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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
3,901 Lyon France - LYS 17L - 8,877 feet, 175 degrees 84.52 +/- 11.7 1,540 +/- 543 ft -238 +/- 121 ft/min 33
3,902 Curitiba Brazil - CWB 33 - 7,238 feet, 315 degrees 84.55 +/- 10.5 1,419 +/- 538 ft -220 +/- 139 ft/min 76
3,903 Lake Charles LA - LCH 33 - 6,514 feet, 335 degrees 84.56 +/- 12.0 1,485 +/- 667 ft -249 +/- 96 ft/min 25
3,904 Spartanburg SC - SPA 05 - 5,193 feet, 41 degrees 84.56 +/- 10.6 1,058 +/- 672 ft -246 +/- 153 ft/min 112
3,905 Syktyvkar Russia - SCW 01 - 8,188 feet, 22 degrees 84.56 +/- 11.6 1,561 +/- 1,012 ft -263 +/- 105 ft/min 17
3,906 Mankato MN - MKT 15 - 6,605 feet, 155 degrees 84.58 +/- 8.6 1,073 +/- 489 ft -230 +/- 127 ft/min 22
3,907 Shantou China - SWA 04 - 10,499 feet, 40 degrees 84.58 +/- 10.4 1,749 +/- 627 ft -199 +/- 104 ft/min 14
3,908 Rotterdam Netherlands - RTM 06 - 7,221 feet, 57 degrees 84.59 +/- 9.8 1,052 +/- 608 ft -224 +/- 102 ft/min 22
3,909 Arvidsjaur Sweden - AJR 30 - 8,184 feet, 308 degrees 84.60 +/- 11.7 1,588 +/- 697 ft -262 +/- 123 ft/min 42
3,910 Kos Greece - KGS 14 - 7,835 feet, 148 degrees 84.61 +/- 11.3 1,731 +/- 707 ft -237 +/- 81 ft/min 21
3,911 Mitchell SD - MHE 31 - 6,684 feet, 315 degrees 84.62 +/- 10.5 1,180 +/- 557 ft -210 +/- 122 ft/min 26
3,912 Titusville FL - TIX 18 - 7,312 feet, 179 degrees 84.62 +/- 10.1 1,224 +/- 506 ft -226 +/- 136 ft/min 24
3,913 Geraldton Australia - GET 21 - 6,499 feet, 198 degrees 84.62 +/- 11.2 1,280 +/- 643 ft -265 +/- 136 ft/min 49
3,914 Taiyuan China - TYN 13 - 11,789 feet, 127 degrees 84.63 +/- 12.5 1,597 +/- 705 ft -228 +/- 109 ft/min 78
3,915 Lafayette LA - LFT 04R - 8,003 feet, 39 degrees 84.65 +/- 10.9 1,469 +/- 664 ft -214 +/- 106 ft/min 36
3,916 Lawrence MA - LWM 23 - 4,981 feet, 218 degrees 84.65 +/- 11.3 1,172 +/- 479 ft -233 +/- 159 ft/min 30
3,917 Rockland ME - RKD 31 - 5,007 feet, 291 degrees 84.65 +/- 11.3 1,026 +/- 456 ft -253 +/- 151 ft/min 40
3,918 Vichy France - VHY 01 - 7,210 feet, 8 degrees 84.66 +/- 14.6 1,458 +/- 623 ft -265 +/- 127 ft/min 10
3,919 Mombasa Kenya - MBA 03 - 10,950 feet, 29 degrees 84.70 +/- 10.3 1,420 +/- 547 ft -278 +/- 128 ft/min 28
3,920 Bandung Sastranegara Indonesia - BDO 29 - 7,282 feet, 289 degrees 84.70 +/- 11.5 1,474 +/- 1,215 ft -186 +/- 92 ft/min 10
3,921 Merida Mexico - MID 36 - 7,543 feet, 1 degrees 84.71 +/- 13.7 1,621 +/- 633 ft -194 +/- 77 ft/min 23
3,922 Guangzhou-Baiyun China - CAN 01 - 11,848 feet, 14 degrees 84.73 +/- 9.4 1,422 +/- 644 ft -223 +/- 96 ft/min 17
3,923 Zhoushan-Zhejiang China - HSN 36 - 8,194 feet, 355 degrees 84.73 +/- 11.8 1,511 +/- 856 ft -246 +/- 91 ft/min 13
3,924 Jask Iran - JKS 06 - 5,858 feet, 62 degrees 84.74 +/- 8.3 1,167 +/- 585 ft -239 +/- 93 ft/min 14
3,925 Córdoba Argentina - COR 36 - 10,527 feet, 359 degrees 84.75 +/- 11.4 1,381 +/- 593 ft -228 +/- 122 ft/min 21
3,926 Tortola British Virgin Islands - EIS 25 - 4,635 feet, 240 degrees 84.76 +/- 7.5 792 +/- 302 ft -227 +/- 110 ft/min 10
3,927 Brisbane Australia - BNE 14 - 5,760 feet, 146 degrees 84.76 +/- 13.5 1,475 +/- 1,502 ft -199 +/- 99 ft/min 14
3,928 Amarillo TX - AMA 13 - 7,892 feet, 138 degrees 84.77 +/- 11.3 1,200 +/- 554 ft -253 +/- 133 ft/min 16
3,929 Toliara Madagascar - TLE 22 - 6,569 feet, 203 degrees 84.78 +/- 8.7 1,289 +/- 546 ft -253 +/- 113 ft/min 12
3,930 Wausau WI - AUW 13 - 5,199 feet, 124 degrees 84.78 +/- 11.2 924 +/- 376 ft -281 +/- 141 ft/min 14
