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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
2,941 Jujuy Argentina - JUJ 33 - 9,719 feet, 330 degrees 80.33 +/- 13.4 1,436 +/- 647 ft -272 +/- 157 ft/min 18
2,942 Ottawa ON Canada - YOW 25 - 7,992 feet, 237 degrees 80.34 +/- 13.8 1,584 +/- 783 ft -227 +/- 151 ft/min 98
2,943 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 04 - 6,331 feet, 57 degrees 80.34 +/- 14.4 1,862 +/- 760 ft -277 +/- 123 ft/min 49
2,944 Wausau WI - CWA 17 - 6,463 feet, 170 degrees 80.34 +/- 15.9 1,356 +/- 683 ft -189 +/- 157 ft/min 20
2,945 Reynosa Mexico - REX 13 - 6,194 feet, 141 degrees 80.34 +/- 13.2 1,364 +/- 757 ft -216 +/- 129 ft/min 43
2,946 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 25 - 7,486 feet, 270 degrees 80.35 +/- 13.8 971 +/- 679 ft -245 +/- 155 ft/min 167
2,947 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 12 - 6,856 feet, 135 degrees 80.35 +/- 16.4 1,968 +/- 977 ft -273 +/- 90 ft/min 13
2,948 Tampico Mexico - TAM 13 - 8,384 feet, 145 degrees 80.35 +/- 15.3 1,635 +/- 883 ft -251 +/- 168 ft/min 146
2,949 Ushuaia Argentina - USH 25 - 9,558 feet, 266 degrees 80.35 +/- 14.0 1,288 +/- 842 ft -262 +/- 145 ft/min 219
2,950 Tiksi Russia - N.A 03 - 9,959 feet, 8 degrees 80.35 +/- 15.1 1,579 +/- 844 ft -277 +/- 124 ft/min 30
2,951 Atlantic City NJ - ACY 13 - 9,995 feet, 118 degrees 80.36 +/- 15.2 1,700 +/- 881 ft -257 +/- 152 ft/min 131
2,952 Ithaca NY - ITH 32 - 6,963 feet, 313 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.5 1,502 +/- 690 ft -269 +/- 169 ft/min 180
2,953 Rhinelander WI - RHI 27 - 6,792 feet, 268 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.5 1,609 +/- 886 ft -200 +/- 112 ft/min 65
2,954 Turaif Saudi Arabia - TUI 28 - 9,843 feet, 285 degrees 80.36 +/- 12.5 1,702 +/- 1,805 ft -252 +/- 98 ft/min 18
2,955 Comodoro Rivadavia Argentina - CRD 25 - 9,208 feet, 259 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.2 1,606 +/- 894 ft -237 +/- 132 ft/min 47
2,956 Charleville Australia - CTL 12 - 4,989 feet, 137 degrees 80.36 +/- 15.2 920 +/- 595 ft -298 +/- 176 ft/min 71
2,957 Bismarck ND - BIS 13 - 8,791 feet, 138 degrees 80.37 +/- 13.5 1,628 +/- 731 ft -228 +/- 143 ft/min 220
2,958 Rifle CO - RIL 26 - 6,998 feet, 268 degrees 80.37 +/- 15.7 1,387 +/- 789 ft -307 +/- 183 ft/min 100
2,959 Newcastle Australia - NTL 30 - 10,035 feet, 310 degrees 80.37 +/- 18.0 1,619 +/- 980 ft -251 +/- 143 ft/min 52
2,960 Corrientes Argentina - CNQ 02 - 7,385 feet, 8 degrees 80.38 +/- 12.0 1,532 +/- 669 ft -246 +/- 152 ft/min 12
2,961 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 03 - 9,843 feet, 35 degrees [was 04] 80.40 +/- 13.0 2,037 +/- 896 ft -210 +/- 77 ft/min 24
2,962 Waterloo IA - ALO 30 - 8,393 feet, 308 degrees 80.40 +/- 14.0 1,633 +/- 1,198 ft -225 +/- 138 ft/min 18
2,963 St Petersburg FL - PIE 36 - 9,708 feet, 351 degrees 80.40 +/- 13.4 1,432 +/- 924 ft -249 +/- 157 ft/min 94
2,964 Riverside CA - RAL 27 - 5,408 feet, 283 degrees 80.40 +/- 12.2 1,000 +/- 395 ft -335 +/- 199 ft/min 35
2,965 Komatsu Japan - KMQ 24 - 8,808 feet, 235 degrees 80.40 +/- 10.5 1,310 +/- 968 ft -166 +/- 105 ft/min 20
2,966 Sydney NS Canada - YQY 06 - 7,026 feet, 46 degrees 80.41 +/- 12.9 1,375 +/- 820 ft -297 +/- 145 ft/min 26
2,967 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 25 - 10,488 feet, 248 degrees [was 26] 80.41 +/- 12.1 1,441 +/- 782 ft -235 +/- 112 ft/min 24
2,968 Hickory NC - HKY 24 - 6,376 feet, 235 degrees 80.41 +/- 15.1 1,546 +/- 736 ft -288 +/- 193 ft/min 133
2,969 Nurnberg Germany - NUE 10 - 8,857 feet, 99 degrees 80.42 +/- 15.2 1,581 +/- 855 ft -233 +/- 172 ft/min 84
2,970 Cape Town South Africa - CPT 01 - 10,506 feet, 345 degrees 80.42 +/- 15.5 1,692 +/- 893 ft -264 +/- 155 ft/min 417
2,971 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34L - 12,463 feet, 340 degrees 80.42 +/- 16.2 1,764 +/- 1,054 ft -265 +/- 168 ft/min 111
