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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
3,961 Kingman AZ - IGM 03 - 6,815 feet, 45 degrees 84.99 +/- 12.3 1,432 +/- 546 ft -273 +/- 138 ft/min 34
3,962 King Salmon AK - AKN 30 - 8,894 feet, 312 degrees [was 29] 84.99 +/- 7.5 1,344 +/- 464 ft -192 +/- 130 ft/min 12
3,963 Nanchang China - KHN 03 - 9,169 feet, 23 degrees 84.99 +/- 14.3 1,480 +/- 432 ft -270 +/- 167 ft/min 36
3,964 Lawrence MA - LWM 23 - 4,981 feet, 218 degrees 85.02 +/- 11.3 1,176 +/- 471 ft -235 +/- 157 ft/min 31
3,965 Surgut Russia - SGC 25 - 9,122 feet, 270 degrees 85.02 +/- 11.1 1,668 +/- 902 ft -254 +/- 102 ft/min 29
3,966 Blythe CA - BLH 26 - 6,531 feet, 270 degrees 85.03 +/- 9.9 1,349 +/- 523 ft -264 +/- 141 ft/min 51
3,967 Tainan Taiwan - TNN 36R - 10,001 feet, 359 degrees 85.04 +/- 9.1 1,600 +/- 482 ft -216 +/- 113 ft/min 10
3,968 Ironwood MI - IWD 27 - 6,487 feet, 270 degrees 85.06 +/- 10.8 1,287 +/- 524 ft -232 +/- 136 ft/min 35
3,969 San Angelo TX - SJT 21 - 5,939 feet, 223 degrees 85.06 +/- 12.7 1,398 +/- 557 ft -272 +/- 137 ft/min 31
3,970 Rockford IL - RFD 19 - 8,179 feet, 185 degrees 85.09 +/- 11.0 1,464 +/- 580 ft -205 +/- 96 ft/min 23
3,971 Providence RI - PVD 23L - 7,165 feet, 212 degrees 85.10 +/- 14.7 1,540 +/- 918 ft -185 +/- 102 ft/min 12
3,972 San Angelo TX - SJT 36 - 8,048 feet, 7 degrees 85.10 +/- 12.8 1,502 +/- 584 ft -269 +/- 117 ft/min 21
3,973 Titusville FL - TIX 36 - 7,312 feet, 359 degrees 85.10 +/- 8.7 1,475 +/- 584 ft -261 +/- 100 ft/min 40
3,974 La Coruna Galicia Spain - LCG 21 - 7,603 feet, 211 degrees 85.11 +/- 11.2 1,433 +/- 624 ft -194 +/- 91 ft/min 47
3,975 Bloemfontein South Africa - BFN 20 - 8,408 feet, 180 degrees 85.12 +/- 11.8 1,232 +/- 439 ft -316 +/- 145 ft/min 10
3,976 Galveston TX - GLS 14 - 5,997 feet, 140 degrees 85.12 +/- 11.2 1,416 +/- 557 ft -308 +/- 133 ft/min 62
3,977 Norfolk NE - OFK 01 - 5,801 feet, 19 degrees 85.12 +/- 11.6 1,104 +/- 483 ft -270 +/- 153 ft/min 50
3,978 Lawton OK - LAW 17 - 8,601 feet, 177 degrees 85.14 +/- 8.8 1,555 +/- 449 ft -261 +/- 121 ft/min 19
3,979 Brownsville TX - BRO 18 - 6,001 feet, 182 degrees 85.15 +/- 11.6 1,429 +/- 246 ft -317 +/- 193 ft/min 10
3,980 Kushiro Japan - KUH 35 - 8,167 feet, 339 degrees 85.15 +/- 11.4 1,620 +/- 583 ft -276 +/- 78 ft/min 24
3,981 Mildura Australia - MQL 09 - 6,389 feet, 102 degrees 85.16 +/- 9.7 1,223 +/- 589 ft -287 +/- 119 ft/min 44
3,982 Xinning China - XNN 29L - 12,457 feet, 289 degrees 85.17 +/- 11.6 1,759 +/- 546 ft -198 +/- 73 ft/min 26
3,983 Yenbo Saudi Arabia - YNB 28 - 10,540 feet, 283 degrees 85.19 +/- 8.0 1,348 +/- 509 ft -265 +/- 132 ft/min 33
3,984 Kiruna Sweden - KRN 21 - 8,196 feet, 214 degrees 85.22 +/- 13.2 1,460 +/- 611 ft -222 +/- 135 ft/min 71
3,985 Rockhampton Australia - ROK 15 - 8,613 feet, 158 degrees 85.22 +/- 10.5 1,347 +/- 584 ft -252 +/- 118 ft/min 73
3,986 Ålesund Norway - AES 06 - 7,547 feet, 65 degrees 85.23 +/- 12.7 1,476 +/- 685 ft -233 +/- 134 ft/min 31
3,987 Port Lincoln Australia - PLO 01 - 4,915 feet, 17 degrees 85.23 +/- 7.6 1,053 +/- 398 ft -306 +/- 151 ft/min 13
3,988 Vágar Faroe Islands - FAE 30 - 5,902 feet, 298 degrees 85.24 +/- 9.6 1,184 +/- 446 ft -235 +/- 155 ft/min 42
3,989 Lynchburg VA - LYH 22 - 7,078 feet, 208 degrees 85.24 +/- 12.9 1,149 +/- 629 ft -257 +/- 105 ft/min 12
3,990 Moses Lake WA - MWH 22 - 9,999 feet, 234 degrees 85.25 +/- 17.7 1,248 +/- 666 ft -229 +/- 129 ft/min 10
