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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
2,041 Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Brazil - GRU 27L - 9,839 feet, 254 degrees 78.03 +/- 14.8 1,849 +/- 966 ft -220 +/- 143 ft/min 496
2,042 Guilin China - KWL 19 - 10,465 feet, 185 degrees 78.03 +/- 15.9 1,747 +/- 881 ft -200 +/- 134 ft/min 28
2,043 Brandon MB - YBR 08 - 6,494 feet, 90 degrees 78.04 +/- 16.8 1,470 +/- 947 ft -277 +/- 182 ft/min 79
2,044 Heraklion Crete Greece - HER 27 - 8,917 feet, 275 degrees 78.04 +/- 16.4 1,792 +/- 916 ft -269 +/- 198 ft/min 186
2,045 Escanaba MI - ESC 27 - 6,496 feet, 271 degrees 78.05 +/- 17.2 1,701 +/- 808 ft -214 +/- 166 ft/min 67
2,046 New York-La Guardia NY - LGA 04 - 7,001 feet, 32 degrees 78.05 +/- 17.0 1,500 +/- 784 ft -302 +/- 223 ft/min 5,421
2,047 Madison WI - MSN 18 - 8,982 feet, 182 degrees 78.05 +/- 15.4 1,471 +/- 989 ft -234 +/- 159 ft/min 473
2,048 Lubumbashi Democratic Rep Congo - FBM 07 - 10,497 feet, 66 degrees 78.06 +/- 14.9 2,102 +/- 1,354 ft -225 +/- 107 ft/min 42
2,049 Beaumont TX - BPT 34 - 5,069 feet, 346 degrees 78.06 +/- 15.3 1,845 +/- 726 ft -183 +/- 130 ft/min 10
2,050 Calcutta India - CCU 19R - 10,721 feet, 186 degrees 78.06 +/- 13.6 1,754 +/- 1,712 ft -286 +/- 129 ft/min 19
2,051 Buffalo NY - BUF 23 - 8,835 feet, 224 degrees 78.07 +/- 15.4 1,141 +/- 880 ft -252 +/- 173 ft/min 1,060
2,052 Flint MI - FNT 18 - 7,849 feet, 179 degrees 78.07 +/- 13.2 1,816 +/- 1,465 ft -238 +/- 141 ft/min 29
2,053 Peoria IL - PIA 04 - 7,962 feet, 39 degrees 78.07 +/- 14.8 1,690 +/- 971 ft -265 +/- 154 ft/min 53
2,054 Belgrade Serbia - BEG 30 - 11,133 feet, 302 degrees 78.07 +/- 16.3 1,182 +/- 943 ft -264 +/- 222 ft/min 129
2,055 Nizhnevartovsk Russia - NJC 03 - 10,448 feet, 42 degrees 78.07 +/- 14.8 1,966 +/- 1,145 ft -260 +/- 102 ft/min 36
2,056 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 07L - 11,814 feet, 68 degrees 78.07 +/- 16.1 1,995 +/- 1,511 ft -252 +/- 133 ft/min 133
2,057 Knoxville TN - TYS 23R - 6,010 feet, 225 degrees 78.08 +/- 15.4 1,562 +/- 1,022 ft -231 +/- 155 ft/min 743
2,058 Moscow-Vnukovo Russia - VKO 24 - 11,504 feet, 248 degrees 78.08 +/- 14.8 1,981 +/- 850 ft -289 +/- 121 ft/min 27
2,059 Sault Ste. Marie ON Canada - YAM 12 - 6,011 feet, 108 degrees 78.09 +/- 21.6 1,659 +/- 713 ft -285 +/- 180 ft/min 10
2,060 Dayton OH - DAY 24R - 10,891 feet, 235 degrees 78.09 +/- 15.6 1,785 +/- 961 ft -234 +/- 207 ft/min 414
2,061 Phoenix AZ - PHX 25L - 7,788 feet, 270 degrees 78.09 +/- 15.7 1,763 +/- 955 ft -257 +/- 168 ft/min 1,213
2,062 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 18 - 11,178 feet, 176 degrees 78.09 +/- 16.9 1,942 +/- 988 ft -245 +/- 149 ft/min 57
2,063 Guiyang China - KWE 19 - 10,483 feet, 190 degrees 78.09 +/- 17.0 1,720 +/- 690 ft -294 +/- 227 ft/min 26
2,064 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 10 - 7,983 feet, 120 degrees 78.10 +/- 12.8 1,824 +/- 712 ft -218 +/- 126 ft/min 35
2,065 Helsinki Finland - HEL 22R - 10,273 feet, 227 degrees 78.10 +/- 13.3 1,754 +/- 697 ft -236 +/- 153 ft/min 93
2,066 Dublin Ireland - DUB 16 - 6,760 feet, 157 degrees 78.10 +/- 15.6 1,800 +/- 949 ft -255 +/- 155 ft/min 191
2,067 Allentown PA - ABE 24 - 7,600 feet, 231 degrees 78.10 +/- 14.8 1,337 +/- 873 ft -238 +/- 178 ft/min 161
2,068 Duluth MN - DLH 03 - 5,711 feet, 31 degrees 78.10 +/- 17.2 1,422 +/- 688 ft -328 +/- 452 ft/min 17
2,069 Hibbing MN - HIB 31 - 6,748 feet, 312 degrees 78.10 +/- 15.2 1,580 +/- 985 ft -236 +/- 190 ft/min 160
2,070 Orlando FL - MCO 17L - 9,001 feet, 179 degrees 78.10 +/- 16.0 1,820 +/- 995 ft -242 +/- 161 ft/min 1,655
