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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
2,221 Quebec QC Canada - YQB 06 - 8,989 feet, 45 degrees 78.42 +/- 14.2 1,627 +/- 894 ft -237 +/- 155 ft/min 263
2,222 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 25R - 10,498 feet, 245 degrees 78.42 +/- 15.3 1,775 +/- 952 ft -248 +/- 176 ft/min 402
2,223 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 22R - 10,001 feet, 209 degrees 78.42 +/- 14.7 1,769 +/- 941 ft -232 +/- 156 ft/min 4,268
2,224 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 26R - 8,992 feet, 270 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.0 1,718 +/- 1,075 ft -282 +/- 181 ft/min 415
2,225 Richmond VA - RIC 20 - 6,604 feet, 193 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.0 1,564 +/- 761 ft -282 +/- 193 ft/min 141
2,226 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 28 - 6,999 feet, 272 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.1 1,746 +/- 799 ft -255 +/- 182 ft/min 62
2,227 Qiqihar China - NDG 35 - 8,520 feet, 338 degrees 78.42 +/- 16.4 2,124 +/- 2,236 ft -273 +/- 149 ft/min 20
2,228 Burwash Landing YT Canada - YDB 29 - 5,067 feet, 308 degrees 78.43 +/- 15.5 933 +/- 868 ft -309 +/- 182 ft/min 91
2,229 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07R - 13,103 feet, 70 degrees 78.43 +/- 15.9 1,828 +/- 1,056 ft -235 +/- 148 ft/min 781
2,230 South Bend/Elkhart IN - SBN 09R - 8,406 feet, 89 degrees 78.43 +/- 17.7 1,761 +/- 934 ft -278 +/- 213 ft/min 112
2,231 Dothan AL - DHN 18 - 5,482 feet, 180 degrees 78.44 +/- 12.4 1,376 +/- 846 ft -238 +/- 115 ft/min 15
2,232 Louisville KY - SDF 17L - 8,581 feet, 165 degrees 78.44 +/- 16.5 1,370 +/- 903 ft -256 +/- 195 ft/min 572
2,233 Princess Juliana Intl Sint Maarten - SXM 10 - 7,537 feet, 82 degrees [was 09] 78.44 +/- 16.3 1,060 +/- 795 ft -277 +/- 200 ft/min 727
2,234 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 19 - 12,455 feet, 173 degrees 78.45 +/- 14.2 2,012 +/- 1,533 ft -253 +/- 137 ft/min 87
2,235 Douala Cameroon - DLA 30 - 9,473 feet, 297 degrees 78.46 +/- 15.1 1,557 +/- 849 ft -281 +/- 205 ft/min 112
2,236 Dothan AL - DHN 14 - 8,463 feet, 135 degrees 78.46 +/- 14.8 1,589 +/- 813 ft -235 +/- 155 ft/min 80
2,237 Fargo ND - FAR 18 - 8,999 feet, 180 degrees 78.46 +/- 16.0 1,771 +/- 956 ft -239 +/- 186 ft/min 319
2,238 St Croix US Virgin Islands - STX 09 - 7,610 feet, 84 degrees 78.46 +/- 18.4 1,671 +/- 925 ft -226 +/- 183 ft/min 14
2,239 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 17R - 12,161 feet, 164 degrees 78.47 +/- 14.8 1,927 +/- 1,060 ft -210 +/- 115 ft/min 46
2,240 Helena MT - HLN 09 - 8,989 feet, 103 degrees 78.47 +/- 15.6 1,852 +/- 1,286 ft -246 +/- 159 ft/min 51
2,241 Muskegon MI - MKG 32 - 6,087 feet, 317 degrees 78.47 +/- 15.5 1,296 +/- 964 ft -202 +/- 123 ft/min 19
2,242 Maracaibo Venezuela - MAR 03R - 8,205 feet, 23 degrees [was 02L] 78.47 +/- 16.2 1,601 +/- 964 ft -248 +/- 160 ft/min 88
2,243 Moranbah Australia - MOV 34 - 4,996 feet, 351 degrees 78.47 +/- 16.7 1,146 +/- 703 ft -341 +/- 185 ft/min 53
2,244 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 25R - 11,802 feet, 249 degrees 78.48 +/- 14.5 2,216 +/- 3,064 ft -289 +/- 128 ft/min 31
2,245 Munich Germany - MUC 26L - 13,104 feet, 263 degrees 78.48 +/- 15.4 1,854 +/- 1,119 ft -229 +/- 144 ft/min 173
2,246 Wilmington NC - ILM 06 - 8,006 feet, 48 degrees 78.48 +/- 17.0 1,962 +/- 1,894 ft -225 +/- 160 ft/min 88
2,247 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 28L - 7,478 feet, 270 degrees 78.48 +/- 14.3 1,566 +/- 667 ft -273 +/- 167 ft/min 19
2,248 Malaga Spain - AGP 14 - 10,494 feet, 132 degrees 78.48 +/- 16.0 1,719 +/- 692 ft -219 +/- 145 ft/min 25
