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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
2,761 Nassau Bahamas - NAS 10 - 8,298 feet, 90 degrees 79.85 +/- 12.9 1,896 +/- 664 ft -237 +/- 110 ft/min 34
2,762 Albany NY - ALB 01 - 8,498 feet, 358 degrees 79.86 +/- 16.0 1,527 +/- 813 ft -268 +/- 190 ft/min 427
2,763 Wausau WI - CWA 26 - 7,613 feet, 257 degrees 79.86 +/- 13.6 1,599 +/- 618 ft -214 +/- 158 ft/min 44
2,764 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 27 - 4,925 feet, 273 degrees 79.87 +/- 14.6 1,110 +/- 620 ft -295 +/- 189 ft/min 341
2,765 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 34L - 10,156 feet, 330 degrees 79.87 +/- 14.5 1,704 +/- 818 ft -276 +/- 169 ft/min 316
2,766 Cocos Island Australia - CCK 15 - 7,999 feet, 149 degrees 79.87 +/- 15.1 1,600 +/- 839 ft -279 +/- 143 ft/min 190
2,767 Harbin China - HRB 05 - 10,481 feet, 39 degrees 79.87 +/- 12.6 1,418 +/- 954 ft -267 +/- 141 ft/min 65
2,768 Charlottetown PEI Canada - YYG 03 - 7,028 feet, 9 degrees 79.88 +/- 17.6 1,493 +/- 795 ft -284 +/- 225 ft/min 128
2,769 Cardiff United Kingdom - CWL 30 - 7,696 feet, 297 degrees 79.88 +/- 12.9 1,360 +/- 729 ft -224 +/- 152 ft/min 81
2,770 Rifle CO - RIL 08 - 6,998 feet, 88 degrees 79.88 +/- 13.2 1,297 +/- 803 ft -223 +/- 148 ft/min 27
2,771 Iliamna AK - ILI 25 - 5,072 feet, 272 degrees 79.88 +/- 14.9 1,218 +/- 883 ft -236 +/- 125 ft/min 20
2,772 Cuiaba Brazil - CGB 35 - 7,527 feet, 333 degrees 79.88 +/- 13.8 1,458 +/- 752 ft -246 +/- 165 ft/min 85
2,773 Punta Gorda FL - PGD 33 - 5,687 feet, 329 degrees 79.89 +/- 13.0 963 +/- 442 ft -344 +/- 173 ft/min 10
2,774 Pittsfield MA - PSF 26 - 5,764 feet, 244 degrees 79.89 +/- 14.2 1,169 +/- 701 ft -281 +/- 177 ft/min 62
2,775 Palma de Mallorca Spain - PMI 24R - 10,919 feet, 238 degrees 79.89 +/- 15.6 1,751 +/- 1,034 ft -216 +/- 127 ft/min 88
2,776 Zaragoza Spain - ZAZ 30R - 9,948 feet, 300 degrees 79.89 +/- 15.3 1,755 +/- 827 ft -259 +/- 138 ft/min 30
2,777 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 33L - 13,781 feet, 330 degrees 79.89 +/- 14.2 1,772 +/- 905 ft -262 +/- 124 ft/min 157
2,778 Kangerlussuaq Greenland - SFJ 09 - 9,181 feet, 62 degrees 79.91 +/- 13.9 1,773 +/- 824 ft -226 +/- 133 ft/min 115
2,779 Catania Italy - CTA 26 - 8,748 feet, 264 degrees 79.91 +/- 14.9 1,410 +/- 838 ft -249 +/- 157 ft/min 64
2,780 Nouméa-La Tontouta New Caledonia - NOU 11 - 10,661 feet, 121 degrees 79.91 +/- 15.2 1,652 +/- 847 ft -250 +/- 140 ft/min 267
2,781 Komatsu Japan - KMQ 06 - 8,808 feet, 55 degrees 79.91 +/- 13.2 1,468 +/- 828 ft -241 +/- 140 ft/min 54
2,782 Okayama Japan - OKJ 25 - 9,783 feet, 239 degrees 79.91 +/- 13.8 2,053 +/- 1,164 ft -199 +/- 118 ft/min 20
2,783 Ontario CA - ONT 08R - 10,198 feet, 90 degrees 79.92 +/- 15.2 1,797 +/- 1,132 ft -246 +/- 201 ft/min 17
2,784 Baia Mare Romania - BAY 09 - 5,878 feet, 99 degrees [was 10] 79.92 +/- 13.9 1,284 +/- 661 ft -286 +/- 183 ft/min 12
2,785 Honolulu HI - HNL 04R - 9,007 feet, 53 degrees 79.92 +/- 14.6 1,610 +/- 914 ft -245 +/- 152 ft/min 4,533
2,786 Cartagena Colombia - CTG 01 - 8,339 feet, 2 degrees 79.92 +/- 13.5 1,741 +/- 1,007 ft -253 +/- 132 ft/min 103
2,787 Kangerlussuaq Greenland - SFJ 09 - 9,181 feet, 62 degrees [was 10] 79.93 +/- 14.7 1,713 +/- 638 ft -252 +/- 147 ft/min 32
2,788 Kelowna BC Canada - YLW 16 - 8,804 feet, 175 degrees 79.93 +/- 15.3 1,514 +/- 822 ft -260 +/- 229 ft/min 379
2,789 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 29 - 8,496 feet, 266 degrees 79.93 +/- 15.0 1,666 +/- 842 ft -255 +/- 160 ft/min 268
2,790 Longyear Norway - LYR 10 - 8,127 feet, 105 degrees 79.93 +/- 15.1 1,803 +/- 887 ft -282 +/- 153 ft/min 100
