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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
3,481 Harlingen TX - HRL 17R - 8,287 feet, 181 degrees 82.14 +/- 14.2 1,468 +/- 680 ft -264 +/- 171 ft/min 152
3,482 Girona Spain - GRO 02 - 7,857 feet, 16 degrees 82.14 +/- 11.4 1,478 +/- 806 ft -277 +/- 129 ft/min 13
3,483 Stavropol Russia - STW 25 - 8,488 feet, 256 degrees 82.14 +/- 13.2 1,330 +/- 794 ft -252 +/- 120 ft/min 16
3,484 Terrace BC Canada - YXT 33 - 7,434 feet, 352 degrees 82.15 +/- 15.3 1,391 +/- 674 ft -276 +/- 168 ft/min 209
3,485 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia - UUS 19 - 11,129 feet, 181 degrees 82.15 +/- 13.0 1,581 +/- 809 ft -266 +/- 138 ft/min 95
3,486 Guilin China - KWL 01 - 10,465 feet, 5 degrees 82.15 +/- 13.7 1,507 +/- 699 ft -223 +/- 118 ft/min 34
3,487 Port Sudan Sudan - PZU 34 - 8,194 feet, 347 degrees 82.16 +/- 12.9 1,746 +/- 525 ft -307 +/- 119 ft/min 20
3,488 Wellington New Zealand - WLG 34 - 6,716 feet, 3 degrees 82.16 +/- 13.4 1,442 +/- 596 ft -245 +/- 168 ft/min 149
3,489 Da Nang Vietnam - DAD 35R - 11,453 feet, 352 degrees 82.16 +/- 14.8 1,563 +/- 796 ft -245 +/- 135 ft/min 112
3,490 Shreveport LA - SHV 06 - 6,203 feet, 61 degrees 82.17 +/- 11.7 1,259 +/- 758 ft -208 +/- 110 ft/min 22
3,491 Tabuk Saudi Arabia - TUU 31 - 9,955 feet, 312 degrees 82.17 +/- 15.5 1,561 +/- 966 ft -236 +/- 113 ft/min 29
3,492 Santa Fe Argentina - SFN 03 - 7,609 feet, 23 degrees 82.18 +/- 11.3 1,323 +/- 717 ft -242 +/- 121 ft/min 28
3,493 Da Nang Vietnam - DAD 17L - 11,453 feet, 172 degrees 82.18 +/- 12.0 2,023 +/- 1,117 ft -227 +/- 69 ft/min 14
3,494 Eugene OR - EUG 34 - 8,010 feet, 359 degrees 82.19 +/- 13.7 1,820 +/- 1,292 ft -192 +/- 96 ft/min 23
3,495 Kalispell/Columbia Falls MT - FCA 2 - 9,006 feet, 34 degrees 82.20 +/- 9.7 1,551 +/- 621 ft -272 +/- 110 ft/min 12
3,496 Lille France - LIL 08 - 9,356 feet, 77 degrees 82.21 +/- 13.1 1,132 +/- 679 ft -186 +/- 109 ft/min 17
3,497 Alghero Sassari Italy - AHO 20 - 9,857 feet, 205 degrees 82.21 +/- 14.4 1,528 +/- 675 ft -298 +/- 159 ft/min 43
3,498 Jacksonville NC - OAJ 23 - 7,094 feet, 224 degrees 82.22 +/- 14.5 1,464 +/- 708 ft -225 +/- 129 ft/min 33
3,499 Regina SK Canada - YQR 26 - 6,183 feet, 270 degrees 82.23 +/- 14.4 1,564 +/- 622 ft -303 +/- 154 ft/min 28
3,500 Kalamazoo MI - AZO 17 - 6,488 feet, 171 degrees 82.23 +/- 11.6 1,364 +/- 662 ft -238 +/- 141 ft/min 85
3,501 Fuzhou China - FOC 21 - 11,787 feet, 207 degrees 82.23 +/- 12.2 1,492 +/- 842 ft -236 +/- 136 ft/min 68
3,502 Grand Island NE - GRI 35 - 6,991 feet, 360 degrees 82.24 +/- 15.0 1,469 +/- 774 ft -245 +/- 142 ft/min 83
3,503 Southern Pines NC - SOP 23 - 6,504 feet, 226 degrees 82.24 +/- 10.2 966 +/- 706 ft -229 +/- 109 ft/min 20
3,504 Ostrava Czech Republic - OSR 04 - 11,505 feet, 46 degrees 82.24 +/- 13.2 1,709 +/- 874 ft -235 +/- 134 ft/min 16
3,505 Istanbul Turkey - IST 36 - 10,039 feet, 359 degrees 82.24 +/- 10.6 1,487 +/- 875 ft -248 +/- 97 ft/min 21
3,506 Trelew Argentina - REL 07 - 8,361 feet, 69 degrees 82.24 +/- 16.9 1,713 +/- 494 ft -294 +/- 224 ft/min 26
3,507 Riberalta Bolivia - RIB 32 - 5,705 feet, 307 degrees 82.24 +/- 17.0 1,279 +/- 556 ft -365 +/- 190 ft/min 45
3,508 Youngstown OH - YNG 14 - 8,983 feet, 135 degrees 82.25 +/- 13.9 1,384 +/- 722 ft -212 +/- 138 ft/min 29
3,509 St Cloud MN - STC 13 - 6,989 feet, 136 degrees 82.26 +/- 10.7 1,572 +/- 1,012 ft -189 +/- 100 ft/min 20
3,510 Saskatoon SK Canada - YXE 15 - 6,177 feet, 161 degrees 82.27 +/- 13.3 1,310 +/- 625 ft -253 +/- 156 ft/min 23
