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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
4,021 Ephrata WA - EPH 03 - 5,495 feet, 43 degrees 85.70 +/- 8.0 1,145 +/- 360 ft -294 +/- 144 ft/min 11
4,022 Rio Grande Argentina - RGA 26 - 6,556 feet, 267 degrees 85.70 +/- 11.3 1,458 +/- 583 ft -219 +/- 94 ft/min 16
4,023 Olympia WA - OLM 35 - 6,126 feet, 11 degrees 85.72 +/- 10.4 1,214 +/- 564 ft -244 +/- 113 ft/min 47
4,024 Chongqing China - CKG 02L - 10,495 feet, 17 degrees 85.73 +/- 10.9 1,669 +/- 910 ft -248 +/- 86 ft/min 29
4,025 Saskatoon SK Canada - YXE 33 - 6,177 feet, 341 degrees 85.74 +/- 13.1 1,330 +/- 495 ft -250 +/- 144 ft/min 39
4,026 Tambacounda Senegal - TUD 06 - 6,522 feet, 49 degrees 85.75 +/- 12.3 1,141 +/- 548 ft -322 +/- 108 ft/min 33
4,027 Faro Portugal - FAO 10 - 7,900 feet, 100 degrees 85.76 +/- 11.1 1,417 +/- 890 ft -306 +/- 86 ft/min 16
4,028 Qui Nhon Vietnam - UIH 33 - 9,993 feet, 327 degrees 85.76 +/- 10.2 1,280 +/- 506 ft -284 +/- 128 ft/min 17
4,029 Lijiang City China - LJG 20 - 9,808 feet, 197 degrees 85.77 +/- 8.8 1,627 +/- 319 ft -223 +/- 132 ft/min 12
4,030 Hyannis MA - HYA 15 - 5,252 feet, 140 degrees 85.79 +/- 10.5 1,220 +/- 486 ft -224 +/- 141 ft/min 57
4,031 Wilmington OH - ILN 22R - 10,681 feet, 217 degrees 85.79 +/- 13.3 1,460 +/- 567 ft -284 +/- 113 ft/min 17
4,032 Fortaleza Brazil - FOR 31 - 8,303 feet, 285 degrees 85.80 +/- 8.6 1,320 +/- 467 ft -258 +/- 125 ft/min 23
4,033 Bar Harbor ME - BHB 04 - 5,165 feet, 25 degrees 85.83 +/- 8.6 1,064 +/- 466 ft -231 +/- 121 ft/min 80
4,034 Thief River Falls MN - TVF 13 - 6,463 feet, 135 degrees 85.84 +/- 11.6 1,439 +/- 570 ft -198 +/- 94 ft/min 22
4,035 Jackson TN - MKL 02 - 5,979 feet, 22 degrees 85.85 +/- 9.7 1,505 +/- 485 ft -242 +/- 114 ft/min 54
4,036 Tamworth Australia - TMW 12L - 7,212 feet, 133 degrees 85.86 +/- 8.3 1,301 +/- 538 ft -200 +/- 103 ft/min 17
4,037 Brandon MB - YBR 26 - 6,494 feet, 270 degrees 85.89 +/- 11.6 1,274 +/- 533 ft -246 +/- 130 ft/min 45
4,038 Xian China - XIY 05R - 12,455 feet, 49 degrees 85.91 +/- 14.2 1,771 +/- 1,199 ft -265 +/- 118 ft/min 66
4,039 San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina - BRC 29 - 7,694 feet, 295 degrees 85.94 +/- 11.6 1,552 +/- 536 ft -267 +/- 124 ft/min 100
4,040 Syktyvkar Russia - SCW 36 - 8,186 feet, 22 degrees 85.94 +/- 6.7 1,640 +/- 327 ft -246 +/- 116 ft/min 14
4,041 Groningen Netherlands - GRQ 23 - 8,191 feet, 232 degrees 85.97 +/- 8.1 1,302 +/- 448 ft -231 +/- 138 ft/min 21
4,042 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 25 - 4,501 feet, 233 degrees 86.00 +/- 12.9 1,184 +/- 446 ft -318 +/- 143 ft/min 62
4,043 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 05 - 10,475 feet, 35 degrees [was 06] 86.00 +/- 10.9 1,483 +/- 616 ft -240 +/- 89 ft/min 15
4,044 Rarotongo Cook Islands - RAR 26 - 7,669 feet, 270 degrees 86.01 +/- 11.2 1,494 +/- 865 ft -268 +/- 89 ft/min 23
4,045 Cape Town South Africa - CPT 16 - 5,580 feet, 135 degrees 86.03 +/- 4.1 1,615 +/- 315 ft -285 +/- 93 ft/min 16
4,046 Yantai China - YNT 04 - 10,486 feet, 37 degrees 86.03 +/- 9.3 1,440 +/- 658 ft -228 +/- 122 ft/min 19
4,047 Rangiroa French Polynesia - RGI 09 - 6,902 feet, 107 degrees 86.06 +/- 8.8 1,171 +/- 669 ft -268 +/- 91 ft/min 23
4,048 St. Paul MN - STP 14 - 6,490 feet, 146 degrees 86.08 +/- 7.9 1,284 +/- 460 ft -256 +/- 133 ft/min 20
4,049 Astoria OR - AST 08 - 5,800 feet, 96 degrees 86.10 +/- 12.6 1,147 +/- 457 ft -282 +/- 150 ft/min 36
4,050 Lyon France - LYS 35R - 8,877 feet, 355 degrees 86.13 +/- 10.1 1,598 +/- 548 ft -254 +/- 94 ft/min 39
