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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
3,661 Albury Australia - ABX 25 - 6,221 feet, 261 degrees 82.93 +/- 12.2 1,343 +/- 666 ft -253 +/- 130 ft/min 82
3,662 Dundee United Kingdom - DND 09 - 4,575 feet, 91 degrees 82.95 +/- 11.4 1,070 +/- 506 ft -239 +/- 162 ft/min 21
3,663 Omsk Russia - OMS 07 - 8,162 feet, 77 degrees 82.95 +/- 13.8 1,486 +/- 1,001 ft -249 +/- 128 ft/min 30
3,664 Pellston MI - PLN 23 - 5,401 feet, 224 degrees 82.96 +/- 8.5 1,306 +/- 554 ft -206 +/- 137 ft/min 22
3,665 Grand Rapids MI - GRR 17 - 8,501 feet, 171 degrees 82.97 +/- 11.8 1,601 +/- 677 ft -236 +/- 116 ft/min 58
3,666 Santiago del Estero Argentina - SDE 21 - 7,970 feet, 208 degrees 82.97 +/- 17.1 868 +/- 617 ft -265 +/- 124 ft/min 11
3,667 Vineyard Haven MA - MVY 06 - 5,463 feet, 41 degrees 82.98 +/- 10.9 1,077 +/- 607 ft -247 +/- 134 ft/min 81
3,668 Rockford IL - RFD 01 - 8,179 feet, 5 degrees 82.98 +/- 14.6 1,605 +/- 710 ft -230 +/- 122 ft/min 37
3,669 Rhinelander WI - RHI 33 - 5,201 feet, 327 degrees 82.98 +/- 11.4 1,208 +/- 587 ft -273 +/- 132 ft/min 10
3,670 Kosrae Island Micronesia - TTK 05 - 5,741 feet, 56 degrees 82.99 +/- 14.6 1,384 +/- 614 ft -323 +/- 138 ft/min 54
3,671 Worcester MA - ORH 29 - 6,998 feet, 274 degrees 83.00 +/- 12.7 1,378 +/- 763 ft -260 +/- 167 ft/min 177
3,672 Yantai China - YNT 22 - 10,486 feet, 217 degrees 83.00 +/- 13.9 1,437 +/- 707 ft -249 +/- 142 ft/min 26
3,673 Augusta ME - AUG 17 - 4,996 feet, 153 degrees 83.02 +/- 11.8 1,316 +/- 774 ft -236 +/- 148 ft/min 174
3,674 Corpus Christi TX - CRP 18 - 6,096 feet, 179 degrees 83.02 +/- 10.3 1,854 +/- 424 ft -214 +/- 73 ft/min 13
3,675 Podgorica Montenegro - TGD 36 - 8,155 feet, 4 degrees 83.03 +/- 12.4 1,488 +/- 735 ft -209 +/- 91 ft/min 34
3,676 Hail Saudi Arabia - HAS 36 - 12,004 feet, 4 degrees 83.03 +/- 10.9 1,595 +/- 638 ft -259 +/- 127 ft/min 25
3,677 Kemerovo Russia - KEJ 23 - 10,512 feet, 234 degrees 83.04 +/- 11.7 1,529 +/- 788 ft -289 +/- 87 ft/min 12
3,678 Syktyvkar Russia - SCW 18 - 8,186 feet, 202 degrees 83.04 +/- 11.4 1,609 +/- 704 ft -210 +/- 95 ft/min 21
3,679 São Pedro Cape Verde - VXE 07 - 6,547 feet, 53 degrees 83.05 +/- 8.0 1,228 +/- 559 ft -218 +/- 134 ft/min 40
3,680 Perth Australia - PER 21 - 11,295 feet, 194 degrees 83.05 +/- 12.4 1,404 +/- 777 ft -222 +/- 138 ft/min 544
3,681 La Paz Mexico - LAP 18 - 8,177 feet, 188 degrees 83.06 +/- 12.8 1,531 +/- 800 ft -217 +/- 128 ft/min 104
3,682 Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Argentina - AEP 13 - 6,880 feet, 124 degrees 83.06 +/- 13.5 1,340 +/- 747 ft -270 +/- 153 ft/min 565
3,683 Hoquiam WA - HQM 06 - 5,002 feet, 80 degrees 83.07 +/- 14.0 1,225 +/- 565 ft -236 +/- 166 ft/min 52
3,684 Iasi Romania - IAS 14 - 7,871 feet, 149 degrees [was 15] 83.07 +/- 12.2 919 +/- 422 ft -291 +/- 147 ft/min 15
3,685 Auburn/Lewiston ME - LEW 04 - 4,965 feet, 24 degrees 83.08 +/- 12.8 1,087 +/- 540 ft -267 +/- 185 ft/min 92
3,686 Vero Beach FL - VRB 12R - 7,303 feet, 111 degrees 83.08 +/- 13.9 1,313 +/- 881 ft -293 +/- 361 ft/min 77
3,687 Lamezia Terme Italy - SUF 10 - 7,913 feet, 99 degrees 83.08 +/- 13.3 1,491 +/- 699 ft -255 +/- 136 ft/min 77
3,688 Cranbrook BC Canada - YXC 34 - 8,002 feet, 359 degrees 83.09 +/- 11.2 1,573 +/- 546 ft -330 +/- 116 ft/min 24
3,689 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 30 - 6,856 feet, 315 degrees 83.09 +/- 12.2 1,560 +/- 573 ft -258 +/- 143 ft/min 62
