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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
1,681 Orlando FL - MCO 17R - 10,000 feet, 179 degrees 77.10 +/- 15.6 1,825 +/- 1,039 ft -238 +/- 160 ft/min 2,421
1,682 Malaga Spain - AGP 13 - 10,499 feet, 132 degrees 77.10 +/- 17.1 1,924 +/- 1,099 ft -237 +/- 152 ft/min 125
1,683 San Salvador El Salvador - SAL 07 - 10,495 feet, 70 degrees 77.10 +/- 16.4 1,684 +/- 1,147 ft -246 +/- 183 ft/min 335
1,684 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 01 - 12,455 feet, 353 degrees 77.10 +/- 16.3 2,107 +/- 1,182 ft -216 +/- 129 ft/min 88
1,685 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 34 - 3,603 feet, 316 degrees 77.11 +/- 17.9 1,065 +/- 586 ft -390 +/- 177 ft/min 14
1,686 Bemidji MN - BJI 31 - 6,997 feet, 314 degrees 77.11 +/- 16.8 1,243 +/- 1,224 ft -275 +/- 278 ft/min 137
1,687 Wilmington DE - ILG 09 - 7,258 feet, 78 degrees 77.11 +/- 14.8 1,845 +/- 829 ft -247 +/- 161 ft/min 38
1,688 Abadan Iran - ABD 32L - 10,169 feet, 325 degrees 77.11 +/- 20.3 1,837 +/- 1,059 ft -308 +/- 171 ft/min 25
1,689 Montevideo Uruguay - MVD 24 - 10,501 feet, 233 degrees 77.11 +/- 15.8 1,613 +/- 991 ft -255 +/- 167 ft/min 148
1,690 Wausau WI - CWA 35 - 6,463 feet, 350 degrees 77.12 +/- 17.0 1,541 +/- 1,026 ft -253 +/- 187 ft/min 88
1,691 Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire - ABJ 21 - 9,816 feet, 202 degrees 77.13 +/- 16.9 1,913 +/- 1,189 ft -242 +/- 161 ft/min 189
1,692 London-Gatwick United Kingdom - LGW 08R - 10,882 feet, 78 degrees 77.13 +/- 16.2 1,069 +/- 1,025 ft -249 +/- 162 ft/min 401
1,693 Augusta GA - AGS 26 - 5,999 feet, 258 degrees 77.13 +/- 17.0 1,646 +/- 829 ft -267 +/- 178 ft/min 41
1,694 Milwaukee WI - MKE 01L - 9,985 feet, 7 degrees 77.13 +/- 16.7 1,595 +/- 1,123 ft -276 +/- 180 ft/min 764
1,695 Asahikawa Japan - AKJ 16 - 8,167 feet, 154 degrees 77.13 +/- 14.3 2,029 +/- 821 ft -200 +/- 114 ft/min 15
1,696 Gander NF Canada - YQX 03 - 10,197 feet, 11 degrees 77.14 +/- 16.0 1,900 +/- 1,096 ft -268 +/- 151 ft/min 118
1,697 Maye Island Seychelles - SEZ 13 - 9,815 feet, 125 degrees 77.14 +/- 15.6 1,475 +/- 1,052 ft -257 +/- 134 ft/min 84
1,698 Boeing Field WA - BFI 14R - 9,997 feet, 150 degrees 77.14 +/- 14.4 1,776 +/- 690 ft -254 +/- 146 ft/min 21
1,699 Des Moines IA - DSM 05 - 8,978 feet, 54 degrees 77.14 +/- 16.6 1,859 +/- 1,295 ft -251 +/- 187 ft/min 174
1,700 Sacramento CA - SMF 35R - 8,601 feet, 1 degrees 77.14 +/- 17.7 1,588 +/- 658 ft -329 +/- 346 ft/min 27
1,701 Villahermosa Mexico - VSA 26 - 7,210 feet, 267 degrees 77.14 +/- 13.7 1,833 +/- 965 ft -207 +/- 121 ft/min 38
1,702 Amman Jordan - AMM 26L - 12,004 feet, 260 degrees 77.14 +/- 16.8 1,986 +/- 1,183 ft -276 +/- 169 ft/min 94
1,703 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 23L - 13,190 feet, 222 degrees 77.14 +/- 15.8 2,186 +/- 1,090 ft -225 +/- 102 ft/min 49
1,704 Austin TX - AUS 35L - 12,250 feet, 359 degrees [was 36L] 77.15 +/- 8.8 1,887 +/- 535 ft -299 +/- 121 ft/min 11
1,705 Redmond OR - RDM 23 - 7,025 feet, 240 degrees [was 22] 77.15 +/- 16.1 1,628 +/- 838 ft -247 +/- 183 ft/min 147
1,706 Madeira Funchal Portugal - FNC 05 - 9,126 feet, 45 degrees 77.15 +/- 15.5 1,691 +/- 1,083 ft -253 +/- 166 ft/min 286
1,707 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18L - 9,334 feet, 179 degrees [was 19L] 77.16 +/- 17.3 1,648 +/- 935 ft -241 +/- 171 ft/min 95
1,708 Bremen Germany - BRE 09 - 8,639 feet, 88 degrees 77.16 +/- 16.4 1,642 +/- 872 ft -241 +/- 157 ft/min 83
1,709 Orlando FL - MCO 35L - 10,000 feet, 359 degrees 77.16 +/- 15.8 1,893 +/- 1,110 ft -231 +/- 172 ft/min 2,064
1,710 Freeport Bahamas - FPO 06 - 10,988 feet, 61 degrees 77.16 +/- 16.6 1,756 +/- 1,068 ft -250 +/- 171 ft/min 398
