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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
3,061 Delta UT - DTA 35 - 5,501 feet, 360 degrees 80.68 +/- 13.7 1,256 +/- 541 ft -269 +/- 189 ft/min 36
3,062 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 31L - 7,601 feet, 314 degrees 80.68 +/- 11.0 1,824 +/- 570 ft -253 +/- 99 ft/min 33
3,063 Timisoara Romania - TSR 29 - 11,488 feet, 290 degrees 80.68 +/- 14.5 1,695 +/- 595 ft -247 +/- 214 ft/min 29
3,064 Kano Nigeria - KAN 24 - 11,209 feet, 241 degrees 80.69 +/- 11.6 1,571 +/- 765 ft -221 +/- 128 ft/min 37
3,065 Brussels Belgium - BRU 19 - 9,802 feet, 194 degrees 80.69 +/- 12.6 1,576 +/- 726 ft -190 +/- 136 ft/min 45
3,066 Maastricht Netherlands - MST 21 - 9,005 feet, 213 degrees 80.69 +/- 13.2 1,008 +/- 918 ft -244 +/- 114 ft/min 39
3,067 Arrachart Madagascar - DIE 13 - 4,955 feet, 124 degrees 80.69 +/- 14.0 1,048 +/- 718 ft -237 +/- 161 ft/min 72
3,068 Alexandria LA - AEX 18 - 6,994 feet, 189 degrees 80.69 +/- 17.0 1,212 +/- 694 ft -275 +/- 175 ft/min 25
3,069 Tashkent Uzbekistan - TAS 08R - 12,809 feet, 82 degrees 80.69 +/- 16.0 1,775 +/- 916 ft -195 +/- 92 ft/min 13
3,070 Lyon France - LYS 35L - 13,180 feet, 355 degrees 80.70 +/- 16.2 1,605 +/- 667 ft -278 +/- 159 ft/min 49
3,071 Liverpool United Kingdom - LPL 09 - 7,507 feet, 86 degrees 80.71 +/- 12.5 1,614 +/- 716 ft -176 +/- 126 ft/min 19
3,072 Oslo Norway - OSL 01R - 9,678 feet, 16 degrees 80.71 +/- 14.5 1,803 +/- 915 ft -234 +/- 120 ft/min 265
3,073 Elmira/Corning NY - ELM 06 - 8,002 feet, 50 degrees 80.71 +/- 14.7 1,622 +/- 1,370 ft -256 +/- 140 ft/min 95
3,074 Ufa Russia - UFA 14R - 12,342 feet, 151 degrees 80.71 +/- 13.1 1,760 +/- 793 ft -225 +/- 132 ft/min 36
3,075 Fresno CA - FAT 11L - 9,536 feet, 125 degrees 80.72 +/- 15.0 1,669 +/- 996 ft -207 +/- 116 ft/min 108
3,076 Minneapolis Flying Cloud MN - FCM 10R - 5,008 feet, 101 degrees 80.72 +/- 11.0 740 +/- 401 ft -279 +/- 163 ft/min 25
3,077 Yakutat AK - YAK 11 - 7,742 feet, 135 degrees 80.72 +/- 13.6 1,376 +/- 741 ft -248 +/- 155 ft/min 181
3,078 Porto Alegre Brazil - POA 11 - 7,444 feet, 91 degrees 80.72 +/- 14.1 1,535 +/- 749 ft -202 +/- 139 ft/min 179
3,079 Bloomington IL - BMI 20 - 7,991 feet, 198 degrees 80.73 +/- 13.5 1,506 +/- 694 ft -237 +/- 151 ft/min 127
3,080 Cordova AK - CDV 09 - 7,492 feet, 114 degrees 80.73 +/- 14.1 1,648 +/- 1,527 ft -232 +/- 131 ft/min 63
3,081 Wrangell AK - WRG 10 - 5,997 feet, 121 degrees 80.73 +/- 13.2 1,485 +/- 935 ft -249 +/- 142 ft/min 27
3,082 Aalborg Denmark - AAL 08L - 10,322 feet, 83 degrees 80.74 +/- 12.2 1,426 +/- 657 ft -221 +/- 165 ft/min 53
3,083 Ascension Island St Helena - ASI 31 - 10,019 feet, 297 degrees 80.75 +/- 13.6 1,128 +/- 592 ft -361 +/- 144 ft/min 11
3,084 Hattiesburg MS - PIB 18 - 6,505 feet, 180 degrees 80.76 +/- 13.2 1,592 +/- 712 ft -233 +/- 140 ft/min 75
3,085 Seoul Gimpo South Korea - GMP 32R - 11,797 feet, 315 degrees 80.76 +/- 13.8 1,677 +/- 974 ft -238 +/- 130 ft/min 114
3,086 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 23 - 10,659 feet, 227 degrees 80.77 +/- 12.6 1,639 +/- 950 ft -215 +/- 129 ft/min 92
3,087 Ibiza Spain - IBZ 24 - 9,180 feet, 242 degrees 80.77 +/- 13.9 1,588 +/- 872 ft -250 +/- 141 ft/min 143
3,088 Izmir Turkey - ADB 34R - 10,632 feet, 347 degrees [was 34] 80.77 +/- 16.5 1,623 +/- 632 ft -264 +/- 221 ft/min 30
3,089 Cloncurry Australia - CNJ 12 - 6,553 feet, 128 degrees 80.77 +/- 12.6 1,080 +/- 610 ft -282 +/- 182 ft/min 100
3,090 Saskatoon SK Canada - YXE 27 - 8,264 feet, 281 degrees 80.78 +/- 16.5 1,568 +/- 828 ft -252 +/- 176 ft/min 120
