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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
4,021 Rafha Saudi Arabia - RAH 29 - 9,850 feet, 293 degrees 85.60 +/- 8.1 1,139 +/- 482 ft -243 +/- 131 ft/min 20
4,022 Lyon France - LYS 35R - 8,877 feet, 355 degrees 85.61 +/- 10.7 1,625 +/- 580 ft -260 +/- 96 ft/min 42
4,023 Pueblo CO - PUB 26R - 4,662 feet, 268 degrees 85.65 +/- 13.9 1,499 +/- 598 ft -279 +/- 146 ft/min 13
4,024 Porto Portugal - OPO 35 - 11,424 feet, 349 degrees 85.69 +/- 9.8 1,296 +/- 677 ft -248 +/- 99 ft/min 52
4,025 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 14 - 6,018 feet, 156 degrees [was 13] 85.70 +/- 10.3 1,370 +/- 455 ft -189 +/- 121 ft/min 16
4,026 Churchill Canada - YYQ 33 - 9,153 feet, 333 degrees 85.70 +/- 11.6 1,541 +/- 435 ft -213 +/- 118 ft/min 28
4,027 Ephrata WA - EPH 03 - 5,495 feet, 43 degrees 85.70 +/- 8.0 1,145 +/- 360 ft -294 +/- 144 ft/min 11
4,028 Rio Grande Argentina - RGA 26 - 6,556 feet, 267 degrees 85.70 +/- 11.3 1,458 +/- 583 ft -219 +/- 94 ft/min 16
4,029 Olympia WA - OLM 35 - 6,126 feet, 11 degrees 85.72 +/- 10.4 1,214 +/- 564 ft -244 +/- 113 ft/min 47
4,030 Chongqing China - CKG 02L - 10,495 feet, 17 degrees 85.73 +/- 10.9 1,669 +/- 910 ft -248 +/- 86 ft/min 29
4,031 Saskatoon SK Canada - YXE 33 - 6,177 feet, 341 degrees 85.74 +/- 13.1 1,330 +/- 495 ft -250 +/- 144 ft/min 39
4,032 Tambacounda Senegal - TUD 06 - 6,522 feet, 49 degrees 85.75 +/- 12.3 1,141 +/- 548 ft -322 +/- 108 ft/min 33
4,033 Torreon Mexico - TRC 13 - 9,036 feet, 136 degrees 85.76 +/- 13.2 1,527 +/- 781 ft -260 +/- 123 ft/min 15
4,034 Qui Nhon Vietnam - UIH 33 - 9,993 feet, 327 degrees 85.76 +/- 10.2 1,280 +/- 506 ft -284 +/- 128 ft/min 17
4,035 Xian China - XIY 05R - 12,455 feet, 49 degrees 85.76 +/- 14.1 1,773 +/- 1,190 ft -262 +/- 119 ft/min 67
4,036 Vigo Spain - VGO 19 - 7,907 feet, 191 degrees 85.77 +/- 10.7 1,263 +/- 522 ft -277 +/- 123 ft/min 17
4,037 Ta'if Saudi Arabia - TIF 35 - 10,948 feet, 352 degrees 85.77 +/- 9.9 1,477 +/- 497 ft -221 +/- 115 ft/min 18
4,038 Lijiang City China - LJG 20 - 9,808 feet, 197 degrees 85.77 +/- 8.8 1,627 +/- 319 ft -223 +/- 132 ft/min 12
4,039 Hyannis MA - HYA 15 - 5,252 feet, 140 degrees 85.79 +/- 10.5 1,220 +/- 486 ft -224 +/- 141 ft/min 57
4,040 Wilmington OH - ILN 22R - 10,681 feet, 217 degrees 85.79 +/- 13.3 1,460 +/- 567 ft -284 +/- 113 ft/min 17
4,041 Bar Harbor ME - BHB 04 - 5,165 feet, 25 degrees 85.83 +/- 8.6 1,064 +/- 466 ft -231 +/- 121 ft/min 80
4,042 Bahía Blanca Argentina - BHI 17L - 8,255 feet, 164 degrees 85.83 +/- 8.8 1,368 +/- 518 ft -232 +/- 117 ft/min 17
4,043 Thief River Falls MN - TVF 13 - 6,463 feet, 135 degrees 85.84 +/- 11.6 1,439 +/- 570 ft -198 +/- 94 ft/min 22
4,044 Jackson TN - MKL 02 - 5,979 feet, 22 degrees 85.85 +/- 9.7 1,505 +/- 485 ft -242 +/- 114 ft/min 54
4,045 Tamworth Australia - TMW 12L - 7,212 feet, 133 degrees 85.86 +/- 8.3 1,301 +/- 538 ft -200 +/- 103 ft/min 17
4,046 Brandon MB - YBR 26 - 6,494 feet, 270 degrees 85.89 +/- 11.6 1,274 +/- 533 ft -246 +/- 130 ft/min 45
4,047 San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina - BRC 29 - 7,694 feet, 295 degrees 85.89 +/- 11.7 1,561 +/- 538 ft -264 +/- 122 ft/min 104
4,048 Syktyvkar Russia - SCW 36 - 8,186 feet, 22 degrees 85.94 +/- 6.7 1,640 +/- 327 ft -246 +/- 116 ft/min 14
4,049 Groningen Netherlands - GRQ 23 - 8,191 feet, 232 degrees 85.97 +/- 8.1 1,302 +/- 448 ft -231 +/- 138 ft/min 21
4,050 Ephrata WA - EPH 21 - 5,495 feet, 223 degrees [was 20] 85.98 +/- 9.9 1,088 +/- 505 ft -255 +/- 124 ft/min 27
