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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
2,101 Syracuse NY - SYR 28 - 9,005 feet, 267 degrees 78.17 +/- 15.7 1,744 +/- 939 ft -251 +/- 163 ft/min 416
2,102 Luqa Malta - MLA 13 - 11,604 feet, 135 degrees 78.17 +/- 14.3 2,084 +/- 1,083 ft -242 +/- 116 ft/min 100
2,103 Geneva Switzerland - GVA 04 - 12,801 feet, 45 degrees 78.17 +/- 14.4 1,693 +/- 946 ft -291 +/- 151 ft/min 94
2,104 Campeche Mexico - CPE 34 - 8,222 feet, 346 degrees 78.18 +/- 16.3 1,584 +/- 799 ft -266 +/- 152 ft/min 55
2,105 Nuevo Laredo Mexico - NLD 32 - 6,559 feet, 331 degrees 78.18 +/- 13.7 1,510 +/- 1,026 ft -261 +/- 162 ft/min 42
2,106 Manaus Brazil - MAO 11 - 8,817 feet, 90 degrees 78.18 +/- 14.7 1,801 +/- 735 ft -277 +/- 159 ft/min 95
2,107 Guayaquil Ecuador - GYE 21 - 8,806 feet, 210 degrees 78.18 +/- 14.9 1,686 +/- 1,010 ft -227 +/- 155 ft/min 454
2,108 Delta Junction AK - BIG 19 - 8,993 feet, 210 degrees [was 18] 78.19 +/- 19.1 1,565 +/- 1,198 ft -281 +/- 189 ft/min 13
2,109 Hayden CO - HDN 28 - 9,968 feet, 294 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.7 1,731 +/- 994 ft -245 +/- 163 ft/min 100
2,110 Santa Fe NM - SAF 02 - 8,362 feet, 35 degrees 78.20 +/- 15.3 1,596 +/- 859 ft -258 +/- 187 ft/min 268
2,111 Williston ND - XWA 32 - 7,501 feet, 328 degrees 78.20 +/- 19.3 2,072 +/- 932 ft -272 +/- 139 ft/min 22
2,112 Burwash Landing YT Canada - YDB 11 - 5,067 feet, 128 degrees 78.21 +/- 16.9 1,084 +/- 628 ft -392 +/- 193 ft/min 43
2,113 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 07 - 7,486 feet, 90 degrees 78.21 +/- 13.2 1,413 +/- 883 ft -251 +/- 212 ft/min 49
2,114 Gunnison CO - GUC 06 - 9,399 feet, 73 degrees 78.21 +/- 14.4 1,647 +/- 904 ft -265 +/- 240 ft/min 128
2,115 Harrisburg PA - MDT 31 - 9,981 feet, 297 degrees 78.21 +/- 16.5 1,340 +/- 840 ft -274 +/- 182 ft/min 342
2,116 Pau France - PUF 13 - 8,165 feet, 126 degrees 78.21 +/- 12.2 1,302 +/- 622 ft -268 +/- 215 ft/min 12
2,117 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34R - 13,119 feet, 340 degrees 78.21 +/- 13.6 1,944 +/- 845 ft -279 +/- 130 ft/min 282
2,118 Fort de France Martinique - FDF 10 - 9,842 feet, 80 degrees 78.21 +/- 15.6 1,791 +/- 872 ft -233 +/- 160 ft/min 457
2,119 Austin TX - AUS 17L - 8,998 feet, 179 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.5 1,743 +/- 907 ft -262 +/- 203 ft/min 662
2,120 St Cloud MN - STC 31 - 6,989 feet, 316 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.7 1,747 +/- 854 ft -184 +/- 140 ft/min 99
2,121 Tulsa OK - TUL 18R - 6,100 feet, 183 degrees 78.22 +/- 16.4 1,593 +/- 1,298 ft -287 +/- 249 ft/min 53
2,122 Naples Italy - NAP 24 - 8,618 feet, 238 degrees 78.22 +/- 14.1 1,447 +/- 1,027 ft -246 +/- 159 ft/min 207
2,123 Gizan Saudi Arabia - GIZ 33 - 10,001 feet, 330 degrees 78.22 +/- 13.8 1,643 +/- 820 ft -273 +/- 166 ft/min 26
2,124 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 24R - 13,131 feet, 231 degrees 78.22 +/- 14.5 1,979 +/- 1,050 ft -268 +/- 137 ft/min 65
2,125 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 10 - 10,041 feet, 90 degrees [was 11] 78.23 +/- 15.5 1,872 +/- 958 ft -248 +/- 146 ft/min 143
2,126 Stephenville NF Canada - YJT 09 - 10,016 feet, 71 degrees 78.23 +/- 16.2 1,590 +/- 797 ft -164 +/- 124 ft/min 20
2,127 Philadelphia PA - PHL 27R - 9,492 feet, 255 degrees 78.23 +/- 15.7 1,837 +/- 1,052 ft -233 +/- 157 ft/min 1,901
2,128 Guayaquil Ecuador - GYE 03 - 8,806 feet, 30 degrees 78.23 +/- 16.8 1,385 +/- 966 ft -246 +/- 140 ft/min 42
2,129 Brussels Belgium - BRU 25R - 11,938 feet, 245 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.7 1,596 +/- 1,127 ft -224 +/- 165 ft/min 267
2,130 Stuttgart Germany - STR 25 - 10,974 feet, 254 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.4 1,785 +/- 1,109 ft -229 +/- 152 ft/min 315
2,131 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe - VFA 30 - 13,151 feet, 290 degrees 78.24 +/- 14.7 1,659 +/- 1,017 ft -281 +/- 134 ft/min 22
