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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
3,781 King Salmon AK - AKN 12 - 8,894 feet, 132 degrees [was 11] 83.64 +/- 12.5 1,371 +/- 699 ft -220 +/- 115 ft/min 111
3,782 Bandung Sastranegara Indonesia - BDO 11 - 7,282 feet, 109 degrees 83.64 +/- 10.7 1,350 +/- 613 ft -205 +/- 118 ft/min 22
3,783 Rarotongo Cook Islands - RAR 08 - 7,669 feet, 90 degrees 83.66 +/- 15.2 1,547 +/- 624 ft -283 +/- 146 ft/min 39
3,784 Beijing-Daxing China - PKX 17R - 12,467 feet, 173 degrees 83.66 +/- 17.2 1,627 +/- 681 ft -319 +/- 124 ft/min 11
3,785 Lafayette IN - LAF 10 - 6,590 feet, 99 degrees 83.67 +/- 12.0 1,538 +/- 755 ft -234 +/- 108 ft/min 53
3,786 Oran-Es Sénia Algeria - ORN 25R - 11,839 feet, 247 degrees 83.68 +/- 16.6 1,417 +/- 576 ft -305 +/- 177 ft/min 30
3,787 Deadhorse AK - SCC 05 - 6,479 feet, 75 degrees 83.68 +/- 11.9 1,288 +/- 563 ft -233 +/- 148 ft/min 101
3,788 Reykjavik Iceland - REK 19 - 5,484 feet, 175 degrees 83.70 +/- 13.0 1,325 +/- 836 ft -281 +/- 143 ft/min 104
3,789 Lafayette IN - LAF 28 - 6,590 feet, 279 degrees 83.70 +/- 12.0 1,409 +/- 572 ft -269 +/- 138 ft/min 43
3,790 Bergamo Orio al Serio Italy - BGY 10 - 9,604 feet, 105 degrees 83.70 +/- 16.4 1,142 +/- 553 ft -291 +/- 161 ft/min 24
3,791 Sharurah Saudi Arabia - SHW 08 - 12,023 feet, 85 degrees 83.70 +/- 11.0 1,358 +/- 623 ft -214 +/- 118 ft/min 28
3,792 Changshua China - CSX 36 - 10,472 feet, 357 degrees 83.70 +/- 15.1 1,611 +/- 899 ft -227 +/- 130 ft/min 78
3,793 Lake Charles LA - LCH 15 - 6,514 feet, 155 degrees 83.71 +/- 13.2 1,485 +/- 621 ft -254 +/- 134 ft/min 110
3,794 Trelew Argentina - REL 25 - 8,361 feet, 249 degrees 83.71 +/- 12.1 1,674 +/- 628 ft -260 +/- 104 ft/min 54
3,795 Murmansk Russia - MMK 32 - 8,129 feet, 325 degrees 83.71 +/- 9.8 1,325 +/- 587 ft -257 +/- 136 ft/min 46
3,796 Menominee MI - MNM 21 - 5,961 feet, 211 degrees 83.72 +/- 12.1 939 +/- 356 ft -302 +/- 157 ft/min 19
3,797 Cluj Romania - CLJ 26 - 6,875 feet, 259 degrees 83.73 +/- 10.6 1,106 +/- 610 ft -248 +/- 126 ft/min 29
3,798 Orenburg Russia - REN 08 - 8,171 feet, 90 degrees 83.74 +/- 11.2 1,388 +/- 697 ft -236 +/- 112 ft/min 55
3,799 Orenburg Russia - REN 26 - 8,171 feet, 270 degrees 83.74 +/- 12.4 1,334 +/- 683 ft -273 +/- 141 ft/min 42
3,800 Yellowknife NT Canada - YZF 16 - 7,458 feet, 176 degrees [was 15] 83.75 +/- 13.6 1,065 +/- 603 ft -277 +/- 137 ft/min 11
3,801 Elko NV - EKO 06 - 7,451 feet, 69 degrees 83.76 +/- 14.5 1,845 +/- 752 ft -224 +/- 78 ft/min 15
3,802 Joao Pessoa Brazil - JPA 16 - 8,232 feet, 135 degrees 83.76 +/- 11.4 1,574 +/- 550 ft -196 +/- 126 ft/min 23
3,803 Graz Austria - GRZ 17C - 9,835 feet, 169 degrees 83.77 +/- 13.7 1,123 +/- 775 ft -251 +/- 126 ft/min 29
3,804 Bodø Norway - BOO 07 - 11,169 feet, 78 degrees 83.78 +/- 14.0 1,617 +/- 831 ft -263 +/- 109 ft/min 55
3,805 Foumban Cameroon - FOM 22 - 6,908 feet, 218 degrees 83.78 +/- 8.2 1,175 +/- 563 ft -282 +/- 119 ft/min 12
3,806 Salisbury-Ocean City MD - SBY 32 - 6,400 feet, 307 degrees 83.78 +/- 9.8 1,384 +/- 566 ft -233 +/- 136 ft/min 24
3,807 Port Macquarie Australia - PQQ 21 - 5,894 feet, 210 degrees 83.78 +/- 11.3 1,200 +/- 655 ft -235 +/- 111 ft/min 51
3,808 Dubuque IA - DBQ 36 - 6,283 feet, 360 degrees 83.79 +/- 12.2 1,168 +/- 571 ft -258 +/- 143 ft/min 39
3,809 Deadhorse AK - SCC 05 - 6,479 feet, 75 degrees [was 04] 83.80 +/- 15.5 1,311 +/- 500 ft -269 +/- 181 ft/min 61
3,810 Yantai China - YNT 22 - 10,486 feet, 217 degrees 83.81 +/- 13.5 1,382 +/- 666 ft -248 +/- 145 ft/min 25
