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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
781 Nashville TN - BNA 31 - 11,031 feet, 313 degrees 74.44 +/- 17.0 1,447 +/- 1,134 ft -275 +/- 188 ft/min 716
782 Meridian MS - MEI 19 - 10,002 feet, 189 degrees 74.44 +/- 16.2 1,143 +/- 1,131 ft -226 +/- 146 ft/min 72
783 Tucson AZ - TUS 21 - 6,993 feet, 225 degrees 74.44 +/- 17.1 1,518 +/- 799 ft -395 +/- 192 ft/min 10
784 Ft Walton Beach FL - VPS 01 - 9,992 feet, 12 degrees 74.44 +/- 18.8 2,059 +/- 1,208 ft -280 +/- 168 ft/min 24
785 Cedar City UT - CDC 20 - 8,654 feet, 214 degrees 74.45 +/- 18.0 1,794 +/- 1,062 ft -282 +/- 238 ft/min 418
786 Anchorage AK - ANC 15 - 11,368 feet, 165 degrees [was 14] 74.46 +/- 17.1 1,901 +/- 1,315 ft -243 +/- 166 ft/min 790
787 Nizhniy Novgorod Russia - GOJ 36R - 8,202 feet, 12 degrees 74.46 +/- 14.3 1,270 +/- 814 ft -324 +/- 242 ft/min 20
788 Ottawa ON Canada - YOW 14 - 10,015 feet, 126 degrees 74.47 +/- 13.8 2,067 +/- 1,270 ft -189 +/- 119 ft/min 36
789 Cleveland-Hopkins OH - CLE 10 - 6,017 feet, 93 degrees 74.47 +/- 22.5 1,412 +/- 907 ft -331 +/- 372 ft/min 24
790 Kandahar Afghanistan - KDH 23 - 10,514 feet, 235 degrees 74.47 +/- 16.1 1,870 +/- 834 ft -308 +/- 182 ft/min 28
791 Abuja Nigeria - ABV 04 - 11,842 feet, 35 degrees 74.48 +/- 16.5 2,379 +/- 2,136 ft -236 +/- 157 ft/min 54
792 Dothan AL - DHN 32 - 8,463 feet, 315 degrees 74.48 +/- 17.7 1,793 +/- 1,096 ft -267 +/- 192 ft/min 203
793 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 13L - 9,997 feet, 121 degrees 74.48 +/- 16.9 1,209 +/- 1,154 ft -267 +/- 184 ft/min 6,692
794 Lewiston ID - LWS 08 - 6,504 feet, 99 degrees 74.48 +/- 17.3 1,964 +/- 981 ft -238 +/- 173 ft/min 200
795 Lubbock TX - LBB 08 - 7,993 feet, 90 degrees 74.49 +/- 15.4 1,810 +/- 1,164 ft -317 +/- 162 ft/min 10
796 Akureyri Iceland - AEY 19 - 8,847 feet, 176 degrees 74.50 +/- 16.8 1,925 +/- 576 ft -353 +/- 165 ft/min 26
797 Billund Denmark - BLL 09 - 10,178 feet, 87 degrees 74.50 +/- 19.3 1,697 +/- 1,090 ft -273 +/- 192 ft/min 87
798 Warsaw Poland - WAW 11 - 9,191 feet, 115 degrees 74.50 +/- 16.4 1,325 +/- 1,313 ft -253 +/- 177 ft/min 198
799 Mobile AL - MOB 14 - 8,532 feet, 144 degrees 74.50 +/- 16.9 2,067 +/- 1,073 ft -240 +/- 177 ft/min 265
800 Christmas Island Australia - XCH 18 - 6,878 feet, 175 degrees 74.50 +/- 17.8 1,722 +/- 925 ft -379 +/- 163 ft/min 125
801 Casper WY - CPR 03 - 10,158 feet, 44 degrees 74.51 +/- 17.1 1,915 +/- 1,250 ft -270 +/- 207 ft/min 232
802 Evansville IN - EVV 04 - 8,004 feet, 38 degrees 74.51 +/- 14.4 1,828 +/- 911 ft -243 +/- 166 ft/min 191
803 Jask Iran - JKS 24 - 5,858 feet, 242 degrees 74.51 +/- 11.8 1,647 +/- 750 ft -274 +/- 170 ft/min 10
804 Boise ID - BOI 10R - 9,762 feet, 115 degrees 74.53 +/- 16.6 1,952 +/- 1,163 ft -236 +/- 185 ft/min 1,751
805 St. George-Regional UT - SGU 16 - 6,614 feet, 180 degrees 74.53 +/- 19.1 1,547 +/- 931 ft -287 +/- 224 ft/min 137
806 San Joaquin Bolivia - SJB 16 - 3,495 feet, 148 degrees 74.53 +/- 21.2 1,502 +/- 810 ft -330 +/- 213 ft/min 20
807 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06R - 12,139 feet, 75 degrees [was 07R] 74.54 +/- 16.6 2,126 +/- 1,320 ft -260 +/- 173 ft/min 680
808 Vail/Aspen CO - EGE 07 - 8,998 feet, 82 degrees 74.55 +/- 17.0 1,700 +/- 1,206 ft -252 +/- 167 ft/min 36
809 Teresina Brazil - THE 02 - 7,224 feet, 354 degrees 74.55 +/- 16.2 1,751 +/- 901 ft -255 +/- 174 ft/min 27
810 Helsinki Finland - HEL 15 - 9,910 feet, 153 degrees 74.56 +/- 16.6 2,143 +/- 1,250 ft -265 +/- 155 ft/min 129
811 Birmingham United Kingdom - BHX 15 - 10,002 feet, 146 degrees 74.56 +/- 16.8 1,785 +/- 1,150 ft -225 +/- 180 ft/min 156