3,931 Chico CA - CIC 31R - 6,725 feet, 328 degrees 84.80 +/- 11.7 1,404 +/- 633 ft -228 +/- 133 ft/min 41
3,932 Ponapei Micronesia - PNI 09 - 6,592 feet, 90 degrees 84.80 +/- 13.9 1,469 +/- 541 ft -293 +/- 155 ft/min 53
3,933 Ypsilanti MI - YIP 05R - 7,543 feet, 46 degrees 84.81 +/- 12.8 1,501 +/- 690 ft -215 +/- 95 ft/min 25
3,934 Orange County CA - SNA 20R - 5,688 feet, 208 degrees 84.82 +/- 10.9 1,346 +/- 570 ft -240 +/- 145 ft/min 808
3,935 Reykjavik Iceland - REK 13 - 4,404 feet, 116 degrees 84.83 +/- 10.7 1,092 +/- 459 ft -237 +/- 143 ft/min 26
3,936 Sidney MT - SDY 01 - 5,700 feet, 24 degrees 84.84 +/- 16.0 944 +/- 521 ft -278 +/- 142 ft/min 24
3,937 Maastricht Netherlands - MST 03 - 9,005 feet, 33 degrees 84.85 +/- 13.1 1,568 +/- 603 ft -216 +/- 81 ft/min 11
3,938 Gassim Saudi Arabia - ELQ 15 - 9,843 feet, 153 degrees 84.85 +/- 11.0 1,397 +/- 697 ft -230 +/- 110 ft/min 29
3,939 Marysville CA - MYV 32 - 6,009 feet, 337 degrees 84.87 +/- 11.1 1,510 +/- 549 ft -206 +/- 115 ft/min 30
3,940 Trabzon Turkey - TZX 29 - 8,664 feet, 292 degrees 84.87 +/- 14.3 1,643 +/- 817 ft -260 +/- 101 ft/min 26
3,941 Perth Australia - PER 06 - 7,090 feet, 59 degrees 84.87 +/- 10.2 1,441 +/- 550 ft -274 +/- 126 ft/min 55
3,942 Jiamusi China - JMU 24 - 8,192 feet, 228 degrees 84.87 +/- 8.6 1,027 +/- 541 ft -252 +/- 106 ft/min 13
3,943 Corrientes Argentina - CNQ 20 - 7,385 feet, 188 degrees 84.88 +/- 9.7 1,214 +/- 605 ft -264 +/- 126 ft/min 22
3,944 Frederick MD - FDK 23 - 5,184 feet, 220 degrees 84.89 +/- 13.2 1,249 +/- 568 ft -281 +/- 147 ft/min 74
3,945 Sion Switzerland - SIR 25 - 6,418 feet, 253 degrees 84.89 +/- 12.0 1,311 +/- 718 ft -285 +/- 132 ft/min 60
3,946 Kushiro Japan - KUH 35 - 8,167 feet, 339 degrees 84.89 +/- 11.6 1,619 +/- 596 ft -278 +/- 79 ft/min 23
3,947 Tooele UT - TVY 17 - 6,080 feet, 179 degrees 84.92 +/- 17.6 1,169 +/- 402 ft -298 +/- 189 ft/min 12
3,948 Grand Island NE - GRI 17 - 6,991 feet, 180 degrees 84.94 +/- 12.3 1,242 +/- 636 ft -225 +/- 110 ft/min 45
3,949 Frederick MD - FDK 05 - 5,184 feet, 40 degrees 84.95 +/- 10.9 1,055 +/- 512 ft -294 +/- 125 ft/min 64
3,950 Guriat Saudi Arabia - URY 28 - 9,998 feet, 286 degrees 84.95 +/- 10.2 1,291 +/- 650 ft -223 +/- 93 ft/min 13
3,951 Galveston TX - GLS 36 - 5,970 feet, 1 degrees 84.96 +/- 13.2 1,522 +/- 501 ft -313 +/- 142 ft/min 14
3,952 Buon Me Thuot Vietnam - BMV 09 - 9,791 feet, 91 degrees 84.97 +/- 12.9 1,396 +/- 458 ft -283 +/- 175 ft/min 15
3,953 Worthington MN - OTG 11 - 5,461 feet, 115 degrees 84.98 +/- 9.3 1,087 +/- 462 ft -301 +/- 118 ft/min 15
3,954 Launceston Australia - LST 14R - 6,497 feet, 147 degrees 84.98 +/- 11.0 1,271 +/- 584 ft -277 +/- 118 ft/min 28
3,955 Kingman AZ - IGM 03 - 6,815 feet, 45 degrees 84.99 +/- 12.3 1,432 +/- 546 ft -273 +/- 138 ft/min 34
3,956 Vigo Spain - VGO 19 - 7,907 feet, 191 degrees 84.99 +/- 10.6 1,269 +/- 537 ft -278 +/- 127 ft/min 16
3,957 King Salmon AK - AKN 30 - 8,894 feet, 312 degrees [was 29] 84.99 +/- 7.5 1,344 +/- 464 ft -192 +/- 130 ft/min 12
3,958 Nanchang China - KHN 03 - 9,169 feet, 23 degrees 84.99 +/- 14.3 1,480 +/- 432 ft -270 +/- 167 ft/min 36
3,959 Fairmont MN - FRM 31 - 5,497 feet, 314 degrees 85.02 +/- 10.5 1,146 +/- 544 ft -260 +/- 125 ft/min 58
3,960 Surgut Russia - SGC 25 - 9,122 feet, 270 degrees 85.02 +/- 11.1 1,668 +/- 902 ft -254 +/- 102 ft/min 29
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