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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
3,841 Midland/Odessa TX - MAF 34L - 9,489 feet, 355 degrees 84.01 +/- 11.3 1,418 +/- 743 ft -244 +/- 121 ft/min 21
3,842 Posadas Argentina - PSS 19 - 7,385 feet, 179 degrees 84.01 +/- 14.3 1,345 +/- 616 ft -236 +/- 139 ft/min 25
3,843 Guernsey United Kingdom - GCI 27 - 5,193 feet, 268 degrees 84.02 +/- 9.3 823 +/- 470 ft -228 +/- 94 ft/min 24
3,844 Manistee MI - MBL 28 - 5,496 feet, 271 degrees 84.02 +/- 8.6 1,022 +/- 495 ft -276 +/- 130 ft/min 13
3,845 Egilsstaðir Iceland - EGS 04 - 6,046 feet, 25 degrees 84.03 +/- 12.3 1,532 +/- 530 ft -294 +/- 148 ft/min 58
3,846 Gia Lam Vietnam - DIN 34 - 6,004 feet, 336 degrees 84.04 +/- 13.2 1,418 +/- 384 ft -288 +/- 185 ft/min 15
3,847 Frankfort KY - FFT 07 - 5,462 feet, 64 degrees [was 06] 84.06 +/- 12.4 1,180 +/- 512 ft -284 +/- 151 ft/min 24
3,848 Concord NH - CON 35 - 6,002 feet, 335 degrees 84.07 +/- 12.3 1,198 +/- 592 ft -237 +/- 138 ft/min 297
3,849 Groton-New London CT - GON 23 - 4,987 feet, 214 degrees 84.07 +/- 10.3 1,028 +/- 534 ft -273 +/- 147 ft/min 31
3,850 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 05R - 13,190 feet, 42 degrees 84.07 +/- 15.2 1,857 +/- 1,200 ft -226 +/- 80 ft/min 21
3,851 Windsor ON Canada - YQG 25 - 8,900 feet, 242 degrees 84.09 +/- 10.4 1,510 +/- 676 ft -223 +/- 97 ft/min 32
3,852 Sioux City IA - SUX 17 - 6,596 feet, 181 degrees 84.09 +/- 11.8 1,436 +/- 770 ft -221 +/- 104 ft/min 15
3,853 La Coruna Galicia Spain - LCG 21 - 7,603 feet, 211 degrees [was 22] 84.09 +/- 14.0 1,247 +/- 506 ft -945 +/- 3,600 ft/min 26
3,854 Aitutaki Cook Islands - AIT 14 - 5,941 feet, 154 degrees 84.10 +/- 13.2 1,291 +/- 536 ft -323 +/- 156 ft/min 94
3,855 Gulf Shores AL - JKA 27 - 6,963 feet, 270 degrees 84.11 +/- 13.6 1,313 +/- 618 ft -261 +/- 148 ft/min 91
3,856 Nampula Mozambique - APL 05 - 6,552 feet, 46 degrees 84.14 +/- 13.8 1,283 +/- 622 ft -303 +/- 148 ft/min 41
3,857 Dickinson ND - DIK 14 - 6,383 feet, 150 degrees 84.15 +/- 11.8 1,001 +/- 549 ft -267 +/- 118 ft/min 20
3,858 College Station TX - CLL 35 - 6,988 feet, 349 degrees 84.18 +/- 9.7 1,493 +/- 541 ft -225 +/- 126 ft/min 30
3,859 San Salvador Bahamas - ZSA 10 - 7,992 feet, 95 degrees 84.18 +/- 10.1 1,188 +/- 607 ft -225 +/- 123 ft/min 47
3,860 Laconia NH - LCI 08 - 5,900 feet, 67 degrees 84.19 +/- 11.6 1,123 +/- 524 ft -274 +/- 152 ft/min 84
3,861 Manitowoc WI - MTW 17 - 4,962 feet, 170 degrees 84.19 +/- 14.9 1,255 +/- 524 ft -259 +/- 174 ft/min 20
3,862 Paso Robles CA - PRB 01 - 5,998 feet, 29 degrees 84.19 +/- 13.0 1,424 +/- 635 ft -265 +/- 120 ft/min 19
3,863 Tyumen Russia - TJM 21 - 9,809 feet, 228 degrees 84.19 +/- 11.0 1,527 +/- 809 ft -238 +/- 98 ft/min 29
3,864 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 08 - 5,593 feet, 83 degrees 84.20 +/- 8.3 1,084 +/- 446 ft -272 +/- 146 ft/min 10
3,865 Brainerd MN - BRD 30 - 4,075 feet, 306 degrees 84.21 +/- 10.2 931 +/- 458 ft -245 +/- 130 ft/min 15
3,866 Tacoma WA - TIW 35 - 4,998 feet, 7 degrees 84.22 +/- 10.3 1,074 +/- 445 ft -255 +/- 154 ft/min 27
3,867 Grande Prairie AB Canada - YQU 25 - 6,162 feet, 270 degrees 84.23 +/- 13.5 1,485 +/- 735 ft -232 +/- 139 ft/min 16
3,868 Oulu Finland - OUL 12 - 8,166 feet, 121 degrees 84.23 +/- 13.2 1,645 +/- 717 ft -267 +/- 139 ft/min 53
3,869 Cold Bay AK - CDB 33 - 10,210 feet, 338 degrees 84.24 +/- 16.1 1,556 +/- 737 ft -286 +/- 110 ft/min 14
3,870 Kalgoorlie Australia - KGI 11 - 6,555 feet, 110 degrees 84.26 +/- 11.4 1,450 +/- 533 ft -310 +/- 135 ft/min 113
