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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
1,381 Fort Myers FL - RSW 24 - 11,981 feet, 234 degrees 76.35 +/- 15.1 1,982 +/- 1,075 ft -234 +/- 143 ft/min 509
1,382 Mannheim Germany - MHG 27 - 3,606 feet, 273 degrees 76.36 +/- 10.1 531 +/- 351 ft -255 +/- 165 ft/min 34
1,383 Bismarck ND - BIS 31 - 8,791 feet, 318 degrees 76.36 +/- 17.4 1,585 +/- 1,010 ft -294 +/- 382 ft/min 457
1,384 Sheridan WY - SHR 33 - 8,294 feet, 336 degrees [was 32] 76.36 +/- 18.6 1,508 +/- 957 ft -286 +/- 213 ft/min 42
1,385 Lille France - LIL 26 - 9,356 feet, 257 degrees 76.36 +/- 17.6 1,274 +/- 989 ft -213 +/- 176 ft/min 64
1,386 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 01R - 8,292 feet, 2 degrees 76.37 +/- 16.5 1,898 +/- 998 ft -261 +/- 181 ft/min 225
1,387 Kabul Afghanistan - KBL 11 - 11,508 feet, 107 degrees 76.37 +/- 7.1 2,093 +/- 1,265 ft -216 +/- 108 ft/min 12
1,388 Akita Japan - AXT 28 - 8,169 feet, 277 degrees 76.37 +/- 16.6 1,804 +/- 827 ft -248 +/- 183 ft/min 52
1,389 Cheong Ju South Korea - CJJ 06L - 9,003 feet, 52 degrees 76.37 +/- 17.0 1,652 +/- 528 ft -357 +/- 239 ft/min 11
1,390 Watertown NY - ART 28 - 6,990 feet, 273 degrees 76.38 +/- 20.9 1,938 +/- 893 ft -294 +/- 195 ft/min 33
1,391 Omaha NE - OMA 32R - 8,492 feet, 324 degrees 76.38 +/- 17.5 1,846 +/- 1,467 ft -276 +/- 200 ft/min 168
1,392 Tenerife-Norte Spain - TFN 30 - 11,150 feet, 291 degrees 76.39 +/- 14.5 1,389 +/- 1,094 ft -244 +/- 150 ft/min 230
1,393 San Antonio TX - SAT 13R - 8,499 feet, 132 degrees [was 12R] 76.39 +/- 16.6 1,827 +/- 1,224 ft -248 +/- 199 ft/min 949
1,394 Canton Island Kiribati - CIS 27 - 6,374 feet, 281 degrees 76.39 +/- 17.9 1,129 +/- 844 ft -368 +/- 187 ft/min 33
1,395 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 35 - 10,200 feet, 344 degrees 76.39 +/- 17.0 1,610 +/- 1,112 ft -278 +/- 175 ft/min 542
1,396 Entebbe Uganda - EBB 35 - 12,004 feet, 352 degrees 76.40 +/- 13.9 1,823 +/- 1,040 ft -235 +/- 153 ft/min 59
1,397 Aberdeen SD - ABR 17 - 5,475 feet, 180 degrees 76.40 +/- 16.4 1,100 +/- 543 ft -314 +/- 285 ft/min 10
1,398 Ekaterinburg Russia - SVX 26R - 9,867 feet, 270 degrees 76.40 +/- 15.6 1,765 +/- 1,093 ft -175 +/- 111 ft/min 36
1,399 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 34 - 8,517 feet, 345 degrees [was 35] 76.41 +/- 13.8 1,662 +/- 1,091 ft -244 +/- 144 ft/min 61
1,400 Ontario CA - ONT 26L - 10,198 feet, 270 degrees 76.41 +/- 15.1 2,013 +/- 1,180 ft -227 +/- 139 ft/min 429
1,401 Savannah GA - SAV 01 - 6,990 feet, 0 degrees 76.41 +/- 17.8 1,652 +/- 824 ft -307 +/- 273 ft/min 197
1,402 Tallahassee FL - TLH 36 - 6,995 feet, 0 degrees 76.41 +/- 17.9 1,581 +/- 870 ft -316 +/- 214 ft/min 403
1,403 Tucumán Argentina - TUC 02 - 9,473 feet, 10 degrees 76.41 +/- 15.7 1,851 +/- 1,102 ft -253 +/- 149 ft/min 23
1,404 Porto Seguro Brazil - BPS 10 - 6,524 feet, 74 degrees 76.41 +/- 20.6 1,309 +/- 561 ft -368 +/- 277 ft/min 12
1,405 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 23 - 10,475 feet, 215 degrees 76.42 +/- 16.0 1,912 +/- 1,065 ft -255 +/- 160 ft/min 427
1,406 Buffalo NY - BUF 05 - 8,835 feet, 44 degrees 76.42 +/- 17.6 1,559 +/- 1,111 ft -292 +/- 210 ft/min 684
1,407 Strasbourg France - SXB 23 - 7,866 feet, 229 degrees 76.42 +/- 16.6 1,773 +/- 1,082 ft -232 +/- 219 ft/min 107
1,408 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 30 - 10,674 feet, 307 degrees 76.42 +/- 15.5 2,107 +/- 1,158 ft -237 +/- 138 ft/min 154
1,409 Rota Mariana Islands - ROP 09 - 7,000 feet, 92 degrees 76.42 +/- 18.7 1,834 +/- 851 ft -306 +/- 200 ft/min 140
1,410 Porto Velho Brazil - PVH 19 - 7,873 feet, 177 degrees 76.42 +/- 19.3 1,397 +/- 1,006 ft -272 +/- 209 ft/min 35
