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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
3,241 Winston Salem NC - INT 33 - 6,645 feet, 325 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.3 1,338 +/- 706 ft -248 +/- 173 ft/min 103
3,242 Yuma AZ - YUM 21R - 13,295 feet, 224 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.7 1,806 +/- 802 ft -247 +/- 118 ft/min 48
3,243 Texarkana AR - TXK 22 - 6,608 feet, 225 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.4 1,596 +/- 716 ft -258 +/- 151 ft/min 57
3,244 Hangzhou China - HGH 25 - 11,811 feet, 243 degrees 81.29 +/- 12.4 1,508 +/- 652 ft -258 +/- 158 ft/min 58
3,245 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 28 - 10,041 feet, 270 degrees [was 29] 81.30 +/- 12.3 1,693 +/- 935 ft -237 +/- 112 ft/min 62
3,246 Jamestown ND - JMS 13 - 6,493 feet, 135 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.0 1,433 +/- 697 ft -216 +/- 147 ft/min 40
3,247 Torreon Mexico - TRC 13 - 9,036 feet, 136 degrees [was 12] 81.30 +/- 11.9 1,686 +/- 1,013 ft -201 +/- 110 ft/min 44
3,248 Homer AK - HOM 04 - 6,701 feet, 55 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.3 1,399 +/- 784 ft -209 +/- 135 ft/min 156
3,249 Novy Urengoy Russia - NUX 27 - 8,322 feet, 288 degrees 81.30 +/- 18.0 1,696 +/- 1,172 ft -272 +/- 146 ft/min 31
3,250 Albury Australia - ABX 07 - 6,221 feet, 81 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.8 977 +/- 528 ft -300 +/- 167 ft/min 40
3,251 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 30 - 9,999 feet, 287 degrees 81.31 +/- 13.0 1,596 +/- 691 ft -266 +/- 145 ft/min 47
3,252 Delta Junction AK - BIG 19 - 8,993 feet, 210 degrees 81.31 +/- 14.7 1,446 +/- 757 ft -273 +/- 142 ft/min 110
3,253 Kahului HI - OGG 02 - 6,988 feet, 35 degrees 81.31 +/- 13.5 1,461 +/- 712 ft -241 +/- 162 ft/min 1,804
3,254 Talara Peru - TYL 17 - 8,039 feet, 170 degrees 81.31 +/- 14.0 1,705 +/- 1,619 ft -264 +/- 141 ft/min 217
3,255 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea - POM 32R - 9,022 feet, 329 degrees 81.32 +/- 13.9 1,646 +/- 626 ft -247 +/- 134 ft/min 36
3,256 Regina SK Canada - YQR 31 - 7,866 feet, 318 degrees 81.32 +/- 13.2 1,572 +/- 740 ft -240 +/- 135 ft/min 137
3,257 Malabo Equatorial Guinea - SSG 22 - 9,643 feet, 222 degrees 81.32 +/- 12.8 1,645 +/- 682 ft -228 +/- 136 ft/min 104
3,258 Benghazi Libya - BEN 33L - 11,771 feet, 330 degrees 81.32 +/- 13.6 1,706 +/- 723 ft -292 +/- 140 ft/min 63
3,259 New Orleans LA - MSY 20 - 6,998 feet, 195 degrees 81.32 +/- 14.6 1,550 +/- 726 ft -276 +/- 176 ft/min 289
3,260 Uberlandia Brazil - UDI 04 - 6,894 feet, 23 degrees 81.32 +/- 17.1 1,212 +/- 636 ft -259 +/- 202 ft/min 37
3,261 Wausau WI - AUW 31 - 5,199 feet, 304 degrees [was 30] 81.33 +/- 12.7 1,041 +/- 760 ft -227 +/- 115 ft/min 12
3,262 Berlin NH - BML 18 - 5,168 feet, 159 degrees 81.33 +/- 14.4 1,060 +/- 536 ft -336 +/- 172 ft/min 144
3,263 Pellston MI - PLN 14 - 6,513 feet, 135 degrees 81.33 +/- 14.7 1,583 +/- 795 ft -186 +/- 97 ft/min 17
3,264 Asuncion Paraguay - ASU 02 - 11,018 feet, 12 degrees 81.33 +/- 14.0 1,652 +/- 790 ft -239 +/- 123 ft/min 77
3,265 Aberdeen United Kingdom - ABZ 16 - 6,400 feet, 158 degrees 81.34 +/- 14.6 1,395 +/- 738 ft -250 +/- 176 ft/min 93
3,266 Walla Walla WA - ALW 02 - 7,071 feet, 36 degrees 81.34 +/- 12.5 1,452 +/- 971 ft -185 +/- 90 ft/min 25
3,267 Redmond OR - RDM 05 - 7,025 feet, 60 degrees 81.34 +/- 11.6 1,562 +/- 787 ft -241 +/- 134 ft/min 19
3,268 Iliamna AK - ILI 35 - 4,787 feet, 9 degrees 81.34 +/- 9.5 749 +/- 346 ft -265 +/- 161 ft/min 24
3,269 Paramaribo Suriname - PBM 11 - 11,452 feet, 90 degrees 81.34 +/- 14.8 1,489 +/- 723 ft -244 +/- 161 ft/min 203
