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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
1,741 Guam International Guam - GUM 24L - 9,994 feet, 245 degrees 77.26 +/- 13.2 902 +/- 799 ft -191 +/- 128 ft/min 10
1,742 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 34R - 10,994 feet, 330 degrees 77.26 +/- 15.5 1,198 +/- 1,081 ft -244 +/- 131 ft/min 291
1,743 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 26R - 11,813 feet, 266 degrees 77.27 +/- 17.6 1,694 +/- 782 ft -260 +/- 208 ft/min 36
1,744 San Antonio TX - SAT 04 - 8,506 feet, 41 degrees 77.27 +/- 16.4 1,677 +/- 768 ft -323 +/- 218 ft/min 363
1,745 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 27 - 9,970 feet, 266 degrees 77.27 +/- 16.4 1,896 +/- 1,288 ft -243 +/- 142 ft/min 72
1,746 Winnipeg MB Canada - YWG 13 - 8,705 feet, 139 degrees 77.28 +/- 16.6 1,854 +/- 914 ft -264 +/- 178 ft/min 221
1,747 Duluth MN - DLH 27 - 11,154 feet, 272 degrees 77.28 +/- 16.7 1,361 +/- 1,167 ft -247 +/- 196 ft/min 337
1,748 Grand Forks ND - GFK 09L - 4,210 feet, 90 degrees 77.28 +/- 14.0 766 +/- 835 ft -284 +/- 158 ft/min 10
1,749 Jacksonville FL - JAX 26 - 9,981 feet, 250 degrees 77.28 +/- 16.5 1,821 +/- 1,004 ft -274 +/- 203 ft/min 546
1,750 Barcelona Spain - BCN 02 - 8,273 feet, 19 degrees 77.28 +/- 17.0 1,546 +/- 944 ft -264 +/- 184 ft/min 115
1,751 Antalya Turkey - AYT 18C - 11,144 feet, 186 degrees 77.28 +/- 14.5 1,899 +/- 863 ft -206 +/- 97 ft/min 20
1,752 Belem Brazil - BEL 24 - 9,180 feet, 225 degrees 77.28 +/- 14.6 1,577 +/- 776 ft -327 +/- 122 ft/min 10
1,753 San Juan Puerto Rico - SJU 08 - 10,404 feet, 67 degrees 77.29 +/- 15.7 1,877 +/- 958 ft -241 +/- 166 ft/min 1,797
1,754 Ufa Russia - UFA 32R - 8,259 feet, 331 degrees 77.29 +/- 14.0 2,008 +/- 1,060 ft -167 +/- 107 ft/min 15
1,755 Harbin China - HRB 23 - 10,481 feet, 219 degrees 77.29 +/- 18.3 1,828 +/- 1,157 ft -245 +/- 154 ft/min 86
1,756 Albany GA - ABY 22 - 6,606 feet, 222 degrees 77.30 +/- 17.6 1,447 +/- 845 ft -286 +/- 223 ft/min 71
1,757 Santa Maria Azores - SMA 18 - 10,015 feet, 171 degrees 77.30 +/- 14.3 1,785 +/- 984 ft -243 +/- 145 ft/min 160
1,758 Puebla Mexico - PBC 17 - 11,821 feet, 178 degrees 77.30 +/- 16.4 1,527 +/- 816 ft -299 +/- 188 ft/min 76
1,759 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 34R - 8,418 feet, 329 degrees 77.30 +/- 16.7 1,888 +/- 1,379 ft -257 +/- 170 ft/min 608
1,760 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 06L - 9,745 feet, 46 degrees 77.31 +/- 15.1 1,945 +/- 928 ft -220 +/- 138 ft/min 415
1,761 Rovaniemi Finland - RVN 21 - 9,813 feet, 217 degrees 77.31 +/- 16.2 1,894 +/- 1,095 ft -271 +/- 161 ft/min 49
1,762 Key West FL - EYW 27 - 4,792 feet, 269 degrees 77.31 +/- 17.3 985 +/- 634 ft -328 +/- 227 ft/min 522
1,763 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16L - 13,119 feet, 160 degrees 77.31 +/- 15.3 1,855 +/- 1,052 ft -251 +/- 139 ft/min 92
1,764 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 12R - 9,990 feet, 121 degrees 77.32 +/- 15.3 1,895 +/- 934 ft -240 +/- 150 ft/min 8,520
1,765 Vienna Austria - VIE 34 - 11,812 feet, 344 degrees 77.32 +/- 16.1 1,799 +/- 970 ft -231 +/- 174 ft/min 426
1,766 Bridgetown Barbados - BGI 9 - 10,990 feet, 75 degrees 77.32 +/- 15.9 1,576 +/- 727 ft -351 +/- 201 ft/min 15
1,767 Oranjestead Aruba - AUA 11 - 9,282 feet, 104 degrees 77.32 +/- 16.4 1,728 +/- 989 ft -237 +/- 168 ft/min 1,242
1,768 Melbourne FL - MLB 09R - 10,182 feet, 87 degrees 77.33 +/- 16.1 1,702 +/- 1,050 ft -243 +/- 165 ft/min 536
1,769 Sacramento CA - SMF 16L - 8,614 feet, 181 degrees 77.33 +/- 16.1 1,329 +/- 1,025 ft -257 +/- 182 ft/min 661
1,770 North Eleuthera Bahamas - ELH 07 - 6,014 feet, 68 degrees 77.33 +/- 17.8 1,159 +/- 731 ft -339 +/- 241 ft/min 109
