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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
361 Pocatello ID - PIH 21 - 9,051 feet, 225 degrees 71.76 +/- 17.9 2,130 +/- 1,442 ft -274 +/- 224 ft/min 768
362 Madrid Spain - MAD 15R - 13,485 feet, 142 degrees 71.77 +/- 17.4 3,203 +/- 2,238 ft -220 +/- 86 ft/min 19
363 Kingsford/Iron Mountain MI - IMT 31 - 3,762 feet, 312 degrees 71.78 +/- 27.6 1,035 +/- 722 ft -429 +/- 400 ft/min 14
364 Morelia Mexico - MLM 05 - 11,156 feet, 54 degrees 71.78 +/- 18.6 2,102 +/- 1,197 ft -276 +/- 176 ft/min 64
365 Al Najaf Iraq - NJF 28 - 9,753 feet, 284 degrees 71.79 +/- 13.9 1,921 +/- 1,783 ft -242 +/- 128 ft/min 20
366 Paro Bhutan - PBH 33 - 7,428 feet, 330 degrees 71.79 +/- 18.8 1,573 +/- 1,068 ft -327 +/- 239 ft/min 164
367 Naples FL - APF 32 - 5,001 feet, 314 degrees 71.82 +/- 17.3 1,180 +/- 1,218 ft -310 +/- 215 ft/min 16
368 Buffalo NY - BUF 14 - 7,155 feet, 127 degrees 71.83 +/- 17.9 1,724 +/- 804 ft -340 +/- 224 ft/min 36
369 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 03 - 11,123 feet, 32 degrees 71.85 +/- 15.7 1,731 +/- 1,482 ft -263 +/- 151 ft/min 58
370 Trenton NJ - TTN 16 - 4,786 feet, 146 degrees 71.86 +/- 20.3 1,615 +/- 996 ft -327 +/- 281 ft/min 11
371 St Thomas US Virgin Islands - STT 10 - 6,995 feet, 87 degrees 71.87 +/- 17.5 877 +/- 1,327 ft -259 +/- 178 ft/min 900
372 San Francisco CA - SFO 10R - 11,382 feet, 118 degrees 71.89 +/- 17.9 2,063 +/- 1,306 ft -279 +/- 229 ft/min 125
373 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 13 - 10,642 feet, 127 degrees 71.89 +/- 17.8 2,329 +/- 1,763 ft -277 +/- 204 ft/min 57
374 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 17L - 12,161 feet, 164 degrees 71.91 +/- 18.7 2,026 +/- 1,521 ft -274 +/- 192 ft/min 68
375 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 15 - 9,682 feet, 140 degrees [was 14R] 71.91 +/- 18.1 2,301 +/- 1,695 ft -263 +/- 214 ft/min 652
376 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29R - 10,505 feet, 266 degrees 71.92 +/- 18.1 1,964 +/- 1,085 ft -255 +/- 247 ft/min 122
377 Casper WY - CPR 08 - 8,668 feet, 89 degrees 71.93 +/- 17.8 2,083 +/- 1,282 ft -285 +/- 217 ft/min 65
378 Lyon France - LYS 35L - 13,180 feet, 355 degrees [was 36L] 71.93 +/- 17.6 2,400 +/- 1,962 ft -232 +/- 200 ft/min 211
379 Beirut Lebanon - BEY 21 - 12,500 feet, 213 degrees 71.94 +/- 18.6 1,300 +/- 1,916 ft -256 +/- 158 ft/min 99
380 Bogota Colombia - BOG 31L - 12,468 feet, 307 degrees 71.94 +/- 19.4 2,176 +/- 1,471 ft -283 +/- 179 ft/min 55
381 Venice Italy - VCE 22R - 9,103 feet, 222 degrees 71.96 +/- 21.8 1,840 +/- 1,712 ft -311 +/- 258 ft/min 12
382 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic - SDQ 35 - 11,023 feet, 341 degrees 71.96 +/- 17.6 2,283 +/- 1,313 ft -271 +/- 204 ft/min 310
383 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 33L - 9,990 feet, 332 degrees 71.98 +/- 20.2 2,117 +/- 1,916 ft -320 +/- 231 ft/min 150
384 Pensacola FL - PNS 26 - 6,992 feet, 258 degrees 72.00 +/- 15.4 2,052 +/- 979 ft -263 +/- 166 ft/min 199
385 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 25L - 11,482 feet, 241 degrees 72.00 +/- 17.0 2,560 +/- 1,425 ft -228 +/- 170 ft/min 73
386 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 22R - 9,934 feet, 214 degrees 72.01 +/- 15.9 1,974 +/- 976 ft -254 +/- 203 ft/min 32
387 Nashville TN - BNA 13 - 11,031 feet, 133 degrees 72.01 +/- 14.9 1,854 +/- 1,195 ft -253 +/- 185 ft/min 97
388 Medelin Colombia - MDE 01 - 11,485 feet, 0 degrees 72.01 +/- 15.3 1,999 +/- 886 ft -264 +/- 181 ft/min 70
389 Pullman ID - PUW 06 - 6,746 feet, 70 degrees [was 05] 72.02 +/- 15.7 947 +/- 1,045 ft -166 +/- 166 ft/min 258
390 Oaxaca Mexico - OAX 19 - 8,026 feet, 196 degrees 72.02 +/- 18.4 2,043 +/- 1,306 ft -259 +/- 165 ft/min 26
