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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
481 Rostov-on-Don Russia - RVI 23 - 3,732 feet, 234 degrees 72.78 +/- 16.7 2,102 +/- 2,719 ft -208 +/- 114 ft/min 15
482 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 16L - 8,418 feet, 149 degrees 72.79 +/- 16.1 2,085 +/- 1,251 ft -261 +/- 164 ft/min 752
483 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia - BKI 02 - 12,400 feet, 23 degrees 72.79 +/- 16.0 2,568 +/- 1,512 ft -252 +/- 220 ft/min 85
484 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 17 - 9,997 feet, 183 degrees 72.80 +/- 19.2 2,162 +/- 1,961 ft -272 +/- 198 ft/min 121
485 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 26 - 5,593 feet, 263 degrees 72.81 +/- 19.8 2,464 +/- 3,956 ft -310 +/- 277 ft/min 16
486 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 21R - 8,503 feet, 209 degrees 72.81 +/- 17.5 1,976 +/- 1,331 ft -303 +/- 294 ft/min 399
487 Boise ID - BOI 28L - 9,762 feet, 295 degrees 72.82 +/- 17.6 2,119 +/- 1,206 ft -256 +/- 188 ft/min 580
488 South Bend/Elkhart IN - SBN 36 - 7,092 feet, 359 degrees 72.84 +/- 18.9 2,069 +/- 828 ft -312 +/- 190 ft/min 24
489 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34R - 13,127 feet, 345 degrees 72.84 +/- 18.1 2,284 +/- 1,526 ft -307 +/- 199 ft/min 65
490 Pullman ID - PUW 24 - 6,746 feet, 250 degrees [was 23] 72.86 +/- 16.2 1,500 +/- 977 ft -272 +/- 204 ft/min 35
491 Lyon France - LYS 35R - 8,877 feet, 355 degrees [was 36R] 72.87 +/- 17.4 2,087 +/- 1,140 ft -268 +/- 211 ft/min 131
492 Bahrain International Bahrain - BAH 12L - 12,981 feet, 123 degrees 72.87 +/- 15.6 1,599 +/- 1,458 ft -289 +/- 209 ft/min 96
493 Conakry Guinea - CKY 06 - 10,797 feet, 49 degrees 72.88 +/- 17.2 1,932 +/- 1,446 ft -221 +/- 178 ft/min 154
494 Barcelona Spain - BCN 24R - 10,972 feet, 245 degrees 72.88 +/- 14.3 2,094 +/- 1,116 ft -348 +/- 161 ft/min 16
495 St Tropez France - LTT 24 - 3,754 feet, 242 degrees 72.88 +/- 19.9 658 +/- 404 ft -366 +/- 234 ft/min 25
496 Diego Garcia - NKW 13 - 12,010 feet, 122 degrees 72.90 +/- 17.3 2,104 +/- 951 ft -277 +/- 139 ft/min 58
497 Cairo Egypt - CAI 05C - 13,121 feet, 49 degrees [was 05R] 72.90 +/- 17.7 2,267 +/- 1,381 ft -271 +/- 167 ft/min 206
498 Denver CO - DEN 35R - 12,020 feet, 1 degrees 72.90 +/- 16.5 2,093 +/- 1,257 ft -270 +/- 193 ft/min 898
499 Gillette WY - GCC 34 - 7,503 feet, 350 degrees 72.90 +/- 18.0 1,859 +/- 1,065 ft -281 +/- 221 ft/min 262
500 Milan-Malpensa Italy - MXP 35L - 12,609 feet, 349 degrees 72.90 +/- 18.4 1,908 +/- 1,429 ft -264 +/- 181 ft/min 273
501 Denver CO - DEN 34L - 16,016 feet, 360 degrees 72.91 +/- 17.9 2,330 +/- 1,703 ft -281 +/- 202 ft/min 513
502 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 31L - 7,601 feet, 314 degrees [was 30L] 72.91 +/- 19.3 1,944 +/- 987 ft -285 +/- 264 ft/min 72
503 Long Beach CA - LGB 12 - 10,003 feet, 135 degrees 72.91 +/- 15.8 1,495 +/- 1,442 ft -297 +/- 129 ft/min 57
504 Santiago Chile - SCL 35L - 12,469 feet, 357 degrees 72.91 +/- 15.6 2,180 +/- 782 ft -280 +/- 142 ft/min 19
505 Maracaibo Venezuela - MAR 03R - 8,205 feet, 23 degrees 72.91 +/- 16.2 2,084 +/- 1,148 ft -277 +/- 181 ft/min 44
506 Kinshasa Democratic Rep Congo - FIH 06 - 11,052 feet, 57 degrees 72.93 +/- 18.8 2,607 +/- 1,994 ft -243 +/- 149 ft/min 29
507 Seoul-Inchon South Korea - ICN 15R - 12,319 feet, 145 degrees 72.94 +/- 17.7 2,556 +/- 1,902 ft -240 +/- 170 ft/min 835
508 San Francisco CA - SFO 01L - 7,640 feet, 28 degrees 72.95 +/- 15.1 1,886 +/- 1,324 ft -308 +/- 158 ft/min 43
509 Lisbon Portugal - LIS 21 - 12,473 feet, 203 degrees 72.95 +/- 17.7 1,559 +/- 1,515 ft -256 +/- 183 ft/min 416
510 Juneau AK - JNU 26 - 8,447 feet, 285 degrees 72.95 +/- 17.4 1,899 +/- 1,093 ft -294 +/- 193 ft/min 171
