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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
841 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok China - HKG 07R - 12,465 feet, 71 degrees 74.66 +/- 16.4 2,105 +/- 1,558 ft -237 +/- 139 ft/min 530
842 Luang Prabang Laos - LPQ 23 - 9,507 feet, 229 degrees [was 24] 74.66 +/- 15.8 1,682 +/- 1,091 ft -319 +/- 127 ft/min 16
843 Mandalay Burma - MDL 35 - 13,997 feet, 351 degrees 74.66 +/- 16.1 1,834 +/- 906 ft -308 +/- 155 ft/min 19
844 Londrina Brazil - LDB 13 - 7,075 feet, 110 degrees 74.67 +/- 14.4 1,915 +/- 981 ft -247 +/- 134 ft/min 39
845 Savannah GA - SAV 18 - 7,017 feet, 180 degrees 74.68 +/- 19.0 1,504 +/- 935 ft -304 +/- 210 ft/min 55
846 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 16R - 10,156 feet, 150 degrees 74.68 +/- 15.3 2,246 +/- 910 ft -213 +/- 88 ft/min 36
847 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 12 - 7,290 feet, 142 degrees 74.69 +/- 15.8 2,037 +/- 1,060 ft -229 +/- 141 ft/min 55
848 Butte MT - BTM 33 - 8,985 feet, 347 degrees 74.69 +/- 17.8 1,923 +/- 1,281 ft -252 +/- 171 ft/min 73
849 Nashville TN - BNA 02R - 7,991 feet, 18 degrees 74.70 +/- 18.0 1,767 +/- 1,055 ft -314 +/- 290 ft/min 689
850 Columbia SC - CAE 05 - 7,993 feet, 45 degrees 74.70 +/- 17.3 1,488 +/- 1,262 ft -290 +/- 208 ft/min 514
851 Orange County CA - SNA 01L - 5,708 feet, 28 degrees 74.70 +/- 17.9 1,598 +/- 1,168 ft -271 +/- 206 ft/min 58
852 Basel Switzerland - BSL 15 - 12,807 feet, 155 degrees 74.70 +/- 15.2 2,100 +/- 908 ft -214 +/- 141 ft/min 96
853 Dayton OH - DAY 36 - 8,496 feet, 359 degrees 74.71 +/- 20.8 1,788 +/- 906 ft -301 +/- 241 ft/min 53
854 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 34 - 12,659 feet, 0 degrees 74.72 +/- 17.6 2,069 +/- 1,271 ft -241 +/- 198 ft/min 451
855 El Paso TX - ELP 08R - 9,017 feet, 93 degrees 74.72 +/- 19.6 1,705 +/- 1,003 ft -257 +/- 168 ft/min 27
856 Avalon CA - AVX 22 - 3,100 feet, 235 degrees 74.73 +/- 15.0 629 +/- 500 ft -296 +/- 198 ft/min 147
857 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 13 - 6,938 feet, 135 degrees 74.73 +/- 17.8 1,787 +/- 980 ft -267 +/- 193 ft/min 260
858 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 35R - 12,161 feet, 344 degrees 74.74 +/- 17.2 2,169 +/- 1,611 ft -254 +/- 163 ft/min 267
859 Burbank CA - BUR 15 - 6,887 feet, 167 degrees 74.74 +/- 16.8 1,593 +/- 1,047 ft -268 +/- 164 ft/min 140
860 Orlando FL - MCO 35 - 10,026 feet, 359 degrees 74.75 +/- 15.3 2,465 +/- 2,027 ft -217 +/- 134 ft/min 94
861 Dübendorf Switzerland - DMS 29 - 8,796 feet, 288 degrees 74.75 +/- 16.1 763 +/- 1,012 ft -248 +/- 139 ft/min 25
862 Boston MA - BOS 04R - 10,227 feet, 20 degrees 74.76 +/- 17.0 995 +/- 1,064 ft -259 +/- 178 ft/min 6,179
863 Los Angeles CA - LAX 25L - 11,097 feet, 263 degrees 74.76 +/- 15.9 2,077 +/- 1,124 ft -230 +/- 186 ft/min 15,189
864 Orlando FL - MCO 17 - 10,026 feet, 179 degrees 74.76 +/- 14.7 2,156 +/- 1,453 ft -227 +/- 144 ft/min 39
865 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 34L - 13,941 feet, 338 degrees 74.76 +/- 16.9 3,102 +/- 3,199 ft -248 +/- 125 ft/min 36
866 Hanoi Viet Nam - HAN 29R - 10,493 feet, 287 degrees [was 29L] 74.76 +/- 16.3 2,329 +/- 1,308 ft -253 +/- 131 ft/min 55
867 Hakodate Japan - HKD 12 - 9,823 feet, 108 degrees 74.77 +/- 17.9 2,103 +/- 1,131 ft -199 +/- 124 ft/min 34
868 Amarillo TX - AMA 22 - 13,488 feet, 226 degrees 74.78 +/- 17.7 2,124 +/- 1,008 ft -274 +/- 168 ft/min 113
869 San Francisco CA - SFO 19L - 8,639 feet, 208 degrees 74.78 +/- 17.2 2,045 +/- 1,184 ft -262 +/- 204 ft/min 1,292
870 Zacatecas Mexico - ZCL 02 - 9,842 feet, 28 degrees 74.78 +/- 15.1 1,857 +/- 1,082 ft -267 +/- 147 ft/min 47
