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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
3,481 Grand Island NE - GRI 35 - 6,991 feet, 360 degrees 82.15 +/- 15.1 1,467 +/- 778 ft -245 +/- 142 ft/min 82
3,482 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia - UUS 19 - 11,129 feet, 181 degrees 82.15 +/- 13.0 1,581 +/- 809 ft -266 +/- 138 ft/min 95
3,483 Guilin China - KWL 01 - 10,465 feet, 5 degrees 82.15 +/- 13.7 1,507 +/- 699 ft -223 +/- 118 ft/min 34
3,484 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt - SSH 04L - 10,071 feet, 43 degrees 82.16 +/- 14.4 1,665 +/- 832 ft -233 +/- 116 ft/min 36
3,485 Port Sudan Sudan - PZU 34 - 8,194 feet, 347 degrees 82.16 +/- 12.9 1,746 +/- 525 ft -307 +/- 119 ft/min 20
3,486 Fitchburg MA - FIT 14 - 4,493 feet, 129 degrees 82.16 +/- 14.5 859 +/- 490 ft -269 +/- 166 ft/min 14
3,487 Wellington New Zealand - WLG 34 - 6,716 feet, 3 degrees 82.16 +/- 13.4 1,442 +/- 596 ft -245 +/- 168 ft/min 149
3,488 Shreveport LA - SHV 06 - 6,203 feet, 61 degrees 82.17 +/- 11.7 1,259 +/- 758 ft -208 +/- 110 ft/min 22
3,489 Fort Pierce FL - FPR 14 - 4,747 feet, 136 degrees 82.18 +/- 10.6 1,150 +/- 848 ft -185 +/- 95 ft/min 15
3,490 Sao Paulo-Viracopos Brazil - VCP 15 - 10,627 feet, 128 degrees 82.18 +/- 12.6 1,666 +/- 794 ft -261 +/- 129 ft/min 41
3,491 Da Nang Vietnam - DAD 17L - 11,453 feet, 172 degrees 82.18 +/- 12.0 2,023 +/- 1,117 ft -227 +/- 69 ft/min 14
3,492 Eugene OR - EUG 34 - 8,010 feet, 359 degrees 82.19 +/- 13.7 1,820 +/- 1,292 ft -192 +/- 96 ft/min 23
3,493 Genoa Italy - GOA 28 - 9,580 feet, 285 degrees 82.19 +/- 13.1 1,634 +/- 926 ft -256 +/- 121 ft/min 109
3,494 New Bedford MA - EWB 23 - 5,390 feet, 218 degrees 82.20 +/- 10.0 935 +/- 594 ft -251 +/- 120 ft/min 37
3,495 Lille France - LIL 08 - 9,356 feet, 77 degrees 82.21 +/- 13.1 1,132 +/- 679 ft -186 +/- 109 ft/min 17
3,496 Clarksville TN - CKV 35 - 5,995 feet, 346 degrees 82.22 +/- 8.9 1,137 +/- 640 ft -210 +/- 109 ft/min 26
3,497 Jacksonville NC - OAJ 23 - 7,094 feet, 224 degrees 82.22 +/- 14.5 1,464 +/- 708 ft -225 +/- 129 ft/min 33
3,498 Regina SK Canada - YQR 26 - 6,183 feet, 270 degrees 82.23 +/- 14.4 1,564 +/- 622 ft -303 +/- 154 ft/min 28
3,499 Kalamazoo MI - AZO 17 - 6,488 feet, 171 degrees 82.23 +/- 11.6 1,364 +/- 662 ft -238 +/- 141 ft/min 85
3,500 Fuzhou China - FOC 21 - 11,787 feet, 207 degrees 82.23 +/- 12.2 1,492 +/- 842 ft -236 +/- 136 ft/min 68
3,501 Bodø Norway - BOO 25 - 11,169 feet, 258 degrees 82.24 +/- 10.8 1,595 +/- 995 ft -339 +/- 141 ft/min 17
3,502 Southern Pines NC - SOP 23 - 6,504 feet, 226 degrees 82.24 +/- 10.2 966 +/- 706 ft -229 +/- 109 ft/min 20
3,503 Ostrava Czech Republic - OSR 04 - 11,505 feet, 46 degrees 82.24 +/- 13.2 1,709 +/- 874 ft -235 +/- 134 ft/min 16
3,504 Istanbul Turkey - IST 36 - 10,039 feet, 359 degrees 82.24 +/- 10.6 1,487 +/- 875 ft -248 +/- 97 ft/min 21
3,505 Youngstown OH - YNG 14 - 8,983 feet, 135 degrees 82.25 +/- 13.9 1,384 +/- 722 ft -212 +/- 138 ft/min 29
3,506 St Cloud MN - STC 13 - 6,989 feet, 136 degrees 82.26 +/- 10.7 1,572 +/- 1,012 ft -189 +/- 100 ft/min 20
3,507 Saskatoon SK Canada - YXE 15 - 6,177 feet, 161 degrees 82.27 +/- 13.3 1,310 +/- 625 ft -253 +/- 156 ft/min 23
3,508 Kodiak AK - ADQ 26 - 7,523 feet, 272 degrees 82.27 +/- 13.0 1,479 +/- 780 ft -227 +/- 145 ft/min 146
3,509 Regina SK Canada - YQR 13 - 7,866 feet, 138 degrees 82.28 +/- 13.3 1,466 +/- 787 ft -263 +/- 153 ft/min 216
3,510 Stockton CA - SCK 29R - 10,657 feet, 308 degrees 82.28 +/- 12.7 1,379 +/- 937 ft -234 +/- 129 ft/min 111
