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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
3,361 Paraburdoo Australia - PBO 06 - 6,994 feet, 65 degrees 81.70 +/- 13.8 1,167 +/- 592 ft -279 +/- 172 ft/min 55
3,362 Blagoveshchensk Russia - BQS 18 - 9,155 feet, 168 degrees 81.72 +/- 11.3 1,534 +/- 665 ft -179 +/- 139 ft/min 16
3,363 Panama City FL (Discontinued) - PFN 23 - 4,887 feet, 225 degrees 81.73 +/- 11.6 1,352 +/- 935 ft -279 +/- 122 ft/min 26
3,364 Crescent City CA - CEC 36 - 5,006 feet, 13 degrees 81.74 +/- 17.9 1,212 +/- 401 ft -352 +/- 260 ft/min 45
3,365 Cebu City Philippines - CEB 04 - 10,769 feet, 45 degrees 81.74 +/- 13.9 1,270 +/- 673 ft -271 +/- 140 ft/min 14
3,366 Brownsville TX - BRO 18 - 6,001 feet, 182 degrees [was 17] 81.75 +/- 18.2 1,061 +/- 431 ft -307 +/- 212 ft/min 10
3,367 Stavanger Norway - SVG 11 - 7,941 feet, 106 degrees 81.76 +/- 12.8 1,127 +/- 673 ft -205 +/- 140 ft/min 32
3,368 Clarksburg WV - CKB 21 - 7,805 feet, 203 degrees 81.76 +/- 12.4 1,567 +/- 845 ft -286 +/- 131 ft/min 72
3,369 Dubuque IA - DBQ 13 - 6,488 feet, 135 degrees 81.76 +/- 10.3 1,365 +/- 676 ft -218 +/- 127 ft/min 25
3,370 Melbourne FL - MLB 09L - 5,998 feet, 87 degrees 81.76 +/- 12.8 1,169 +/- 640 ft -253 +/- 230 ft/min 53
3,371 Nanjing China - NKG 06 - 11,797 feet, 58 degrees 81.76 +/- 16.1 1,079 +/- 1,948 ft -267 +/- 133 ft/min 104
3,372 Watson Lake YT Canada - YQH 09 - 5,501 feet, 110 degrees [was 08] 81.78 +/- 18.7 1,284 +/- 683 ft -290 +/- 172 ft/min 42
3,373 Tees-Side United Kingdom - MME 05 - 7,477 feet, 47 degrees 81.78 +/- 17.1 1,551 +/- 815 ft -210 +/- 147 ft/min 23
3,374 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 03 - 9,843 feet, 35 degrees 81.78 +/- 15.1 1,547 +/- 861 ft -217 +/- 101 ft/min 15
3,375 Figari France - FSC 05 - 8,117 feet, 47 degrees 81.78 +/- 12.5 1,611 +/- 741 ft -192 +/- 149 ft/min 17
3,376 Rio De Janeiro-Santos Dumont-Brazil - SDU 02R - 4,301 feet, 357 degrees 81.78 +/- 17.7 1,109 +/- 601 ft -304 +/- 197 ft/min 106
3,377 Gunnison CO - GUC 24 - 9,399 feet, 253 degrees 81.79 +/- 15.1 1,626 +/- 780 ft -264 +/- 130 ft/min 33
3,378 Thief River Falls MN - TVF 31 - 6,463 feet, 315 degrees 81.79 +/- 12.7 1,517 +/- 732 ft -221 +/- 141 ft/min 109
3,379 Sydney NS Canada - YQY 24 - 7,026 feet, 226 degrees 81.80 +/- 10.7 1,589 +/- 853 ft -248 +/- 98 ft/min 26
3,380 Malindi Kenya - MYD 17 - 4,567 feet, 168 degrees 81.80 +/- 13.2 1,026 +/- 473 ft -285 +/- 191 ft/min 33
3,381 Waterloo IA - ALO 18 - 5,959 feet, 188 degrees 81.80 +/- 10.7 1,553 +/- 797 ft -199 +/- 92 ft/min 17
3,382 Mobile AL - MOB 33 - 8,497 feet, 324 degrees 81.80 +/- 13.1 1,595 +/- 715 ft -254 +/- 155 ft/min 132
3,383 Pendleton OR - PDT 07 - 6,289 feet, 90 degrees 81.80 +/- 14.6 1,368 +/- 927 ft -209 +/- 147 ft/min 26
3,384 Cotonou Benin - COO 06 - 7,742 feet, 53 degrees 81.81 +/- 13.6 1,569 +/- 745 ft -241 +/- 140 ft/min 18
3,385 Stavanger Norway - SVG 29 - 7,941 feet, 286 degrees 81.81 +/- 13.3 1,609 +/- 797 ft -272 +/- 150 ft/min 11
3,386 Arvidsjaur Sweden - AJR 12 - 8,184 feet, 128 degrees 81.81 +/- 15.4 1,695 +/- 930 ft -311 +/- 115 ft/min 33
3,387 Maputo Mozambique - MPM 23 - 12,053 feet, 209 degrees 81.81 +/- 12.3 1,627 +/- 914 ft -192 +/- 103 ft/min 95
3,388 Aalborg Denmark - AAL 26R - 10,322 feet, 263 degrees 81.82 +/- 12.4 1,478 +/- 877 ft -235 +/- 147 ft/min 66
3,389 New Orleans LA - MSY 29 - 10,100 feet, 286 degrees 81.82 +/- 14.4 1,619 +/- 1,068 ft -256 +/- 161 ft/min 362
3,390 Rhodes Greece - RHO 06 - 10,834 feet, 70 degrees 81.82 +/- 14.4 1,860 +/- 565 ft -178 +/- 68 ft/min 12