3,811 Maputo Mozambique - MPM 05 - 12,053 feet, 29 degrees 83.82 +/- 12.0 1,376 +/- 839 ft -231 +/- 96 ft/min 66
3,812 Mount Isa Australia - ISA 16 - 8,392 feet, 168 degrees 83.82 +/- 13.0 1,533 +/- 677 ft -251 +/- 139 ft/min 70
3,813 Ontario OR - ONO 33 - 5,200 feet, 339 degrees 83.83 +/- 11.2 1,375 +/- 722 ft -260 +/- 123 ft/min 39
3,814 Multan Pakistan - MUX 18 - 10,509 feet, 183 degrees 83.84 +/- 11.8 1,806 +/- 820 ft -239 +/- 83 ft/min 15
3,815 Chongqing China - CKG 20 - 10,523 feet, 197 degrees 83.84 +/- 9.0 1,356 +/- 683 ft -227 +/- 99 ft/min 20
3,816 Lakselv Norway - LKL 34 - 9,129 feet, 355 degrees 83.85 +/- 11.5 1,492 +/- 588 ft -271 +/- 138 ft/min 24
3,817 Millinocket ME - MLT 34 - 4,002 feet, 319 degrees 83.86 +/- 6.0 798 +/- 367 ft -193 +/- 92 ft/min 13
3,818 Orlando-Sanford FL - SFB 18 - 6,003 feet, 180 degrees 83.86 +/- 13.1 1,493 +/- 550 ft -223 +/- 139 ft/min 12
3,819 London-Luton United Kingdom - LTN 07 - 7,088 feet, 74 degrees 83.87 +/- 12.1 1,521 +/- 626 ft -198 +/- 102 ft/min 10
3,820 Wroclaw Poland - WRO 29 - 8,201 feet, 296 degrees 83.88 +/- 18.1 1,530 +/- 530 ft -291 +/- 206 ft/min 12
3,821 Jackson MI - JXN 06 - 5,345 feet, 51 degrees 83.88 +/- 14.8 1,290 +/- 896 ft -259 +/- 96 ft/min 11
3,822 Split Croatia - SPU 05 - 8,363 feet, 53 degrees 83.88 +/- 12.9 1,389 +/- 623 ft -272 +/- 141 ft/min 91
3,823 Brindisi Italy - BDS 32 - 8,306 feet, 317 degrees 83.88 +/- 9.3 1,415 +/- 645 ft -197 +/- 82 ft/min 23
3,824 Proserpine Australia - PPP 11 - 6,795 feet, 115 degrees 83.88 +/- 10.2 1,311 +/- 614 ft -246 +/- 124 ft/min 39
3,825 Charlottetown PEI Canada - YYG 28 - 6,991 feet, 259 degrees 83.89 +/- 15.6 1,534 +/- 736 ft -251 +/- 106 ft/min 24
3,826 Dakhla Western Sahara - VIL 03 - 9,809 feet, 23 degrees 83.89 +/- 14.3 1,606 +/- 711 ft -277 +/- 202 ft/min 35
3,827 Oakland CA - OAK 28R - 5,458 feet, 292 degrees 83.89 +/- 10.6 1,190 +/- 506 ft -299 +/- 153 ft/min 28
3,828 Kumamoto Japan - KMJ 07 - 9,840 feet, 64 degrees 83.90 +/- 16.7 1,284 +/- 422 ft -327 +/- 195 ft/min 13
3,829 Seoul Gimpo South Korea - GMP 14L - 11,797 feet, 135 degrees 83.90 +/- 11.9 1,554 +/- 685 ft -259 +/- 112 ft/min 43
3,830 Zanzibar Tanzania - ZNZ 36 - 9,922 feet, 354 degrees 83.92 +/- 8.6 1,010 +/- 511 ft -276 +/- 133 ft/min 17
3,831 Loveland CO - FNL 33 - 8,489 feet, 341 degrees 83.92 +/- 8.5 1,341 +/- 479 ft -335 +/- 130 ft/min 28
3,832 Haikou China - HAK 27 - 11,797 feet, 270 degrees 83.92 +/- 14.8 1,510 +/- 1,384 ft -223 +/- 130 ft/min 50
3,833 Nome AK - OME 28 - 6,011 feet, 290 degrees [was 27] 83.93 +/- 11.5 1,233 +/- 612 ft -241 +/- 144 ft/min 88
3,834 Lethbridge AB Canada - YQL 05 - 6,495 feet, 70 degrees 83.94 +/- 13.4 1,550 +/- 667 ft -234 +/- 143 ft/min 19
3,835 Ujung Pandang Indonesia - UPG 13 - 8,192 feet, 131 degrees 83.94 +/- 13.3 1,418 +/- 617 ft -235 +/- 195 ft/min 62
3,836 Merauke Indonesia - MKQ 16 - 8,198 feet, 160 degrees 83.96 +/- 11.3 1,233 +/- 495 ft -286 +/- 163 ft/min 11
3,837 Hancock MI - CMX 31 - 6,494 feet, 311 degrees 83.97 +/- 12.4 1,551 +/- 617 ft -207 +/- 108 ft/min 74
3,838 Ningbo China - NGB 31 - 10,490 feet, 303 degrees 83.98 +/- 13.5 1,530 +/- 638 ft -287 +/- 140 ft/min 43
3,839 Trabzon Turkey - TZX 11 - 8,664 feet, 112 degrees 84.00 +/- 13.1 1,486 +/- 592 ft -285 +/- 158 ft/min 37
3,840 St Denis Reunion Island - RUN 12 - 10,496 feet, 102 degrees 84.01 +/- 9.4 1,570 +/- 429 ft -264 +/- 137 ft/min 34
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