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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
3,841 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 1 - 7,176 feet, 355 degrees 83.95 +/- 15.2 1,498 +/- 869 ft -252 +/- 156 ft/min 42
3,842 Merauke Indonesia - MKQ 16 - 8,198 feet, 160 degrees 83.96 +/- 11.3 1,233 +/- 495 ft -286 +/- 163 ft/min 11
3,843 Ningbo China - NGB 31 - 10,490 feet, 303 degrees 83.98 +/- 13.5 1,530 +/- 638 ft -287 +/- 140 ft/min 43
3,844 Trabzon Turkey - TZX 11 - 8,664 feet, 112 degrees 84.00 +/- 13.1 1,486 +/- 592 ft -285 +/- 158 ft/min 37
3,845 Bodø Norway - BOO 07 - 11,169 feet, 78 degrees 84.01 +/- 14.0 1,610 +/- 824 ft -264 +/- 109 ft/min 56
3,846 St Denis Reunion Island - RUN 12 - 10,496 feet, 102 degrees 84.01 +/- 9.4 1,570 +/- 429 ft -264 +/- 137 ft/min 34
3,847 Midland/Odessa TX - MAF 34L - 9,489 feet, 355 degrees 84.01 +/- 11.3 1,418 +/- 743 ft -244 +/- 121 ft/min 21
3,848 Manistee MI - MBL 28 - 5,496 feet, 271 degrees 84.02 +/- 8.6 1,022 +/- 495 ft -276 +/- 130 ft/min 13
3,849 Egilsstaðir Iceland - EGS 04 - 6,046 feet, 25 degrees 84.03 +/- 12.3 1,532 +/- 530 ft -294 +/- 148 ft/min 58
3,850 Gia Lam Vietnam - DIN 34 - 6,004 feet, 336 degrees 84.04 +/- 13.2 1,418 +/- 384 ft -288 +/- 185 ft/min 15
3,851 Concord NH - CON 35 - 6,002 feet, 335 degrees 84.07 +/- 12.3 1,198 +/- 592 ft -237 +/- 138 ft/min 297
3,852 Groton-New London CT - GON 23 - 4,987 feet, 214 degrees 84.07 +/- 10.3 1,028 +/- 534 ft -273 +/- 147 ft/min 31
3,853 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 05R - 13,190 feet, 42 degrees 84.07 +/- 15.2 1,857 +/- 1,200 ft -226 +/- 80 ft/min 21
3,854 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 05 - 10,475 feet, 35 degrees [was 06] 84.08 +/- 12.9 1,681 +/- 970 ft -246 +/- 89 ft/min 16
3,855 Windsor ON Canada - YQG 25 - 8,900 feet, 242 degrees 84.09 +/- 10.4 1,510 +/- 676 ft -223 +/- 97 ft/min 32
3,856 Hancock MI - CMX 31 - 6,494 feet, 311 degrees 84.09 +/- 12.3 1,545 +/- 615 ft -209 +/- 109 ft/min 75
3,857 Sioux City IA - SUX 17 - 6,596 feet, 181 degrees 84.09 +/- 11.8 1,436 +/- 770 ft -221 +/- 104 ft/min 15
3,858 La Coruna Galicia Spain - LCG 21 - 7,603 feet, 211 degrees [was 22] 84.09 +/- 14.0 1,247 +/- 506 ft -945 +/- 3,600 ft/min 26
3,859 Aitutaki Cook Islands - AIT 14 - 5,941 feet, 154 degrees 84.10 +/- 13.2 1,291 +/- 536 ft -323 +/- 156 ft/min 94
3,860 Gulf Shores AL - JKA 27 - 6,963 feet, 270 degrees 84.11 +/- 13.6 1,313 +/- 618 ft -261 +/- 148 ft/min 91
3,861 Nampula Mozambique - APL 05 - 6,552 feet, 46 degrees 84.14 +/- 13.8 1,283 +/- 622 ft -303 +/- 148 ft/min 41
3,862 Dickinson ND - DIK 14 - 6,383 feet, 150 degrees 84.15 +/- 11.8 1,001 +/- 549 ft -267 +/- 118 ft/min 20
3,863 Marechal Cunha Machado Brazil - SLZ 06 - 7,819 feet, 39 degrees 84.15 +/- 15.7 1,462 +/- 514 ft -342 +/- 126 ft/min 11
3,864 Tortola British Virgin Islands - EIS 25 - 4,635 feet, 240 degrees 84.15 +/- 7.4 778 +/- 292 ft -243 +/- 116 ft/min 11
3,865 Nome AK - OME 28 - 6,011 feet, 290 degrees [was 27] 84.16 +/- 11.4 1,230 +/- 607 ft -240 +/- 142 ft/min 91
3,866 College Station TX - CLL 35 - 6,988 feet, 349 degrees 84.18 +/- 9.7 1,493 +/- 541 ft -225 +/- 126 ft/min 30
3,867 Laconia NH - LCI 08 - 5,900 feet, 67 degrees 84.19 +/- 11.6 1,123 +/- 524 ft -274 +/- 152 ft/min 84
3,868 Paso Robles CA - PRB 01 - 5,998 feet, 29 degrees 84.19 +/- 13.0 1,424 +/- 635 ft -265 +/- 120 ft/min 19
3,869 Tyumen Russia - TJM 21 - 9,809 feet, 228 degrees 84.19 +/- 11.0 1,527 +/- 809 ft -238 +/- 98 ft/min 29
3,870 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 08 - 5,593 feet, 83 degrees 84.20 +/- 8.3 1,084 +/- 446 ft -272 +/- 146 ft/min 10