2,071 Dakar-Blaise Diagne Senegal - DSS 01 - 11,508 feet, 359 degrees 78.11 +/- 12.2 2,233 +/- 1,498 ft -239 +/- 89 ft/min 52
2,072 Columbus OH - CMH 10L - 7,990 feet, 94 degrees 78.11 +/- 17.2 1,607 +/- 898 ft -270 +/- 200 ft/min 403
2,073 Toledo OH - TOL 34 - 5,597 feet, 337 degrees 78.11 +/- 15.6 1,590 +/- 1,005 ft -256 +/- 183 ft/min 16
2,074 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 26R - 9,912 feet, 261 degrees 78.12 +/- 15.5 1,775 +/- 974 ft -230 +/- 152 ft/min 211
2,075 Billings MT - BIL 10L - 10,504 feet, 112 degrees 78.12 +/- 16.1 1,795 +/- 1,058 ft -253 +/- 160 ft/min 442
2,076 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 29 - 8,847 feet, 296 degrees 78.12 +/- 16.8 1,886 +/- 895 ft -264 +/- 147 ft/min 40
2,077 Panama City FL (Discontinued) - PFN 32 - 6,316 feet, 322 degrees 78.13 +/- 14.8 1,455 +/- 720 ft -304 +/- 175 ft/min 33
2,078 Rochester MN - RST 31 - 9,038 feet, 312 degrees 78.13 +/- 14.9 1,724 +/- 1,239 ft -231 +/- 157 ft/min 188
2,079 Spartanburg SC - SPA 23 - 5,193 feet, 221 degrees 78.13 +/- 16.0 948 +/- 633 ft -288 +/- 187 ft/min 17
2,080 Manaus Brazil - MAO 29 - 8,817 feet, 270 degrees [was 28] 78.13 +/- 15.1 1,665 +/- 1,241 ft -202 +/- 103 ft/min 35
2,081 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07C - 13,122 feet, 70 degrees 78.14 +/- 14.2 1,850 +/- 996 ft -229 +/- 126 ft/min 203
2,082 Fresno CA - FAT 29L - 8,001 feet, 305 degrees 78.14 +/- 12.6 1,503 +/- 733 ft -243 +/- 175 ft/min 33
2,083 Glasgow MT - GGW 12 - 5,190 feet, 134 degrees 78.14 +/- 12.7 815 +/- 752 ft -265 +/- 127 ft/min 11
2,084 Florianopolis Brazil - FLN 32 - 6,644 feet, 301 degrees 78.14 +/- 14.8 1,713 +/- 841 ft -233 +/- 139 ft/min 39
2,085 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 25R - 11,479 feet, 241 degrees 78.14 +/- 16.7 2,278 +/- 1,420 ft -238 +/- 92 ft/min 29
2,086 Dublin Ireland - DUB 28L - 8,612 feet, 275 degrees [was 28] 78.15 +/- 16.1 1,594 +/- 949 ft -257 +/- 208 ft/min 762
2,087 Dar es Salaam Tanzania - DAR 05 - 10,343 feet, 45 degrees 78.15 +/- 14.3 1,700 +/- 975 ft -246 +/- 157 ft/min 195
2,088 New York-La Guardia NY - LGA 22 - 7,001 feet, 212 degrees 78.15 +/- 16.4 1,666 +/- 916 ft -283 +/- 207 ft/min 5,083
2,089 Hattiesburg MS - PIB 36 - 6,505 feet, 0 degrees 78.15 +/- 16.4 1,776 +/- 595 ft -183 +/- 141 ft/min 12
2,090 Bratislava Slovakia - BTS 31 - 10,474 feet, 314 degrees 78.15 +/- 13.9 1,393 +/- 1,603 ft -218 +/- 136 ft/min 128
2,091 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29 - 10,494 feet, 266 degrees 78.15 +/- 15.1 1,790 +/- 1,080 ft -230 +/- 120 ft/min 58
2,092 Yangon Myanmar - RGN 21 - 11,214 feet, 213 degrees 78.15 +/- 14.2 1,905 +/- 938 ft -225 +/- 138 ft/min 170
2,093 Green Bay WI - GRB 06 - 7,695 feet, 60 degrees 78.16 +/- 16.2 1,656 +/- 994 ft -268 +/- 179 ft/min 215
2,094 Provo Muni UT - PVU 13 - 8,598 feet, 146 degrees 78.16 +/- 15.8 1,898 +/- 1,061 ft -267 +/- 149 ft/min 55
2,095 Basel Switzerland - BSL 16 - 12,746 feet, 155 degrees 78.16 +/- 15.7 1,871 +/- 1,069 ft -203 +/- 120 ft/min 26
2,096 Managua Nicaragua - MGA 10 - 8,018 feet, 97 degrees [was 09] 78.16 +/- 15.9 1,587 +/- 867 ft -279 +/- 204 ft/min 175
2,097 Adelaide Australia - ADL 05 - 10,172 feet, 50 degrees 78.16 +/- 15.2 1,824 +/- 1,148 ft -228 +/- 125 ft/min 123
2,098 Algiers Algeria - ALG 09 - 11,484 feet, 92 degrees 78.17 +/- 16.3 1,801 +/- 1,145 ft -275 +/- 170 ft/min 111
2,099 Columbus GA - CSG 24 - 6,990 feet, 234 degrees 78.17 +/- 14.9 1,701 +/- 942 ft -243 +/- 157 ft/min 287
2,100 Lynchburg VA - LYH 04 - 7,078 feet, 28 degrees 78.17 +/- 17.7 1,669 +/- 969 ft -257 +/- 157 ft/min 50
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