3,391 Rio Grande Argentina - RGA 26 - 6,556 feet, 267 degrees [was 25] 81.83 +/- 14.2 1,356 +/- 690 ft -228 +/- 145 ft/min 24
3,392 Kinston NC - ISO 23 - 11,494 feet, 221 degrees 81.84 +/- 14.0 1,828 +/- 700 ft -209 +/- 94 ft/min 21
3,393 Alexandria LA - AEX 36 - 6,994 feet, 9 degrees 81.85 +/- 9.4 1,311 +/- 861 ft -257 +/- 132 ft/min 12
3,394 Ajaccio France - AJA 20 - 7,389 feet, 205 degrees 81.85 +/- 13.1 1,547 +/- 758 ft -237 +/- 132 ft/min 42
3,395 Deauville France - DOL 30 - 8,379 feet, 297 degrees 81.85 +/- 15.4 852 +/- 802 ft -231 +/- 64 ft/min 15
3,396 Barrow AK - BRW 26 - 6,701 feet, 270 degrees 81.85 +/- 10.3 1,707 +/- 638 ft -228 +/- 98 ft/min 19
3,397 Tunis Tunisia - TUN 01 - 10,506 feet, 12 degrees 81.86 +/- 10.7 1,380 +/- 719 ft -257 +/- 139 ft/min 75
3,398 Mannheim Germany - MHG 09 - 3,606 feet, 93 degrees 81.86 +/- 7.7 625 +/- 220 ft -243 +/- 105 ft/min 10
3,399 San Luis Obispo CA - SBP 11 - 6,105 feet, 125 degrees 81.86 +/- 11.2 1,000 +/- 663 ft -233 +/- 129 ft/min 104
3,400 Aitutaki Cook Islands - AIT 32 - 5,941 feet, 334 degrees 81.86 +/- 19.1 1,339 +/- 560 ft -320 +/- 194 ft/min 29
3,401 Omsk Russia - OMS 25 - 8,162 feet, 257 degrees 81.86 +/- 16.1 1,585 +/- 620 ft -235 +/- 215 ft/min 31
3,402 International Falls MN - INL 13 - 7,405 feet, 136 degrees 81.87 +/- 12.0 1,614 +/- 800 ft -228 +/- 132 ft/min 37
3,403 McAllen TX - MFE 32 - 7,116 feet, 321 degrees 81.87 +/- 10.2 1,500 +/- 873 ft -276 +/- 121 ft/min 14
3,404 Novy Urengoy Russia - NUX 09 - 8,322 feet, 108 degrees 81.87 +/- 12.6 1,420 +/- 642 ft -278 +/- 147 ft/min 22
3,405 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 18L - 10,841 feet, 177 degrees 81.87 +/- 12.4 1,334 +/- 766 ft -264 +/- 126 ft/min 47
3,406 Sept-Iles QC Canada - YZV 09 - 6,565 feet, 69 degrees 81.88 +/- 16.0 1,398 +/- 715 ft -272 +/- 207 ft/min 57
3,407 Texel Netherlands - HTX 22 - 3,638 feet, 216 degrees 81.88 +/- 11.5 1,349 +/- 767 ft -174 +/- 129 ft/min 12
3,408 Green Bay WI - GRB 24 - 7,695 feet, 240 degrees 81.89 +/- 14.2 1,501 +/- 698 ft -254 +/- 177 ft/min 106
3,409 Bonriki Kiribati - TRW 09 - 6,801 feet, 97 degrees 81.89 +/- 14.8 1,501 +/- 676 ft -347 +/- 176 ft/min 93
3,410 Cassidy Kiribati - CXI 08 - 6,906 feet, 90 degrees 81.89 +/- 14.0 1,436 +/- 709 ft -310 +/- 151 ft/min 47
3,411 Nizhnekamsk Russia - NBC 21 - 8,165 feet, 227 degrees [was 22] 81.89 +/- 11.4 1,316 +/- 750 ft -252 +/- 142 ft/min 28
3,412 Gorontalo Indoesnia - GTO 09 - 8,200 feet, 97 degrees 81.89 +/- 12.4 1,252 +/- 1,282 ft -174 +/- 68 ft/min 15
3,413 Niue International Airport Niue - IUE 28 - 7,650 feet, 290 degrees 81.90 +/- 13.7 1,567 +/- 750 ft -249 +/- 121 ft/min 22
3,414 Port Hedland Australia - PHE 32 - 8,184 feet, 318 degrees 81.90 +/- 14.7 1,433 +/- 752 ft -271 +/- 129 ft/min 41
3,415 San Juan Argentina - UAQ 18 - 8,058 feet, 179 degrees 81.91 +/- 15.0 1,542 +/- 859 ft -270 +/- 144 ft/min 23
3,416 Sudbury ON Canada - YSB 04 - 6,555 feet, 29 degrees 81.92 +/- 16.7 1,380 +/- 643 ft -292 +/- 166 ft/min 33
3,417 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 21 - 9,843 feet, 215 degrees [was 22] 81.92 +/- 13.2 1,607 +/- 761 ft -202 +/- 117 ft/min 37
3,418 Kagoshima Japan - KOJ 34 - 9,804 feet, 330 degrees 81.92 +/- 13.4 1,569 +/- 784 ft -225 +/- 130 ft/min 123
3,419 Fort Pierce FL - FPR 14 - 4,747 feet, 136 degrees 81.93 +/- 10.3 1,204 +/- 848 ft -195 +/- 100 ft/min 16
3,420 Humberside United Kingdom - HUY 20 - 7,197 feet, 202 degrees [was 21] 81.94 +/- 12.0 1,785 +/- 622 ft -210 +/- 111 ft/min 31
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