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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
3,181 Lyon France - LYS 35L - 13,180 feet, 355 degrees 81.05 +/- 16.2 1,599 +/- 661 ft -278 +/- 157 ft/min 50
3,182 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 29 - 6,894 feet, 315 degrees 81.06 +/- 14.6 1,392 +/- 787 ft -254 +/- 157 ft/min 127
3,183 Djerba Tunisia - DJE 09 - 10,151 feet, 88 degrees 81.07 +/- 14.9 1,556 +/- 840 ft -264 +/- 186 ft/min 88
3,184 Moline-Quad Cities IL - MLI 13 - 7,289 feet, 128 degrees 81.07 +/- 16.5 1,204 +/- 587 ft -328 +/- 231 ft/min 18
3,185 Tyler TX - TYR 04 - 4,725 feet, 45 degrees 81.07 +/- 15.0 1,849 +/- 1,104 ft -221 +/- 98 ft/min 39
3,186 Imperial CA - IPL 32 - 5,303 feet, 333 degrees 81.09 +/- 12.1 1,099 +/- 622 ft -272 +/- 161 ft/min 95
3,187 Pueblo CO - PUB 26L - 10,460 feet, 268 degrees 81.09 +/- 11.1 1,820 +/- 629 ft -218 +/- 101 ft/min 14
3,188 Watertown SD - ATY 30 - 6,897 feet, 305 degrees 81.10 +/- 14.2 1,574 +/- 785 ft -212 +/- 153 ft/min 28
3,189 Chattanooga TN - CHA 20 - 7,388 feet, 197 degrees 81.10 +/- 14.7 1,430 +/- 824 ft -251 +/- 204 ft/min 806
3,190 Nuku'alofa Tonga - TBU 11 - 8,763 feet, 122 degrees 81.10 +/- 13.0 1,550 +/- 773 ft -263 +/- 141 ft/min 77
3,191 Waco TX - ACT 32 - 5,073 feet, 329 degrees 81.11 +/- 11.5 1,431 +/- 626 ft -276 +/- 159 ft/min 10
3,192 Pierre SD - PIR 25 - 6,887 feet, 257 degrees 81.11 +/- 13.9 1,559 +/- 740 ft -198 +/- 114 ft/min 44
3,193 Bethel AK - BET 19R - 6,390 feet, 204 degrees 81.11 +/- 16.1 1,394 +/- 755 ft -247 +/- 184 ft/min 178
3,194 Burley ID - BYI 06 - 4,068 feet, 79 degrees 81.12 +/- 16.2 980 +/- 648 ft -292 +/- 165 ft/min 12
3,195 Newman Australia - ZNE 23 - 6,776 feet, 236 degrees 81.12 +/- 10.1 933 +/- 469 ft -299 +/- 174 ft/min 30
3,196 Glasgow-Prestwick United Kingdom - PIK 12 - 9,794 feet, 121 degrees [was 13] 81.13 +/- 12.6 1,728 +/- 904 ft -225 +/- 124 ft/min 64
3,197 Missoula MT - MSO 12 - 9,494 feet, 131 degrees 81.13 +/- 15.1 1,713 +/- 677 ft -262 +/- 161 ft/min 83
3,198 Coffs Harbour Australia - CFS 03 - 6,826 feet, 41 degrees 81.13 +/- 11.4 1,490 +/- 748 ft -229 +/- 114 ft/min 41
3,199 Qingdao China - TAO 35 - 11,142 feet, 346 degrees 81.13 +/- 15.0 1,793 +/- 891 ft -218 +/- 107 ft/min 58
3,200 Scottsbluff NE - BFF 30 - 8,244 feet, 316 degrees 81.14 +/- 15.2 1,234 +/- 583 ft -254 +/- 187 ft/min 52
3,201 Gulf Shores AL - JKA 09 - 6,963 feet, 90 degrees 81.14 +/- 11.2 989 +/- 496 ft -345 +/- 148 ft/min 26
3,202 Kos Greece - KGS 15 - 7,880 feet, 148 degrees 81.14 +/- 14.4 1,207 +/- 982 ft -318 +/- 127 ft/min 21
3,203 Iquitos Peru - IQT 06 - 8,163 feet, 57 degrees 81.14 +/- 14.7 1,604 +/- 800 ft -263 +/- 145 ft/min 271
3,204 Magnitogorsk Russia - MQF 36 - 10,628 feet, 16 degrees [was 01] 81.14 +/- 13.2 1,540 +/- 896 ft -272 +/- 114 ft/min 22
3,205 Brisbane Australia - BNE 01R - 11,671 feet, 27 degrees 81.14 +/- 13.4 1,801 +/- 849 ft -248 +/- 116 ft/min 206
3,206 Ballina Australia - BNK 06 - 6,227 feet, 73 degrees 81.14 +/- 15.8 1,146 +/- 656 ft -302 +/- 187 ft/min 74
3,207 Proserpine Australia - PPP 29 - 6,795 feet, 295 degrees 81.15 +/- 17.8 1,575 +/- 712 ft -278 +/- 200 ft/min 34
3,208 Al Qaisumah Saudi Arabia - AQI 34 - 10,007 feet, 338 degrees 81.16 +/- 10.9 1,421 +/- 786 ft -262 +/- 119 ft/min 22
3,209 Albany GA - ABY 34 - 5,229 feet, 342 degrees 81.17 +/- 11.4 1,339 +/- 604 ft -190 +/- 149 ft/min 12
3,210 Clarksburg WV - CKB 03 - 7,805 feet, 23 degrees 81.17 +/- 12.7 1,463 +/- 718 ft -161 +/- 85 ft/min 20