3,511 Regina SK Canada - YQR 13 - 7,866 feet, 138 degrees 82.28 +/- 13.3 1,466 +/- 787 ft -263 +/- 153 ft/min 216
3,512 Stockton CA - SCK 29R - 10,657 feet, 308 degrees 82.28 +/- 12.7 1,379 +/- 937 ft -234 +/- 129 ft/min 111
3,513 Arkhangelsk Russia - ARH 08 - 8,173 feet, 96 degrees 82.29 +/- 15.9 1,481 +/- 736 ft -259 +/- 150 ft/min 57
3,514 Brookings SD - BKX 30 - 6,018 feet, 299 degrees 82.30 +/- 12.6 1,138 +/- 653 ft -264 +/- 141 ft/min 72
3,515 Paso Robles CA - PRB 19 - 5,998 feet, 209 degrees 82.30 +/- 14.2 1,558 +/- 663 ft -257 +/- 162 ft/min 58
3,516 Genoa Italy - GOA 28 - 9,580 feet, 285 degrees 82.30 +/- 13.0 1,629 +/- 915 ft -260 +/- 123 ft/min 112
3,517 El Golea Algeria - ELG 36 - 9,809 feet, 0 degrees 82.31 +/- 13.1 1,502 +/- 746 ft -234 +/- 134 ft/min 38
3,518 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt - SSH 04L - 10,071 feet, 43 degrees 82.31 +/- 14.2 1,653 +/- 824 ft -238 +/- 119 ft/min 37
3,519 Dhahran International Airport - DHA 16R - 11,967 feet, 165 degrees 82.31 +/- 14.6 1,646 +/- 767 ft -203 +/- 79 ft/min 19
3,520 Macau Macau - MFM 34 - 11,032 feet, 341 degrees 82.31 +/- 10.8 893 +/- 693 ft -241 +/- 89 ft/min 18
3,521 Whitehorse Yukon Canada - YXY 14R - 9,587 feet, 159 degrees 82.32 +/- 12.9 1,127 +/- 687 ft -245 +/- 166 ft/min 121
3,522 Portland ME - PWM 18 - 6,103 feet, 163 degrees 82.32 +/- 9.2 1,101 +/- 594 ft -227 +/- 136 ft/min 39
3,523 Alghero Sassari Italy - AHO 02 - 9,857 feet, 25 degrees 82.33 +/- 12.6 1,515 +/- 705 ft -314 +/- 147 ft/min 11
3,524 Ostrava Czech Republic - OSR 22 - 11,505 feet, 226 degrees 82.33 +/- 15.1 1,839 +/- 1,322 ft -198 +/- 107 ft/min 44
3,525 Linz Austria - LNZ 26 - 9,835 feet, 267 degrees 82.33 +/- 11.0 1,545 +/- 728 ft -224 +/- 87 ft/min 14
3,526 Easter Island Chile - IPC 10 - 9,604 feet, 117 degrees 82.33 +/- 13.5 1,580 +/- 657 ft -182 +/- 103 ft/min 52
3,527 Lebanon NH - LEB 36 - 5,191 feet, 348 degrees 82.34 +/- 13.1 1,126 +/- 701 ft -238 +/- 143 ft/min 40
3,528 Manado Indonesia - MDC 36 - 8,688 feet, 2 degrees 82.34 +/- 13.8 1,288 +/- 816 ft -240 +/- 143 ft/min 79
3,529 Edinburgh United Kingdom - EDI 24 - 8,389 feet, 239 degrees 82.35 +/- 12.7 1,387 +/- 675 ft -225 +/- 132 ft/min 321
3,530 Salem OR - SLE 16 - 5,143 feet, 181 degrees 82.36 +/- 13.2 1,005 +/- 545 ft -254 +/- 154 ft/min 15
3,531 Asturias Spain - OVD 29 - 7,229 feet, 288 degrees 82.36 +/- 15.0 1,625 +/- 784 ft -229 +/- 133 ft/min 32
3,532 Balikpapan Sepinggan Indonesia - BPN 25 - 8,207 feet, 247 degrees 82.36 +/- 12.7 1,471 +/- 549 ft -266 +/- 164 ft/min 26
3,533 Jackson-Hawkins MS - HKS 34 - 5,381 feet, 339 degrees 82.37 +/- 12.1 1,448 +/- 724 ft -228 +/- 120 ft/min 26
3,534 Queenstown New Zealand - ZQN 05 - 6,209 feet, 77 degrees 82.37 +/- 14.5 1,232 +/- 630 ft -290 +/- 158 ft/min 80
3,535 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 16 - 5,997 feet, 157 degrees 82.39 +/- 13.6 1,379 +/- 672 ft -244 +/- 149 ft/min 64
3,536 Cork Ireland - ORK 34 - 6,955 feet, 340 degrees 82.40 +/- 12.6 1,715 +/- 837 ft -249 +/- 139 ft/min 38
3,537 Con Son Island Vietnam - VCS 11 - 5,953 feet, 110 degrees 82.40 +/- 10.0 1,253 +/- 537 ft -221 +/- 152 ft/min 14
3,538 Chelyabinsk Russia - CEK 27 - 10,459 feet, 284 degrees 82.41 +/- 14.3 1,627 +/- 780 ft -225 +/- 121 ft/min 68
3,539 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 22L - 6,452 feet, 223 degrees 82.42 +/- 13.1 1,135 +/- 712 ft -252 +/- 142 ft/min 519
3,540 Devonport Australia - DPO 06 - 6,030 feet, 76 degrees 82.42 +/- 11.1 1,662 +/- 663 ft -209 +/- 72 ft/min 20
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