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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
601 St Petersburg Russia - LED 10L - 11,110 feet, 107 degrees 73.46 +/- 17.3 2,198 +/- 1,043 ft -266 +/- 174 ft/min 86
602 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18R - 12,798 feet, 179 degrees [was 19R] 73.47 +/- 17.6 1,991 +/- 1,028 ft -259 +/- 178 ft/min 165
603 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36C - 10,820 feet, 3 degrees 73.47 +/- 17.1 1,126 +/- 1,418 ft -246 +/- 153 ft/min 1,025
604 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - AUH 31L - 13,456 feet, 308 degrees 73.48 +/- 17.7 2,027 +/- 1,408 ft -298 +/- 263 ft/min 118
605 Oita Japan - OIT 19 - 9,806 feet, 180 degrees 73.49 +/- 18.1 2,033 +/- 953 ft -210 +/- 166 ft/min 19
606 Philadelphia PA - PHL 26 - 4,994 feet, 255 degrees 73.50 +/- 20.1 1,801 +/- 2,079 ft -298 +/- 233 ft/min 112
607 Barcelona Spain - BCN 07R - 8,694 feet, 66 degrees 73.51 +/- 19.5 2,105 +/- 1,283 ft -250 +/- 171 ft/min 107
608 Fonte Boa Brazil - FBA 18 - 4,167 feet, 171 degrees 73.51 +/- 18.7 1,319 +/- 1,990 ft -316 +/- 191 ft/min 71
609 Birmingham AL - BHM 18 - 7,097 feet, 180 degrees 73.52 +/- 17.4 1,932 +/- 1,206 ft -256 +/- 187 ft/min 185
610 Singapore-Changi Singapore - SIN 20R - 13,123 feet, 203 degrees 73.52 +/- 16.5 1,586 +/- 1,501 ft -241 +/- 151 ft/min 361
611 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 18 - 13,019 feet, 180 degrees 73.54 +/- 17.0 2,129 +/- 1,623 ft -188 +/- 118 ft/min 17
612 Cheyenne WY - CYS 09 - 9,258 feet, 95 degrees 73.54 +/- 15.8 2,040 +/- 934 ft -283 +/- 156 ft/min 14
613 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 35L - 12,672 feet, 360 degrees 73.55 +/- 15.4 2,247 +/- 1,195 ft -242 +/- 143 ft/min 406
614 Jacksonville FL - JAX 32 - 7,684 feet, 311 degrees [was 31] 73.55 +/- 18.4 1,842 +/- 1,102 ft -297 +/- 206 ft/min 155
615 Venice Italy - VCE 04L - 9,103 feet, 42 degrees 73.55 +/- 18.9 1,990 +/- 2,595 ft -286 +/- 192 ft/min 55
616 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 32 - 7,659 feet, 305 degrees 73.57 +/- 17.2 1,937 +/- 966 ft -290 +/- 180 ft/min 92
617 Albany NY - ALB 19 - 8,498 feet, 178 degrees 73.57 +/- 17.3 1,954 +/- 1,175 ft -278 +/- 182 ft/min 377
618 Petropavlovsk Russia - PKC 34 - 11,152 feet, 337 degrees 73.57 +/- 15.6 2,739 +/- 1,529 ft -249 +/- 102 ft/min 25
619 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 04 - 14,794 feet, 38 degrees 73.57 +/- 17.6 2,379 +/- 1,008 ft -236 +/- 139 ft/min 30
620 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 12 - 10,496 feet, 111 degrees 73.58 +/- 17.6 2,203 +/- 1,853 ft -267 +/- 191 ft/min 172
621 Phoenix AZ - PHX 08 - 11,485 feet, 90 degrees 73.58 +/- 16.5 1,993 +/- 1,059 ft -250 +/- 169 ft/min 1,960
622 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 31 - 10,642 feet, 307 degrees 73.59 +/- 17.0 1,978 +/- 1,079 ft -248 +/- 177 ft/min 240
623 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12R - 11,480 feet, 124 degrees 73.59 +/- 16.5 2,166 +/- 1,125 ft -250 +/- 168 ft/min 1,408
624 Hilo HI - ITO 21 - 5,599 feet, 221 degrees 73.59 +/- 19.9 1,450 +/- 1,619 ft -318 +/- 241 ft/min 22
625 Medan-Kualanamu Indonesia - KNO 05 - 12,299 feet, 45 degrees 73.60 +/- 16.2 2,959 +/- 2,431 ft -236 +/- 95 ft/min 16
626 Hotan China - HTN 29 - 10,467 feet, 290 degrees 73.60 +/- 20.4 1,776 +/- 1,093 ft -317 +/- 187 ft/min 41
627 Akron OH - CAK 05 - 8,196 feet, 48 degrees 73.63 +/- 17.3 2,155 +/- 1,252 ft -230 +/- 150 ft/min 42
628 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 27R - 9,994 feet, 273 degrees 73.63 +/- 17.1 1,978 +/- 1,283 ft -273 +/- 221 ft/min 394
629 Auckland New Zealand - AKL 05L - 10,195 feet, 71 degrees 73.63 +/- 24.8 611 +/- 774 ft -314 +/- 196 ft/min 10