4,051 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 25 - 4,501 feet, 233 degrees 86.00 +/- 12.9 1,184 +/- 446 ft -318 +/- 143 ft/min 62
4,052 Rarotongo Cook Islands - RAR 26 - 7,669 feet, 270 degrees 86.01 +/- 11.2 1,494 +/- 865 ft -268 +/- 89 ft/min 23
4,053 Fortaleza Brazil - FOR 31 - 8,303 feet, 285 degrees 86.02 +/- 8.5 1,303 +/- 465 ft -255 +/- 123 ft/min 24
4,054 Yantai China - YNT 04 - 10,486 feet, 37 degrees 86.03 +/- 9.3 1,440 +/- 658 ft -228 +/- 122 ft/min 19
4,055 Rangiroa French Polynesia - RGI 09 - 6,902 feet, 107 degrees 86.06 +/- 8.8 1,171 +/- 669 ft -268 +/- 91 ft/min 23
4,056 Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands - MPN 28 - 8,493 feet, 285 degrees 86.08 +/- 14.4 1,263 +/- 643 ft -309 +/- 142 ft/min 52
4,057 St. Paul MN - STP 14 - 6,490 feet, 146 degrees 86.08 +/- 7.9 1,284 +/- 460 ft -256 +/- 133 ft/min 20
4,058 Marysville CA - MYV 14 - 6,009 feet, 157 degrees 86.11 +/- 10.8 1,356 +/- 642 ft -227 +/- 109 ft/min 100
4,059 Paraburdoo Australia - PBO 24 - 6,994 feet, 245 degrees 86.14 +/- 10.4 1,397 +/- 530 ft -229 +/- 99 ft/min 21
4,060 Nha Trang Vietnam - CXR 02L - 9,959 feet, 19 degrees 86.15 +/- 10.9 1,529 +/- 775 ft -259 +/- 124 ft/min 14
4,061 Wolf Point MT - OLF 11 - 5,050 feet, 120 degrees 86.18 +/- 7.5 979 +/- 491 ft -293 +/- 77 ft/min 14
4,062 Faro Portugal - FAO 10 - 7,900 feet, 100 degrees 86.18 +/- 10.9 1,426 +/- 864 ft -304 +/- 83 ft/min 17
4,063 Astoria OR - AST 08 - 5,800 feet, 96 degrees 86.19 +/- 12.4 1,145 +/- 451 ft -278 +/- 150 ft/min 37
4,064 Florence SC - FLO 19 - 5,989 feet, 181 degrees 86.20 +/- 10.1 1,122 +/- 559 ft -244 +/- 94 ft/min 16
4,065 Norfolk Island Australia - NLK 11 - 6,207 feet, 122 degrees 86.21 +/- 9.9 1,497 +/- 500 ft -244 +/- 134 ft/min 21
4,066 Cape Town South Africa - CPT 16 - 5,580 feet, 135 degrees 86.25 +/- 4.1 1,622 +/- 307 ft -282 +/- 91 ft/min 17
4,067 Duluth MN - DLH 21 - 5,711 feet, 211 degrees 86.29 +/- 10.0 1,195 +/- 447 ft -265 +/- 147 ft/min 10
4,068 New Haven CT - HVN 02 - 5,605 feet, 3 degrees 86.29 +/- 10.5 1,274 +/- 542 ft -230 +/- 124 ft/min 132
4,069 Faro Portugal - FAO 28 - 7,900 feet, 280 degrees 86.30 +/- 10.9 1,365 +/- 639 ft -223 +/- 97 ft/min 41
4,070 Corvallis OR - CVO 17 - 5,893 feet, 187 degrees 86.31 +/- 10.5 1,266 +/- 517 ft -242 +/- 133 ft/min 56
4,071 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 34 - 8,517 feet, 345 degrees 86.32 +/- 11.2 1,557 +/- 600 ft -251 +/- 89 ft/min 21
4,072 Janesville WI - JVL 04 - 6,664 feet, 41 degrees 86.32 +/- 14.2 1,563 +/- 772 ft -219 +/- 95 ft/min 17
4,073 Aarhus Denmark - AAR 28L - 10,503 feet, 280 degrees 86.35 +/- 12.1 1,730 +/- 1,263 ft -278 +/- 118 ft/min 20
4,074 Huai'an China - HIA 04 - 7,856 feet, 36 degrees 86.37 +/- 13.9 1,572 +/- 768 ft -319 +/- 117 ft/min 11
4,075 Lanzarote Spain - ACE 03 - 7,837 feet, 27 degrees 86.44 +/- 10.1 1,311 +/- 479 ft -244 +/- 134 ft/min 21
4,076 Cheong Ju South Korea - CJJ 24R - 9,003 feet, 232 degrees 86.44 +/- 13.1 1,748 +/- 732 ft -201 +/- 57 ft/min 10
4,077 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 08 - 5,593 feet, 83 degrees [was 09] 86.46 +/- 7.8 1,240 +/- 513 ft -188 +/- 84 ft/min 26
4,078 Loveland CO - FNL 15 - 8,489 feet, 161 degrees 86.46 +/- 7.6 1,402 +/- 424 ft -297 +/- 126 ft/min 17
4,079 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 09 - 5,995 feet, 91 degrees 86.47 +/- 8.0 1,139 +/- 541 ft -272 +/- 112 ft/min 14
4,080 Redding CA - RDD 16 - 7,002 feet, 180 degrees 86.47 +/- 10.8 1,481 +/- 541 ft -221 +/- 99 ft/min 35
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