3,270 Presque Isle ME - PQI 28 - 6,001 feet, 256 degrees 81.35 +/- 15.0 1,552 +/- 756 ft -210 +/- 121 ft/min 15
3,271 Florianopolis Brazil - FLN 14 - 6,644 feet, 121 degrees 81.35 +/- 15.6 1,581 +/- 1,121 ft -242 +/- 159 ft/min 102
3,272 Sunshine Coast Australia - MCY 18 - 5,895 feet, 194 degrees 81.35 +/- 15.6 1,304 +/- 555 ft -258 +/- 194 ft/min 28
3,273 Providence RI - PVD 34 - 6,079 feet, 322 degrees 81.36 +/- 14.6 1,488 +/- 1,129 ft -256 +/- 180 ft/min 247
3,274 Grande Prairie AB Canada - YQU 30 - 8,484 feet, 315 degrees 81.37 +/- 14.3 1,514 +/- 697 ft -245 +/- 160 ft/min 135
3,275 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - ADD 07R - 12,460 feet, 74 degrees 81.37 +/- 12.9 1,561 +/- 856 ft -302 +/- 103 ft/min 26
3,276 Kingman AZ - IGM 21 - 6,815 feet, 225 degrees 81.38 +/- 13.6 1,448 +/- 654 ft -266 +/- 167 ft/min 108
3,277 Oakland CA - OAK 28R - 5,458 feet, 292 degrees [was 27R] 81.38 +/- 12.9 1,381 +/- 664 ft -246 +/- 156 ft/min 39
3,278 Santorini Greece - JTR 15 - 7,205 feet, 159 degrees 81.38 +/- 14.9 1,091 +/- 537 ft -375 +/- 149 ft/min 22
3,279 Brookings SD - BKX 12 - 6,018 feet, 119 degrees 81.39 +/- 12.3 1,283 +/- 737 ft -205 +/- 147 ft/min 44
3,280 Devils Lake ND - DVL 31 - 6,358 feet, 318 degrees 81.39 +/- 13.8 1,418 +/- 785 ft -265 +/- 186 ft/min 139
3,281 Mendoza Argentina - MDZ 36 - 9,296 feet, 1 degrees 81.39 +/- 18.9 1,557 +/- 660 ft -303 +/- 245 ft/min 68
3,282 Khrabrovo Russia - KGD 06 - 8,130 feet, 66 degrees 81.39 +/- 13.7 1,715 +/- 675 ft -247 +/- 124 ft/min 15
3,283 Krasnojarsk Russia - KJA 11 - 12,146 feet, 113 degrees 81.39 +/- 15.8 1,626 +/- 689 ft -299 +/- 172 ft/min 39
3,284 Tamworth Australia - TMW 30R - 7,212 feet, 313 degrees 81.39 +/- 12.9 1,365 +/- 660 ft -247 +/- 163 ft/min 50
3,285 Zanzibar Tanzania - ZNZ 18 - 9,922 feet, 174 degrees 81.40 +/- 16.2 1,378 +/- 703 ft -290 +/- 171 ft/min 37
3,286 Porto Seguro Brazil - BPS 10 - 6,524 feet, 74 degrees 81.40 +/- 19.0 1,346 +/- 490 ft -351 +/- 234 ft/min 17
3,287 Midland/Odessa TX - MAF 10 - 8,288 feet, 114 degrees 81.41 +/- 14.0 1,595 +/- 710 ft -270 +/- 145 ft/min 52
3,288 Esquel Argentina - EQS 22 - 7,874 feet, 235 degrees 81.41 +/- 15.8 1,445 +/- 654 ft -255 +/- 159 ft/min 22
3,289 Kupang Indonesia - KOE 07 - 8,196 feet, 76 degrees 81.41 +/- 12.8 1,682 +/- 649 ft -276 +/- 129 ft/min 19
3,290 Las Palmas Spain - LPA 03L - 10,133 feet, 21 degrees 81.42 +/- 14.6 1,734 +/- 778 ft -240 +/- 133 ft/min 95
3,291 King Salmon AK - AKN 12 - 8,894 feet, 132 degrees 81.43 +/- 14.1 1,592 +/- 1,269 ft -223 +/- 128 ft/min 125
3,292 Barnaul Russia - BAX 24 - 9,500 feet, 247 degrees 81.43 +/- 15.7 1,444 +/- 716 ft -269 +/- 153 ft/min 29
3,293 Korhogo Cote D'Ivoire - HGO 09 - 6,890 feet, 80 degrees 81.44 +/- 13.5 897 +/- 449 ft -324 +/- 161 ft/min 17
3,294 Mason City IA - MCW 12 - 5,113 feet, 125 degrees 81.44 +/- 9.2 1,464 +/- 652 ft -241 +/- 134 ft/min 13
3,295 Majuro Airport Marshall Islands - MAJ 07 - 7,900 feet, 76 degrees 81.44 +/- 13.3 1,606 +/- 614 ft -344 +/- 129 ft/min 11
3,296 Siem Reap Cambodia - REP 23 - 8,362 feet, 228 degrees 81.44 +/- 12.8 1,696 +/- 785 ft -210 +/- 119 ft/min 30
3,297 London-Luton United Kingdom - LTN 26 - 7,082 feet, 254 degrees 81.45 +/- 12.3 1,376 +/- 702 ft -213 +/- 129 ft/min 87
3,298 Rock Sound Bahamas - RSD 09 - 7,176 feet, 88 degrees 81.45 +/- 12.9 1,242 +/- 679 ft -238 +/- 169 ft/min 133
3,299 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 07 - 4,501 feet, 53 degrees 81.46 +/- 15.6 1,339 +/- 706 ft -324 +/- 176 ft/min 63
3,300 Latrobe PA - LBE 23 - 8,219 feet, 226 degrees 81.46 +/- 12.3 1,301 +/- 838 ft -265 +/- 142 ft/min 39
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