3,871 Brainerd MN - BRD 30 - 4,075 feet, 306 degrees 84.21 +/- 10.2 931 +/- 458 ft -245 +/- 130 ft/min 15
3,872 Tacoma WA - TIW 35 - 4,998 feet, 7 degrees 84.22 +/- 10.3 1,074 +/- 445 ft -255 +/- 154 ft/min 27
3,873 Grande Prairie AB Canada - YQU 25 - 6,162 feet, 270 degrees 84.23 +/- 13.5 1,485 +/- 735 ft -232 +/- 139 ft/min 16
3,874 Oulu Finland - OUL 12 - 8,166 feet, 121 degrees 84.23 +/- 13.2 1,645 +/- 717 ft -267 +/- 139 ft/min 53
3,875 Cold Bay AK - CDB 33 - 10,210 feet, 338 degrees 84.24 +/- 16.1 1,556 +/- 737 ft -286 +/- 110 ft/min 14
3,876 Kalgoorlie Australia - KGI 11 - 6,555 feet, 110 degrees 84.26 +/- 11.4 1,450 +/- 533 ft -310 +/- 135 ft/min 113
3,877 Växjö Sweden - VXO 19 - 6,872 feet, 193 degrees 84.27 +/- 10.1 1,380 +/- 534 ft -242 +/- 134 ft/min 16
3,878 Guernsey United Kingdom - GCI 27 - 5,193 feet, 268 degrees 84.28 +/- 9.2 839 +/- 468 ft -235 +/- 99 ft/min 25
3,879 Luxor Egypt - LXR 20 - 9,813 feet, 203 degrees 84.28 +/- 9.1 1,291 +/- 732 ft -230 +/- 91 ft/min 23
3,880 Teresina Brazil - THE 20 - 7,224 feet, 174 degrees 84.29 +/- 10.7 1,464 +/- 702 ft -168 +/- 99 ft/min 15
3,881 Vero Beach FL - VRB 12R - 7,303 feet, 111 degrees [was 11R] 84.30 +/- 11.3 1,237 +/- 998 ft -206 +/- 84 ft/min 30
3,882 Gassim Saudi Arabia - ELQ 15 - 9,843 feet, 153 degrees 84.32 +/- 11.2 1,375 +/- 696 ft -240 +/- 122 ft/min 30
3,883 Cork Ireland - ORK 35 - 6,990 feet, 340 degrees 84.33 +/- 11.4 1,522 +/- 636 ft -268 +/- 103 ft/min 21
3,884 Grand Canyon AZ - GCN 21 - 8,971 feet, 221 degrees 84.33 +/- 11.2 1,566 +/- 576 ft -247 +/- 147 ft/min 23
3,885 Lake City FL - LCQ 28 - 7,996 feet, 277 degrees 84.34 +/- 11.6 1,364 +/- 841 ft -214 +/- 99 ft/min 29
3,886 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 18R - 11,138 feet, 177 degrees 84.34 +/- 11.4 1,152 +/- 667 ft -258 +/- 108 ft/min 30
3,887 Eielson AFB AK - EIL 32 - 14,530 feet, 339 degrees 84.35 +/- 10.4 1,674 +/- 514 ft -272 +/- 98 ft/min 19
3,888 Islip NY - ISP 06 - 6,998 feet, 45 degrees 84.37 +/- 11.9 1,284 +/- 641 ft -225 +/- 115 ft/min 55
3,889 Millinocket ME - MLT 29 - 4,704 feet, 270 degrees 84.37 +/- 14.3 1,016 +/- 380 ft -261 +/- 182 ft/min 54
3,890 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 22 - 6,331 feet, 237 degrees [was 21] 84.38 +/- 15.0 1,460 +/- 745 ft -277 +/- 170 ft/min 26
3,891 Frankfort KY - FFT 07 - 5,462 feet, 64 degrees [was 06] 84.40 +/- 12.3 1,181 +/- 501 ft -278 +/- 151 ft/min 25
3,892 Muskegon MI - MKG 24 - 6,489 feet, 236 degrees 84.40 +/- 12.5 1,503 +/- 714 ft -204 +/- 114 ft/min 38
3,893 Baia Mare Romania - BAY 27 - 5,878 feet, 279 degrees [was 28] 84.40 +/- 11.6 999 +/- 471 ft -233 +/- 140 ft/min 10
3,894 Reykjavik Iceland - REK 01 - 5,484 feet, 355 degrees 84.42 +/- 10.2 1,102 +/- 525 ft -264 +/- 129 ft/min 30
3,895 Moscow-Vnukovo Russia - VKO 06 - 11,504 feet, 68 degrees 84.42 +/- 13.6 1,631 +/- 669 ft -266 +/- 109 ft/min 14
3,896 San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina - BRC 11 - 7,694 feet, 115 degrees 84.43 +/- 13.2 1,372 +/- 414 ft -299 +/- 176 ft/min 10
3,897 Corvallis OR - CVO 35 - 5,893 feet, 7 degrees 84.44 +/- 8.5 1,208 +/- 558 ft -204 +/- 109 ft/min 31
3,898 Posadas Argentina - PSS 19 - 7,385 feet, 179 degrees 84.44 +/- 14.2 1,333 +/- 606 ft -236 +/- 136 ft/min 26
3,899 Broome Australia - BME 28 - 8,061 feet, 286 degrees 84.44 +/- 12.3 1,308 +/- 755 ft -236 +/- 114 ft/min 63
3,900 Shenyang China - SHE 06 - 10,488 feet, 48 degrees 84.44 +/- 12.1 1,344 +/- 639 ft -216 +/- 132 ft/min 64
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