812 Baltimore MD - BWI 22 - 5,976 feet, 213 degrees 74.56 +/- 15.0 1,419 +/- 889 ft -311 +/- 185 ft/min 22
813 Meridian MS - MEI 01 - 10,002 feet, 9 degrees 74.56 +/- 15.7 1,568 +/- 1,081 ft -214 +/- 138 ft/min 113
814 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 34 - 7,964 feet, 346 degrees 74.56 +/- 16.7 2,005 +/- 988 ft -290 +/- 204 ft/min 65
815 Belem Brazil - BEL 24 - 9,180 feet, 225 degrees 74.56 +/- 14.8 1,739 +/- 838 ft -345 +/- 126 ft/min 12
816 Sal Island Cape Verde - SID 01 - 9,844 feet, 0 degrees 74.57 +/- 12.3 2,066 +/- 957 ft -225 +/- 125 ft/min 47
817 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 22L - 12,004 feet, 209 degrees 74.57 +/- 16.3 2,106 +/- 1,168 ft -230 +/- 162 ft/min 4,414
818 Ontario CA - ONT 26R - 12,188 feet, 270 degrees 74.57 +/- 16.9 1,999 +/- 1,213 ft -202 +/- 173 ft/min 673
819 Lord Howe Island Australia - LDH 10 - 2,906 feet, 114 degrees 74.57 +/- 11.3 388 +/- 273 ft -287 +/- 140 ft/min 35
820 Lisbon Portugal - LIS 35 - 7,559 feet, 348 degrees 74.58 +/- 17.6 1,556 +/- 1,144 ft -330 +/- 402 ft/min 33
821 Dalian China - DLC 10 - 10,821 feet, 96 degrees 74.58 +/- 16.6 1,884 +/- 1,234 ft -259 +/- 184 ft/min 70
822 Milford UT - MLF 34 - 4,998 feet, 1 degrees 74.59 +/- 17.7 1,150 +/- 1,399 ft -333 +/- 221 ft/min 44
823 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 17R - 9,801 feet, 180 degrees 74.60 +/- 18.0 1,746 +/- 1,052 ft -283 +/- 233 ft/min 224
824 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 35L - 9,801 feet, 360 degrees 74.60 +/- 17.4 1,834 +/- 1,039 ft -297 +/- 221 ft/min 104
825 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 14 - 6,929 feet, 135 degrees 74.60 +/- 17.7 2,055 +/- 1,184 ft -260 +/- 184 ft/min 55
826 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 16R - 11,991 feet, 175 degrees 74.60 +/- 16.4 2,007 +/- 1,210 ft -247 +/- 179 ft/min 10,870
827 Luqa Malta - MLA 31 - 11,604 feet, 315 degrees [was 32] 74.61 +/- 15.5 1,972 +/- 862 ft -263 +/- 184 ft/min 116
828 Bangalore-Kempegowda India - BLR 09L - 13,113 feet, 90 degrees 74.61 +/- 17.9 2,628 +/- 2,309 ft -288 +/- 130 ft/min 14
829 Charlotte NC - CLT 18R - 8,991 feet, 176 degrees [was 18C] 74.62 +/- 17.0 2,069 +/- 1,310 ft -261 +/- 189 ft/min 1,378
830 Pocatello ID - PIH 03 - 9,051 feet, 45 degrees 74.62 +/- 17.4 2,022 +/- 1,276 ft -249 +/- 219 ft/min 450
831 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29L - 10,792 feet, 266 degrees 74.62 +/- 14.2 1,712 +/- 782 ft -224 +/- 169 ft/min 52
832 Indianapolis IN - IND 05R - 9,993 feet, 44 degrees 74.64 +/- 17.4 1,961 +/- 1,163 ft -277 +/- 277 ft/min 729
833 Lewiston ID - LWS 30 - 4,979 feet, 312 degrees 74.64 +/- 13.0 991 +/- 706 ft -344 +/- 205 ft/min 17
834 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 28 - 10,063 feet, 267 degrees 74.64 +/- 17.4 1,839 +/- 1,102 ft -290 +/- 184 ft/min 92
835 Ujung Pandang Indonesia - UPG 31 - 8,192 feet, 311 degrees 74.64 +/- 18.3 1,487 +/- 1,151 ft -307 +/- 221 ft/min 17
836 Hartford CT - BDL 06 - 9,503 feet, 44 degrees 74.65 +/- 17.2 1,884 +/- 1,053 ft -278 +/- 191 ft/min 1,114
837 South Bend/Elkhart IN - SBN 27L - 8,406 feet, 269 degrees 74.65 +/- 18.0 1,909 +/- 1,069 ft -266 +/- 191 ft/min 236
838 Nagoya-Centrair Japan - NGO 18 - 11,449 feet, 169 degrees 74.65 +/- 16.4 2,170 +/- 1,238 ft -235 +/- 145 ft/min 220
839 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 01L - 9,390 feet, 1 degrees 74.66 +/- 19.6 2,147 +/- 2,031 ft -274 +/- 195 ft/min 195
840 Tegucigalpa Honduras - TGU 20 - 6,638 feet, 199 degrees 74.66 +/- 18.0 1,648 +/- 1,121 ft -319 +/- 207 ft/min 154
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