 +/- 13.4 1,309 +/- 719 ft -248 +/- 165 ft/min 170
3,101 Ibiza Spain - IBZ 24 - 9,180 feet, 242 degrees 80.83 +/- 13.9 1,589 +/- 869 ft -250 +/- 141 ft/min 144
3,102 Chengdu China - CTU 02 - 11,788 feet, 22 degrees 80.83 +/- 13.8 1,619 +/- 1,255 ft -239 +/- 137 ft/min 50
3,103 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 29 - 6,728 feet, 275 degrees 80.84 +/- 15.1 1,383 +/- 750 ft -297 +/- 206 ft/min 173
3,104 Milwaukee WI - MKE 25L - 8,297 feet, 252 degrees 80.84 +/- 13.6 1,403 +/- 883 ft -237 +/- 137 ft/min 402
3,105 Damascus Syria - DAM 23R - 11,763 feet, 228 degrees 80.84 +/- 15.8 1,705 +/- 1,006 ft -277 +/- 161 ft/min 104
3,106 Samarkand Uzbekistan - SKD 09 - 10,126 feet, 96 degrees 80.84 +/- 14.8 1,788 +/- 692 ft -239 +/- 107 ft/min 36
3,107 Nha Trang Vietnam - CXR 20 - 10,042 feet, 199 degrees 80.84 +/- 14.8 1,957 +/- 1,576 ft -222 +/- 123 ft/min 24
3,108 Alta Norway - ALF 11 - 7,382 feet, 121 degrees 80.85 +/- 11.8 1,601 +/- 636 ft -299 +/- 144 ft/min 21
3,109 Crescent City CA - CEC 12 - 5,024 feet, 133 degrees 80.85 +/- 17.5 1,288 +/- 648 ft -311 +/- 247 ft/min 83
3,110 Lewisburg WV - LWB 22 - 6,944 feet, 215 degrees 80.85 +/- 16.2 1,616 +/- 881 ft -267 +/- 180 ft/min 104
3,111 Travis AFB Fairfield CA - SUU 21L - 11,000 feet, 228 degrees 80.85 +/- 13.3 1,741 +/- 773 ft -281 +/- 130 ft/min 55
3,112 Bujumbura Burundi - BJM 35 - 11,828 feet, 351 degrees 80.86 +/- 14.8 1,894 +/- 1,414 ft -212 +/- 99 ft/min 18
3,113 Pasco/Richland WA - PSC 30 - 7,703 feet, 316 degrees 80.86 +/- 14.5 1,314 +/- 932 ft -219 +/- 156 ft/min 74
3,114 Timisoara Romania - TSR 29 - 11,488 feet, 290 degrees 80.86 +/- 14.3 1,699 +/- 585 ft -245 +/- 211 ft/min 30
3,115 Oxnard CA - OXR 25 - 5,952 feet, 271 degrees 80.87 +/- 12.2 1,317 +/- 701 ft -251 +/- 138 ft/min 100
3,116 Emerald Australia - EMD 06 - 6,224 feet, 70 degrees 80.87 +/- 11.7 1,066 +/- 670 ft -250 +/- 138 ft/min 29
3,117 Salmon Arm BC - YSN 14 - 4,278 feet, 159 degrees 80.88 +/- 10.2 919 +/- 541 ft -322 +/- 145 ft/min 19
3,118 Antalya Turkey - AYT 36R - 11,167 feet, 6 degrees [was 36C] 80.88 +/- 16.4 1,880 +/- 1,275 ft -278 +/- 130 ft/min 46
3,119 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 23 - 8,165 feet, 222 degrees 80.88 +/- 11.4 1,816 +/- 739 ft -278 +/- 111 ft/min 35
3,120 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia - UUS 01 - 11,129 feet, 1 degrees 80.88 +/- 14.4 1,591 +/- 976 ft -258 +/- 138 ft/min 105
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