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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
961 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 17 - 13,150 feet, 162 degrees 75.08 +/- 16.9 1,937 +/- 1,200 ft -252 +/- 162 ft/min 420
962 Madrid Spain - MAD 36R - 11,651 feet, 0 degrees [was 32L] 75.09 +/- 16.0 1,399 +/- 1,666 ft -215 +/- 122 ft/min 270
963 Duluth MN - DLH 09 - 11,154 feet, 92 degrees 75.10 +/- 17.0 1,854 +/- 976 ft -262 +/- 191 ft/min 233
964 Novosibirsk Russia - OVB 16 - 12,087 feet, 170 degrees [was 07] 75.10 +/- 14.8 2,017 +/- 1,229 ft -235 +/- 137 ft/min 60
965 Baltimore MD - BWI 28 - 10,506 feet, 274 degrees 75.11 +/- 17.2 1,497 +/- 1,217 ft -278 +/- 229 ft/min 709
966 Columbus OH - CMH 28L - 10,104 feet, 274 degrees 75.11 +/- 17.1 1,871 +/- 1,102 ft -271 +/- 191 ft/min 1,037
967 Phoenix AZ - PHX 07L - 10,289 feet, 90 degrees 75.11 +/- 17.2 1,902 +/- 1,143 ft -258 +/- 218 ft/min 488
968 Clermont France - CFE 26 - 9,885 feet, 262 degrees 75.11 +/- 17.0 1,750 +/- 1,352 ft -238 +/- 215 ft/min 146
969 Yinchuan China - INC 03 - 10,494 feet, 29 degrees 75.11 +/- 17.6 2,240 +/- 1,171 ft -254 +/- 108 ft/min 48
970 Chios Greece - JKH 01 - 4,987 feet, 10 degrees 75.12 +/- 14.1 1,318 +/- 995 ft -220 +/- 121 ft/min 25
971 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 23R - 11,980 feet, 229 degrees 75.12 +/- 17.5 1,970 +/- 1,080 ft -248 +/- 150 ft/min 108
972 Yaounde-Nsimalen Cameroon - NSI 19 - 11,164 feet, 190 degrees 75.13 +/- 17.7 1,820 +/- 1,005 ft -267 +/- 216 ft/min 100
973 Victorville CA - VCV 35 - 15,041 feet, 360 degrees 75.14 +/- 18.2 1,898 +/- 1,449 ft -316 +/- 176 ft/min 13
974 Cancun Mexico - CUN 30R - 9,171 feet, 304 degrees 75.14 +/- 14.6 2,090 +/- 869 ft -261 +/- 158 ft/min 31
975 Veracruz Mexico - VER 18 - 7,902 feet, 191 degrees 75.15 +/- 17.1 1,906 +/- 1,241 ft -264 +/- 194 ft/min 75
976 Nausori Fiji - SUV 28 - 6,129 feet, 289 degrees 75.15 +/- 20.2 1,194 +/- 803 ft -317 +/- 224 ft/min 64
977 Munich Germany - MUC 08L - 13,106 feet, 83 degrees 75.16 +/- 16.9 2,115 +/- 1,249 ft -251 +/- 170 ft/min 322
978 Lincoln NE - LNK 35L - 12,910 feet, 360 degrees 75.16 +/- 13.4 2,505 +/- 1,401 ft -226 +/- 111 ft/min 14
979 Baghdad Iraq - BGW 15L - 13,113 feet, 150 degrees 75.16 +/- 15.8 2,096 +/- 1,133 ft -280 +/- 152 ft/min 22
980 Yanji China - YNJ 27 - 8,503 feet, 262 degrees 75.16 +/- 18.8 1,919 +/- 899 ft -321 +/- 148 ft/min 17
981 Dayton OH - DAY 06L - 10,891 feet, 55 degrees 75.17 +/- 17.3 2,013 +/- 1,280 ft -234 +/- 160 ft/min 387
982 Los Angeles CA - LAX 24L - 10,878 feet, 263 degrees 75.17 +/- 15.9 1,294 +/- 1,227 ft -252 +/- 174 ft/min 2,193
983 Palermo Italy - PMO 25 - 10,909 feet, 247 degrees 75.17 +/- 16.9 1,743 +/- 1,412 ft -261 +/- 213 ft/min 192
984 Tinian Mariana Islands - TIQ 26 - 8,591 feet, 259 degrees 75.17 +/- 14.2 1,662 +/- 990 ft -272 +/- 158 ft/min 31
985 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 14 - 7,659 feet, 125 degrees 75.18 +/- 17.2 1,928 +/- 1,087 ft -271 +/- 185 ft/min 156
986 Miami FL - MIA 26R - 8,588 feet, 267 degrees 75.18 +/- 17.1 1,788 +/- 946 ft -280 +/- 193 ft/min 242
987 Ketchikan AK - KTN 29 - 7,534 feet, 316 degrees 75.18 +/- 17.6 1,634 +/- 1,017 ft -287 +/- 185 ft/min 144
988 Charlotte NC - CLT 05 - 7,494 feet, 49 degrees 75.19 +/- 16.9 1,767 +/- 973 ft -288 +/- 203 ft/min 560
989 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 09L - 8,708 feet, 89 degrees 75.19 +/- 16.4 1,959 +/- 1,098 ft -260 +/- 195 ft/min 215
990 Massena NY - MSS 05 - 5,552 feet, 31 degrees 75.19 +/- 21.8 1,340 +/- 923 ft -278 +/- 206 ft/min 13
