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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
3,601 Pescara Italy - PSR 22 - 7,925 feet, 217 degrees 82.68 +/- 10.3 1,379 +/- 703 ft -239 +/- 112 ft/min 14
3,602 Macapá-Pará Brazil - MCP 08 - 6,850 feet, 57 degrees 82.68 +/- 12.7 1,468 +/- 738 ft -279 +/- 131 ft/min 89
3,603 Grande Prairie AB Canada - YQU 07 - 6,162 feet, 90 degrees 82.69 +/- 12.0 1,601 +/- 883 ft -249 +/- 121 ft/min 10
3,604 Karaganda Kazakhstan - KGF 23 - 11,817 feet, 238 degrees 82.69 +/- 13.9 1,905 +/- 1,635 ft -231 +/- 102 ft/min 24
3,605 Kununurra Australia - KNX 12 - 5,996 feet, 120 degrees 82.70 +/- 13.0 1,232 +/- 649 ft -275 +/- 156 ft/min 82
3,606 Antwerp Belgium - ANR 29 - 4,965 feet, 290 degrees 82.71 +/- 14.5 1,273 +/- 548 ft -279 +/- 178 ft/min 138
3,607 Tyumen Russia - TJM 03 - 9,809 feet, 48 degrees 82.71 +/- 14.4 1,431 +/- 919 ft -252 +/- 116 ft/min 21
3,608 Presque Isle ME - PQI 01 - 7,439 feet, 346 degrees 82.72 +/- 12.7 1,339 +/- 711 ft -228 +/- 143 ft/min 157
3,609 Culiacan Mexico - CUL 20 - 7,373 feet, 213 degrees 82.72 +/- 11.7 1,415 +/- 912 ft -220 +/- 113 ft/min 92
3,610 Homer AK - HOM 22 - 6,701 feet, 235 degrees 82.72 +/- 14.8 1,532 +/- 976 ft -235 +/- 141 ft/min 117
3,611 Osaka-International Japan - ITM 32L - 10,371 feet, 315 degrees 82.72 +/- 11.9 1,592 +/- 691 ft -247 +/- 122 ft/min 167
3,612 Manila Philippines - MNL 13 - 6,922 feet, 135 degrees 82.72 +/- 10.2 1,322 +/- 575 ft -292 +/- 151 ft/min 17
3,613 Murmansk Russia - MMK 13 - 8,218 feet, 146 degrees 82.72 +/- 15.5 1,554 +/- 686 ft -282 +/- 238 ft/min 27
3,614 Mineralnye Vody Russia - MRV 30 - 12,749 feet, 302 degrees 82.72 +/- 12.2 1,522 +/- 720 ft -254 +/- 109 ft/min 29
3,615 Rotterdam Netherlands - RTM 24 - 7,221 feet, 237 degrees 82.74 +/- 12.0 1,064 +/- 572 ft -211 +/- 140 ft/min 70
3,616 Xian China - XIY 23R - 9,839 feet, 229 degrees [was 23] 82.74 +/- 13.6 1,455 +/- 1,307 ft -232 +/- 117 ft/min 56
3,617 Fuzhou China - FOC 03 - 11,787 feet, 27 degrees 82.75 +/- 14.0 1,373 +/- 754 ft -229 +/- 134 ft/min 108
3,618 Islip NY - ISP 24 - 6,998 feet, 225 degrees 82.76 +/- 15.6 1,511 +/- 687 ft -255 +/- 170 ft/min 53
3,619 Kazan Russia - KZN 29R - 12,196 feet, 304 degrees 82.76 +/- 11.3 1,527 +/- 678 ft -201 +/- 98 ft/min 13
3,620 Alice Springs Australia - ASP 12 - 7,995 feet, 120 degrees 82.76 +/- 10.8 1,576 +/- 672 ft -255 +/- 132 ft/min 41
3,621 Port Sudan Sudan - PZU 35 - 8,193 feet, 347 degrees 82.77 +/- 13.8 1,340 +/- 750 ft -256 +/- 123 ft/min 11
3,622 Salzburg Austria - SZG 15 - 9,016 feet, 157 degrees [was 16] 82.77 +/- 14.8 1,697 +/- 644 ft -219 +/- 133 ft/min 44
3,623 Tyler TX - TYR 13 - 5,192 feet, 135 degrees 82.78 +/- 11.6 1,214 +/- 574 ft -246 +/- 168 ft/min 95
3,624 Vero Beach FL - VRB 30L - 7,303 feet, 291 degrees 82.78 +/- 11.1 957 +/- 486 ft -284 +/- 143 ft/min 25
3,625 Trenton NJ - TTN 24 - 6,008 feet, 226 degrees 82.79 +/- 13.8 1,273 +/- 701 ft -293 +/- 142 ft/min 71
3,626 Los Mochis Mexico - LMM 09 - 6,554 feet, 100 degrees 82.79 +/- 9.0 1,376 +/- 650 ft -230 +/- 111 ft/min 28
3,627 Concord CA - CCR 32R - 4,605 feet, 334 degrees 82.80 +/- 9.2 962 +/- 321 ft -266 +/- 189 ft/min 11
3,628 Karratha Australia - KTA 08 - 7,479 feet, 84 degrees 82.80 +/- 12.3 1,300 +/- 755 ft -283 +/- 127 ft/min 38
3,629 Kitchener ON Canada - YKF 25 - 6,991 feet, 245 degrees 82.81 +/- 15.6 1,398 +/- 527 ft -243 +/- 171 ft/min 16
3,630 Miyazkai Japan - KMI 27 - 8,164 feet, 265 degrees 82.81 +/- 12.2 1,671 +/- 1,019 ft -278 +/- 145 ft/min 10
