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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
421 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26R - 14,847 feet, 270 degrees 72.31 +/- 16.4 1,521 +/- 1,377 ft -253 +/- 184 ft/min 332
422 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 30 - 8,867 feet, 296 degrees 72.32 +/- 16.7 2,191 +/- 895 ft -265 +/- 157 ft/min 26
423 Pittsfield MA - PSF 08 - 5,764 feet, 64 degrees 72.35 +/- 20.6 774 +/- 498 ft -334 +/- 260 ft/min 10
424 Aberdeen SD - ABR 35 - 5,475 feet, 360 degrees 72.38 +/- 15.8 1,644 +/- 1,678 ft -266 +/- 155 ft/min 11
425 Madison WI - MSN 03 - 6,954 feet, 29 degrees 72.39 +/- 17.7 1,688 +/- 996 ft -334 +/- 218 ft/min 18
426 Chihuahua Mexico - CUU 18R - 7,925 feet, 191 degrees 72.42 +/- 13.8 1,802 +/- 1,093 ft -282 +/- 191 ft/min 14
427 Hai Phong Vietnam - HPH 07 - 7,826 feet, 72 degrees 72.42 +/- 13.3 2,231 +/- 867 ft -262 +/- 139 ft/min 21
428 Almaty Kazakhstan - ALA 23R - 14,739 feet, 236 degrees 72.44 +/- 14.8 2,271 +/- 940 ft -287 +/- 166 ft/min 14
429 Spokane WA - GEG 25 - 8,183 feet, 271 degrees 72.45 +/- 20.7 1,856 +/- 1,232 ft -329 +/- 248 ft/min 30
430 Sun Valley ID - SUN 31 - 7,547 feet, 325 degrees 72.45 +/- 17.5 1,797 +/- 1,124 ft -310 +/- 235 ft/min 574
431 Nouméa-La Tontouta New Caledonia - NOU 29 - 10,661 feet, 301 degrees 72.45 +/- 20.8 2,018 +/- 1,133 ft -371 +/- 246 ft/min 30
432 Atlanta GA - ATL 27R - 12,389 feet, 270 degrees 72.46 +/- 17.6 1,743 +/- 1,464 ft -272 +/- 205 ft/min 10,733
433 El Paso TX - ELP 22 - 12,006 feet, 230 degrees 72.46 +/- 16.8 2,189 +/- 1,832 ft -259 +/- 170 ft/min 474
434 San Francisco CA - SFO 01R - 8,639 feet, 28 degrees 72.46 +/- 20.2 1,923 +/- 1,544 ft -357 +/- 592 ft/min 81
435 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 16L - 15,908 feet, 158 degrees 72.46 +/- 17.0 1,795 +/- 896 ft -292 +/- 180 ft/min 35
436 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 07L - 11,802 feet, 69 degrees 72.47 +/- 18.7 1,396 +/- 2,586 ft -257 +/- 165 ft/min 15
437 Roanoke VA - ROA 16 - 5,803 feet, 148 degrees 72.47 +/- 19.1 1,478 +/- 764 ft -360 +/- 328 ft/min 36
438 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 16L - 13,127 feet, 165 degrees 72.47 +/- 17.4 1,702 +/- 1,155 ft -304 +/- 227 ft/min 41
439 Knoxville TN - TYS 05R - 9,016 feet, 45 degrees 72.49 +/- 19.7 1,661 +/- 1,002 ft -316 +/- 292 ft/min 276
440 Cochabamba Bolivia - CBB 14 - 12,462 feet, 132 degrees 72.49 +/- 20.1 1,545 +/- 1,204 ft -324 +/- 178 ft/min 40
441 Regina SK Canada - YQR 08 - 6,183 feet, 90 degrees 72.50 +/- 19.8 1,787 +/- 1,022 ft -274 +/- 235 ft/min 13
442 Huntsville AL - HSV 18L - 9,996 feet, 181 degrees 72.50 +/- 19.4 1,734 +/- 1,120 ft -334 +/- 392 ft/min 334
443 Sarasota FL - SRQ 14 - 9,498 feet, 135 degrees 72.51 +/- 15.8 1,674 +/- 1,211 ft -244 +/- 153 ft/min 747
444 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic - SDQ 17 - 11,023 feet, 161 degrees 72.51 +/- 16.8 2,148 +/- 1,212 ft -256 +/- 173 ft/min 1,000
445 Panama City Panama - PTY 21L - 10,007 feet, 209 degrees 72.51 +/- 18.5 2,388 +/- 1,722 ft -290 +/- 156 ft/min 52
446 St Thomas US Virgin Islands - STT 28 - 6,995 feet, 267 degrees 72.51 +/- 13.8 955 +/- 992 ft -314 +/- 160 ft/min 10
447 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06L - 10,189 feet, 75 degrees 72.53 +/- 16.2 2,795 +/- 2,879 ft -247 +/- 135 ft/min 122
448 Kingston Jamaica - KIN 30 - 8,866 feet, 292 degrees 72.54 +/- 18.9 1,980 +/- 1,233 ft -314 +/- 323 ft/min 225
449 Denver CO - DEN 25 - 12,004 feet, 271 degrees 72.57 +/- 17.3 2,104 +/- 1,496 ft -278 +/- 199 ft/min 298
450 Los Angeles CA - LAX 07R - 11,097 feet, 83 degrees 72.57 +/- 17.4 2,148 +/- 1,394 ft -283 +/- 221 ft/min 1,492
