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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
1,141 Stockton CA - SCK 11L - 10,657 feet, 128 degrees 75.64 +/- 15.6 1,418 +/- 983 ft -207 +/- 121 ft/min 13
1,142 San Francisco CA - SFO 28R - 11,855 feet, 298 degrees 75.64 +/- 16.4 1,976 +/- 1,199 ft -248 +/- 181 ft/min 7,836
1,143 St Louis MO - STL 24 - 7,606 feet, 243 degrees 75.64 +/- 15.9 1,883 +/- 1,319 ft -234 +/- 165 ft/min 161
1,144 Pisa Italy - PSA 22L - 10,022 feet, 217 degrees 75.64 +/- 15.2 1,614 +/- 1,285 ft -294 +/- 153 ft/min 15
1,145 Bergen Norway - BGO 17 - 9,781 feet, 171 degrees 75.65 +/- 16.6 1,818 +/- 981 ft -243 +/- 173 ft/min 106
1,146 Leon Mexico - BJX 31 - 11,496 feet, 314 degrees 75.65 +/- 16.1 1,998 +/- 1,156 ft -250 +/- 166 ft/min 132
1,147 Nagasaki Japan - NGS 14 - 9,802 feet, 138 degrees 75.65 +/- 11.3 1,804 +/- 1,076 ft -309 +/- 128 ft/min 14
1,148 Nanning China - NNG 23 - 10,499 feet, 227 degrees 75.65 +/- 23.0 1,578 +/- 1,218 ft -325 +/- 357 ft/min 28
1,149 Gander NF Canada - YQX 13 - 8,886 feet, 108 degrees 75.66 +/- 17.1 1,855 +/- 1,084 ft -264 +/- 169 ft/min 87
1,150 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 11 - 8,847 feet, 116 degrees 75.66 +/- 15.5 1,753 +/- 1,157 ft -264 +/- 210 ft/min 236
1,151 Kosice Slovakia - KSC 19 - 10,186 feet, 193 degrees 75.67 +/- 16.8 1,854 +/- 1,004 ft -248 +/- 147 ft/min 28
1,152 Anchorage AK - ANC 25R - 10,589 feet, 270 degrees 75.67 +/- 17.2 2,022 +/- 1,425 ft -252 +/- 207 ft/min 111
1,153 Tobago Trinidad and Tobago - TAB 11 - 8,992 feet, 94 degrees 75.67 +/- 11.8 1,773 +/- 797 ft -244 +/- 135 ft/min 15
1,154 Djibouti City Djibouti - JIB 09 - 10,337 feet, 91 degrees 75.68 +/- 15.2 1,735 +/- 1,457 ft -258 +/- 138 ft/min 42
1,155 Austin TX - AUS 17R - 12,250 feet, 179 degrees 75.68 +/- 16.6 1,908 +/- 1,294 ft -271 +/- 176 ft/min 624
1,156 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 12 - 10,201 feet, 122 degrees 75.68 +/- 15.7 1,951 +/- 1,173 ft -230 +/- 155 ft/min 484
1,157 Bangkok-Don Mueang Thailand - DMK 21L - 11,496 feet, 209 degrees 75.68 +/- 16.1 1,562 +/- 1,282 ft -237 +/- 150 ft/min 132
1,158 Haikou China - HAK 09 - 11,797 feet, 90 degrees 75.68 +/- 16.6 1,999 +/- 1,412 ft -271 +/- 172 ft/min 74
1,159 Copenhagen Denmark - CPH 04R - 10,843 feet, 41 degrees 75.69 +/- 15.7 1,962 +/- 1,150 ft -239 +/- 156 ft/min 115
1,160 El Paso TX - ELP 26L - 9,017 feet, 273 degrees 75.69 +/- 15.8 1,826 +/- 903 ft -271 +/- 211 ft/min 103
1,161 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 07L - 11,479 feet, 61 degrees 75.69 +/- 17.0 1,928 +/- 1,201 ft -272 +/- 137 ft/min 49
1,162 Norfolk Island Australia - NLK 29 - 6,207 feet, 302 degrees 75.69 +/- 18.1 1,511 +/- 622 ft -415 +/- 183 ft/min 11
1,163 Reno NV - RNO 16R - 11,000 feet, 180 degrees 75.70 +/- 16.0 1,188 +/- 1,130 ft -250 +/- 170 ft/min 1,073
1,164 Durango Mexico - DGO 21 - 9,536 feet, 218 degrees 75.70 +/- 15.0 1,802 +/- 1,020 ft -231 +/- 140 ft/min 52
1,165 Belize City Belize - BZE 07 - 7,094 feet, 77 degrees 75.70 +/- 18.4 1,572 +/- 1,016 ft -318 +/- 247 ft/min 310
1,166 Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal - DKR 36 - 11,378 feet, 353 degrees 75.71 +/- 16.4 1,833 +/- 1,140 ft -255 +/- 197 ft/min 547
1,167 Burbank CA - BUR 26 - 5,793 feet, 271 degrees 75.71 +/- 20.4 1,498 +/- 567 ft -383 +/- 220 ft/min 13
1,168 New Orleans LA - MSY 29 - 10,100 feet, 286 degrees [was 28] 75.71 +/- 16.5 1,813 +/- 1,174 ft -264 +/- 207 ft/min 1,438
1,169 Louisville KY - SDF 29 - 7,248 feet, 291 degrees 75.71 +/- 15.6 1,811 +/- 941 ft -253 +/- 163 ft/min 144
1,170 Brussels Belgium - BRU 07L - 11,938 feet, 65 degrees 75.72 +/- 15.3 1,126 +/- 1,604 ft -199 +/- 116 ft/min 48
