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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
4,081 Lebanon NH - LEB 07 - 5,458 feet, 59 degrees 86.73 +/- 6.4 1,165 +/- 491 ft -157 +/- 87 ft/min 10
4,082 Treasure Cay Bahamas - TCB 14 - 6,979 feet, 133 degrees 86.74 +/- 10.8 1,491 +/- 551 ft -201 +/- 84 ft/min 20
4,083 Palembang Indonesia - PLM 29 - 9,822 feet, 293 degrees 86.74 +/- 11.4 1,299 +/- 656 ft -210 +/- 87 ft/min 40
4,084 Santiago de Compostela Spain - SCQ 35 - 10,502 feet, 346 degrees 86.75 +/- 6.4 958 +/- 386 ft -248 +/- 105 ft/min 13
4,085 Fairmont MN - FRM 13 - 5,497 feet, 134 degrees 86.77 +/- 8.3 1,041 +/- 487 ft -226 +/- 94 ft/min 23
4,086 Punta Gorda FL - PGD 22 - 7,190 feet, 209 degrees [was 21] 86.77 +/- 7.6 1,111 +/- 317 ft -217 +/- 151 ft/min 10
4,087 Ta'if Saudi Arabia - TIF 35 - 10,948 feet, 352 degrees 86.77 +/- 9.2 1,514 +/- 487 ft -201 +/- 80 ft/min 17
4,088 Long Beach CA - LGB 26R - 6,192 feet, 270 degrees 86.78 +/- 8.5 1,133 +/- 437 ft -187 +/- 101 ft/min 10
4,089 Xichang China - XIC 36 - 11,802 feet, 358 degrees 86.78 +/- 11.4 1,526 +/- 832 ft -274 +/- 82 ft/min 14
4,090 Gwangju South Korea - KWJ 04R - 9,291 feet, 30 degrees 86.79 +/- 11.6 1,418 +/- 766 ft -266 +/- 120 ft/min 12
4,091 Maastricht Netherlands - MST 22 - 8,196 feet, 213 degrees 86.81 +/- 6.7 1,011 +/- 438 ft -220 +/- 97 ft/min 30
4,092 Bethel AK - BET 19R - 6,390 feet, 204 degrees [was 18] 86.81 +/- 8.9 1,127 +/- 407 ft -228 +/- 130 ft/min 23
4,093 Huangshan China - TXN 13 - 8,504 feet, 128 degrees 86.84 +/- 9.0 1,444 +/- 377 ft -277 +/- 138 ft/min 11
4,094 Janesville WI - JVL 32 - 7,263 feet, 314 degrees 86.85 +/- 13.6 1,417 +/- 854 ft -192 +/- 81 ft/min 16
4,095 Glasgow MT - GGW 30 - 5,190 feet, 314 degrees 86.88 +/- 10.8 1,052 +/- 556 ft -244 +/- 88 ft/min 17
4,096 Paris-Le Bourget France - LBG 27 - 6,056 feet, 265 degrees 86.92 +/- 16.8 1,258 +/- 481 ft -262 +/- 175 ft/min 21
4,097 Hefei China - HFE 33 - 11,141 feet, 330 degrees 86.92 +/- 8.8 1,464 +/- 382 ft -252 +/- 132 ft/min 24
4,098 St Louis-Downtown MO - CPS 30L - 6,960 feet, 302 degrees 86.93 +/- 9.3 1,301 +/- 373 ft -239 +/- 153 ft/min 30
4,099 Tianjin China - TSN 34R - 10,492 feet, 335 degrees [was 34] 86.93 +/- 9.0 1,142 +/- 552 ft -232 +/- 87 ft/min 14
4,100 Hefei China - HFE 15 - 11,141 feet, 150 degrees [was 14] 86.96 +/- 11.8 1,429 +/- 578 ft -221 +/- 114 ft/min 23
4,101 Surgut Russia - SGC 07 - 9,122 feet, 90 degrees 87.01 +/- 10.8 1,591 +/- 582 ft -254 +/- 93 ft/min 24
4,102 Wuxi Jiangsu China - WUX 03 - 10,488 feet, 20 degrees 87.06 +/- 17.0 1,820 +/- 1,738 ft -226 +/- 110 ft/min 18
4,103 Lawrence MA - LWM 05 - 4,981 feet, 38 degrees 87.10 +/- 9.8 1,195 +/- 475 ft -229 +/- 120 ft/min 58
4,104 Dhahran International Airport - DHA 34R - 11,779 feet, 345 degrees 87.11 +/- 8.3 1,297 +/- 469 ft -211 +/- 127 ft/min 19
4,105 Cape Girardeau MO - CGI 28 - 6,495 feet, 286 degrees 87.15 +/- 7.7 1,085 +/- 422 ft -243 +/- 113 ft/min 10
4,106 Sault Ste. Marie ON Canada - YAM 30 - 6,011 feet, 288 degrees 87.20 +/- 6.6 1,214 +/- 449 ft -224 +/- 114 ft/min 17
4,107 Orlando-Sanford FL - SFB 36 - 6,003 feet, 0 degrees 87.25 +/- 6.2 1,119 +/- 317 ft -256 +/- 146 ft/min 14
4,108 Tromso Norway - TOS 18 - 6,576 feet, 193 degrees 87.26 +/- 12.3 1,384 +/- 497 ft -289 +/- 122 ft/min 64
4,109 London-Luton United Kingdom - LTN 25 - 7,088 feet, 254 degrees 87.28 +/- 7.7 1,316 +/- 410 ft -214 +/- 115 ft/min 18