3,511 Cork Ireland - ORK 34 - 6,955 feet, 340 degrees 82.29 +/- 12.7 1,715 +/- 848 ft -251 +/- 140 ft/min 37
3,512 Arkhangelsk Russia - ARH 08 - 8,173 feet, 96 degrees 82.29 +/- 15.9 1,481 +/- 736 ft -259 +/- 150 ft/min 57
3,513 Page AZ - PGA 15 - 5,934 feet, 170 degrees 82.30 +/- 11.9 1,274 +/- 575 ft -253 +/- 157 ft/min 55
3,514 Paso Robles CA - PRB 19 - 5,998 feet, 209 degrees 82.30 +/- 14.2 1,558 +/- 663 ft -257 +/- 162 ft/min 58
3,515 Bologna Italy - BLQ 30 - 9,435 feet, 297 degrees 82.30 +/- 13.9 1,111 +/- 777 ft -227 +/- 114 ft/min 44
3,516 Wadi al-Dawasir Saudi Arabia - WAE 10 - 10,002 feet, 102 degrees 82.30 +/- 15.1 1,584 +/- 524 ft -253 +/- 193 ft/min 13
3,517 Rosario Argentina - ROS 20 - 9,814 feet, 191 degrees 82.30 +/- 14.0 1,631 +/- 659 ft -260 +/- 119 ft/min 20
3,518 El Golea Algeria - ELG 36 - 9,809 feet, 0 degrees 82.31 +/- 13.1 1,502 +/- 746 ft -234 +/- 134 ft/min 38
3,519 Macau Macau - MFM 34 - 11,032 feet, 341 degrees 82.31 +/- 10.8 893 +/- 693 ft -241 +/- 89 ft/min 18
3,520 Edinburgh United Kingdom - EDI 24 - 8,389 feet, 239 degrees 82.32 +/- 12.7 1,384 +/- 676 ft -226 +/- 133 ft/min 314
3,521 Portland ME - PWM 18 - 6,103 feet, 163 degrees 82.32 +/- 9.2 1,101 +/- 594 ft -227 +/- 136 ft/min 39
3,522 Ostrava Czech Republic - OSR 22 - 11,505 feet, 226 degrees 82.33 +/- 15.1 1,839 +/- 1,322 ft -198 +/- 107 ft/min 44
3,523 Linz Austria - LNZ 26 - 9,835 feet, 267 degrees 82.33 +/- 11.0 1,545 +/- 728 ft -224 +/- 87 ft/min 14
3,524 Easter Island Chile - IPC 10 - 9,604 feet, 117 degrees 82.33 +/- 13.5 1,580 +/- 657 ft -182 +/- 103 ft/min 52
3,525 Lebanon NH - LEB 36 - 5,191 feet, 348 degrees 82.34 +/- 13.1 1,126 +/- 701 ft -238 +/- 143 ft/min 40
3,526 Caen France - CFR 31 - 6,230 feet, 305 degrees 82.34 +/- 14.2 1,536 +/- 775 ft -178 +/- 93 ft/min 26
3,527 Manado Indonesia - MDC 36 - 8,688 feet, 2 degrees 82.34 +/- 13.8 1,288 +/- 816 ft -240 +/- 143 ft/min 79
3,528 Whitehorse Yukon Canada - YXY 14R - 9,587 feet, 159 degrees 82.35 +/- 12.9 1,092 +/- 679 ft -240 +/- 167 ft/min 112
3,529 Hibbing MN - HIB 13 - 6,748 feet, 132 degrees 82.36 +/- 14.9 1,447 +/- 539 ft -231 +/- 233 ft/min 87
3,530 Lawton OK - LAW 35 - 8,601 feet, 357 degrees 82.36 +/- 14.3 1,478 +/- 713 ft -255 +/- 204 ft/min 84
3,531 Salem OR - SLE 16 - 5,143 feet, 181 degrees 82.36 +/- 13.2 1,005 +/- 545 ft -254 +/- 154 ft/min 15
3,532 Vero Beach FL - VRB 30L - 7,303 feet, 291 degrees 82.36 +/- 11.3 910 +/- 473 ft -298 +/- 140 ft/min 23
3,533 Asturias Spain - OVD 29 - 7,229 feet, 288 degrees 82.36 +/- 15.0 1,625 +/- 784 ft -229 +/- 133 ft/min 32
3,534 Queenstown New Zealand - ZQN 05 - 6,209 feet, 77 degrees 82.36 +/- 14.6 1,238 +/- 631 ft -289 +/- 159 ft/min 79
3,535 Balikpapan Sepinggan Indonesia - BPN 25 - 8,207 feet, 247 degrees 82.36 +/- 12.7 1,471 +/- 549 ft -266 +/- 164 ft/min 26
3,536 Jackson-Hawkins MS - HKS 34 - 5,381 feet, 339 degrees 82.37 +/- 12.1 1,448 +/- 724 ft -228 +/- 120 ft/min 26
3,537 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 16 - 5,997 feet, 157 degrees 82.39 +/- 13.6 1,379 +/- 672 ft -244 +/- 149 ft/min 64
3,538 Con Son Island Vietnam - VCS 11 - 5,953 feet, 110 degrees 82.40 +/- 10.0 1,253 +/- 537 ft -221 +/- 152 ft/min 14
3,539 Chelyabinsk Russia - CEK 27 - 10,459 feet, 284 degrees 82.41 +/- 14.3 1,627 +/- 780 ft -225 +/- 121 ft/min 68
3,540 Greensboro NC - GSO 05 - 10,000 feet, 46 degrees 82.42 +/- 12.7 1,605 +/- 872 ft -262 +/- 135 ft/min 61
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