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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
3,721 Fort Worth-Meacham TX - FTW 27 - 3,665 feet, 280 degrees 83.28 +/- 11.2 1,091 +/- 578 ft -253 +/- 135 ft/min 155
3,722 Killeen-Skylark Field TX - ILE 19 - 5,488 feet, 197 degrees 83.28 +/- 8.4 1,131 +/- 469 ft -252 +/- 164 ft/min 33
3,723 Tianjin China - TSN 16L - 10,492 feet, 155 degrees [was 16] 83.28 +/- 11.9 1,827 +/- 1,015 ft -247 +/- 121 ft/min 11
3,724 Wilmington DE - ILG 19 - 7,001 feet, 185 degrees 83.29 +/- 11.5 1,518 +/- 632 ft -245 +/- 126 ft/min 99
3,725 Gdansk Poland - GDN 11 - 9,154 feet, 113 degrees 83.30 +/- 10.2 1,440 +/- 579 ft -258 +/- 132 ft/min 29
3,726 Cut Bank MT - CTB 23 - 5,267 feet, 244 degrees 83.30 +/- 9.3 1,029 +/- 521 ft -270 +/- 136 ft/min 17
3,727 Aracaju Brazil - AJU 11 - 7,231 feet, 92 degrees 83.30 +/- 13.1 1,400 +/- 604 ft -276 +/- 170 ft/min 39
3,728 Moroni Comoros - HAH 02 - 9,510 feet, 10 degrees 83.31 +/- 13.1 1,511 +/- 701 ft -273 +/- 136 ft/min 118
3,729 Tacoma WA - TIW 17 - 4,998 feet, 187 degrees 83.32 +/- 11.2 1,069 +/- 553 ft -233 +/- 148 ft/min 72
3,730 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 17 - 10,756 feet, 179 degrees 83.32 +/- 11.7 1,849 +/- 679 ft -233 +/- 90 ft/min 19
3,731 Jinan China - TNA 19 - 11,797 feet, 180 degrees 83.33 +/- 13.7 1,766 +/- 716 ft -292 +/- 131 ft/min 19
3,732 Palermo Italy - PMO 20 - 6,807 feet, 204 degrees 83.34 +/- 14.4 1,389 +/- 595 ft -255 +/- 160 ft/min 77
3,733 Christchurch New Zealand - CHC 20 - 10,794 feet, 220 degrees 83.35 +/- 12.7 1,418 +/- 777 ft -236 +/- 133 ft/min 92
3,734 Kristiansund Norway - KSU 07 - 7,843 feet, 71 degrees 83.37 +/- 11.4 1,171 +/- 498 ft -302 +/- 155 ft/min 11
3,735 Neuquén Argentina - NQN 27 - 8,430 feet, 270 degrees 83.37 +/- 11.3 1,471 +/- 649 ft -229 +/- 107 ft/min 16
3,736 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 08 - 7,423 feet, 90 degrees 83.39 +/- 13.2 1,688 +/- 632 ft -301 +/- 92 ft/min 12
3,737 Brownsville TX - BRO 13 - 7,401 feet, 136 degrees 83.39 +/- 14.0 1,544 +/- 754 ft -287 +/- 129 ft/min 53
3,738 Arkhangelsk Russia - ARH 26 - 8,173 feet, 276 degrees 83.41 +/- 11.9 1,443 +/- 657 ft -256 +/- 139 ft/min 56
3,739 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 36R - 10,841 feet, 357 degrees 83.41 +/- 13.4 1,647 +/- 755 ft -235 +/- 98 ft/min 21
3,740 Houlton ME - HUL 23 - 4,999 feet, 211 degrees 83.42 +/- 11.9 1,103 +/- 552 ft -276 +/- 150 ft/min 31
3,741 Chennai India - MAA 07 - 12,003 feet, 69 degrees 83.42 +/- 12.6 1,381 +/- 888 ft -257 +/- 150 ft/min 52
3,742 Baker City OR - BKE 13 - 5,061 feet, 142 degrees 83.43 +/- 14.6 989 +/- 488 ft -279 +/- 156 ft/min 38
3,743 Menominee MI - MNM 03 - 5,961 feet, 31 degrees 83.43 +/- 14.8 1,186 +/- 564 ft -290 +/- 175 ft/min 58
3,744 Sanya China - SYX 08 - 11,167 feet, 82 degrees 83.44 +/- 13.4 1,593 +/- 682 ft -223 +/- 123 ft/min 121
3,745 Springfield IL - SPI 31 - 7,389 feet, 307 degrees 83.45 +/- 10.5 1,349 +/- 554 ft -245 +/- 145 ft/min 61
3,746 Texarkana AR - TXK 04 - 6,608 feet, 45 degrees 83.45 +/- 15.5 1,436 +/- 634 ft -201 +/- 141 ft/min 30
3,747 Moranbah Australia - MOV 16 - 4,996 feet, 171 degrees 83.45 +/- 11.5 958 +/- 426 ft -257 +/- 162 ft/min 47
3,748 Fitchburg MA - FIT 32 - 4,493 feet, 309 degrees 83.46 +/- 10.0 862 +/- 514 ft -233 +/- 111 ft/min 61
3,749 Yankton SD - YKN 13 - 6,092 feet, 140 degrees 83.46 +/- 13.3 1,484 +/- 662 ft -277 +/- 112 ft/min 13
3,750 Honiara Intl Solomon Islands - HIR 06 - 7,227 feet, 68 degrees 83.49 +/- 15.1 1,425 +/- 661 ft -285 +/- 153 ft/min 79