4,110 Saranac Lake NY - SLK 05 - 6,572 feet, 35 degrees 87.32 +/- 10.9 1,407 +/- 442 ft -256 +/- 121 ft/min 21
4,111 Wagga Wagga Australia - WGA 23 - 5,823 feet, 242 degrees 87.32 +/- 12.4 1,316 +/- 464 ft -248 +/- 131 ft/min 26
4,112 New Bedford MA - EWB 32 - 4,987 feet, 309 degrees 87.33 +/- 12.7 1,173 +/- 308 ft -279 +/- 204 ft/min 20
4,113 Bethel AK - BET 01L - 6,390 feet, 24 degrees [was 36] 87.34 +/- 7.0 1,298 +/- 452 ft -203 +/- 92 ft/min 26
4,114 Sheridan WY - SHR 15 - 8,294 feet, 156 degrees 87.36 +/- 9.9 1,316 +/- 828 ft -239 +/- 79 ft/min 17
4,115 Egilsstaðir Iceland - EGS 22 - 6,046 feet, 205 degrees 87.37 +/- 9.7 1,319 +/- 404 ft -277 +/- 138 ft/min 20
4,116 Cold Bay AK - CDB 15 - 10,210 feet, 158 degrees 87.39 +/- 9.4 1,386 +/- 483 ft -288 +/- 101 ft/min 21
4,117 Tianjin China - TSN 34L - 11,804 feet, 335 degrees 87.42 +/- 14.9 1,312 +/- 343 ft -269 +/- 179 ft/min 17
4,118 North Bend OR - OTH 05 - 5,965 feet, 61 degrees 87.45 +/- 10.1 1,548 +/- 620 ft -263 +/- 105 ft/min 40
4,119 Wausau WI - AUW 31 - 5,199 feet, 304 degrees 87.48 +/- 8.3 1,080 +/- 391 ft -256 +/- 126 ft/min 27
4,120 Kittila Finland - KTT 34 - 8,169 feet, 346 degrees 87.50 +/- 10.5 1,533 +/- 449 ft -286 +/- 102 ft/min 12
4,121 Tortola British Virgin Islands - EIS 07 - 4,635 feet, 60 degrees 87.50 +/- 6.2 1,057 +/- 352 ft -238 +/- 123 ft/min 27
4,122 Palmdale CA - PMD 22 - 11,990 feet, 232 degrees 87.52 +/- 8.6 1,452 +/- 407 ft -211 +/- 112 ft/min 17
4,123 Guernsey United Kingdom - GCI 09 - 5,193 feet, 88 degrees 87.60 +/- 9.2 1,271 +/- 412 ft -251 +/- 125 ft/min 15
4,124 Sept-Iles QC Canada - YZV 31 - 6,037 feet, 289 degrees 87.68 +/- 7.9 1,368 +/- 518 ft -239 +/- 74 ft/min 14
4,125 Shanghai-Hongqiao China - SHA 36L - 11,138 feet, 357 degrees 87.68 +/- 10.8 1,350 +/- 649 ft -242 +/- 106 ft/min 32
4,126 San Antonio TX - SAT 4 - 8,505 feet, 40 degrees 87.72 +/- 7.9 1,504 +/- 413 ft -292 +/- 95 ft/min 13
4,127 Norfolk VA - ORF 32 - 4,876 feet, 308 degrees 87.73 +/- 7.8 1,174 +/- 358 ft -228 +/- 133 ft/min 12
4,128 Catamarca Argentina - CTC 02 - 9,189 feet, 12 degrees [was 01] 87.73 +/- 8.8 1,060 +/- 448 ft -192 +/- 92 ft/min 18
4,129 Sidney MT - SDY 19 - 5,700 feet, 204 degrees 87.80 +/- 8.6 1,217 +/- 428 ft -294 +/- 121 ft/min 13
4,130 Eielson AFB AK - EIL 14 - 14,530 feet, 159 degrees 87.84 +/- 8.3 1,275 +/- 437 ft -282 +/- 112 ft/min 12
4,131 New Orleans LA - MSY 2 - 7,015 feet, 15 degrees 87.91 +/- 11.6 1,294 +/- 422 ft -297 +/- 126 ft/min 10
4,132 Stevens Point WI - STE 21 - 6,031 feet, 210 degrees 87.91 +/- 8.9 1,231 +/- 383 ft -278 +/- 128 ft/min 20
4,133 Crescent City CA - CEC 12 - 5,024 feet, 133 degrees [was 11] 87.94 +/- 10.4 1,300 +/- 378 ft -250 +/- 150 ft/min 47
4,134 Winston Salem NC - INT 15 - 6,645 feet, 145 degrees 87.99 +/- 7.3 1,232 +/- 459 ft -228 +/- 106 ft/min 23
4,135 Manistee MI - MBL 28 - 5,496 feet, 271 degrees [was 27] 88.06 +/- 9.1 1,253 +/- 475 ft -256 +/- 99 ft/min 12
4,136 Lebanon NH - LEB 25 - 5,458 feet, 239 degrees 88.11 +/- 8.5 1,177 +/- 391 ft -251 +/- 135 ft/min 20
4,137 Greenwood MS - GWO 18 - 6,509 feet, 181 degrees 88.14 +/- 9.0 1,184 +/- 476 ft -248 +/- 103 ft/min 34
4,138 Salekhard Russia - SLY 22 - 8,887 feet, 241 degrees 88.15 +/- 8.2 1,554 +/- 376 ft -205 +/- 75 ft/min 17
4,139 Tromso Norway - TOS 36 - 6,576 feet, 13 degrees 88.17 +/- 8.2 1,466 +/- 368 ft -302 +/- 109 ft/min 34
4,140 Deadhorse AK - SCC 24 - 6,488 feet, 255 degrees 88.22 +/- 8.2 1,345 +/- 455 ft -280 +/- 102 ft/min 50
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