1,771 Newcastle United Kingdom - NCL 07 - 7,642 feet, 65 degrees 77.34 +/- 14.9 1,563 +/- 880 ft -223 +/- 136 ft/min 63
1,772 Alliance NE - AIA 30 - 9,178 feet, 314 degrees 77.34 +/- 17.6 1,875 +/- 1,070 ft -273 +/- 159 ft/min 31
1,773 Wilmington DE - ILG 01 - 7,001 feet, 5 degrees 77.34 +/- 16.0 1,710 +/- 856 ft -271 +/- 266 ft/min 456
1,774 St Louis MO - STL 29 - 9,000 feet, 302 degrees 77.34 +/- 13.3 2,241 +/- 2,028 ft -214 +/- 143 ft/min 22
1,775 Antwerp Belgium - ANR 11 - 4,965 feet, 110 degrees 77.35 +/- 17.3 1,217 +/- 825 ft -272 +/- 184 ft/min 48
1,776 Shreveport LA - SHV 06 - 6,203 feet, 61 degrees [was 05] 77.35 +/- 19.5 1,322 +/- 750 ft -334 +/- 306 ft/min 35
1,777 Bilbao Spain - BIO 12 - 8,539 feet, 117 degrees 77.35 +/- 16.0 1,593 +/- 894 ft -232 +/- 151 ft/min 49
1,778 Athens Greece - ATH 03R - 13,120 feet, 37 degrees 77.35 +/- 14.8 1,182 +/- 1,042 ft -227 +/- 157 ft/min 655
1,779 Wilmington NC - ILM 35 - 7,755 feet, 339 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.7 1,155 +/- 770 ft -271 +/- 196 ft/min 198
1,780 Nice France - NCE 04R - 9,715 feet, 45 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.0 1,736 +/- 972 ft -259 +/- 190 ft/min 375
1,781 Vienna Austria - VIE 16 - 11,812 feet, 164 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.3 1,767 +/- 937 ft -244 +/- 175 ft/min 378
1,782 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 09 - 9,229 feet, 91 degrees 77.36 +/- 16.9 1,799 +/- 1,404 ft -262 +/- 193 ft/min 58
1,783 Ambon Indonesia - AMQ 22 - 8,197 feet, 225 degrees 77.36 +/- 15.7 1,308 +/- 880 ft -303 +/- 182 ft/min 51
1,784 Flint MI - FNT 09 - 7,202 feet, 88 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.8 1,755 +/- 964 ft -243 +/- 171 ft/min 146
1,785 North Platte NE - LBF 12 - 7,999 feet, 126 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.1 1,604 +/- 695 ft -265 +/- 185 ft/min 21
1,786 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 06L - 13,131 feet, 51 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.2 2,069 +/- 1,056 ft -221 +/- 149 ft/min 74
1,787 Hilton Head Island SC - HHH 03 - 4,999 feet, 26 degrees 77.38 +/- 16.5 924 +/- 732 ft -299 +/- 198 ft/min 187
1,788 Melbourne FL - MLB 27L - 10,182 feet, 267 degrees 77.38 +/- 15.7 1,237 +/- 906 ft -266 +/- 159 ft/min 193
1,789 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 15 - 10,434 feet, 126 degrees 77.38 +/- 15.6 1,924 +/- 1,032 ft -233 +/- 153 ft/min 732
1,790 Rochester NY - ROC 22 - 7,980 feet, 212 degrees 77.40 +/- 16.3 1,721 +/- 1,027 ft -277 +/- 177 ft/min 280
1,791 Fayetteville AR - XNA 16 - 8,792 feet, 160 degrees 77.40 +/- 15.9 1,762 +/- 928 ft -239 +/- 164 ft/min 244
1,792 Timisoara Romania - TSR 11 - 11,488 feet, 110 degrees 77.40 +/- 15.5 1,696 +/- 725 ft -255 +/- 179 ft/min 11
1,793 Abilene TX - ABI 35R - 7,209 feet, 360 degrees 77.41 +/- 16.9 1,847 +/- 861 ft -254 +/- 170 ft/min 60
1,794 Boise ID - BOI 10L - 9,972 feet, 115 degrees 77.41 +/- 15.5 1,767 +/- 1,212 ft -250 +/- 171 ft/min 218
1,795 Madison WI - MSN 36 - 8,982 feet, 2 degrees 77.41 +/- 16.2 1,374 +/- 1,298 ft -256 +/- 164 ft/min 652
1,796 Louisville KY - SDF 35R - 8,581 feet, 345 degrees 77.41 +/- 16.2 1,526 +/- 922 ft -244 +/- 184 ft/min 583
1,797 Narsarsuaq Greenland - UAK 24 - 6,004 feet, 220 degrees 77.42 +/- 17.5 1,621 +/- 754 ft -302 +/- 202 ft/min 22
1,798 White Plains NY - HPN 16 - 6,543 feet, 150 degrees 77.42 +/- 16.4 1,511 +/- 719 ft -305 +/- 209 ft/min 166
1,799 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 22R - 7,495 feet, 219 degrees 77.42 +/- 16.8 1,700 +/- 899 ft -259 +/- 203 ft/min 611
1,800 Lewiston ID - LWS 26 - 6,504 feet, 279 degrees 77.43 +/- 16.6 1,552 +/- 803 ft -281 +/- 198 ft/min 260
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