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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
3,001 Everett WA - PAE 34L - 9,399 feet, 359 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.5 1,675 +/- 795 ft -332 +/- 173 ft/min 19
3,002 Toledo OH - TOL 16 - 5,597 feet, 157 degrees 80.50 +/- 11.9 1,348 +/- 647 ft -249 +/- 167 ft/min 10
3,003 Roatan Honduras - RTB 07 - 6,865 feet, 65 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.1 1,643 +/- 962 ft -259 +/- 149 ft/min 174
3,004 Biak Indonesia - BIK 11 - 11,708 feet, 109 degrees 80.50 +/- 16.1 1,633 +/- 871 ft -255 +/- 189 ft/min 93
3,005 Hangzhou China - HGH 06 - 11,155 feet, 63 degrees [was 07] 80.50 +/- 14.7 1,646 +/- 936 ft -241 +/- 132 ft/min 111
3,006 Masset BC Canada - ZMT 13 - 4,904 feet, 148 degrees 80.51 +/- 17.6 792 +/- 486 ft -334 +/- 167 ft/min 28
3,007 Dzaoudzi Comoros - DZA 16 - 6,332 feet, 150 degrees 80.51 +/- 18.4 1,045 +/- 612 ft -317 +/- 183 ft/min 16
3,008 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 07 - 10,488 feet, 68 degrees 80.51 +/- 17.3 1,513 +/- 678 ft -325 +/- 206 ft/min 22
3,009 Klamath Falls OR - LMT 32 - 10,292 feet, 338 degrees 80.51 +/- 15.4 1,745 +/- 1,031 ft -231 +/- 109 ft/min 71
3,010 Palermo Italy - PMO 07 - 10,909 feet, 67 degrees 80.51 +/- 16.9 1,482 +/- 914 ft -274 +/- 145 ft/min 67
3,011 Isla De Vieques Puerto Rico - VQS 09 - 4,296 feet, 77 degrees 80.51 +/- 12.8 1,192 +/- 652 ft -297 +/- 164 ft/min 45
3,012 Damascus Syria - DAM 23R - 11,763 feet, 228 degrees 80.53 +/- 15.8 1,711 +/- 1,015 ft -277 +/- 163 ft/min 102
3,013 Hailang China - MDG 22 - 8,520 feet, 206 degrees 80.53 +/- 14.7 1,447 +/- 777 ft -253 +/- 156 ft/min 55
3,014 Moses Lake WA - MWH 32R - 13,491 feet, 342 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.9 1,788 +/- 1,222 ft -248 +/- 124 ft/min 47
3,015 Stevens Point WI - STE 03 - 6,031 feet, 30 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.2 1,218 +/- 740 ft -293 +/- 159 ft/min 21
3,016 Kochi India - COK 27 - 11,155 feet, 268 degrees 80.54 +/- 14.5 1,721 +/- 1,017 ft -255 +/- 156 ft/min 33
3,017 Port Lincoln Australia - PLO 19 - 4,915 feet, 197 degrees 80.54 +/- 14.9 970 +/- 500 ft -331 +/- 180 ft/min 49
3,018 Wuhan China - WUH 04 - 11,143 feet, 41 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.2 1,892 +/- 1,501 ft -259 +/- 154 ft/min 122
3,019 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 19L - 8,162 feet, 190 degrees 80.55 +/- 15.9 1,677 +/- 759 ft -243 +/- 170 ft/min 96
3,020 Onslow Australia - ONS 21 - 6,233 feet, 209 degrees 80.55 +/- 16.1 1,306 +/- 1,024 ft -305 +/- 191 ft/min 63
3,021 Nanning China - NNG 05 - 10,499 feet, 47 degrees 80.55 +/- 18.5 1,739 +/- 1,088 ft -285 +/- 228 ft/min 66
3,022 Kamloops Canada - YKA 27 - 7,976 feet, 283 degrees [was 26] 80.56 +/- 17.7 1,091 +/- 568 ft -315 +/- 240 ft/min 55
3,023 Fresno CA - FAT 11R - 8,001 feet, 125 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.1 1,737 +/- 829 ft -195 +/- 75 ft/min 13
3,024 Deadhorse AK - SCC 06 - 6,488 feet, 75 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.4 1,597 +/- 681 ft -268 +/- 138 ft/min 59
3,025 Alghero Sassari Italy - AHO 20 - 9,857 feet, 205 degrees 80.57 +/- 14.6 1,555 +/- 712 ft -301 +/- 167 ft/min 38
3,026 Novosibirsk Russia - OVB 16 - 12,087 feet, 170 degrees 80.57 +/- 12.7 1,938 +/- 500 ft -247 +/- 92 ft/min 14
3,027 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 32 - 6,018 feet, 336 degrees [was 31] 80.58 +/- 18.1 1,513 +/- 749 ft -260 +/- 159 ft/min 17
3,028 Norman Wells NT - YVQ 28 - 5,959 feet, 298 degrees [was 27] 80.58 +/- 13.7 1,123 +/- 670 ft -251 +/- 163 ft/min 89
3,029 Longyear Norway - LYR 28 - 8,127 feet, 285 degrees 80.58 +/- 12.0 1,721 +/- 630 ft -312 +/- 141 ft/min 48
