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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
541 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
542 Sacramento CA - SMF 34R - 8,614 feet, 1 degrees 73.15 +/- 17.1 1,500 +/- 1,440 ft -275 +/- 177 ft/min 130
543 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 14 - 10,811 feet, 137 degrees 73.16 +/- 15.6 2,166 +/- 1,005 ft -259 +/- 165 ft/min 764
544 Penang Malaysia - PEN 22 - 10,998 feet, 222 degrees 73.16 +/- 19.0 2,102 +/- 1,386 ft -233 +/- 152 ft/min 33
545 Rock Springs WY - RKS 09 - 9,985 feet, 103 degrees 73.18 +/- 17.2 1,926 +/- 1,350 ft -292 +/- 187 ft/min 77
546 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 26 - 13,312 feet, 260 degrees 73.18 +/- 15.8 1,521 +/- 1,321 ft -233 +/- 191 ft/min 265
547 Izmir Turkey - ADB 16L - 10,632 feet, 167 degrees 73.19 +/- 16.3 1,700 +/- 953 ft -307 +/- 192 ft/min 19
548 Kaohsiung Taiwan - KHH 27 - 10,306 feet, 272 degrees 73.19 +/- 19.3 1,745 +/- 1,421 ft -236 +/- 232 ft/min 59
549 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 22R - 11,002 feet, 206 degrees 73.20 +/- 18.0 1,297 +/- 1,226 ft -271 +/- 196 ft/min 696
550 Cincinnati OH - CVG 36L - 7,990 feet, 0 degrees 73.21 +/- 17.9 2,042 +/- 1,227 ft -271 +/- 208 ft/min 376
551 Miami FL - MIA 27R - 10,497 feet, 267 degrees 73.22 +/- 18.7 2,238 +/- 1,287 ft -202 +/- 160 ft/min 20
552 San Jose Costa Rica - SJO 07 - 9,889 feet, 69 degrees 73.22 +/- 16.4 1,421 +/- 1,262 ft -234 +/- 172 ft/min 770
553 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia - BKI 20 - 12,400 feet, 203 degrees 73.22 +/- 16.8 1,267 +/- 1,373 ft -264 +/- 180 ft/min 43
554 Gillette WY - GCC 16 - 7,503 feet, 170 degrees 73.23 +/- 16.8 1,936 +/- 1,188 ft -277 +/- 172 ft/min 56
555 Charlotte NC - CLT 36C - 10,000 feet, 356 degrees 73.24 +/- 17.3 2,120 +/- 1,282 ft -270 +/- 207 ft/min 1,351
556 Hilton Head Island SC - HHH 21 - 4,999 feet, 206 degrees 73.24 +/- 16.8 720 +/- 830 ft -313 +/- 223 ft/min 195
557 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12L - 9,171 feet, 124 degrees [was 12] 73.24 +/- 17.7 2,191 +/- 1,322 ft -268 +/- 213 ft/min 1,014
558 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 32 - 8,100 feet, 317 degrees 73.25 +/- 19.3 1,898 +/- 1,965 ft -319 +/- 267 ft/min 570
559 Porto Portugal - OPO 17 - 11,424 feet, 169 degrees 73.25 +/- 17.5 1,974 +/- 1,144 ft -222 +/- 180 ft/min 89
560 Bucaramanga Colombia - BGA 35 - 7,108 feet, 340 degrees 73.25 +/- 18.6 1,965 +/- 872 ft -282 +/- 273 ft/min 89
561 Atlanta GA - ATL 09L - 12,389 feet, 90 degrees 73.26 +/- 17.2 2,051 +/- 1,467 ft -266 +/- 224 ft/min 8,624
562 Ljubljana Slovenia - LJU 12 - 10,839 feet, 126 degrees 73.26 +/- 12.3 1,956 +/- 1,443 ft -270 +/- 106 ft/min 12
563 Magdalena Bolivia - MGD 34 - 4,236 feet, 335 degrees 73.26 +/- 19.0 1,500 +/- 1,876 ft -355 +/- 247 ft/min 71
564 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 18C - 10,820 feet, 183 degrees [was 19R] 73.27 +/- 16.1 1,044 +/- 3,320 ft -257 +/- 135 ft/min 26
565 Atlanta GA - ATL 26L - 9,999 feet, 270 degrees 73.28 +/- 17.3 2,023 +/- 1,282 ft -270 +/- 198 ft/min 6,347
566 Colorado Springs CO - COS 35L - 10,993 feet, 360 degrees 73.29 +/- 16.6 1,810 +/- 1,013 ft -286 +/- 205 ft/min 201
567 Bordeaux France - BOD 05 - 10,118 feet, 45 degrees 73.29 +/- 19.1 2,131 +/- 1,856 ft -309 +/- 211 ft/min 34
568 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07L - 9,192 feet, 70 degrees 73.30 +/- 16.6 2,520 +/- 1,937 ft -235 +/- 156 ft/min 573
569 Albany NY - ALB 10 - 7,197 feet, 88 degrees 73.30 +/- 15.4 1,323 +/- 793 ft -333 +/- 214 ft/min 29
570 San Joaquin Bolivia - SJB 34 - 3,495 feet, 328 degrees 73.30 +/- 18.9 1,671 +/- 2,959 ft -285 +/- 216 ft/min 25