2,132 Fort Smith AR - FSM 07 - 8,012 feet, 81 degrees 78.24 +/- 16.6 1,630 +/- 827 ft -250 +/- 170 ft/min 96
2,133 Madeira Funchal Portugal - FNC 23 - 9,126 feet, 225 degrees 78.24 +/- 13.4 1,333 +/- 893 ft -259 +/- 144 ft/min 156
2,134 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 09 - 9,970 feet, 86 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.2 1,476 +/- 871 ft -265 +/- 178 ft/min 350
2,135 London ON Canada - YXU 15 - 8,795 feet, 139 degrees 78.25 +/- 16.9 1,777 +/- 1,011 ft -256 +/- 148 ft/min 137
2,136 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 21L - 10,000 feet, 209 degrees 78.25 +/- 15.5 1,775 +/- 959 ft -243 +/- 178 ft/min 4,994
2,137 Wichita KS - ICT 19R - 10,289 feet, 200 degrees 78.25 +/- 15.8 1,676 +/- 993 ft -260 +/- 174 ft/min 341
2,138 Peshawar Pakistan - PEW 35 - 8,996 feet, 356 degrees 78.25 +/- 14.7 1,676 +/- 997 ft -302 +/- 149 ft/min 20
2,139 Coari Brazil - CIZ 10 - 5,211 feet, 90 degrees 78.25 +/- 17.1 1,170 +/- 648 ft -287 +/- 223 ft/min 118
2,140 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 35 - 10,756 feet, 359 degrees [was 36] 78.25 +/- 15.6 1,848 +/- 935 ft -245 +/- 169 ft/min 38
2,141 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 06R - 9,601 feet, 43 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.4 1,918 +/- 1,103 ft -243 +/- 150 ft/min 353
2,142 Des Moines IA - DSM 31 - 8,988 feet, 312 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.8 1,679 +/- 933 ft -282 +/- 517 ft/min 483
2,143 Newport News VA - PHF 07 - 8,008 feet, 58 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.8 1,530 +/- 835 ft -263 +/- 181 ft/min 219
2,144 Pellston MI - PLN 05 - 5,401 feet, 44 degrees 78.26 +/- 16.9 1,400 +/- 1,144 ft -263 +/- 170 ft/min 10
2,145 Bucharest Romania - OTP 08L - 11,475 feet, 84 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.4 1,736 +/- 1,082 ft -229 +/- 150 ft/min 226
2,146 Kenai AK - ENA 02L - 7,841 feet, 31 degrees [was 01L] 78.26 +/- 15.7 1,608 +/- 933 ft -139 +/- 82 ft/min 16
2,147 Inyokern CA - IYK 20 - 6,271 feet, 211 degrees 78.27 +/- 11.0 677 +/- 553 ft -224 +/- 130 ft/min 16
2,148 Jacksonville NC - OAJ 05 - 7,094 feet, 44 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.6 1,481 +/- 820 ft -271 +/- 202 ft/min 182
2,149 Oshkosh WI - OSH 36 - 7,999 feet, 1 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.4 1,874 +/- 1,103 ft -252 +/- 176 ft/min 142
2,150 Corfu Greece - CFU 17 - 7,793 feet, 169 degrees 78.28 +/- 12.6 1,889 +/- 1,070 ft -173 +/- 110 ft/min 11
2,151 Pisa Italy - PSA 04R - 10,022 feet, 37 degrees 78.28 +/- 16.4 1,455 +/- 1,064 ft -261 +/- 275 ft/min 174
2,152 Vienna Austria - VIE 11 - 11,487 feet, 116 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.1 1,819 +/- 1,191 ft -235 +/- 162 ft/min 252
2,153 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 11 - 6,894 feet, 135 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.7 1,635 +/- 855 ft -271 +/- 155 ft/min 19
2,154 Doncaster United Kingdom - DSA 20 - 9,486 feet, 198 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.3 1,438 +/- 749 ft -235 +/- 170 ft/min 25
2,155 Watertown SD - ATY 35 - 6,877 feet, 360 degrees 78.29 +/- 14.9 1,610 +/- 932 ft -245 +/- 172 ft/min 112
2,156 Jackson MS - JAN 16L - 8,492 feet, 158 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.1 1,725 +/- 942 ft -230 +/- 163 ft/min 661
2,157 Montrose/Telluride CO - MTJ 17 - 9,983 feet, 180 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.5 1,764 +/- 1,007 ft -230 +/- 163 ft/min 271
2,158 Prescott AZ - PRC 21L - 7,620 feet, 221 degrees 78.29 +/- 14.0 1,648 +/- 935 ft -216 +/- 145 ft/min 70
2,159 Vienna Austria - VIE 29 - 11,487 feet, 296 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.1 1,805 +/- 1,290 ft -230 +/- 146 ft/min 303
2,160 Campeche Mexico - CPE 16 - 8,222 feet, 166 degrees 78.30 +/- 15.6 1,637 +/- 996 ft -248 +/- 154 ft/min 66
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