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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
3,301 Istanbul Atatürk Turkey - ISL 36R - 9,813 feet, 1 degrees 81.46 +/- 14.3 1,701 +/- 848 ft -271 +/- 114 ft/min 13
3,302 Glasgow-Prestwick United Kingdom - PIK 12 - 9,794 feet, 121 degrees 81.47 +/- 12.8 1,373 +/- 731 ft -229 +/- 122 ft/min 24
3,303 Jackson MI - JXN 25 - 5,351 feet, 247 degrees 81.48 +/- 8.9 924 +/- 560 ft -295 +/- 126 ft/min 30
3,304 Sacramento CA - SMF 17L - 8,601 feet, 181 degrees 81.48 +/- 14.5 1,618 +/- 691 ft -270 +/- 146 ft/min 58
3,305 Tanjung Pinang Indonesia - TNJ 04 - 7,404 feet, 43 degrees 81.48 +/- 10.6 1,006 +/- 566 ft -306 +/- 141 ft/min 12
3,306 Moree Australia - MRZ 01 - 5,272 feet, 17 degrees 81.48 +/- 14.9 867 +/- 233 ft -376 +/- 175 ft/min 10
3,307 Liverpool United Kingdom - LPL 27 - 7,507 feet, 266 degrees 81.49 +/- 11.0 1,377 +/- 1,021 ft -204 +/- 139 ft/min 52
3,308 Benghazi Libya - BEN 15L - 11,822 feet, 150 degrees 81.49 +/- 15.3 1,480 +/- 1,030 ft -261 +/- 126 ft/min 43
3,309 Monroe LA - MLU 22 - 7,495 feet, 225 degrees 81.49 +/- 14.0 1,510 +/- 781 ft -229 +/- 162 ft/min 191
3,310 Redding CA - RDD 34 - 7,002 feet, 360 degrees 81.49 +/- 13.1 1,467 +/- 686 ft -242 +/- 154 ft/min 107
3,311 State College PA - SCE 24 - 6,675 feet, 233 degrees 81.49 +/- 15.1 1,533 +/- 937 ft -238 +/- 165 ft/min 224
3,312 Graz Austria - GRZ 35C - 9,835 feet, 349 degrees 81.49 +/- 14.5 1,584 +/- 750 ft -234 +/- 140 ft/min 113
3,313 Urumqi China - URC 25 - 11,800 feet, 254 degrees 81.49 +/- 15.7 1,432 +/- 995 ft -257 +/- 166 ft/min 88
3,314 N'Djamena Chad - NDJ 23 - 9,186 feet, 226 degrees 81.50 +/- 14.9 1,555 +/- 827 ft -271 +/- 126 ft/min 58
3,315 Ontario OR - ONO 32 - 5,010 feet, 339 degrees 81.50 +/- 9.6 827 +/- 381 ft -187 +/- 143 ft/min 20
3,316 Perm Russia - PEE 21 - 10,471 feet, 226 degrees 81.50 +/- 12.3 1,616 +/- 850 ft -257 +/- 129 ft/min 92
3,317 Charlottetown PEI Canada - YYG 21 - 7,028 feet, 189 degrees 81.51 +/- 15.6 1,481 +/- 655 ft -259 +/- 164 ft/min 69
3,318 Caen France - CFR 31 - 6,230 feet, 305 degrees 81.51 +/- 14.6 1,585 +/- 800 ft -182 +/- 93 ft/min 27
3,319 Kotzebue AK - OTZ 09 - 6,272 feet, 102 degrees [was 08] 81.51 +/- 15.3 1,113 +/- 763 ft -276 +/- 188 ft/min 103
3,320 Lorient France - LRT 07 - 7,884 feet, 72 degrees 81.52 +/- 9.1 1,484 +/- 725 ft -170 +/- 84 ft/min 10
3,321 Delta Junction AK - BIG 10 - 6,112 feet, 125 degrees 81.52 +/- 15.3 1,657 +/- 908 ft -262 +/- 158 ft/min 53
3,322 Ayers Rock Australia - AYQ 31 - 8,507 feet, 310 degrees 81.52 +/- 15.4 1,316 +/- 831 ft -323 +/- 147 ft/min 109
3,323 Augusta ME - AUG 35 - 4,996 feet, 333 degrees 81.53 +/- 15.3 1,266 +/- 845 ft -300 +/- 201 ft/min 100
3,324 Lahore Pakistan - LHE 36R - 10,997 feet, 1 degrees 81.53 +/- 12.5 1,649 +/- 1,196 ft -270 +/- 150 ft/min 30
3,325 Akureyri Iceland - AEY 01 - 8,847 feet, 356 degrees 81.54 +/- 12.9 1,738 +/- 929 ft -298 +/- 117 ft/min 19
3,326 Bastia France - BIA 34 - 8,321 feet, 343 degrees 81.54 +/- 13.3 1,708 +/- 1,031 ft -224 +/- 120 ft/min 61
3,327 Kelowna BC Canada - YLW 15 - 7,416 feet, 175 degrees 81.56 +/- 10.8 1,271 +/- 677 ft -203 +/- 128 ft/min 32
3,328 Iguassu Falls Brazil - IGU 14 - 7,207 feet, 131 degrees 81.56 +/- 14.6 1,379 +/- 646 ft -259 +/- 199 ft/min 124
3,329 Hobart Australia - HBA 30 - 8,939 feet, 315 degrees 81.56 +/- 14.3 1,612 +/- 754 ft -246 +/- 124 ft/min 145
3,330 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 06R - 9,978 feet, 51 degrees 81.58 +/- 13.2 1,189 +/- 748 ft -256 +/- 149 ft/min 19
