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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
3,541 Hibbing MN - HIB 13 - 6,748 feet, 132 degrees 82.43 +/- 14.8 1,447 +/- 536 ft -229 +/- 232 ft/min 88
3,542 Norfolk NE - OFK 32 - 5,796 feet, 322 degrees 82.44 +/- 12.1 838 +/- 436 ft -264 +/- 143 ft/min 28
3,543 Cork Ireland - ORK 16 - 6,955 feet, 160 degrees 82.45 +/- 13.2 1,516 +/- 630 ft -227 +/- 118 ft/min 24
3,544 Paducah KY - PAH 04 - 6,495 feet, 44 degrees 82.45 +/- 12.2 1,543 +/- 624 ft -234 +/- 140 ft/min 108
3,545 Chennai India - MAA 25 - 12,003 feet, 249 degrees 82.45 +/- 13.1 1,335 +/- 658 ft -268 +/- 133 ft/min 27
3,546 Kodiak AK - ADQ 26 - 7,523 feet, 272 degrees 82.46 +/- 12.8 1,471 +/- 771 ft -229 +/- 144 ft/min 151
3,547 Antofagasta Chile - ANF 01 - 8,555 feet, 6 degrees 82.46 +/- 12.6 1,376 +/- 789 ft -263 +/- 134 ft/min 52
3,548 Paducah KY - PAH 22 - 6,495 feet, 224 degrees 82.47 +/- 14.8 1,338 +/- 734 ft -225 +/- 164 ft/min 51
3,549 Ufa Russia - UFA 14L - 8,259 feet, 151 degrees 82.47 +/- 11.1 1,354 +/- 618 ft -268 +/- 133 ft/min 14
3,550 Bodø Norway - BOO 25 - 11,169 feet, 258 degrees 82.48 +/- 10.3 1,573 +/- 954 ft -335 +/- 139 ft/min 19
3,551 Fitchburg MA - FIT 14 - 4,493 feet, 129 degrees 82.48 +/- 14.1 847 +/- 476 ft -266 +/- 161 ft/min 15
3,552 San Angelo TX - SJT 03 - 5,939 feet, 43 degrees 82.48 +/- 12.7 1,415 +/- 678 ft -270 +/- 153 ft/min 71
3,553 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 12 - 8,867 feet, 116 degrees 82.48 +/- 15.2 1,482 +/- 778 ft -242 +/- 119 ft/min 59
3,554 Galena AK - GAL 25 - 7,230 feet, 270 degrees 82.48 +/- 13.4 1,314 +/- 774 ft -221 +/- 160 ft/min 121
3,555 Southampton United Kingdom - SOU 20 - 5,651 feet, 199 degrees 82.49 +/- 11.8 1,140 +/- 652 ft -247 +/- 141 ft/min 58
3,556 Keene NH - EEN 20 - 6,197 feet, 183 degrees 82.49 +/- 12.2 929 +/- 529 ft -237 +/- 141 ft/min 38
3,557 Greenville SC - GMU 01 - 5,388 feet, 1 degrees 82.49 +/- 14.6 1,281 +/- 574 ft -287 +/- 169 ft/min 75
3,558 Townsville Australia - TSV 01 - 7,980 feet, 24 degrees 82.49 +/- 13.6 1,442 +/- 629 ft -238 +/- 179 ft/min 158
3,559 Boeing Field WA - BFI 14R - 9,997 feet, 150 degrees [was 13R] 82.50 +/- 14.0 1,742 +/- 977 ft -216 +/- 107 ft/min 35
3,560 Blythe CA - BLH 08 - 6,531 feet, 90 degrees 82.50 +/- 11.9 1,514 +/- 567 ft -238 +/- 162 ft/min 39
3,561 Page AZ - PGA 15 - 5,934 feet, 170 degrees 82.50 +/- 11.9 1,276 +/- 570 ft -251 +/- 157 ft/min 56
3,562 Maldonado Uruguay - PDP 08 - 6,994 feet, 72 degrees 82.50 +/- 13.4 1,247 +/- 500 ft -317 +/- 179 ft/min 28
3,563 Yakutat AK - YAK 29 - 7,742 feet, 315 degrees 82.51 +/- 12.2 1,524 +/- 655 ft -208 +/- 125 ft/min 68
3,564 Xian China - XIY 23L - 12,455 feet, 229 degrees 82.51 +/- 15.9 2,037 +/- 1,322 ft -248 +/- 101 ft/min 49
3,565 Gdansk Poland - GDN 29 - 9,154 feet, 293 degrees 82.52 +/- 13.7 1,562 +/- 647 ft -306 +/- 148 ft/min 74
3,566 Belgorod Russia - EGO 29 - 8,168 feet, 297 degrees 82.52 +/- 13.4 1,610 +/- 646 ft -220 +/- 110 ft/min 44
3,567 Totegegie French Polynesia - GMR 30 - 6,576 feet, 317 degrees 82.53 +/- 13.4 1,137 +/- 792 ft -327 +/- 128 ft/min 63
3,568 Queenstown New Zealand - ZQN 23 - 6,209 feet, 257 degrees 82.53 +/- 15.0 1,285 +/- 633 ft -311 +/- 156 ft/min 73
3,569 Mogadishu Somalia - MGQ 23 - 10,416 feet, 230 degrees 82.54 +/- 11.4 1,806 +/- 507 ft -281 +/- 130 ft/min 16
3,570 Abilene TX - ABI 17L - 7,209 feet, 180 degrees 82.54 +/- 10.4 1,532 +/- 1,153 ft -262 +/- 114 ft/min 15