3,091 Freetown Sierra Leone - FNA 30 - 10,895 feet, 287 degrees 80.78 +/- 14.2 1,591 +/- 904 ft -265 +/- 158 ft/min 81
3,092 Milwaukee WI - MKE 25L - 8,297 feet, 252 degrees 80.78 +/- 13.6 1,405 +/- 885 ft -236 +/- 137 ft/min 400
3,093 Bundaberg Australia - BDB 14 - 6,558 feet, 148 degrees 80.78 +/- 15.8 1,215 +/- 583 ft -257 +/- 210 ft/min 37
3,094 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - ADD 25L - 12,460 feet, 254 degrees 80.79 +/- 14.5 1,338 +/- 772 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 61
3,095 Waco TX - ACT 19 - 7,103 feet, 194 degrees 80.79 +/- 14.6 1,511 +/- 690 ft -267 +/- 211 ft/min 101
3,096 Menorca Spain - MAH 19 - 8,364 feet, 189 degrees 80.79 +/- 15.6 1,110 +/- 725 ft -272 +/- 161 ft/min 43
3,097 Palma de Mallorca Spain - PMI 06R - 9,826 feet, 58 degrees 80.79 +/- 13.1 999 +/- 809 ft -187 +/- 59 ft/min 12
3,098 Santa Fe NM - SAF 33 - 6,314 feet, 347 degrees 80.80 +/- 16.3 1,578 +/- 938 ft -287 +/- 150 ft/min 32
3,099 Cagliari Italy - CAG 32 - 9,196 feet, 318 degrees 80.81 +/- 15.9 1,567 +/- 799 ft -289 +/- 170 ft/min 131
3,100 Huron SD - HON 30 - 7,189 feet, 308 degrees 80.82 +/- 12.8 1,354 +/- 810 ft -225 +/- 147 ft/min 52
3,101 Salta Argentina - SLA 02 - 9,770 feet, 11 degrees 80.82 +/- 12.8 1,848 +/- 847 ft -263 +/- 123 ft/min 57
3,102 Talara Peru - TYL 17 - 8,039 feet, 170 degrees 80.82 +/- 14.2 1,719 +/- 1,683 ft -263 +/- 144 ft/min 199
3,103 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 20 - 6,684 feet, 225 degrees 80.83 +/- 7.7 1,433 +/- 538 ft -244 +/- 166 ft/min 13
3,104 College Station TX - CLL 34 - 7,016 feet, 349 degrees 80.83 +/- 14.9 1,602 +/- 854 ft -228 +/- 171 ft/min 47
3,105 Monroe LA - MLU 04 - 7,495 feet, 45 degrees 80.83 +/- 13.4 1,309 +/- 719 ft -248 +/- 165 ft/min 170
3,106 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 08R - 7,882 feet, 81 degrees 80.84 +/- 14.7 1,292 +/- 970 ft -229 +/- 125 ft/min 83
3,107 Asheville NC - AVL 17 - 7,008 feet, 160 degrees 80.84 +/- 13.1 1,129 +/- 715 ft -268 +/- 151 ft/min 51
3,108 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 29 - 6,728 feet, 275 degrees 80.84 +/- 15.1 1,383 +/- 750 ft -297 +/- 206 ft/min 173
3,109 Larnaca Cyprus - LCA 22 - 10,172 feet, 225 degrees 80.84 +/- 13.8 1,300 +/- 833 ft -249 +/- 152 ft/min 201
3,110 Samarkand Uzbekistan - SKD 09 - 10,126 feet, 96 degrees 80.84 +/- 14.8 1,788 +/- 692 ft -239 +/- 107 ft/min 36
3,111 Nha Trang Vietnam - CXR 20 - 10,042 feet, 199 degrees 80.84 +/- 14.8 1,957 +/- 1,576 ft -222 +/- 123 ft/min 24
3,112 Adelaide Australia - ADL 23 - 10,172 feet, 230 degrees 80.84 +/- 13.6 1,612 +/- 800 ft -213 +/- 137 ft/min 378
3,113 Alta Norway - ALF 11 - 7,382 feet, 121 degrees 80.85 +/- 11.8 1,601 +/- 636 ft -299 +/- 144 ft/min 21
3,114 Lewisburg WV - LWB 22 - 6,944 feet, 215 degrees 80.85 +/- 16.2 1,616 +/- 881 ft -267 +/- 180 ft/min 104
3,115 Travis AFB Fairfield CA - SUU 21L - 11,000 feet, 228 degrees 80.85 +/- 13.3 1,741 +/- 773 ft -281 +/- 130 ft/min 55
3,116 Bujumbura Burundi - BJM 35 - 11,828 feet, 351 degrees 80.86 +/- 14.8 1,894 +/- 1,414 ft -212 +/- 99 ft/min 18
3,117 Emerald Australia - EMD 06 - 6,224 feet, 70 degrees 80.87 +/- 11.7 1,066 +/- 670 ft -250 +/- 138 ft/min 29
3,118 Salmon Arm BC - YSN 14 - 4,278 feet, 159 degrees 80.88 +/- 10.2 919 +/- 541 ft -322 +/- 145 ft/min 19
3,119 Antalya Turkey - AYT 36R - 11,167 feet, 6 degrees [was 36C] 80.88 +/- 16.4 1,880 +/- 1,275 ft -278 +/- 130 ft/min 46
3,120 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia - UUS 01 - 11,129 feet, 1 degrees 80.88 +/- 14.4 1,591 +/- 976 ft -258 +/- 138 ft/min 105
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