2,972 Córdoba Argentina - COR 01 - 10,494 feet, 359 degrees 80.42 +/- 14.2 1,540 +/- 731 ft -217 +/- 145 ft/min 20
2,973 Pituffik Greenland - THU 08 - 9,995 feet, 85 degrees 80.43 +/- 12.9 1,806 +/- 967 ft -285 +/- 115 ft/min 87
2,974 Aberdeen SD - ABR 31 - 6,891 feet, 315 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.4 1,437 +/- 788 ft -260 +/- 189 ft/min 305
2,975 Delta Junction AK - BIG 28 - 6,112 feet, 305 degrees [was 27] 80.43 +/- 12.2 1,264 +/- 789 ft -220 +/- 122 ft/min 20
2,976 Saipan Mariana Islands - SPN 07 - 8,670 feet, 68 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.8 1,617 +/- 942 ft -231 +/- 155 ft/min 351
2,977 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea - POM 32R - 9,022 feet, 329 degrees 80.44 +/- 14.0 1,663 +/- 642 ft -250 +/- 139 ft/min 33
2,978 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 22 - 6,331 feet, 237 degrees 80.44 +/- 16.0 1,579 +/- 593 ft -298 +/- 169 ft/min 20
2,979 Corpus Christi TX - CRP 35 - 6,096 feet, 359 degrees 80.44 +/- 14.1 1,400 +/- 686 ft -290 +/- 159 ft/min 37
2,980 Belo Horizonte Brazil - CNF 16 - 9,835 feet, 139 degrees 80.44 +/- 13.8 1,692 +/- 850 ft -233 +/- 229 ft/min 191
2,981 Copenhagen Denmark - CPH 22L - 10,843 feet, 221 degrees 80.45 +/- 14.7 1,788 +/- 969 ft -245 +/- 140 ft/min 513
2,982 Dickinson ND - DIK 32 - 6,383 feet, 330 degrees 80.45 +/- 13.0 1,283 +/- 770 ft -219 +/- 140 ft/min 66
2,983 Wenatchee WA - EAT 12 - 6,976 feet, 135 degrees 80.45 +/- 11.7 1,080 +/- 671 ft -237 +/- 147 ft/min 97
2,984 Pasco/Richland WA - PSC 30 - 7,703 feet, 316 degrees 80.46 +/- 14.4 1,311 +/- 945 ft -218 +/- 158 ft/min 72
2,985 Rockland ME - RKD 13 - 5,007 feet, 111 degrees 80.46 +/- 13.8 999 +/- 587 ft -282 +/- 181 ft/min 90
2,986 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 25L - 12,560 feet, 249 degrees 80.46 +/- 14.3 1,538 +/- 1,022 ft -272 +/- 170 ft/min 374
2,987 Beaumont TX - BPT 12 - 6,748 feet, 121 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.0 1,486 +/- 749 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 157
2,988 Cedar Rapids IA - CID 27 - 8,587 feet, 271 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.9 1,333 +/- 799 ft -249 +/- 169 ft/min 262
2,989 Victoria BC Canada - YYJ 09 - 6,966 feet, 106 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.2 1,628 +/- 814 ft -235 +/- 147 ft/min 169
2,990 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 04L - 9,934 feet, 34 degrees 80.48 +/- 16.2 1,446 +/- 818 ft -272 +/- 211 ft/min 73
2,991 Newcastle United Kingdom - NCL 25 - 7,642 feet, 245 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.7 1,513 +/- 1,154 ft -233 +/- 154 ft/min 132
2,992 Moshoeshoe Lesotho - MSU 22 - 10,491 feet, 195 degrees 80.48 +/- 16.6 1,716 +/- 1,009 ft -256 +/- 146 ft/min 49
2,993 Eureka CA - ACV 14 - 6,048 feet, 153 degrees 80.48 +/- 17.5 1,440 +/- 664 ft -281 +/- 233 ft/min 75
2,994 Yakima WA - YKM 27 - 7,598 feet, 290 degrees 80.48 +/- 14.8 1,523 +/- 812 ft -229 +/- 168 ft/min 202
2,995 Siem Reap Cambodia - REP 05 - 8,362 feet, 48 degrees 80.48 +/- 13.8 1,490 +/- 884 ft -253 +/- 136 ft/min 64
2,996 Pleiku Vietnam - PXU 27 - 5,959 feet, 271 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.1 1,436 +/- 589 ft -300 +/- 219 ft/min 20
2,997 Newport VT - EFK 05 - 3,994 feet, 29 degrees 80.49 +/- 12.7 694 +/- 310 ft -277 +/- 158 ft/min 15
2,998 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 07L - 9,983 feet, 69 degrees 80.49 +/- 14.5 1,464 +/- 844 ft -266 +/- 161 ft/min 67
2,999 Kristiansand Norway - KRS 21 - 6,660 feet, 215 degrees [was 22] 80.50 +/- 15.3 1,556 +/- 799 ft -241 +/- 133 ft/min 35
3,000 Groton-New London CT - GON 05 - 4,987 feet, 34 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.5 1,120 +/- 668 ft -277 +/- 173 ft/min 85
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