451 Minot ND - MOT 31 - 7,699 feet, 318 degrees 72.57 +/- 18.4 1,968 +/- 958 ft -248 +/- 251 ft/min 212
452 Yuma AZ - YUM 03L - 13,295 feet, 44 degrees 72.58 +/- 15.6 2,191 +/- 928 ft -187 +/- 97 ft/min 13
453 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 15L - 11,990 feet, 152 degrees 72.60 +/- 17.3 2,123 +/- 1,633 ft -289 +/- 325 ft/min 420
454 Reno NV - RNO 34R - 8,994 feet, 360 degrees 72.60 +/- 16.9 1,945 +/- 1,046 ft -281 +/- 219 ft/min 97
455 Port Harcourt Nigeria - PHC 21 - 9,833 feet, 208 degrees 72.62 +/- 18.3 1,904 +/- 1,152 ft -279 +/- 211 ft/min 107
456 Dakar-Blaise Diagne Senegal - DSS 19 - 11,508 feet, 179 degrees 72.62 +/- 18.1 2,383 +/- 1,625 ft -297 +/- 177 ft/min 13
457 Cairo Egypt - CAI 05C - 13,121 feet, 49 degrees 72.62 +/- 16.4 2,614 +/- 2,007 ft -244 +/- 140 ft/min 250
458 Irkutsk Russia - IKT 30 - 12,191 feet, 294 degrees 72.62 +/- 16.3 1,022 +/- 1,222 ft -290 +/- 156 ft/min 70
459 Wichita KS - ICT 32 - 6,280 feet, 330 degrees 72.63 +/- 20.4 1,511 +/- 951 ft -349 +/- 399 ft/min 17
460 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 25C - 13,122 feet, 250 degrees 72.64 +/- 16.6 2,363 +/- 2,046 ft -250 +/- 171 ft/min 285
461 Orlando FL - MCO 36R - 12,005 feet, 359 degrees 72.64 +/- 17.4 2,235 +/- 1,424 ft -264 +/- 181 ft/min 1,875
462 Minsk Belarus - MSQ 13 - 11,922 feet, 139 degrees 72.64 +/- 15.2 2,308 +/- 1,283 ft -207 +/- 127 ft/min 55
463 Greensboro NC - GSO 05L - 8,993 feet, 46 degrees 72.65 +/- 16.3 2,085 +/- 1,007 ft -296 +/- 137 ft/min 22
464 Orlando FL - MCO 18R - 12,001 feet, 179 degrees 72.65 +/- 17.3 2,152 +/- 1,386 ft -270 +/- 205 ft/min 3,735
465 La Paz Bolivia - LPB 28 - 13,126 feet, 272 degrees 72.65 +/- 18.4 1,920 +/- 972 ft -291 +/- 210 ft/min 18
466 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06C - 11,643 feet, 75 degrees 72.65 +/- 17.4 2,340 +/- 1,752 ft -281 +/- 174 ft/min 81
467 Idaho Falls ID - IDA 03 - 8,978 feet, 38 degrees 72.67 +/- 18.4 2,077 +/- 995 ft -274 +/- 196 ft/min 24
468 Augusta GA - AGS 08 - 5,999 feet, 78 degrees 72.68 +/- 19.3 1,270 +/- 722 ft -430 +/- 434 ft/min 26
469 Denver CO - DEN 26 - 12,017 feet, 271 degrees 72.70 +/- 17.0 2,095 +/- 1,321 ft -256 +/- 212 ft/min 981
470 Miami FL - MIA 09 - 13,020 feet, 87 degrees 72.70 +/- 16.0 2,133 +/- 1,254 ft -244 +/- 157 ft/min 3,285
471 Twin Falls ID - TWF 25 - 8,687 feet, 271 degrees 72.70 +/- 17.4 1,816 +/- 1,152 ft -275 +/- 203 ft/min 412
472 Bejaia Algeria - BJA 08 - 7,861 feet, 82 degrees 72.71 +/- 23.5 1,364 +/- 748 ft -372 +/- 232 ft/min 10
473 Prescott AZ - PRC 03R - 7,620 feet, 41 degrees 72.71 +/- 16.3 1,518 +/- 1,199 ft -302 +/- 121 ft/min 10
474 Xinning China - XNN 29 - 12,467 feet, 289 degrees 72.71 +/- 15.2 2,398 +/- 1,276 ft -226 +/- 131 ft/min 35
475 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 11 - 14,537 feet, 104 degrees 72.74 +/- 15.8 1,494 +/- 1,518 ft -244 +/- 169 ft/min 48
476 Luxor Egypt - LXR 02 - 9,813 feet, 23 degrees 72.75 +/- 16.1 1,616 +/- 1,353 ft -328 +/- 185 ft/min 13
477 Denver CO - DEN 16L - 12,020 feet, 181 degrees 72.75 +/- 16.8 2,170 +/- 1,332 ft -245 +/- 178 ft/min 1,728
478 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 01C - 11,491 feet, 1 degrees 72.75 +/- 17.6 2,241 +/- 1,609 ft -273 +/- 205 ft/min 596
479 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Thailand - BKK 01L - 12,138 feet, 14 degrees 72.75 +/- 17.3 2,348 +/- 1,245 ft -240 +/- 139 ft/min 102
480 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 34R - 11,890 feet, 360 degrees 72.78 +/- 17.5 2,173 +/- 1,496 ft -263 +/- 237 ft/min 4,616
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