4,051 Paraburdoo Australia - PBO 24 - 6,994 feet, 245 degrees 86.14 +/- 10.4 1,397 +/- 530 ft -229 +/- 99 ft/min 21
4,052 Lanzarote Spain - ACE 03 - 7,837 feet, 27 degrees 86.15 +/- 10.3 1,305 +/- 490 ft -240 +/- 135 ft/min 20
4,053 Marysville CA - MYV 14 - 6,009 feet, 157 degrees 86.15 +/- 10.8 1,350 +/- 643 ft -226 +/- 109 ft/min 99
4,054 Nha Trang Vietnam - CXR 02L - 9,959 feet, 19 degrees 86.15 +/- 10.9 1,529 +/- 775 ft -259 +/- 124 ft/min 14
4,055 Wolf Point MT - OLF 11 - 5,050 feet, 120 degrees 86.18 +/- 7.5 979 +/- 491 ft -293 +/- 77 ft/min 14
4,056 Florence SC - FLO 19 - 5,989 feet, 181 degrees 86.20 +/- 10.1 1,122 +/- 559 ft -244 +/- 94 ft/min 16
4,057 Norfolk Island Australia - NLK 11 - 6,207 feet, 122 degrees 86.21 +/- 9.9 1,497 +/- 500 ft -244 +/- 134 ft/min 21
4,058 Duluth MN - DLH 21 - 5,711 feet, 211 degrees 86.29 +/- 10.0 1,195 +/- 447 ft -265 +/- 147 ft/min 10
4,059 New Haven CT - HVN 02 - 5,605 feet, 3 degrees 86.29 +/- 10.5 1,274 +/- 542 ft -230 +/- 124 ft/min 132
4,060 Faro Portugal - FAO 28 - 7,900 feet, 280 degrees 86.30 +/- 10.9 1,365 +/- 639 ft -223 +/- 97 ft/min 41
4,061 Corvallis OR - CVO 17 - 5,893 feet, 187 degrees 86.31 +/- 10.5 1,266 +/- 517 ft -242 +/- 133 ft/min 56
4,062 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 34 - 8,517 feet, 345 degrees 86.32 +/- 11.2 1,557 +/- 600 ft -251 +/- 89 ft/min 21
4,063 Janesville WI - JVL 04 - 6,664 feet, 41 degrees 86.32 +/- 14.2 1,563 +/- 772 ft -219 +/- 95 ft/min 17
4,064 Rafha Saudi Arabia - RAH 29 - 9,850 feet, 293 degrees 86.36 +/- 7.6 1,192 +/- 433 ft -246 +/- 134 ft/min 19
4,065 Huai'an China - HIA 04 - 7,856 feet, 36 degrees 86.37 +/- 13.9 1,572 +/- 768 ft -319 +/- 117 ft/min 11
4,066 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 08 - 5,593 feet, 83 degrees [was 09] 86.46 +/- 7.8 1,240 +/- 513 ft -188 +/- 84 ft/min 26
4,067 Loveland CO - FNL 15 - 8,489 feet, 161 degrees 86.46 +/- 7.6 1,402 +/- 424 ft -297 +/- 126 ft/min 17
4,068 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 09 - 5,995 feet, 91 degrees 86.47 +/- 8.0 1,139 +/- 541 ft -272 +/- 112 ft/min 14
4,069 Redding CA - RDD 16 - 7,002 feet, 180 degrees 86.47 +/- 10.8 1,481 +/- 541 ft -221 +/- 99 ft/min 35
4,070 Kissimmee FL - ISM 33 - 5,996 feet, 328 degrees 86.48 +/- 6.9 1,076 +/- 339 ft -270 +/- 137 ft/min 13
4,071 Orange County CA - SNA 02L - 5,688 feet, 28 degrees 86.48 +/- 9.8 1,254 +/- 497 ft -262 +/- 125 ft/min 77
4,072 Kissimmee FL - ISM 15 - 5,996 feet, 148 degrees 86.50 +/- 13.2 1,315 +/- 476 ft -285 +/- 144 ft/min 34
4,073 Cape Girardeau MO - CGI 10 - 6,495 feet, 106 degrees 86.55 +/- 10.8 1,387 +/- 573 ft -242 +/- 101 ft/min 32
4,074 Shenzhen China - SZX 15 - 11,118 feet, 153 degrees 86.55 +/- 10.6 1,260 +/- 466 ft -236 +/- 144 ft/min 61
4,075 St. Paul MN - STP 32 - 6,490 feet, 326 degrees 86.56 +/- 7.2 1,155 +/- 424 ft -194 +/- 108 ft/min 15
4,076 Camaguey Cuba - CMW 08 - 9,813 feet, 68 degrees 86.60 +/- 10.5 1,469 +/- 550 ft -195 +/- 71 ft/min 26
4,077 Abadan Iran - ABD 14R - 10,169 feet, 145 degrees 86.60 +/- 13.1 1,327 +/- 443 ft -264 +/- 147 ft/min 10
4,078 Wagga Wagga Australia - WGA 05 - 5,823 feet, 62 degrees 86.66 +/- 13.5 1,166 +/- 504 ft -300 +/- 134 ft/min 12
4,079 Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands - MPN 28 - 8,493 feet, 285 degrees 86.68 +/- 14.1 1,266 +/- 635 ft -310 +/- 139 ft/min 49
4,080 Peshawar Pakistan - PEW 17 - 8,996 feet, 176 degrees 86.68 +/- 10.6 1,324 +/- 545 ft -274 +/- 93 ft/min 10
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