391 Trinidad Bolivia - TDD 14 - 7,828 feet, 135 degrees 72.02 +/- 15.9 1,806 +/- 1,139 ft -254 +/- 151 ft/min 48
392 Colorado Springs CO - COS 17R - 10,993 feet, 180 degrees 72.03 +/- 17.1 1,949 +/- 1,410 ft -268 +/- 198 ft/min 51
393 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 35 - 9,590 feet, 360 degrees 72.03 +/- 19.0 1,750 +/- 1,376 ft -318 +/- 238 ft/min 1,479
394 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 10 - 6,965 feet, 88 degrees 72.04 +/- 19.8 2,619 +/- 2,274 ft -286 +/- 217 ft/min 61
395 Rock Springs WY - RKS 27 - 9,985 feet, 283 degrees 72.04 +/- 17.2 2,076 +/- 1,166 ft -263 +/- 201 ft/min 445
396 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 11R - 10,792 feet, 86 degrees 72.04 +/- 14.8 2,176 +/- 1,579 ft -295 +/- 140 ft/min 128
397 Skagway AK - SGY 02 - 3,564 feet, 45 degrees 72.05 +/- 18.2 660 +/- 600 ft -344 +/- 241 ft/min 151
398 Orlando FL - MCO 36L - 12,001 feet, 359 degrees 72.07 +/- 17.1 2,242 +/- 1,433 ft -266 +/- 173 ft/min 906
399 Lourdes France - LDE 20 - 9,840 feet, 200 degrees 72.09 +/- 17.4 1,962 +/- 1,019 ft -199 +/- 169 ft/min 16
400 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 12 - 10,674 feet, 127 degrees 72.09 +/- 16.1 2,014 +/- 1,151 ft -269 +/- 167 ft/min 75
401 Atlanta GA - ATL 08R - 9,999 feet, 90 degrees 72.10 +/- 17.6 2,049 +/- 1,387 ft -277 +/- 219 ft/min 3,667
402 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 30 - 7,290 feet, 322 degrees 72.11 +/- 11.6 2,068 +/- 742 ft -206 +/- 121 ft/min 17
403 Mexico City Mexico - MEX 05L - 12,860 feet, 59 degrees 72.11 +/- 17.1 852 +/- 1,304 ft -264 +/- 281 ft/min 1,149
404 Flagstaff AZ - FLG 21 - 8,789 feet, 221 degrees 72.13 +/- 17.5 815 +/- 1,262 ft -276 +/- 152 ft/min 174
405 Ft Walton Beach FL - VPS 19 - 9,992 feet, 192 degrees 72.16 +/- 17.1 2,205 +/- 1,177 ft -247 +/- 181 ft/min 339
406 Boeing Field WA - BFI 32L - 9,997 feet, 330 degrees [was 31L] 72.19 +/- 11.7 2,273 +/- 1,184 ft -227 +/- 134 ft/min 40
407 Shreveport LA - SHV 24 - 6,203 feet, 241 degrees [was 23] 72.19 +/- 19.6 1,621 +/- 843 ft -286 +/- 269 ft/min 16
408 Dubai United Arab Emirates - DXB 12L - 14,272 feet, 122 degrees 72.19 +/- 16.7 1,912 +/- 1,482 ft -235 +/- 161 ft/min 775
409 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 26 - 13,787 feet, 270 degrees 72.22 +/- 18.8 2,244 +/- 1,631 ft -282 +/- 211 ft/min 381
410 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 15 - 5,202 feet, 143 degrees 72.22 +/- 17.7 1,677 +/- 896 ft -332 +/- 302 ft/min 501
411 Denver CO - DEN 35L - 12,020 feet, 1 degrees 72.22 +/- 16.5 2,642 +/- 2,818 ft -251 +/- 167 ft/min 1,878
412 Kano Nigeria - KAN 05 - 8,692 feet, 44 degrees 72.24 +/- 21.1 1,875 +/- 1,127 ft -261 +/- 184 ft/min 14
413 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 10 - 6,999 feet, 92 degrees 72.26 +/- 16.8 1,816 +/- 728 ft -276 +/- 228 ft/min 29
414 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 03 - 10,056 feet, 45 degrees 72.28 +/- 17.8 2,394 +/- 2,162 ft -277 +/- 188 ft/min 663
415 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 08 - 13,787 feet, 90 degrees 72.29 +/- 16.6 2,128 +/- 1,305 ft -260 +/- 183 ft/min 1,087
416 Concord NC - JQF 20 - 7,392 feet, 190 degrees 72.29 +/- 15.3 513 +/- 720 ft -313 +/- 150 ft/min 108
417 Miami FL - MIA 26L - 10,495 feet, 267 degrees 72.29 +/- 17.2 2,194 +/- 1,303 ft -256 +/- 178 ft/min 1,264
418 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 17 - 9,590 feet, 180 degrees 72.29 +/- 18.4 1,994 +/- 1,372 ft -292 +/- 234 ft/min 1,790
419 Khrabrovo Russia - KGD 24 - 8,130 feet, 246 degrees 72.29 +/- 16.8 2,108 +/- 1,277 ft -261 +/- 187 ft/min 56
420 Colorado Springs CO - COS 35R - 13,486 feet, 360 degrees 72.31 +/- 19.9 2,463 +/- 2,637 ft -275 +/- 213 ft/min 231
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