3,690 Greenville NC - PGV 20 - 7,164 feet, 188 degrees 83.09 +/- 12.3 1,061 +/- 462 ft -264 +/- 172 ft/min 74
3,691 Adak AK - ADK 23 - 7,848 feet, 241 degrees 83.09 +/- 10.9 1,705 +/- 639 ft -250 +/- 111 ft/min 44
3,692 Castres France - DCM 14 - 5,977 feet, 141 degrees 83.10 +/- 15.2 1,014 +/- 734 ft -219 +/- 94 ft/min 11
3,693 Dhaka Bangladesh - DAC 32 - 10,420 feet, 324 degrees 83.10 +/- 13.5 1,607 +/- 875 ft -289 +/- 142 ft/min 44
3,694 Oulu Finland - OUL 30 - 8,166 feet, 301 degrees 83.12 +/- 12.5 1,734 +/- 711 ft -282 +/- 125 ft/min 24
3,695 Naples FL - APF 14 - 5,001 feet, 134 degrees 83.12 +/- 10.2 848 +/- 481 ft -251 +/- 124 ft/min 21
3,696 Auburn/Lewiston ME - LEW 22 - 4,965 feet, 204 degrees 83.12 +/- 9.3 977 +/- 490 ft -218 +/- 142 ft/min 37
3,697 Chico CA - CIC 13L - 6,725 feet, 148 degrees 83.13 +/- 12.5 1,388 +/- 651 ft -262 +/- 145 ft/min 125
3,698 Salisbury-Ocean City MD - SBY 32 - 6,400 feet, 307 degrees 83.13 +/- 10.1 1,346 +/- 586 ft -243 +/- 141 ft/min 25
3,699 Cambridge Bay Canada - YCB 31 - 5,254 feet, 308 degrees 83.14 +/- 14.7 1,504 +/- 753 ft -286 +/- 120 ft/min 62
3,700 Kyiv-Zhuliany Ukraine - IEV 26 - 7,748 feet, 266 degrees 83.14 +/- 10.8 1,062 +/- 554 ft -307 +/- 127 ft/min 12
3,701 Sydney NS Canada - YQY 24 - 7,026 feet, 226 degrees [was 25] 83.15 +/- 11.1 1,848 +/- 671 ft -197 +/- 82 ft/min 16
3,702 Vineyard Haven MA - MVY 24 - 5,463 feet, 221 degrees 83.15 +/- 12.6 1,230 +/- 619 ft -232 +/- 150 ft/min 151
3,703 Iliamna AK - ILI 36 - 4,786 feet, 9 degrees 83.15 +/- 10.1 930 +/- 483 ft -273 +/- 135 ft/min 21
3,704 Cotonou Benin - COO 24 - 7,742 feet, 233 degrees 83.16 +/- 12.9 1,426 +/- 618 ft -240 +/- 138 ft/min 134
3,705 Corpus Christi TX - CRP 31 - 7,500 feet, 316 degrees 83.16 +/- 13.5 1,356 +/- 957 ft -218 +/- 109 ft/min 26
3,706 Veracruz Mexico - VER 19 - 7,840 feet, 191 degrees 83.16 +/- 11.4 1,606 +/- 574 ft -262 +/- 123 ft/min 12
3,707 Manitowoc WI - MTW 17 - 4,962 feet, 170 degrees 83.17 +/- 14.6 1,333 +/- 558 ft -257 +/- 171 ft/min 22
3,708 Northway AK - ORT 05 - 5,100 feet, 76 degrees 83.18 +/- 9.1 1,225 +/- 554 ft -284 +/- 146 ft/min 35
3,709 Rio De Janeiro-Santos Dumont-Brazil - SDU 20L - 4,301 feet, 177 degrees 83.18 +/- 13.5 1,115 +/- 530 ft -291 +/- 184 ft/min 267
3,710 Perth Australia - PER 24 - 7,090 feet, 239 degrees 83.18 +/- 13.4 1,497 +/- 725 ft -245 +/- 131 ft/min 113
3,711 Yancheng China - YNZ 04 - 7,213 feet, 38 degrees 83.18 +/- 9.8 1,409 +/- 711 ft -211 +/- 77 ft/min 10
3,712 Monastir Tunisia - MIR 07 - 9,713 feet, 74 degrees 83.19 +/- 12.8 1,573 +/- 656 ft -257 +/- 138 ft/min 87
3,713 Ålesund Norway - AES 24 - 7,547 feet, 245 degrees 83.20 +/- 11.7 1,366 +/- 580 ft -254 +/- 143 ft/min 49
3,714 Hyannis MA - HYA 24 - 5,424 feet, 230 degrees 83.20 +/- 12.5 1,281 +/- 659 ft -245 +/- 140 ft/min 61
3,715 Trelew Argentina - REL 25 - 8,361 feet, 249 degrees 83.21 +/- 12.3 1,714 +/- 668 ft -261 +/- 102 ft/min 56
3,716 Friedrichshafen Germany - FDH 24 - 7,717 feet, 240 degrees 83.22 +/- 15.5 1,276 +/- 1,076 ft -213 +/- 115 ft/min 11
3,717 Granada Spain - GRX 09 - 9,530 feet, 89 degrees 83.22 +/- 14.7 1,597 +/- 504 ft -252 +/- 176 ft/min 23
3,718 Luqa Malta - MLA 13 - 11,604 feet, 135 degrees [was 14] 83.22 +/- 12.8 1,358 +/- 758 ft -222 +/- 114 ft/min 105
3,719 Honiara Intl Solomon Islands - HIR 06 - 7,227 feet, 68 degrees 83.23 +/- 14.8 1,421 +/- 660 ft -288 +/- 154 ft/min 83
3,720 Lafayette IN - LAF 10 - 6,590 feet, 99 degrees 83.23 +/- 12.4 1,521 +/- 747 ft -246 +/- 126 ft/min 55
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