3,571 Manzanillo Mexico - ZLO 10 - 7,203 feet, 106 degrees 82.54 +/- 13.1 1,442 +/- 775 ft -268 +/- 140 ft/min 84
3,572 Leticia Columbia - LET 21 - 6,884 feet, 201 degrees [was 20] 82.54 +/- 14.6 1,288 +/- 554 ft -266 +/- 192 ft/min 29
3,573 Tees-Side United Kingdom - MME 23 - 7,477 feet, 227 degrees 82.55 +/- 11.5 1,439 +/- 967 ft -215 +/- 101 ft/min 49
3,574 Harlingen TX - HRL 35L - 8,287 feet, 1 degrees 82.55 +/- 12.8 1,748 +/- 719 ft -249 +/- 137 ft/min 26
3,575 Little Rock AR - LIT 36 - 6,210 feet, 1 degrees 82.55 +/- 9.2 1,345 +/- 408 ft -239 +/- 196 ft/min 17
3,576 Paphos Cyprus - PFO 29 - 8,850 feet, 290 degrees 82.55 +/- 11.9 1,540 +/- 684 ft -254 +/- 129 ft/min 75
3,577 Bar Harbor ME - BHB 22 - 5,165 feet, 205 degrees 82.56 +/- 12.2 1,116 +/- 542 ft -261 +/- 165 ft/min 104
3,578 Lawton OK - LAW 35 - 8,601 feet, 357 degrees 82.56 +/- 14.4 1,475 +/- 710 ft -255 +/- 203 ft/min 85
3,579 Rocky Mount NC - RWI 22 - 7,083 feet, 213 degrees 82.58 +/- 15.1 1,560 +/- 915 ft -282 +/- 111 ft/min 29
3,580 Torreon Mexico - TRC 31 - 9,036 feet, 316 degrees 82.58 +/- 13.2 1,549 +/- 518 ft -267 +/- 151 ft/min 21
3,581 Minangkabau Indonesia - PDG 16 - 7,084 feet, 160 degrees 82.58 +/- 10.0 1,393 +/- 607 ft -217 +/- 122 ft/min 10
3,582 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 22 - 10,630 feet, 227 degrees 82.59 +/- 11.5 1,606 +/- 945 ft -272 +/- 96 ft/min 13
3,583 Iasi Romania - IAS 33 - 5,905 feet, 334 degrees 82.59 +/- 13.4 1,345 +/- 696 ft -247 +/- 143 ft/min 10
3,584 Nadi Fiji - NAN 09 - 6,987 feet, 104 degrees 82.59 +/- 15.5 1,375 +/- 570 ft -290 +/- 188 ft/min 28
3,585 Constantine Algeria - CZL 34 - 9,799 feet, 339 degrees 82.60 +/- 11.5 1,452 +/- 540 ft -175 +/- 132 ft/min 12
3,586 Bujumbura Burundi - BJM 17 - 11,828 feet, 171 degrees 82.61 +/- 12.2 1,556 +/- 687 ft -241 +/- 123 ft/min 95
3,587 Topeka KS - FOE 21 - 6,997 feet, 220 degrees 82.61 +/- 11.4 1,403 +/- 698 ft -264 +/- 154 ft/min 17
3,588 North Bend OR - OTH 04 - 5,974 feet, 61 degrees 82.61 +/- 13.1 1,301 +/- 722 ft -234 +/- 138 ft/min 108
3,589 Salem OR - SLE 13 - 5,810 feet, 150 degrees 82.63 +/- 13.2 1,260 +/- 677 ft -234 +/- 153 ft/min 72
3,590 Gladstone Australia - GLT 10 - 6,453 feet, 110 degrees 82.63 +/- 11.2 1,107 +/- 662 ft -248 +/- 136 ft/min 39
3,591 Newport VT - EFK 36 - 4,999 feet, 340 degrees 82.65 +/- 13.2 1,032 +/- 584 ft -281 +/- 152 ft/min 50
3,592 Chios Greece - JKH 19 - 4,987 feet, 190 degrees 82.65 +/- 9.5 1,264 +/- 601 ft -160 +/- 95 ft/min 11
3,593 Rhodes Greece - RHO 24 - 10,834 feet, 250 degrees 82.65 +/- 13.0 1,661 +/- 589 ft -267 +/- 132 ft/min 41
3,594 La Rioja Argentina - IRJ 21 - 9,198 feet, 208 degrees 82.65 +/- 10.8 1,511 +/- 592 ft -230 +/- 120 ft/min 11
3,595 Essen-Mulheim Germany - ESS 25 - 5,180 feet, 246 degrees 82.66 +/- 9.4 1,546 +/- 586 ft -241 +/- 126 ft/min 34
3,596 Devils Lake ND - DVL 13 - 6,358 feet, 138 degrees 82.66 +/- 11.0 1,369 +/- 677 ft -229 +/- 133 ft/min 31
3,597 Greensboro NC - GSO 05 - 10,000 feet, 46 degrees 82.66 +/- 12.8 1,598 +/- 867 ft -261 +/- 134 ft/min 62
3,598 Rio Gallegos Argentina - RGL 25 - 11,397 feet, 266 degrees 82.66 +/- 11.2 1,344 +/- 629 ft -244 +/- 142 ft/min 48
3,599 Treasure Cay Bahamas - TCB 32 - 6,979 feet, 313 degrees 82.67 +/- 13.3 1,339 +/- 704 ft -253 +/- 146 ft/min 45
3,600 Ambon Indonesia - AMQ 04 - 8,197 feet, 45 degrees 82.67 +/- 14.2 1,502 +/- 867 ft -271 +/- 127 ft/min 127
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