1,171 Knoxville TN - TYS 05L - 6,010 feet, 45 degrees 75.72 +/- 18.3 1,762 +/- 1,249 ft -267 +/- 198 ft/min 713
1,172 Bahrain International Bahrain - BAH 30R - 12,981 feet, 303 degrees 75.72 +/- 16.6 1,494 +/- 1,211 ft -253 +/- 159 ft/min 212
1,173 St Johns Antigua and Barbuda - ANU 07 - 9,966 feet, 58 degrees 75.72 +/- 15.5 1,684 +/- 1,025 ft -249 +/- 172 ft/min 604
1,174 Fayetteville AR - XNA 34 - 8,792 feet, 340 degrees 75.73 +/- 17.0 1,721 +/- 1,005 ft -280 +/- 216 ft/min 266
1,175 Melbourne FL - MLB 27R - 5,998 feet, 267 degrees 75.74 +/- 11.9 1,811 +/- 699 ft -218 +/- 170 ft/min 13
1,176 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 28C - 10,789 feet, 270 degrees 75.74 +/- 15.1 2,116 +/- 827 ft -251 +/- 144 ft/min 434
1,177 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 08R - 8,861 feet, 85 degrees 75.74 +/- 15.6 2,015 +/- 1,080 ft -241 +/- 155 ft/min 2,372
1,178 Memphis TN - MEM 27 - 8,924 feet, 272 degrees 75.75 +/- 16.6 1,824 +/- 1,115 ft -268 +/- 186 ft/min 1,132
1,179 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 21 - 9,090 feet, 209 degrees 75.75 +/- 16.3 2,262 +/- 1,620 ft -227 +/- 133 ft/min 50
1,180 Lajes AB Azores - TER 15 - 10,807 feet, 141 degrees 75.75 +/- 14.1 1,861 +/- 1,232 ft -266 +/- 150 ft/min 54
1,181 Montevideo Uruguay - MVD 06 - 10,501 feet, 53 degrees 75.75 +/- 17.3 1,327 +/- 942 ft -273 +/- 261 ft/min 74
1,182 Lincoln NE - LNK 36 - 12,890 feet, 360 degrees 75.76 +/- 16.2 2,059 +/- 1,437 ft -249 +/- 176 ft/min 205
1,183 Madison WI - MSN 32 - 5,529 feet, 317 degrees 75.76 +/- 19.0 1,665 +/- 1,282 ft -272 +/- 260 ft/min 23
1,184 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 24L - 9,601 feet, 223 degrees 75.77 +/- 15.8 1,942 +/- 1,115 ft -243 +/- 154 ft/min 514
1,185 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 27L - 8,500 feet, 269 degrees 75.77 +/- 17.3 1,740 +/- 1,084 ft -272 +/- 272 ft/min 1,714
1,186 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 27 - 6,992 feet, 272 degrees 75.78 +/- 16.2 1,629 +/- 835 ft -273 +/- 196 ft/min 37
1,187 Banda Aceh Indonesia - BTJ 17 - 9,816 feet, 168 degrees 75.78 +/- 15.8 2,176 +/- 1,531 ft -264 +/- 147 ft/min 19
1,188 Hannover Germany - HAJ 27R - 10,493 feet, 273 degrees 75.79 +/- 16.0 1,597 +/- 1,754 ft -236 +/- 126 ft/min 38
1,189 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 22L - 10,005 feet, 206 degrees 75.79 +/- 16.3 1,264 +/- 1,286 ft -240 +/- 155 ft/min 1,673
1,190 Niigata Japan - KIJ 10 - 8,179 feet, 93 degrees 75.79 +/- 17.5 2,026 +/- 1,043 ft -230 +/- 151 ft/min 23
1,191 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 08R - 12,187 feet, 100 degrees 75.80 +/- 16.2 1,833 +/- 1,177 ft -228 +/- 142 ft/min 892
1,192 Huntington WV - HTS 30 - 7,019 feet, 292 degrees 75.80 +/- 18.9 1,292 +/- 928 ft -272 +/- 253 ft/min 58
1,193 Kabul Afghanistan - KBL 29 - 11,508 feet, 287 degrees 75.80 +/- 16.8 1,761 +/- 1,228 ft -332 +/- 218 ft/min 117
1,194 London ON Canada - YXU 33 - 8,795 feet, 319 degrees 75.81 +/- 18.4 1,875 +/- 1,146 ft -268 +/- 189 ft/min 44
1,195 Raleigh/Durham NC - RDU 23R - 9,993 feet, 225 degrees 75.81 +/- 16.3 1,902 +/- 1,066 ft -252 +/- 169 ft/min 1,810
1,196 Freeport Bahamas - FPO 6 - 11,007 feet, 60 degrees 75.81 +/- 15.9 2,187 +/- 1,120 ft -268 +/- 144 ft/min 23
1,197 Fort Worth-Meacham TX - FTW 34 - 7,489 feet, 352 degrees 75.82 +/- 15.8 1,923 +/- 1,111 ft -182 +/- 153 ft/min 109
1,198 Lebanon NH - LEB 18 - 5,191 feet, 168 degrees 75.82 +/- 16.0 1,034 +/- 658 ft -319 +/- 244 ft/min 55
1,199 Savannah GA - SAV 36 - 7,017 feet, 360 degrees 75.82 +/- 17.9 1,677 +/- 888 ft -313 +/- 258 ft/min 219
1,200 Montego Bay Jamaica - MBJ 07 - 8,648 feet, 65 degrees 75.82 +/- 16.7 1,337 +/- 1,100 ft -274 +/- 193 ft/min 2,848
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