3,871 Växjö Sweden - VXO 19 - 6,872 feet, 193 degrees 84.27 +/- 10.1 1,380 +/- 534 ft -242 +/- 134 ft/min 16
3,872 Luxor Egypt - LXR 20 - 9,813 feet, 203 degrees 84.28 +/- 9.1 1,291 +/- 732 ft -230 +/- 91 ft/min 23
3,873 Cork Ireland - ORK 35 - 6,990 feet, 340 degrees 84.29 +/- 11.7 1,504 +/- 647 ft -271 +/- 105 ft/min 20
3,874 Teresina Brazil - THE 20 - 7,224 feet, 174 degrees 84.29 +/- 10.7 1,464 +/- 702 ft -168 +/- 99 ft/min 15
3,875 Vero Beach FL - VRB 12R - 7,303 feet, 111 degrees [was 11R] 84.30 +/- 11.3 1,237 +/- 998 ft -206 +/- 84 ft/min 30
3,876 Broome Australia - BME 28 - 8,061 feet, 286 degrees 84.32 +/- 12.4 1,291 +/- 763 ft -235 +/- 115 ft/min 60
3,877 Grand Canyon AZ - GCN 21 - 8,971 feet, 221 degrees 84.33 +/- 11.2 1,566 +/- 576 ft -247 +/- 147 ft/min 23
3,878 Corvallis OR - CVO 35 - 5,893 feet, 7 degrees 84.34 +/- 8.6 1,194 +/- 561 ft -205 +/- 111 ft/min 30
3,879 Lake City FL - LCQ 28 - 7,996 feet, 277 degrees 84.34 +/- 11.6 1,364 +/- 841 ft -214 +/- 99 ft/min 29
3,880 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 18R - 11,138 feet, 177 degrees 84.34 +/- 11.4 1,152 +/- 667 ft -258 +/- 108 ft/min 30
3,881 Eielson AFB AK - EIL 32 - 14,530 feet, 339 degrees 84.35 +/- 10.4 1,674 +/- 514 ft -272 +/- 98 ft/min 19
3,882 Islip NY - ISP 06 - 6,998 feet, 45 degrees 84.37 +/- 11.9 1,284 +/- 641 ft -225 +/- 115 ft/min 55
3,883 Millinocket ME - MLT 29 - 4,704 feet, 270 degrees 84.37 +/- 14.3 1,016 +/- 380 ft -261 +/- 182 ft/min 54
3,884 Seoul-Inchon South Korea - ICN 34R - 13,128 feet, 325 degrees 84.37 +/- 10.8 1,730 +/- 512 ft -238 +/- 105 ft/min 17
3,885 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 22 - 6,331 feet, 237 degrees [was 21] 84.38 +/- 15.0 1,460 +/- 745 ft -277 +/- 170 ft/min 26
3,886 Muskegon MI - MKG 24 - 6,489 feet, 236 degrees 84.40 +/- 12.5 1,503 +/- 714 ft -204 +/- 114 ft/min 38
3,887 Baia Mare Romania - BAY 27 - 5,878 feet, 279 degrees [was 28] 84.40 +/- 11.6 999 +/- 471 ft -233 +/- 140 ft/min 10
3,888 Jujuy Argentina - JUJ 34 - 9,650 feet, 330 degrees 84.40 +/- 10.2 1,457 +/- 633 ft -278 +/- 137 ft/min 18
3,889 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea - POM 14L - 9,022 feet, 149 degrees 84.42 +/- 11.8 1,500 +/- 585 ft -272 +/- 117 ft/min 59
3,890 Reykjavik Iceland - REK 01 - 5,484 feet, 355 degrees 84.42 +/- 10.2 1,102 +/- 525 ft -264 +/- 129 ft/min 30
3,891 Moscow-Vnukovo Russia - VKO 06 - 11,504 feet, 68 degrees 84.42 +/- 13.6 1,631 +/- 669 ft -266 +/- 109 ft/min 14
3,892 Beaumont TX - BPT 16 - 5,069 feet, 166 degrees 84.43 +/- 10.3 1,402 +/- 551 ft -286 +/- 139 ft/min 18
3,893 San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina - BRC 11 - 7,694 feet, 115 degrees 84.43 +/- 13.2 1,372 +/- 414 ft -299 +/- 176 ft/min 10
3,894 Shenyang China - SHE 06 - 10,488 feet, 48 degrees 84.44 +/- 12.1 1,344 +/- 639 ft -216 +/- 132 ft/min 64
3,895 Norman Wells NT - YVQ 10 - 5,959 feet, 118 degrees 84.45 +/- 11.9 1,325 +/- 643 ft -281 +/- 149 ft/min 33
3,896 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 1 - 7,176 feet, 355 degrees 84.48 +/- 15.3 1,512 +/- 888 ft -235 +/- 140 ft/min 40
3,897 State College PA - SCE 06 - 6,675 feet, 53 degrees 84.49 +/- 10.8 1,381 +/- 665 ft -273 +/- 108 ft/min 57
3,898 Galena AK - GAL 07 - 7,230 feet, 90 degrees 84.49 +/- 8.2 1,424 +/- 530 ft -208 +/- 116 ft/min 27
3,899 Nome AK - OME 28 - 6,011 feet, 290 degrees 84.50 +/- 13.0 1,304 +/- 514 ft -244 +/- 159 ft/min 183
3,900 Norfolk NE - OFK 02 - 5,762 feet, 19 degrees 84.52 +/- 12.4 1,434 +/- 542 ft -354 +/- 113 ft/min 18
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