2,249 Inyokern CA - IYK 33 - 7,088 feet, 346 degrees 78.49 +/- 14.1 1,246 +/- 623 ft -334 +/- 199 ft/min 17
2,250 Medford OR - MFR 14 - 8,791 feet, 159 degrees 78.49 +/- 15.1 1,708 +/- 967 ft -240 +/- 202 ft/min 332
2,251 Presque Isle ME - PQI 19 - 7,439 feet, 166 degrees 78.49 +/- 14.2 1,550 +/- 616 ft -280 +/- 181 ft/min 37
2,252 Nagoya-Komaki Japan - NKM 16 - 8,938 feet, 153 degrees 78.49 +/- 22.3 1,706 +/- 1,184 ft -285 +/- 181 ft/min 25
2,253 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 04 - 7,593 feet, 44 degrees 78.50 +/- 17.3 1,693 +/- 958 ft -278 +/- 233 ft/min 173
2,254 Kahului HI - OGG 23 - 4,966 feet, 245 degrees 78.50 +/- 12.3 1,942 +/- 2,171 ft -286 +/- 195 ft/min 13
2,255 Winnipeg MB Canada - YWG 36 - 11,008 feet, 8 degrees 78.51 +/- 15.4 1,754 +/- 856 ft -260 +/- 161 ft/min 264
2,256 Vilnius Lithuania - VNO 19 - 8,234 feet, 202 degrees 78.51 +/- 16.1 1,752 +/- 598 ft -285 +/- 171 ft/min 15
2,257 Kisumu Kenya - KIS 06 - 6,357 feet, 62 degrees [was 07] 78.51 +/- 12.3 1,264 +/- 646 ft -270 +/- 186 ft/min 15
2,258 Orlando FL - MCO 35R - 9,001 feet, 359 degrees 78.51 +/- 16.5 1,776 +/- 956 ft -252 +/- 176 ft/min 1,323
2,259 Toulon France - TLN 05 - 6,959 feet, 51 degrees 78.51 +/- 16.2 1,694 +/- 658 ft -236 +/- 243 ft/min 34
2,260 Geneva Switzerland - GVA 22 - 12,801 feet, 225 degrees 78.52 +/- 16.5 1,897 +/- 950 ft -253 +/- 183 ft/min 80
2,261 Belgrade Serbia - BEG 12 - 11,133 feet, 122 degrees 78.52 +/- 13.9 1,544 +/- 1,051 ft -217 +/- 127 ft/min 126
2,262 Karachi Pakistan - KHI 25R - 10,455 feet, 254 degrees 78.52 +/- 14.7 1,632 +/- 979 ft -261 +/- 149 ft/min 87
2,263 Tashkent Uzbekistan - TAS 08L - 13,119 feet, 82 degrees 78.52 +/- 18.3 1,751 +/- 1,199 ft -244 +/- 141 ft/min 43
2,264 Lilongwe Malawi - LLW 14 - 11,617 feet, 130 degrees 78.53 +/- 16.1 1,761 +/- 1,056 ft -289 +/- 168 ft/min 157
2,265 Tirana Albania - TIA 35 - 9,018 feet, 354 degrees 78.53 +/- 14.8 1,902 +/- 993 ft -240 +/- 123 ft/min 48
2,266 Ponce PR - PSE 30 - 7,978 feet, 288 degrees 78.53 +/- 13.9 1,283 +/- 874 ft -297 +/- 174 ft/min 40
2,267 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 10 - 4,930 feet, 93 degrees 78.54 +/- 17.8 1,137 +/- 912 ft -325 +/- 333 ft/min 110
2,268 Bamako Mali - BKO 06 - 10,477 feet, 57 degrees 78.54 +/- 15.5 1,517 +/- 844 ft -278 +/- 171 ft/min 106
2,269 Chattanooga TN - CHA 15 - 5,577 feet, 146 degrees 78.54 +/- 14.1 1,442 +/- 707 ft -283 +/- 176 ft/min 22
2,270 Dayton OH - DAY 24L - 7,276 feet, 235 degrees 78.54 +/- 15.9 1,604 +/- 826 ft -255 +/- 186 ft/min 209
2,271 Laredo TX - LRD 17R - 8,767 feet, 183 degrees 78.54 +/- 14.0 1,422 +/- 860 ft -242 +/- 167 ft/min 45
2,272 New Orleans LA - MSY 02 - 6,998 feet, 15 degrees [was 01] 78.54 +/- 14.8 1,628 +/- 993 ft -238 +/- 165 ft/min 462
2,273 San Ignacio de Moxos Bolivia - SNM 33 - 6,540 feet, 324 degrees [was 32] 78.54 +/- 12.6 1,573 +/- 846 ft -224 +/- 145 ft/min 18
2,274 Tamanrasset Algeria - TMR 08 - 10,313 feet, 82 degrees 78.55 +/- 14.7 1,644 +/- 638 ft -298 +/- 168 ft/min 28
2,275 Charleston SC - CHS 33 - 8,998 feet, 328 degrees 78.55 +/- 17.3 1,715 +/- 992 ft -281 +/- 275 ft/min 1,078
2,276 Eareckson Air Station AK - SYA 10 - 10,005 feet, 108 degrees 78.55 +/- 14.7 1,737 +/- 835 ft -299 +/- 136 ft/min 60
2,277 Moscow-Domodedovo Russia - DME 32R - 12,445 feet, 326 degrees 78.55 +/- 15.8 1,756 +/- 680 ft -286 +/- 228 ft/min 16
2,278 London-Luton United Kingdom - LTN 08 - 7,082 feet, 74 degrees 78.56 +/- 12.5 1,349 +/- 755 ft -268 +/- 169 ft/min 38
2,279 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 04 - 10,630 feet, 47 degrees 78.56 +/- 12.8 2,217 +/- 1,549 ft -253 +/- 103 ft/min 26
2,280 Lugano Switzerland - LUG 01 - 4,641 feet, 19 degrees 78.56 +/- 11.6 989 +/- 584 ft -296 +/- 180 ft/min 28
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