3,331 Pendleton OR - PDT 25 - 6,289 feet, 270 degrees 81.58 +/- 11.9 1,395 +/- 648 ft -257 +/- 167 ft/min 74
3,332 Yankton SD - YKN 31 - 6,092 feet, 320 degrees 81.59 +/- 15.3 1,203 +/- 694 ft -221 +/- 176 ft/min 52
3,333 New Bedford MA - EWB 23 - 5,390 feet, 218 degrees 81.60 +/- 10.6 930 +/- 587 ft -262 +/- 134 ft/min 38
3,334 Kotzebue AK - OTZ 27 - 6,272 feet, 282 degrees 81.60 +/- 14.4 1,585 +/- 605 ft -241 +/- 159 ft/min 71
3,335 Curitiba Brazil - CWB 15 - 7,238 feet, 135 degrees 81.60 +/- 13.6 1,540 +/- 721 ft -231 +/- 151 ft/min 211
3,336 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA - AVP 04 - 7,494 feet, 33 degrees 81.61 +/- 13.9 1,486 +/- 704 ft -273 +/- 183 ft/min 247
3,337 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 10L - 9,008 feet, 90 degrees 81.61 +/- 13.5 1,556 +/- 887 ft -245 +/- 124 ft/min 706
3,338 Marathon FL - MTH 07 - 4,999 feet, 67 degrees 81.61 +/- 13.6 967 +/- 593 ft -255 +/- 166 ft/min 289
3,339 Santa Maria CA - SMX 12 - 8,007 feet, 136 degrees 81.61 +/- 12.7 1,386 +/- 883 ft -251 +/- 121 ft/min 71
3,340 Shenzhen China - SZX 33 - 11,118 feet, 333 degrees 81.61 +/- 12.9 1,343 +/- 767 ft -236 +/- 131 ft/min 43
3,341 Clarksburg WV - CKB 21 - 7,805 feet, 203 degrees 81.62 +/- 12.4 1,566 +/- 851 ft -286 +/- 132 ft/min 71
3,342 Jamestown ND - JMS 31 - 6,493 feet, 315 degrees 81.62 +/- 13.7 1,415 +/- 652 ft -238 +/- 155 ft/min 108
3,343 New Orleans LA - MSY 02 - 6,998 feet, 15 degrees 81.62 +/- 14.6 1,658 +/- 606 ft -257 +/- 172 ft/min 248
3,344 Vero Beach FL - VRB 30L - 7,303 feet, 291 degrees [was 29L] 81.62 +/- 7.1 1,107 +/- 704 ft -179 +/- 66 ft/min 10
3,345 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 27 - 9,229 feet, 271 degrees 81.63 +/- 12.0 1,491 +/- 905 ft -230 +/- 142 ft/min 115
3,346 Reynosa Mexico - REX 31 - 6,194 feet, 321 degrees 81.64 +/- 12.2 1,313 +/- 665 ft -255 +/- 138 ft/min 55
3,347 Barrow AK - BRW 25 - 7,082 feet, 270 degrees 81.64 +/- 13.1 1,012 +/- 661 ft -289 +/- 144 ft/min 25
3,348 Dunedin New Zealand - DUD 03 - 6,193 feet, 56 degrees 81.65 +/- 15.8 1,370 +/- 706 ft -274 +/- 161 ft/min 40
3,349 Canberra Australia - CBR 30 - 5,502 feet, 310 degrees 81.65 +/- 11.1 1,179 +/- 543 ft -227 +/- 170 ft/min 12
3,350 Wilmington NC - ILM 24 - 8,006 feet, 228 degrees 81.66 +/- 14.2 1,638 +/- 791 ft -236 +/- 142 ft/min 123
3,351 Mombasa Kenya - MBA 21 - 10,950 feet, 209 degrees 81.67 +/- 15.8 1,565 +/- 811 ft -285 +/- 189 ft/min 105
3,352 Taipei-Songshan Taiwan - TSA 28 - 8,542 feet, 272 degrees 81.67 +/- 12.8 1,562 +/- 625 ft -275 +/- 129 ft/min 18
3,353 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 13R - 7,601 feet, 134 degrees 81.68 +/- 12.6 1,116 +/- 695 ft -269 +/- 130 ft/min 71
3,354 Tivat Montenegro - TIV 32 - 8,189 feet, 319 degrees 81.68 +/- 13.4 1,620 +/- 906 ft -227 +/- 120 ft/min 29
3,355 Baghdad Iraq - BGW 33L - 10,822 feet, 330 degrees 81.68 +/- 14.7 1,568 +/- 827 ft -216 +/- 113 ft/min 24
3,356 Pasco/Richland WA - PSC 12 - 7,703 feet, 136 degrees 81.69 +/- 12.9 1,562 +/- 770 ft -203 +/- 98 ft/min 26
3,357 Roatan Honduras - RTB 25 - 6,865 feet, 245 degrees [was 24] 81.69 +/- 13.6 1,487 +/- 1,184 ft -273 +/- 133 ft/min 26
3,358 Fortaleza Brazil - FOR 13 - 8,303 feet, 105 degrees 81.69 +/- 13.0 1,584 +/- 830 ft -238 +/- 129 ft/min 288
3,359 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 08L - 9,949 feet, 100 degrees 81.70 +/- 13.4 1,666 +/- 810 ft -220 +/- 123 ft/min 1,087
3,360 La Crosse WI - LSE 13 - 6,047 feet, 134 degrees 81.70 +/- 11.7 1,775 +/- 1,083 ft -239 +/- 110 ft/min 15
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