3,211 Klagenfurt Austria - KLU 28R - 8,920 feet, 286 degrees [was 28] 81.17 +/- 14.3 1,438 +/- 748 ft -274 +/- 134 ft/min 14
3,212 Pontiac MI - PTK 27L - 6,521 feet, 268 degrees 81.18 +/- 14.4 1,710 +/- 665 ft -307 +/- 125 ft/min 27
3,213 Salta Argentina - SLA 02 - 9,770 feet, 11 degrees 81.18 +/- 12.7 1,829 +/- 839 ft -266 +/- 124 ft/min 59
3,214 Campo Grande Brazil - CGR 06 - 8,533 feet, 42 degrees 81.18 +/- 13.5 1,657 +/- 738 ft -205 +/- 118 ft/min 43
3,215 Galveston TX - GLS 13 - 6,007 feet, 140 degrees 81.19 +/- 15.3 973 +/- 2,670 ft -198 +/- 136 ft/min 17
3,216 Larnaca Cyprus - LCA 04 - 10,172 feet, 45 degrees 81.19 +/- 12.1 1,810 +/- 838 ft -240 +/- 109 ft/min 55
3,217 Aberdeen United Kingdom - ABZ 34 - 6,400 feet, 338 degrees 81.20 +/- 12.8 1,409 +/- 665 ft -281 +/- 196 ft/min 114
3,218 Genoa Italy - GOA 10 - 9,580 feet, 105 degrees 81.20 +/- 12.8 1,686 +/- 570 ft -242 +/- 147 ft/min 19
3,219 La Paz Mexico - LAP 36 - 8,177 feet, 8 degrees 81.20 +/- 14.2 1,599 +/- 1,118 ft -241 +/- 152 ft/min 46
3,220 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 21 - 6,788 feet, 225 degrees 81.21 +/- 11.5 1,707 +/- 468 ft -320 +/- 137 ft/min 20
3,221 Hannover Germany - HAJ 27L - 7,689 feet, 273 degrees 81.21 +/- 12.7 1,674 +/- 765 ft -207 +/- 123 ft/min 56
3,222 Erie PA - ERI 24 - 8,413 feet, 234 degrees 81.21 +/- 14.5 1,428 +/- 681 ft -271 +/- 186 ft/min 133
3,223 St Petersburg FL - PIE 18 - 9,708 feet, 171 degrees 81.21 +/- 15.5 1,749 +/- 901 ft -226 +/- 138 ft/min 100
3,224 Sao Paulo-Congonhas Airport Brazil - CGH 35L - 6,273 feet, 328 degrees 81.21 +/- 13.1 1,315 +/- 828 ft -273 +/- 157 ft/min 120
3,225 Pleiku Vietnam - PXU 27 - 5,959 feet, 271 degrees 81.21 +/- 15.1 1,427 +/- 577 ft -293 +/- 216 ft/min 21
3,226 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - AUH 13L - 13,443 feet, 128 degrees [was 13] 81.22 +/- 12.9 1,672 +/- 657 ft -274 +/- 140 ft/min 25
3,227 Resolute Bay NU Canada - YRB 35 - 6,659 feet, 346 degrees 81.23 +/- 14.7 1,677 +/- 752 ft -275 +/- 145 ft/min 69
3,228 Springfield IL - SPI 04 - 7,994 feet, 42 degrees 81.23 +/- 12.8 1,506 +/- 834 ft -237 +/- 119 ft/min 113
3,229 Santa Fe NM - SAF 33 - 6,314 feet, 347 degrees 81.24 +/- 16.2 1,567 +/- 926 ft -284 +/- 149 ft/min 33
3,230 Minatitlan Mexico - MTT 19 - 6,891 feet, 198 degrees 81.24 +/- 13.3 1,530 +/- 652 ft -256 +/- 149 ft/min 34
3,231 Niigata Japan - KIJ 28 - 8,179 feet, 273 degrees 81.24 +/- 14.7 1,731 +/- 836 ft -180 +/- 105 ft/min 56
3,232 Shenyang China - SHE 24 - 10,488 feet, 228 degrees 81.24 +/- 13.9 1,747 +/- 1,043 ft -240 +/- 109 ft/min 57
3,233 Palm Springs CA - PSP 31R - 4,951 feet, 324 degrees 81.25 +/- 15.7 804 +/- 951 ft -251 +/- 150 ft/min 14
3,234 Arar Saudi Arabia - RAE 28 - 9,993 feet, 285 degrees 81.25 +/- 15.3 1,485 +/- 1,233 ft -231 +/- 164 ft/min 17
3,235 Kotzebue AK - OTZ 09 - 6,272 feet, 102 degrees 81.25 +/- 15.0 1,161 +/- 621 ft -278 +/- 173 ft/min 115
3,236 Milan-Linate Italy - LIN 36R - 8,009 feet, 356 degrees 81.26 +/- 14.9 1,640 +/- 777 ft -243 +/- 132 ft/min 80
3,237 Lewistown MT - LWT 26 - 6,091 feet, 270 degrees 81.28 +/- 18.2 1,500 +/- 749 ft -285 +/- 145 ft/min 15
3,238 Hilo HI - ITO 26 - 9,789 feet, 270 degrees 81.28 +/- 14.6 1,649 +/- 875 ft -241 +/- 134 ft/min 882
3,239 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 25R - 9,983 feet, 249 degrees 81.28 +/- 14.4 1,537 +/- 883 ft -239 +/- 139 ft/min 309
3,240 Sebha Libya - SEB 13 - 11,783 feet, 133 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.2 1,431 +/- 1,389 ft -281 +/- 133 ft/min 41
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