3,631 Mildura Australia - MQL 27 - 6,389 feet, 282 degrees 82.81 +/- 13.2 1,286 +/- 884 ft -284 +/- 165 ft/min 65
3,632 Honiara Intl Solomon Islands - HIR 24 - 7,227 feet, 248 degrees 82.82 +/- 15.0 1,447 +/- 698 ft -296 +/- 166 ft/min 79
3,633 Gaborone Botswana - GBE 08 - 13,132 feet, 61 degrees 82.82 +/- 10.5 1,694 +/- 797 ft -264 +/- 117 ft/min 61
3,634 Greensboro NC - GSO 23 - 10,000 feet, 226 degrees 82.83 +/- 11.7 1,444 +/- 739 ft -241 +/- 143 ft/min 34
3,635 Broome Australia - BME 10 - 8,061 feet, 106 degrees 82.83 +/- 12.8 1,355 +/- 749 ft -253 +/- 126 ft/min 66
3,636 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 36R - 10,841 feet, 357 degrees 82.83 +/- 13.3 1,678 +/- 751 ft -232 +/- 97 ft/min 22
3,637 Concord NH - CON 17 - 6,002 feet, 155 degrees 82.84 +/- 11.2 1,165 +/- 621 ft -269 +/- 138 ft/min 78
3,638 Milwaukee WI - MKE 13 - 5,542 feet, 132 degrees 82.84 +/- 10.8 899 +/- 374 ft -238 +/- 157 ft/min 10
3,639 Rockford IL - RFD 25 - 10,000 feet, 245 degrees 82.85 +/- 10.8 1,561 +/- 1,044 ft -246 +/- 115 ft/min 14
3,640 Murmansk Russia - MMK 31 - 8,218 feet, 326 degrees 82.85 +/- 11.3 1,734 +/- 452 ft -279 +/- 142 ft/min 28
3,641 Alexandria-Burg El Arab Egypt - HBE 32 - 11,169 feet, 323 degrees 82.86 +/- 13.1 1,294 +/- 860 ft -271 +/- 82 ft/min 16
3,642 Aberdeen SD - ABR 13 - 6,891 feet, 135 degrees 82.86 +/- 11.9 1,379 +/- 788 ft -261 +/- 154 ft/min 44
3,643 Brownsville TX - BRO 31 - 7,401 feet, 316 degrees 82.87 +/- 10.8 1,690 +/- 502 ft -252 +/- 124 ft/min 13
3,644 Mason City IA - MCW 35 - 6,503 feet, 360 degrees 82.87 +/- 11.9 1,680 +/- 483 ft -210 +/- 119 ft/min 16
3,645 Minatitlan Mexico - MTT 01 - 6,891 feet, 18 degrees 82.87 +/- 10.1 1,353 +/- 587 ft -252 +/- 139 ft/min 80
3,646 Kupang Indonesia - KOE 25 - 8,196 feet, 256 degrees 82.87 +/- 15.7 1,223 +/- 570 ft -294 +/- 174 ft/min 37
3,647 Bologna Italy - BLQ 30 - 9,435 feet, 297 degrees 82.88 +/- 13.9 1,126 +/- 763 ft -227 +/- 111 ft/min 46
3,648 Salekhard Russia - SLY 04 - 8,887 feet, 61 degrees 82.88 +/- 11.7 1,826 +/- 665 ft -290 +/- 96 ft/min 20
3,649 Ballina Australia - BNK 24 - 6,227 feet, 253 degrees 82.88 +/- 12.5 1,147 +/- 507 ft -307 +/- 176 ft/min 37
3,650 Geraldton Australia - GET 03 - 6,499 feet, 18 degrees 82.88 +/- 13.3 1,437 +/- 852 ft -228 +/- 121 ft/min 59
3,651 Redmond OR - RDM 29 - 7,032 feet, 302 degrees 82.89 +/- 15.2 1,376 +/- 539 ft -286 +/- 169 ft/min 31
3,652 Roswell NM - ROW 17 - 9,995 feet, 180 degrees 82.89 +/- 13.7 1,543 +/- 977 ft -318 +/- 97 ft/min 16
3,653 Beziers France - BZR 09 - 6,550 feet, 94 degrees [was 10] 82.89 +/- 12.4 1,518 +/- 530 ft -293 +/- 161 ft/min 11
3,654 Nantucket MA - ACK 06 - 6,281 feet, 45 degrees 82.90 +/- 13.7 1,435 +/- 567 ft -240 +/- 166 ft/min 148
3,655 Mendoza Argentina - MDZ 18 - 9,296 feet, 181 degrees 82.90 +/- 15.0 1,709 +/- 928 ft -227 +/- 121 ft/min 23
3,656 Bethel AK - BET 01L - 6,390 feet, 24 degrees 82.91 +/- 11.6 1,414 +/- 623 ft -235 +/- 129 ft/min 37
3,657 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 24 - 6,008 feet, 229 degrees 82.92 +/- 14.4 1,566 +/- 632 ft -260 +/- 128 ft/min 11
3,658 Malaga Spain - AGP 32 - 10,494 feet, 312 degrees 82.92 +/- 9.7 1,574 +/- 608 ft -192 +/- 115 ft/min 35
3,659 Wadi al-Dawasir Saudi Arabia - WAE 10 - 10,002 feet, 102 degrees 82.92 +/- 14.7 1,544 +/- 525 ft -260 +/- 187 ft/min 14
3,660 Rosario Argentina - ROS 20 - 9,814 feet, 191 degrees [was 19] 82.93 +/- 15.1 1,476 +/- 666 ft -211 +/- 144 ft/min 26
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