3,751 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 14 - 6,018 feet, 156 degrees 83.49 +/- 11.9 1,299 +/- 560 ft -244 +/- 160 ft/min 75
3,752 Humberside United Kingdom - HUY 20 - 7,197 feet, 202 degrees 83.50 +/- 9.7 1,207 +/- 621 ft -234 +/- 122 ft/min 32
3,753 Blantyre Malawi - BLZ 10 - 7,624 feet, 96 degrees 83.50 +/- 9.0 1,034 +/- 553 ft -240 +/- 123 ft/min 39
3,754 Springfield IL - SPI 22 - 7,994 feet, 222 degrees 83.50 +/- 11.7 1,546 +/- 776 ft -250 +/- 131 ft/min 123
3,755 Inyokern CA - IYK 15 - 7,088 feet, 166 degrees 83.51 +/- 9.8 1,154 +/- 641 ft -182 +/- 91 ft/min 27
3,756 Yellowknife NT Canada - YZF 34 - 7,458 feet, 356 degrees [was 33] 83.52 +/- 12.2 1,299 +/- 782 ft -254 +/- 135 ft/min 98
3,757 Inverness United Kingdom - INV 23 - 6,169 feet, 229 degrees 83.53 +/- 14.4 1,566 +/- 612 ft -255 +/- 151 ft/min 59
3,758 Menorca Spain - MAH 01 - 8,364 feet, 9 degrees 83.53 +/- 12.7 1,526 +/- 627 ft -215 +/- 111 ft/min 60
3,759 Lewistown MT - LWT 08 - 6,091 feet, 90 degrees 83.54 +/- 15.7 985 +/- 448 ft -320 +/- 150 ft/min 12
3,760 Richmond VA - RIC 25 - 5,318 feet, 237 degrees 83.54 +/- 14.4 963 +/- 202 ft -351 +/- 205 ft/min 10
3,761 Sacramento CA - SMF 17R - 8,596 feet, 181 degrees 83.54 +/- 12.7 1,629 +/- 577 ft -248 +/- 119 ft/min 69
3,762 Ciudad Obregon Mexico - CEN 13 - 7,586 feet, 137 degrees 83.54 +/- 10.6 1,538 +/- 568 ft -209 +/- 118 ft/min 37
3,763 Jakarta Halim Indonesia - HLP 24 - 9,835 feet, 245 degrees 83.54 +/- 11.1 1,284 +/- 634 ft -240 +/- 124 ft/min 51
3,764 St-Pierre Reunion - ZSE 15 - 6,885 feet, 129 degrees 83.55 +/- 14.3 1,344 +/- 666 ft -291 +/- 136 ft/min 77
3,765 Abilene TX - ABI 17R - 7,202 feet, 180 degrees 83.55 +/- 11.5 1,680 +/- 748 ft -216 +/- 103 ft/min 31
3,766 Dubuque IA - DBQ 18 - 6,283 feet, 180 degrees 83.55 +/- 10.2 1,328 +/- 631 ft -259 +/- 120 ft/min 22
3,767 Worthington MN - OTG 29 - 5,461 feet, 295 degrees 83.55 +/- 11.9 1,213 +/- 616 ft -251 +/- 147 ft/min 88
3,768 Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery Argentina - AEP 31 - 6,880 feet, 304 degrees 83.55 +/- 12.7 1,026 +/- 589 ft -268 +/- 132 ft/min 155
3,769 Qingdao China - TAO 17 - 11,142 feet, 166 degrees 83.55 +/- 15.2 1,704 +/- 951 ft -221 +/- 112 ft/min 62
3,770 Dillingham AK - DLG 01 - 6,391 feet, 26 degrees 83.56 +/- 12.0 1,213 +/- 726 ft -242 +/- 125 ft/min 77
3,771 Vágar Faroe Islands - FAE 12 - 5,902 feet, 118 degrees 83.57 +/- 13.1 1,399 +/- 653 ft -279 +/- 140 ft/min 31
3,772 Weno Island Micronesia - TKK 04 - 6,000 feet, 46 degrees 83.57 +/- 13.7 1,507 +/- 663 ft -280 +/- 134 ft/min 51
3,773 Moree Australia - MRZ 19 - 5,272 feet, 197 degrees 83.57 +/- 15.4 1,225 +/- 503 ft -323 +/- 171 ft/min 27
3,774 Klamath Falls OR - LMT 14 - 10,292 feet, 158 degrees 83.58 +/- 12.0 1,597 +/- 712 ft -259 +/- 111 ft/min 26
3,775 Hoquiam WA - HQM 24 - 5,002 feet, 260 degrees 83.59 +/- 12.4 1,132 +/- 570 ft -262 +/- 153 ft/min 102
3,776 Santa Rosa CA - STS 14 - 5,990 feet, 157 degrees 83.59 +/- 11.2 1,333 +/- 624 ft -230 +/- 143 ft/min 118
3,777 Fort Myers FL - RSW 6 - 11,993 feet, 53 degrees 83.60 +/- 12.2 1,531 +/- 510 ft -181 +/- 122 ft/min 17
3,778 Charlottesville VA - CHO 21 - 6,809 feet, 202 degrees 83.62 +/- 13.8 1,508 +/- 657 ft -253 +/- 144 ft/min 69
3,779 Twin Falls ID - TWF 08 - 8,699 feet, 91 degrees 83.62 +/- 13.1 1,670 +/- 760 ft -260 +/- 115 ft/min 17
3,780 Harlingen TX - HRL 13 - 7,254 feet, 136 degrees 83.63 +/- 13.2 1,418 +/- 466 ft -273 +/- 171 ft/min 22
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