511 Saltillo Mexico - SLW 35 - 9,433 feet, 360 degrees 72.99 +/- 16.3 1,905 +/- 1,009 ft -287 +/- 197 ft/min 27
512 Abha Saudi Arabia - AHB 13 - 10,969 feet, 129 degrees 72.99 +/- 21.0 1,893 +/- 954 ft -304 +/- 236 ft/min 37
513 Fargo ND - FAR 35 - 9,542 feet, 360 degrees 73.01 +/- 18.3 1,810 +/- 790 ft -301 +/- 213 ft/min 45
514 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26L - 10,527 feet, 270 degrees [was 25L] 73.01 +/- 17.3 1,955 +/- 1,135 ft -275 +/- 246 ft/min 8,348
515 Portland OR - PDX 21 - 6,002 feet, 225 degrees 73.01 +/- 19.0 1,644 +/- 1,239 ft -323 +/- 362 ft/min 118
516 Londrina Brazil - LDB 31 - 7,075 feet, 290 degrees 73.01 +/- 15.6 1,467 +/- 868 ft -230 +/- 190 ft/min 30
517 Bakersfield CA - BFL 30R - 10,829 feet, 315 degrees 73.02 +/- 16.4 986 +/- 1,803 ft -225 +/- 129 ft/min 187
518 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 04 - 5,001 feet, 25 degrees 73.03 +/- 12.9 2,034 +/- 757 ft -267 +/- 262 ft/min 427
519 Midland/Odessa TX - MAF 28 - 8,288 feet, 294 degrees 73.03 +/- 22.6 1,183 +/- 721 ft -355 +/- 295 ft/min 23
520 San Luis Potosi Mexico - SLP 14 - 9,833 feet, 149 degrees 73.03 +/- 18.8 2,172 +/- 1,319 ft -259 +/- 179 ft/min 103
521 Hartford CT - BDL 15 - 6,838 feet, 134 degrees 73.04 +/- 17.9 1,681 +/- 970 ft -296 +/- 205 ft/min 77
522 Mexico City Mexico - MEX 05R - 13,334 feet, 59 degrees 73.04 +/- 16.4 1,670 +/- 1,428 ft -244 +/- 177 ft/min 3,535
523 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 04 - 6,631 feet, 41 degrees 73.05 +/- 15.6 2,317 +/- 1,838 ft -257 +/- 189 ft/min 67
524 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 33R - 11,990 feet, 332 degrees 73.05 +/- 18.1 2,075 +/- 1,437 ft -277 +/- 218 ft/min 1,187
525 Louisville KY - SDF 35L - 11,889 feet, 345 degrees 73.05 +/- 18.4 1,197 +/- 1,239 ft -270 +/- 189 ft/min 518
526 El Calafate Argentina - FTE 07 - 8,354 feet, 85 degrees 73.05 +/- 20.0 1,986 +/- 1,202 ft -365 +/- 186 ft/min 10
527 Warsaw Poland - WAW 29 - 9,191 feet, 295 degrees 73.06 +/- 16.1 1,374 +/- 1,383 ft -243 +/- 143 ft/min 41
528 Denver CO - DEN 17L - 12,020 feet, 181 degrees 73.06 +/- 17.1 2,079 +/- 1,436 ft -271 +/- 187 ft/min 507
529 Las Vegas NV - LAS 01L - 9,766 feet, 25 degrees 73.06 +/- 18.5 1,477 +/- 1,220 ft -304 +/- 207 ft/min 1,701
530 Roatan Honduras - RTB 25 - 6,865 feet, 245 degrees 73.06 +/- 15.4 2,289 +/- 1,890 ft -265 +/- 177 ft/min 21
531 San Luis Potosi Mexico - SLP 32 - 9,833 feet, 329 degrees 73.07 +/- 18.3 1,993 +/- 1,478 ft -267 +/- 176 ft/min 49
532 St Petersburg Russia - LED 10R - 12,411 feet, 106 degrees 73.07 +/- 17.4 2,284 +/- 1,301 ft -264 +/- 142 ft/min 117
533 Ontario CA - ONT 08L - 12,188 feet, 90 degrees 73.09 +/- 16.9 1,370 +/- 1,334 ft -262 +/- 174 ft/min 153
534 Victoria TX - VCT 31R - 9,585 feet, 313 degrees 73.09 +/- 16.9 1,762 +/- 1,101 ft -228 +/- 172 ft/min 20
535 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok China - HKG 25L - 12,465 feet, 251 degrees 73.09 +/- 17.4 2,125 +/- 1,410 ft -253 +/- 223 ft/min 310
536 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 19C - 11,491 feet, 181 degrees 73.10 +/- 16.4 2,244 +/- 1,368 ft -246 +/- 165 ft/min 721
537 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 13 - 6,948 feet, 135 degrees 73.12 +/- 19.0 1,350 +/- 1,061 ft -257 +/- 252 ft/min 27
538 Johannesburg South Africa - JNB 21L - 11,156 feet, 196 degrees 73.13 +/- 16.0 2,159 +/- 1,273 ft -243 +/- 165 ft/min 399
539 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 28R - 6,792 feet, 284 degrees [was 28] 73.13 +/- 18.6 1,407 +/- 750 ft -369 +/- 330 ft/min 11
540 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 10 - 10,063 feet, 87 degrees 73.14 +/- 17.2 2,130 +/- 1,020 ft -271 +/- 186 ft/min 456
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