2,791 Redmond OR - RDM 05 - 7,025 feet, 60 degrees [was 04] 79.93 +/- 15.8 1,694 +/- 687 ft -244 +/- 293 ft/min 21
2,792 Kavala Greece - KVA 23L - 9,836 feet, 235 degrees 79.93 +/- 11.9 1,437 +/- 817 ft -142 +/- 99 ft/min 11
2,793 Nassau Bahamas - NAS 27 - 8,312 feet, 270 degrees 79.93 +/- 14.9 1,694 +/- 802 ft -236 +/- 172 ft/min 21
2,794 El Calafate Argentina - FTE 25 - 8,354 feet, 265 degrees 79.93 +/- 13.7 1,680 +/- 890 ft -247 +/- 150 ft/min 70
2,795 Yinchuan China - INC 21 - 10,494 feet, 209 degrees 79.93 +/- 15.4 2,011 +/- 2,338 ft -234 +/- 141 ft/min 48
2,796 Cheyenne WY - CYS 27 - 9,258 feet, 275 degrees 79.94 +/- 15.1 1,463 +/- 1,013 ft -241 +/- 170 ft/min 295
2,797 Riverside CA - RAL 09 - 5,408 feet, 103 degrees 79.94 +/- 15.7 876 +/- 475 ft -278 +/- 209 ft/min 82
2,798 Nice France - NCE 22R - 8,974 feet, 225 degrees 79.94 +/- 13.7 1,547 +/- 827 ft -232 +/- 130 ft/min 109
2,799 Recife Brazil - REC 18 - 9,836 feet, 162 degrees 79.94 +/- 14.4 1,663 +/- 843 ft -229 +/- 146 ft/min 360
2,800 Onslow Australia - ONS 03 - 6,233 feet, 29 degrees 79.94 +/- 16.8 1,277 +/- 672 ft -333 +/- 188 ft/min 123
2,801 Deer Lake NF Canada - YDF 25 - 8,009 feet, 226 degrees 79.95 +/- 15.1 1,443 +/- 984 ft -271 +/- 165 ft/min 120
2,802 Frankfort KY - FFT 25 - 5,462 feet, 244 degrees [was 24] 79.95 +/- 15.9 1,092 +/- 611 ft -281 +/- 210 ft/min 141
2,803 Redmond OR - RDM 23 - 7,025 feet, 240 degrees 79.95 +/- 14.6 1,460 +/- 632 ft -248 +/- 186 ft/min 75
2,804 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic - POP 08 - 10,110 feet, 73 degrees 79.95 +/- 14.4 1,560 +/- 860 ft -265 +/- 155 ft/min 119
2,805 Bonriki Kiribati - TRW 27 - 6,801 feet, 277 degrees 79.96 +/- 13.9 1,049 +/- 710 ft -315 +/- 126 ft/min 11
2,806 Bundaberg Australia - BDB 32 - 6,558 feet, 328 degrees 79.96 +/- 11.8 1,335 +/- 786 ft -258 +/- 137 ft/min 37
2,807 Waco TX - ACT 01 - 7,103 feet, 14 degrees 79.97 +/- 17.9 1,437 +/- 622 ft -312 +/- 377 ft/min 20
2,808 Killeen-Skylark Field TX - ILE 01 - 5,488 feet, 17 degrees 79.97 +/- 14.6 1,274 +/- 766 ft -249 +/- 148 ft/min 86
2,809 Satu Mare Romania - SUJ 01 - 8,194 feet, 13 degrees 79.97 +/- 14.1 1,347 +/- 860 ft -228 +/- 121 ft/min 15
2,810 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 20R - 11,804 feet, 218 degrees 79.97 +/- 14.1 1,732 +/- 1,243 ft -222 +/- 127 ft/min 217
2,811 Tinian Mariana Islands - TIQ 08 - 8,591 feet, 79 degrees 79.97 +/- 14.8 1,746 +/- 1,018 ft -231 +/- 154 ft/min 203
2,812 Vitoria Brazil - VIX 05 - 5,758 feet, 32 degrees 79.97 +/- 14.2 1,227 +/- 701 ft -253 +/- 168 ft/min 83
2,813 Alpena MI - APN 01 - 8,978 feet, 0 degrees 79.98 +/- 14.8 1,667 +/- 973 ft -230 +/- 144 ft/min 216
2,814 Deadhorse AK - SCC 23 - 6,479 feet, 255 degrees [was 22] 79.99 +/- 17.3 1,618 +/- 770 ft -230 +/- 145 ft/min 15
2,815 Oshkosh WI - OSH 18 - 7,999 feet, 181 degrees 80.00 +/- 9.2 1,810 +/- 564 ft -270 +/- 124 ft/min 23
2,816 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 30R - 8,198 feet, 301 degrees 80.01 +/- 15.1 1,538 +/- 836 ft -239 +/- 181 ft/min 5,965
2,817 Alexandria-International Egypt - ALY 36 - 5,921 feet, 360 degrees 80.02 +/- 15.6 838 +/- 516 ft -276 +/- 175 ft/min 17
2,818 Williston ND - ISN 11 - 6,639 feet, 124 degrees 80.02 +/- 11.6 1,397 +/- 849 ft -174 +/- 91 ft/min 14
2,819 Lansing MI - LAN 10R - 8,506 feet, 91 degrees 80.02 +/- 15.0 1,541 +/- 974 ft -252 +/- 168 ft/min 184
2,820 Salvador de Bahia Brazil - SSA 10 - 9,817 feet, 78 degrees 80.02 +/- 15.4 1,674 +/- 877 ft -237 +/- 196 ft/min 154
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