571 Ankara Turkey - ESB 03R - 11,117 feet, 36 degrees 73.31 +/- 14.8 2,172 +/- 1,434 ft -265 +/- 124 ft/min 26
572 St Louis MO - STL 30L - 11,019 feet, 302 degrees 73.32 +/- 17.6 2,024 +/- 1,267 ft -281 +/- 194 ft/min 821
573 Greenville MS - GLH 18R - 7,010 feet, 180 degrees 73.33 +/- 20.8 1,869 +/- 1,118 ft -262 +/- 170 ft/min 22
574 Yantai China - YNT 05 - 11,155 feet, 42 degrees 73.33 +/- 17.2 1,906 +/- 802 ft -278 +/- 204 ft/min 10
575 Algiers Algeria - ALG 05 - 11,444 feet, 53 degrees 73.35 +/- 14.0 2,169 +/- 906 ft -276 +/- 100 ft/min 11
576 Santiago Chile - SCL 35R - 12,298 feet, 357 degrees 73.36 +/- 17.7 2,300 +/- 1,512 ft -298 +/- 235 ft/min 23
577 Boston MA - BOS 22R - 7,999 feet, 200 degrees 73.37 +/- 18.4 1,331 +/- 1,205 ft -298 +/- 316 ft/min 362
578 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17R - 13,394 feet, 180 degrees 73.37 +/- 16.9 2,198 +/- 1,472 ft -260 +/- 177 ft/min 1,050
579 Paris-Orly France - ORY 26 - 10,882 feet, 254 degrees 73.37 +/- 14.9 2,058 +/- 1,360 ft -230 +/- 132 ft/min 596
580 Hanoi Viet Nam - HAN 29R - 10,493 feet, 287 degrees 73.38 +/- 18.9 2,231 +/- 1,797 ft -294 +/- 168 ft/min 47
581 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - KUL 32R - 13,195 feet, 326 degrees 73.38 +/- 17.5 2,182 +/- 1,212 ft -269 +/- 164 ft/min 188
582 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 08L - 11,813 feet, 86 degrees 73.39 +/- 17.2 1,854 +/- 769 ft -252 +/- 203 ft/min 13
583 Denver CO - DEN 34R - 12,020 feet, 1 degrees 73.39 +/- 16.5 2,130 +/- 1,424 ft -292 +/- 193 ft/min 510
584 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 07 - 10,435 feet, 70 degrees 73.39 +/- 15.1 2,072 +/- 1,454 ft -261 +/- 141 ft/min 224
585 Nadi Fiji - NAN 20 - 10,782 feet, 218 degrees 73.39 +/- 19.7 1,677 +/- 1,009 ft -381 +/- 212 ft/min 46
586 Taiyuan China - TYN 31 - 11,789 feet, 307 degrees 73.39 +/- 18.3 1,911 +/- 1,029 ft -287 +/- 270 ft/min 53
587 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 35R - 8,495 feet, 360 degrees 73.40 +/- 18.0 2,141 +/- 1,958 ft -305 +/- 210 ft/min 390
588 Paris-Orly France - ORY 08 - 10,882 feet, 74 degrees 73.40 +/- 14.1 1,375 +/- 1,688 ft -246 +/- 149 ft/min 70
589 Durango Mexico - DGO 03 - 9,536 feet, 38 degrees 73.40 +/- 17.9 2,041 +/- 1,163 ft -267 +/- 185 ft/min 56
590 Kulusuk Greenland - KUS 29 - 4,897 feet, 264 degrees 73.41 +/- 18.0 988 +/- 777 ft -326 +/- 218 ft/min 16
591 Newport News VA - PHF 02 - 6,517 feet, 13 degrees 73.41 +/- 17.9 1,424 +/- 828 ft -334 +/- 235 ft/min 25
592 Mobile AL - MOB 32 - 8,532 feet, 324 degrees 73.42 +/- 16.2 1,896 +/- 1,042 ft -245 +/- 192 ft/min 234
593 Santarém Brazil - STM 28 - 7,881 feet, 261 degrees 73.43 +/- 18.6 1,319 +/- 1,001 ft -363 +/- 240 ft/min 34
594 Cochabamba Bolivia - CBB 32 - 12,462 feet, 312 degrees 73.43 +/- 16.2 1,896 +/- 1,124 ft -262 +/- 150 ft/min 94
595 Warsaw Poland - WAW 15 - 12,104 feet, 152 degrees 73.44 +/- 18.0 2,369 +/- 1,702 ft -244 +/- 127 ft/min 44
596 Portland OR - PDX 10L - 9,830 feet, 119 degrees 73.44 +/- 15.9 904 +/- 1,164 ft -229 +/- 164 ft/min 1,818
597 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 24R - 9,988 feet, 231 degrees 73.45 +/- 15.8 2,219 +/- 958 ft -240 +/- 138 ft/min 257
598 Roanoke VA - ROA 06 - 6,795 feet, 50 degrees 73.45 +/- 17.7 1,586 +/- 1,068 ft -289 +/- 207 ft/min 182
599 Rangiroa French Polynesia - RGI 27 - 6,902 feet, 287 degrees 73.45 +/- 16.3 1,343 +/- 1,007 ft -336 +/- 157 ft/min 31
600 Delta Junction AK - BIG 01 - 8,993 feet, 30 degrees [was 36] 73.46 +/- 17.9 1,646 +/- 960 ft -311 +/- 195 ft/min 23
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