3,030 N'Djamena Chad - NDJ 05 - 9,186 feet, 46 degrees 80.58 +/- 15.1 1,539 +/- 761 ft -260 +/- 174 ft/min 140
3,031 Fort Smith AR - FSM 25 - 8,012 feet, 261 degrees 80.58 +/- 14.4 1,582 +/- 745 ft -215 +/- 161 ft/min 120
3,032 Pago Pago - PPG 23 - 10,000 feet, 240 degrees 80.58 +/- 15.1 1,406 +/- 758 ft -252 +/- 149 ft/min 26
3,033 Manila Philippines - MNL 06 - 12,243 feet, 60 degrees 80.58 +/- 13.8 1,727 +/- 964 ft -223 +/- 121 ft/min 620
3,034 Bridgetown Barbados - BGI 27 - 10,999 feet, 256 degrees 80.58 +/- 9.5 1,319 +/- 691 ft -214 +/- 122 ft/min 10
3,035 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 23 - 8,165 feet, 222 degrees 80.59 +/- 11.4 1,824 +/- 748 ft -276 +/- 113 ft/min 34
3,036 Appleton WI - ATW 29 - 6,491 feet, 296 degrees 80.60 +/- 14.0 1,615 +/- 696 ft -211 +/- 151 ft/min 61
3,037 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34L - 13,128 feet, 345 degrees 80.60 +/- 14.5 1,651 +/- 1,093 ft -252 +/- 145 ft/min 122
3,038 Lihue HI - LIH 21 - 6,512 feet, 225 degrees 80.60 +/- 12.9 1,579 +/- 631 ft -226 +/- 150 ft/min 72
3,039 Georgetown Guyana - GEO 24 - 7,428 feet, 225 degrees 80.60 +/- 12.8 1,384 +/- 731 ft -252 +/- 157 ft/min 38
3,040 Green Bay WI - GRB 18 - 8,697 feet, 180 degrees 80.61 +/- 16.8 1,339 +/- 821 ft -262 +/- 172 ft/min 99
3,041 Punta Gorda FL - PGD 15 - 5,687 feet, 149 degrees 80.61 +/- 14.1 1,173 +/- 739 ft -271 +/- 186 ft/min 23
3,042 Homer AK - HOM 03 - 6,684 feet, 55 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.1 1,192 +/- 732 ft -245 +/- 155 ft/min 80
3,043 Chitose Japan - CTS 01R - 9,794 feet, 353 degrees 80.61 +/- 15.8 1,628 +/- 746 ft -270 +/- 270 ft/min 42
3,044 Hamilton Island Australia - HTI 14 - 5,591 feet, 143 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.9 1,561 +/- 751 ft -290 +/- 144 ft/min 119
3,045 Blythe CA - BLH 17 - 5,790 feet, 180 degrees 80.62 +/- 16.3 1,163 +/- 713 ft -245 +/- 183 ft/min 26
3,046 Hickory NC - HKY 06 - 6,376 feet, 55 degrees 80.62 +/- 15.0 1,348 +/- 748 ft -239 +/- 150 ft/min 61
3,047 Mikonos Greece - JMK 16 - 6,231 feet, 161 degrees 80.62 +/- 14.6 1,827 +/- 714 ft -168 +/- 68 ft/min 14
3,048 Surabaya Indonesia - SUB 10 - 9,835 feet, 99 degrees 80.62 +/- 13.7 1,507 +/- 862 ft -223 +/- 119 ft/min 30
3,049 Tôlanaro Madagascar - FTU 26 - 5,898 feet, 232 degrees 80.63 +/- 15.9 1,058 +/- 721 ft -333 +/- 148 ft/min 21
3,050 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 27 - 5,995 feet, 271 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.8 1,561 +/- 683 ft -226 +/- 153 ft/min 66
3,051 Lexington KY - LEX 26 - 3,495 feet, 261 degrees 80.63 +/- 19.5 944 +/- 236 ft -365 +/- 246 ft/min 26
3,052 Saranac Lake NY - SLK 23 - 6,572 feet, 215 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.6 1,710 +/- 843 ft -303 +/- 138 ft/min 76
3,053 Astrakhan Russia - ASF 09 - 10,489 feet, 97 degrees 80.63 +/- 14.7 1,676 +/- 875 ft -232 +/- 146 ft/min 67
3,054 Concord CA - CCR 19R - 4,995 feet, 203 degrees 80.64 +/- 14.5 927 +/- 530 ft -278 +/- 179 ft/min 89
3,055 Vientiane Laos - VTE 13 - 9,836 feet, 135 degrees 80.64 +/- 14.5 1,781 +/- 914 ft -240 +/- 107 ft/min 32
3,056 Nome AK - OME 03 - 6,164 feet, 42 degrees [was 02] 80.65 +/- 8.9 1,267 +/- 564 ft -244 +/- 172 ft/min 12
3,057 Bristol United Kingdom - BRS 27 - 6,596 feet, 266 degrees 80.67 +/- 13.1 1,344 +/- 757 ft -249 +/- 155 ft/min 128
3,058 Kitchener ON Canada - YKF 26 - 6,981 feet, 245 degrees 80.68 +/- 15.6 1,627 +/- 691 ft -282 +/- 189 ft/min 107
3,059 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 21 - 9,843 feet, 215 degrees 80.68 +/- 12.0 1,345 +/- 765 ft -230 +/- 121 ft/min 24
3,060 Benghazi Libya - BEN 15R - 11,771 feet, 150 degrees 80.68 +/- 14.1 1,450 +/- 914 ft -224 +/- 130 ft/min 40
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