1,411 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 18R - 10,491 feet, 173 degrees 76.42 +/- 14.8 1,869 +/- 1,168 ft -231 +/- 144 ft/min 161
1,412 Baltimore MD - BWI 15R - 9,502 feet, 144 degrees 76.43 +/- 17.4 1,520 +/- 1,027 ft -267 +/- 238 ft/min 484
1,413 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17L - 8,495 feet, 180 degrees 76.43 +/- 17.2 1,702 +/- 1,080 ft -278 +/- 201 ft/min 610
1,414 Lexington KY - LEX 22 - 6,999 feet, 221 degrees 76.43 +/- 17.8 1,423 +/- 903 ft -308 +/- 240 ft/min 766
1,415 Chania Greece - CHQ 11 - 10,985 feet, 112 degrees 76.43 +/- 17.1 2,190 +/- 1,453 ft -184 +/- 96 ft/min 18
1,416 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24R - 10,189 feet, 255 degrees 76.43 +/- 15.4 2,384 +/- 2,562 ft -241 +/- 128 ft/min 245
1,417 Ahemdabad India - AMD 23 - 11,461 feet, 225 degrees 76.43 +/- 15.5 1,728 +/- 863 ft -218 +/- 158 ft/min 28
1,418 Gander NF Canada - YQX 21 - 10,197 feet, 191 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.4 1,958 +/- 1,003 ft -254 +/- 144 ft/min 52
1,419 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 06R - 9,001 feet, 46 degrees 76.44 +/- 16.5 1,956 +/- 1,102 ft -253 +/- 182 ft/min 350
1,420 Allentown PA - ABE 31 - 5,787 feet, 303 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.9 1,434 +/- 776 ft -282 +/- 243 ft/min 41
1,421 Atlanta GA - ATL 27L - 9,000 feet, 270 degrees 76.44 +/- 15.6 1,877 +/- 995 ft -240 +/- 170 ft/min 28,245
1,422 Lake Tahoe CA - TVL 18 - 8,545 feet, 193 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.6 1,145 +/- 891 ft -299 +/- 286 ft/min 139
1,423 Linz Austria - LNZ 08 - 9,835 feet, 87 degrees [was 09] 76.44 +/- 10.6 1,833 +/- 606 ft -313 +/- 172 ft/min 14
1,424 Allahabad India - IXD 30 - 8,267 feet, 299 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.2 2,208 +/- 1,600 ft -268 +/- 159 ft/min 38
1,425 Ely NV - ELY 36 - 6,004 feet, 14 degrees 76.45 +/- 14.2 1,309 +/- 712 ft -363 +/- 160 ft/min 21
1,426 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16C - 13,115 feet, 160 degrees 76.45 +/- 16.8 1,934 +/- 1,342 ft -263 +/- 149 ft/min 65
1,427 Leadville CO - LXV 34 - 6,363 feet, 350 degrees 76.46 +/- 16.9 1,308 +/- 650 ft -353 +/- 237 ft/min 32
1,428 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 09 - 9,495 feet, 96 degrees 76.46 +/- 16.5 1,844 +/- 1,154 ft -262 +/- 201 ft/min 360
1,429 Ottawa ON Canada - YOW 07 - 7,992 feet, 57 degrees 76.47 +/- 15.8 1,904 +/- 961 ft -249 +/- 170 ft/min 203
1,430 Nantes France - NTE 21 - 9,519 feet, 207 degrees 76.47 +/- 17.6 1,330 +/- 956 ft -285 +/- 200 ft/min 85
1,431 Antofagasta Chile - ANF 19 - 8,555 feet, 186 degrees 76.47 +/- 16.5 1,764 +/- 928 ft -325 +/- 181 ft/min 186
1,432 Xian China - XIY 05L - 9,839 feet, 49 degrees 76.47 +/- 14.3 957 +/- 780 ft -304 +/- 176 ft/min 67
1,433 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 17R - 12,672 feet, 180 degrees 76.48 +/- 14.7 2,079 +/- 1,090 ft -217 +/- 133 ft/min 420
1,434 Rochester MN - RST 20 - 7,284 feet, 206 degrees 76.48 +/- 11.9 1,712 +/- 919 ft -214 +/- 110 ft/min 21
1,435 Ankara Turkey - ESB 03L - 12,289 feet, 36 degrees 76.48 +/- 16.4 1,794 +/- 971 ft -296 +/- 145 ft/min 20
1,436 Omaha NE - OMA 36 - 8,142 feet, 360 degrees 76.49 +/- 18.4 1,489 +/- 889 ft -299 +/- 214 ft/min 195
1,437 Heraklion Crete Greece - HER 09 - 8,917 feet, 95 degrees 76.49 +/- 14.1 1,661 +/- 1,037 ft -215 +/- 111 ft/min 27
1,438 Papeete French Polynesia - PPT 22 - 11,310 feet, 234 degrees 76.49 +/- 18.2 1,503 +/- 1,108 ft -261 +/- 193 ft/min 153
1,439 Price UT - PUC 01 - 8,290 feet, 18 degrees 76.50 +/- 15.4 1,484 +/- 976 ft -237 +/- 177 ft/min 27
1,440 Valdosta GA - VLD 17 - 7,993 feet, 171 degrees 76.50 +/- 18.7 1,572 +/- 861 ft -290 +/- 251 ft/min 76
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