991 Yerevan Armenia - EVN 09 - 12,981 feet, 90 degrees 75.19 +/- 15.4 2,146 +/- 1,383 ft -223 +/- 134 ft/min 88
992 Hangzhou China - HGH 06 - 11,155 feet, 63 degrees 75.19 +/- 13.0 2,248 +/- 1,085 ft -187 +/- 104 ft/min 10
993 Harrisburg PA - MDT 13 - 9,981 feet, 117 degrees 75.20 +/- 15.3 1,950 +/- 1,199 ft -245 +/- 150 ft/min 277
994 San Jose del Cabo Mexico - SJD 34 - 9,835 feet, 354 degrees 75.20 +/- 17.0 1,982 +/- 1,379 ft -253 +/- 180 ft/min 349
995 Barnaul Russia - BAX 06 - 9,500 feet, 67 degrees 75.20 +/- 16.4 1,977 +/- 1,076 ft -246 +/- 161 ft/min 31
996 Grand Junction CO - GJT 29 - 10,493 feet, 305 degrees 75.21 +/- 15.7 2,003 +/- 1,410 ft -256 +/- 158 ft/min 93
997 Miami FL - MIA 30 - 9,359 feet, 300 degrees 75.21 +/- 17.0 1,329 +/- 1,168 ft -278 +/- 196 ft/min 1,113
998 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 16L - 11,890 feet, 180 degrees 75.21 +/- 16.6 1,983 +/- 1,254 ft -251 +/- 210 ft/min 5,004
999 Marseille France - MRS 13L - 11,494 feet, 134 degrees 75.21 +/- 15.5 1,485 +/- 1,164 ft -243 +/- 168 ft/min 164
1,000 Paris-Orly France - ORY 06 - 11,981 feet, 62 degrees 75.21 +/- 15.3 1,880 +/- 1,276 ft -240 +/- 159 ft/min 449
1,001 Douala Cameroon - DLA 12 - 9,473 feet, 117 degrees 75.22 +/- 16.8 1,751 +/- 1,442 ft -216 +/- 136 ft/min 28
1,002 Jacksonville FL - JAX 26 - 9,981 feet, 250 degrees [was 25] 75.22 +/- 16.6 1,884 +/- 1,047 ft -278 +/- 180 ft/min 932
1,003 Jacksonville FL - JAX 8 - 9,980 feet, 70 degrees 75.23 +/- 14.2 2,013 +/- 1,113 ft -256 +/- 165 ft/min 17
1,004 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 06 - 12,190 feet, 65 degrees 75.23 +/- 16.3 1,936 +/- 1,155 ft -258 +/- 198 ft/min 400
1,005 Vinh City Vietnam - VII 17 - 7,836 feet, 173 degrees 75.24 +/- 17.2 1,739 +/- 866 ft -359 +/- 202 ft/min 16
1,006 Acapulco Mexico - ACA 10 - 10,830 feet, 108 degrees 75.25 +/- 15.9 1,987 +/- 1,166 ft -238 +/- 143 ft/min 104
1,007 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 34L - 12,468 feet, 342 degrees 75.25 +/- 15.7 1,841 +/- 2,050 ft -265 +/- 124 ft/min 82
1,008 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18L - 9,334 feet, 179 degrees 75.26 +/- 18.9 2,178 +/- 2,069 ft -295 +/- 225 ft/min 115
1,009 Cody WY - COD 04 - 8,271 feet, 52 degrees 75.26 +/- 16.0 1,474 +/- 1,085 ft -279 +/- 185 ft/min 134
1,010 Ponta Delgada Azores - PDL 30 - 8,169 feet, 292 degrees 75.26 +/- 17.5 1,038 +/- 1,076 ft -284 +/- 204 ft/min 134
1,011 Totegegie French Polynesia - GMR 12 - 6,576 feet, 137 degrees 75.26 +/- 15.2 1,164 +/- 1,064 ft -329 +/- 171 ft/min 63
1,012 Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe - PTP 30 - 10,675 feet, 281 degrees [was 29] 75.26 +/- 14.2 2,180 +/- 1,529 ft -222 +/- 134 ft/min 24
1,013 Chengdu China - CTU 20R - 11,834 feet, 202 degrees 75.26 +/- 15.9 1,756 +/- 1,125 ft -233 +/- 176 ft/min 25
1,014 Concord CA - CCR 01L - 4,995 feet, 23 degrees 75.27 +/- 18.2 1,554 +/- 765 ft -349 +/- 179 ft/min 13
1,015 Grand Junction CO - GJT 11 - 10,493 feet, 125 degrees 75.27 +/- 16.2 1,838 +/- 971 ft -242 +/- 176 ft/min 278
1,016 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 14L - 10,001 feet, 140 degrees 75.27 +/- 17.0 1,633 +/- 1,416 ft -262 +/- 186 ft/min 285
1,017 Lake Tahoe CA - TVL 36 - 8,545 feet, 13 degrees 75.28 +/- 19.4 860 +/- 839 ft -299 +/- 177 ft/min 12
1,018 Kazan Russia - KZN 11L - 12,196 feet, 124 degrees 75.28 +/- 14.1 1,321 +/- 1,193 ft -253 +/- 134 ft/min 53
1,019 Alexandria LA - AEX 14 - 9,338 feet, 144 degrees 75.29 +/- 17.4 1,755 +/- 1,010 ft -242 +/- 176 ft/min 272
1,020 Ogdensburg NY - OGS 27 - 5,160 feet, 256 degrees 75.29 +/- 14.5 1,501 +/- 846 ft -256 +/- 224 ft/min 12
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