630 Santa Maria Azores - SMA 36 - 10,015 feet, 351 degrees 73.64 +/- 17.4 1,844 +/- 1,190 ft -287 +/- 171 ft/min 57
631 Jeju South Korea - CJU 07 - 10,417 feet, 58 degrees [was 06] 73.64 +/- 18.7 1,510 +/- 923 ft -318 +/- 324 ft/min 10
632 Tulsa OK - TUL 08 - 7,376 feet, 89 degrees 73.66 +/- 18.3 1,910 +/- 953 ft -222 +/- 178 ft/min 25
633 Iguaçu Argentina - IGR 31 - 10,839 feet, 295 degrees 73.66 +/- 21.2 1,984 +/- 750 ft -289 +/- 232 ft/min 41
634 Dayton OH - DAY 18 - 8,496 feet, 179 degrees 73.67 +/- 18.5 1,936 +/- 1,334 ft -280 +/- 254 ft/min 155
635 Genoa Italy - GOA 29 - 9,564 feet, 285 degrees 73.67 +/- 16.2 2,062 +/- 992 ft -237 +/- 147 ft/min 108
636 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 29 - 10,807 feet, 282 degrees 73.67 +/- 14.6 2,245 +/- 1,556 ft -246 +/- 141 ft/min 85
637 Cartagena Colombia - CTG 19 - 8,339 feet, 182 degrees 73.67 +/- 17.4 1,623 +/- 884 ft -332 +/- 276 ft/min 34
638 Milan-Malpensa Italy - MXP 35R - 12,849 feet, 349 degrees 73.69 +/- 15.3 2,163 +/- 1,189 ft -238 +/- 153 ft/min 319
639 Puebla Mexico - PBC 35 - 11,821 feet, 358 degrees 73.69 +/- 12.9 2,182 +/- 996 ft -234 +/- 155 ft/min 28
640 Uberlandia Brazil - UDI 22 - 6,894 feet, 203 degrees 73.69 +/- 18.8 1,292 +/- 712 ft -361 +/- 215 ft/min 13
641 Cairo Egypt - CAI 23L - 13,113 feet, 229 degrees [was 23C] 73.70 +/- 15.4 2,203 +/- 1,178 ft -240 +/- 152 ft/min 147
642 Wilmington NC - ILM 6 - 7,992 feet, 48 degrees 73.70 +/- 13.1 1,852 +/- 795 ft -309 +/- 203 ft/min 12
643 Portland OR - PDX 03 - 6,002 feet, 45 degrees 73.71 +/- 21.5 1,876 +/- 1,488 ft -335 +/- 447 ft/min 35
644 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 07R - 13,114 feet, 69 degrees 73.72 +/- 15.0 2,200 +/- 1,728 ft -247 +/- 155 ft/min 64
645 La Romana Dominican Republic - LRM 29 - 9,640 feet, 277 degrees 73.72 +/- 14.3 1,784 +/- 1,215 ft -239 +/- 135 ft/min 14
646 Lima Peru - LIM 33 - 11,486 feet, 334 degrees 73.72 +/- 15.3 1,787 +/- 1,976 ft -230 +/- 116 ft/min 28
647 Miami FL - MIA 08R - 10,495 feet, 87 degrees 73.73 +/- 16.3 2,140 +/- 1,181 ft -250 +/- 178 ft/min 2,871
648 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 16C - 11,820 feet, 163 degrees 73.73 +/- 16.9 1,380 +/- 1,472 ft -237 +/- 185 ft/min 215
649 Lexington KY - LEX 04 - 6,999 feet, 41 degrees 73.74 +/- 17.9 1,755 +/- 1,199 ft -299 +/- 225 ft/min 615
650 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 28L - 7,997 feet, 270 degrees 73.77 +/- 16.9 2,300 +/- 1,152 ft -316 +/- 130 ft/min 44
651 Tucson AZ - TUS 29R - 11,749 feet, 315 degrees 73.77 +/- 16.6 2,228 +/- 1,472 ft -260 +/- 172 ft/min 248
652 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 34 - 6,974 feet, 319 degrees 73.78 +/- 15.3 2,072 +/- 1,611 ft -304 +/- 186 ft/min 27
653 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 34R - 12,764 feet, 343 degrees 73.79 +/- 15.3 2,144 +/- 1,472 ft -281 +/- 191 ft/min 574
654 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 10 - 11,478 feet, 88 degrees 73.79 +/- 16.6 2,113 +/- 1,170 ft -247 +/- 161 ft/min 727
655 Fitchburg MA - FIT 02 - 3,504 feet, 8 degrees 73.80 +/- 14.7 529 +/- 328 ft -341 +/- 187 ft/min 13
656 Newburgh NY - SWF 27 - 11,814 feet, 258 degrees 73.80 +/- 17.1 885 +/- 1,188 ft -258 +/- 147 ft/min 489
657 Big Mountain AK - 37A 07 - 4,200 feet, 92 degrees 73.80 +/- 15.1 939 +/- 746 ft -301 +/- 237 ft/min 33
658 Accra Ghana - ACC 21 - 11,714 feet, 202 degrees 73.81 +/- 16.3 1,866 +/- 1,234 ft -252 +/- 173 ft/min 676
659 Philadelphia PA - PHL 09R - 10,497 feet, 75 degrees 73.81 +/- 17.3 2,122 +/- 1,274 ft -262 +/- 185 ft/min 1,249
660 La Paz Bolivia - LPB 10 - 13,126 feet, 92 degrees 73.81 +/- 16.4 2,047 +/- 1,262 ft -233 +/- 177 ft/min 201
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