871 Cobija Bolivia - CIJ 02 - 6,522 feet, 10 degrees 74.78 +/- 15.1 1,257 +/- 864 ft -289 +/- 190 ft/min 17
872 Ankara Turkey - ESB 21L - 11,117 feet, 216 degrees 74.79 +/- 14.3 1,882 +/- 1,012 ft -266 +/- 120 ft/min 19
873 Hong Kong-Kai Tak China - HKX 31 - 11,116 feet, 314 degrees 74.79 +/- 15.5 1,790 +/- 987 ft -278 +/- 171 ft/min 88
874 Cincinnati OH - CVG 27 - 11,990 feet, 270 degrees 74.80 +/- 17.2 1,863 +/- 1,140 ft -281 +/- 208 ft/min 2,816
875 Sun Valley ID - SUN 13 - 7,547 feet, 145 degrees 74.80 +/- 13.6 1,046 +/- 865 ft -283 +/- 205 ft/min 69
876 Genoa Italy - GOA 11 - 9,564 feet, 105 degrees 74.80 +/- 14.7 1,457 +/- 1,018 ft -244 +/- 164 ft/min 12
877 Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Brazil - GRU 27R - 12,136 feet, 254 degrees 74.80 +/- 17.8 1,999 +/- 1,413 ft -261 +/- 168 ft/min 315
878 San Antonio TX - SAT 04 - 8,506 feet, 41 degrees [was 03] 74.81 +/- 18.1 1,632 +/- 941 ft -306 +/- 246 ft/min 245
879 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 34R - 11,994 feet, 355 degrees 74.81 +/- 16.8 1,992 +/- 1,184 ft -255 +/- 191 ft/min 11,237
880 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 24R - 10,968 feet, 223 degrees 74.82 +/- 15.8 2,119 +/- 1,219 ft -243 +/- 146 ft/min 623
881 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 21 - 10,056 feet, 225 degrees 74.82 +/- 16.6 1,935 +/- 1,259 ft -274 +/- 173 ft/min 120
882 Riberalta Bolivia - RIB 14 - 5,705 feet, 127 degrees [was 31] 74.82 +/- 20.2 1,365 +/- 2,047 ft -319 +/- 197 ft/min 40
883 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24C - 11,643 feet, 255 degrees 74.82 +/- 15.7 2,351 +/- 1,673 ft -251 +/- 142 ft/min 148
884 Boise ID - BOI 28R - 9,972 feet, 295 degrees 74.83 +/- 16.6 2,011 +/- 1,166 ft -244 +/- 187 ft/min 837
885 Manchester NH - MHT 35 - 9,247 feet, 337 degrees 74.83 +/- 18.2 1,464 +/- 1,110 ft -256 +/- 195 ft/min 637
886 Aguadilla PR - BQN 08 - 11,687 feet, 72 degrees 74.83 +/- 16.0 1,877 +/- 1,215 ft -239 +/- 165 ft/min 109
887 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 34 - 12,108 feet, 335 degrees 74.84 +/- 16.2 1,337 +/- 1,266 ft -262 +/- 160 ft/min 479
888 Aspen CO - ASE 15 - 8,007 feet, 160 degrees 74.85 +/- 17.6 1,328 +/- 971 ft -298 +/- 246 ft/min 734
889 Idaho Falls ID - IDA 20 - 8,995 feet, 218 degrees 74.85 +/- 17.4 1,859 +/- 1,128 ft -280 +/- 210 ft/min 344
890 Hong Kong-Kai Tak China - HKX 13 - 11,116 feet, 134 degrees 74.85 +/- 16.3 1,523 +/- 1,069 ft -261 +/- 200 ft/min 410
891 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 27 - 9,495 feet, 276 degrees 74.86 +/- 17.8 1,862 +/- 1,053 ft -273 +/- 200 ft/min 394
892 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 11 - 8,496 feet, 86 degrees 74.87 +/- 17.0 1,942 +/- 1,039 ft -275 +/- 173 ft/min 143
893 Harare Zimbabwe - HRE 23 - 15,502 feet, 225 degrees 74.87 +/- 16.6 1,801 +/- 992 ft -172 +/- 128 ft/min 14
894 Baltimore MD - BWI 10 - 10,506 feet, 94 degrees 74.87 +/- 17.1 1,914 +/- 1,161 ft -251 +/- 180 ft/min 691
895 Jackson MS - JAN 16R - 8,478 feet, 158 degrees 74.87 +/- 17.4 1,841 +/- 1,175 ft -254 +/- 203 ft/min 62
896 Phoenix AZ - PHX 8 - 11,456 feet, 90 degrees 74.87 +/- 15.3 1,753 +/- 773 ft -259 +/- 168 ft/min 36
897 Bilbao Spain - BIO 30 - 8,539 feet, 297 degrees 74.87 +/- 15.5 1,404 +/- 1,202 ft -251 +/- 145 ft/min 120
898 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Thailand - BKK 19R - 12,138 feet, 194 degrees 74.87 +/- 17.8 2,127 +/- 1,343 ft -243 +/- 162 ft/min 149
899 Huntington WV - HTS 12 - 7,019 feet, 112 degrees 74.88 +/- 17.3 1,855 +/- 1,133 ft -262 +/- 200 ft/min 81
900 Laredo TX - LRD 18R - 8,739 feet, 183 degrees 74.88 +/- 15.4 2,124 +/- 742 ft -272 +/- 144 ft/min 29
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