3,991 Taichung Taiwan - RMQ 36 - 12,002 feet, 357 degrees 85.26 +/- 15.4 1,479 +/- 797 ft -287 +/- 87 ft/min 10
3,992 Jackson Hole WY - JAC 36 - 6,299 feet, 19 degrees 85.28 +/- 10.2 1,362 +/- 404 ft -228 +/- 162 ft/min 12
3,993 Belfast-City United Kingdom - BHD 22 - 6,002 feet, 215 degrees 85.29 +/- 9.6 1,404 +/- 607 ft -212 +/- 100 ft/min 43
3,994 Buon Me Thuot Vietnam - BMV 09 - 9,791 feet, 91 degrees 85.29 +/- 12.5 1,398 +/- 443 ft -274 +/- 173 ft/min 16
3,995 Long Beach CA - LGB 25R - 6,185 feet, 270 degrees 85.30 +/- 10.1 1,495 +/- 1,005 ft -220 +/- 88 ft/min 12
3,996 Asahikawa Japan - AKJ 34 - 8,167 feet, 334 degrees 85.31 +/- 10.8 1,478 +/- 679 ft -267 +/- 124 ft/min 17
3,997 Balikpapan Sepinggan Indonesia - BPN 07 - 8,207 feet, 67 degrees 85.31 +/- 7.7 1,070 +/- 548 ft -228 +/- 92 ft/min 11
3,998 Corrientes Argentina - CNQ 20 - 7,385 feet, 188 degrees 85.33 +/- 9.7 1,224 +/- 593 ft -265 +/- 123 ft/min 23
3,999 Merced CA - MCE 30 - 5,906 feet, 319 degrees 85.34 +/- 13.7 1,344 +/- 612 ft -257 +/- 140 ft/min 99
4,000 Wolf Point MT - OLF 29 - 5,050 feet, 300 degrees 85.34 +/- 9.5 1,047 +/- 470 ft -235 +/- 122 ft/min 23
4,001 Dhahran International Airport - DHA 16L - 11,779 feet, 165 degrees 85.35 +/- 10.4 1,523 +/- 871 ft -208 +/- 97 ft/min 21
4,002 Melilla Spain - MLN 33 - 4,884 feet, 326 degrees 85.36 +/- 10.2 937 +/- 373 ft -280 +/- 134 ft/min 41
4,003 Fort Pierce FL - FPR 09 - 6,486 feet, 90 degrees 85.36 +/- 10.1 1,522 +/- 495 ft -240 +/- 114 ft/min 32
4,004 Quanzhou China - JJN 03 - 8,517 feet, 30 degrees 85.36 +/- 12.9 1,595 +/- 517 ft -222 +/- 105 ft/min 45
4,005 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 26 - 7,423 feet, 270 degrees 85.38 +/- 11.5 1,588 +/- 608 ft -253 +/- 112 ft/min 53
4,006 Fayetteville-Drake AR - FYV 34 - 5,997 feet, 349 degrees 85.38 +/- 9.0 1,185 +/- 570 ft -188 +/- 86 ft/min 25
4,007 Trelew Argentina - REL 25 - 8,361 feet, 249 degrees [was 24] 85.38 +/- 11.0 1,503 +/- 866 ft -258 +/- 102 ft/min 19
4,008 Wilmington OH - ILN 04L - 10,681 feet, 37 degrees 85.39 +/- 13.4 1,465 +/- 682 ft -235 +/- 138 ft/min 24
4,009 Iliamna AK - ILI 08 - 5,072 feet, 92 degrees 85.40 +/- 9.0 927 +/- 392 ft -281 +/- 118 ft/min 16
4,010 Lyon France - LYS 17R - 13,180 feet, 175 degrees 85.42 +/- 14.3 1,274 +/- 483 ft -263 +/- 163 ft/min 22
4,011 Al Jouf Saudi Arabia - AJF 28 - 12,003 feet, 280 degrees 85.42 +/- 10.8 1,375 +/- 680 ft -279 +/- 122 ft/min 22
4,012 Marigot Dominica - DOM 09 - 5,755 feet, 70 degrees 85.42 +/- 11.3 1,126 +/- 511 ft -302 +/- 117 ft/min 12
4,013 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 26 - 5,593 feet, 263 degrees [was 27] 85.45 +/- 14.5 1,678 +/- 687 ft -219 +/- 97 ft/min 18
4,014 Inverness United Kingdom - INV 05 - 6,169 feet, 49 degrees 85.45 +/- 9.7 1,439 +/- 540 ft -275 +/- 114 ft/min 48
4,015 Kansas City-Downtown MO - MKC 19 - 6,829 feet, 193 degrees 85.48 +/- 13.3 1,263 +/- 479 ft -295 +/- 144 ft/min 29
4,016 Supadio Pontianak Indonesia - PNK 15 - 7,363 feet, 158 degrees 85.54 +/- 11.3 1,330 +/- 695 ft -268 +/- 95 ft/min 11
4,017 Houlton ME - HUL 05 - 4,999 feet, 31 degrees 85.56 +/- 11.4 1,286 +/- 616 ft -254 +/- 132 ft/min 84
4,018 Manitowoc WI - MTW 35 - 4,962 feet, 350 degrees 85.56 +/- 9.3 1,023 +/- 437 ft -213 +/- 126 ft/min 17
4,019 Split Croatia - SPU 23 - 8,363 feet, 233 degrees 85.56 +/- 10.1 1,249 +/- 473 ft -260 +/- 138 ft/min 12
4,020 Winona MN - ONA 12 - 5,197 feet, 119 degrees 85.58 +/- 8.6 1,277 +/- 452 ft -288 +/- 141 ft/min 11
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