1,711 San Juan Puerto Rico - SJU 26 - 10,404 feet, 247 degrees 77.17 +/- 16.8 1,805 +/- 1,278 ft -238 +/- 136 ft/min 88
1,712 Pekanbaru Indonesia - PKU 18 - 7,331 feet, 182 degrees 77.17 +/- 17.7 541 +/- 434 ft -286 +/- 169 ft/min 10
1,713 Asheville NC - AVL 34 - 8,011 feet, 340 degrees 77.18 +/- 15.6 1,741 +/- 1,015 ft -242 +/- 163 ft/min 693
1,714 Palma de Mallorca Spain - PMI 24L - 9,826 feet, 238 degrees 77.18 +/- 15.3 1,856 +/- 859 ft -232 +/- 204 ft/min 165
1,715 Comox BC Canada - YQQ 12 - 10,001 feet, 135 degrees 77.19 +/- 16.3 1,968 +/- 1,226 ft -260 +/- 154 ft/min 74
1,716 Beziers France - BZR 09 - 6,550 feet, 94 degrees 77.19 +/- 21.0 1,820 +/- 959 ft -373 +/- 268 ft/min 11
1,717 Entebbe Uganda - EBB 17 - 12,004 feet, 172 degrees 77.20 +/- 16.0 1,877 +/- 1,182 ft -263 +/- 162 ft/min 169
1,718 Bismarck ND - BIS 03 - 6,599 feet, 39 degrees 77.20 +/- 16.1 1,309 +/- 694 ft -343 +/- 223 ft/min 15
1,719 Hilo HI - ITO 08 - 9,789 feet, 90 degrees 77.20 +/- 14.3 1,883 +/- 1,222 ft -228 +/- 143 ft/min 110
1,720 Edmonton AB Canada - YEG 02 - 10,944 feet, 35 degrees 77.21 +/- 15.7 1,872 +/- 1,277 ft -243 +/- 171 ft/min 207
1,721 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 32 - 7,659 feet, 305 degrees [was 33] 77.21 +/- 14.6 1,937 +/- 778 ft -226 +/- 116 ft/min 29
1,722 Lubbock TX - LBB 17R - 11,489 feet, 180 degrees 77.21 +/- 15.4 1,933 +/- 1,190 ft -260 +/- 168 ft/min 121
1,723 Raleigh/Durham NC - RDU 05R - 7,498 feet, 45 degrees 77.21 +/- 16.7 1,700 +/- 1,069 ft -265 +/- 205 ft/min 724
1,724 Bangalore-Kempegowda India - BLR 09L - 13,113 feet, 90 degrees 77.21 +/- 15.8 2,625 +/- 2,396 ft -265 +/- 103 ft/min 13
1,725 Port Hedland Australia - PHE 14 - 8,184 feet, 138 degrees 77.21 +/- 20.3 1,372 +/- 737 ft -356 +/- 402 ft/min 35
1,726 Dallas-Love Field TX - DAL 31R - 7,746 feet, 316 degrees 77.22 +/- 16.3 1,620 +/- 995 ft -268 +/- 208 ft/min 273
1,727 Jackson MS - JAN 34L - 8,478 feet, 338 degrees 77.22 +/- 17.1 1,773 +/- 925 ft -291 +/- 772 ft/min 555
1,728 Portland OR - PDX 28R - 9,830 feet, 299 degrees 77.22 +/- 15.8 1,505 +/- 1,073 ft -232 +/- 171 ft/min 2,721
1,729 Santiago Chile - SCL 17R - 12,469 feet, 177 degrees 77.22 +/- 15.7 2,042 +/- 1,258 ft -331 +/- 1,371 ft/min 264
1,730 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 35L - 12,161 feet, 344 degrees 77.23 +/- 15.6 1,774 +/- 1,071 ft -280 +/- 175 ft/min 100
1,731 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 01L - 11,001 feet, 2 degrees 77.23 +/- 15.4 1,886 +/- 936 ft -241 +/- 161 ft/min 1,816
1,732 McGrath AK - MCG 34 - 5,936 feet, 359 degrees 77.23 +/- 13.5 810 +/- 705 ft -241 +/- 144 ft/min 59
1,733 Vitoria Brazil - VIX 23 - 5,758 feet, 212 degrees 77.23 +/- 17.4 1,528 +/- 898 ft -285 +/- 235 ft/min 36
1,734 Corfu Greece - CFU 35 - 7,793 feet, 349 degrees 77.24 +/- 16.2 1,642 +/- 938 ft -237 +/- 246 ft/min 46
1,735 Belo Horizonte Brazil - CNF 34 - 9,835 feet, 319 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.1 1,519 +/- 1,077 ft -223 +/- 156 ft/min 40
1,736 Peoria IL - PIA 31 - 10,083 feet, 307 degrees 77.25 +/- 15.6 1,743 +/- 1,000 ft -234 +/- 130 ft/min 65
1,737 Okinawa Japan - OKA 36R - 10,000 feet, 358 degrees 77.25 +/- 17.3 1,874 +/- 1,398 ft -310 +/- 157 ft/min 59
1,738 Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe - PTP 30 - 10,675 feet, 281 degrees 77.25 +/- 11.2 810 +/- 500 ft -265 +/- 185 ft/min 10
1,739 Ogden Hinckley UT - OGD 03 - 8,089 feet, 45 degrees 77.26 +/- 15.9 1,646 +/- 935 ft -303 +/- 182 ft/min 83
1,740 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic - POP 26 - 10,110 feet, 253 degrees 77.26 +/- 13.8 1,941 +/- 1,284 ft -236 +/- 137 ft/min 54
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