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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
601 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 24R - 9,988 feet, 231 degrees 73.45 +/- 15.8 2,219 +/- 958 ft -240 +/- 138 ft/min 257
602 Roanoke VA - ROA 06 - 6,795 feet, 50 degrees 73.45 +/- 17.7 1,586 +/- 1,068 ft -289 +/- 207 ft/min 182
603 Rangiroa French Polynesia - RGI 27 - 6,902 feet, 287 degrees 73.45 +/- 16.3 1,343 +/- 1,007 ft -336 +/- 157 ft/min 31
604 Delta Junction AK - BIG 01 - 8,993 feet, 30 degrees [was 36] 73.46 +/- 17.9 1,646 +/- 960 ft -311 +/- 195 ft/min 23
605 St Petersburg Russia - LED 10L - 11,110 feet, 107 degrees 73.46 +/- 17.3 2,198 +/- 1,043 ft -266 +/- 174 ft/min 86
606 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18R - 12,798 feet, 179 degrees [was 19R] 73.47 +/- 17.6 1,991 +/- 1,028 ft -259 +/- 178 ft/min 165
607 Queretaro Mexico - QRO 27 - 11,438 feet, 281 degrees 73.47 +/- 19.8 2,685 +/- 2,272 ft -248 +/- 166 ft/min 43
608 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - AUH 31L - 13,456 feet, 308 degrees 73.48 +/- 17.7 2,027 +/- 1,408 ft -298 +/- 263 ft/min 118
609 Oita Japan - OIT 19 - 9,806 feet, 180 degrees 73.49 +/- 18.1 2,033 +/- 953 ft -210 +/- 166 ft/min 19
610 Philadelphia PA - PHL 26 - 4,994 feet, 255 degrees 73.50 +/- 20.1 1,801 +/- 2,079 ft -298 +/- 233 ft/min 112
611 Fonte Boa Brazil - FBA 18 - 4,167 feet, 171 degrees 73.51 +/- 18.7 1,319 +/- 1,990 ft -316 +/- 191 ft/min 71
612 Birmingham AL - BHM 18 - 7,097 feet, 180 degrees 73.52 +/- 17.4 1,932 +/- 1,206 ft -256 +/- 187 ft/min 185
613 Santa Maria Azores - SMA 36 - 10,015 feet, 351 degrees 73.52 +/- 17.5 1,843 +/- 1,201 ft -286 +/- 172 ft/min 56
614 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 18 - 13,019 feet, 180 degrees 73.54 +/- 17.0 2,129 +/- 1,623 ft -188 +/- 118 ft/min 17
615 Albany NY - ALB 19 - 8,498 feet, 178 degrees 73.54 +/- 17.3 1,956 +/- 1,176 ft -277 +/- 182 ft/min 376
616 Cheyenne WY - CYS 09 - 9,258 feet, 95 degrees 73.54 +/- 15.8 2,040 +/- 934 ft -283 +/- 156 ft/min 14
617 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 35L - 12,672 feet, 360 degrees 73.55 +/- 15.4 2,247 +/- 1,195 ft -242 +/- 143 ft/min 406
618 Jacksonville FL - JAX 32 - 7,684 feet, 311 degrees [was 31] 73.55 +/- 18.4 1,842 +/- 1,102 ft -297 +/- 206 ft/min 155
619 Phoenix AZ - PHX 08 - 11,485 feet, 90 degrees 73.55 +/- 16.5 1,995 +/- 1,060 ft -250 +/- 169 ft/min 1,954
620 Venice Italy - VCE 04L - 9,103 feet, 42 degrees 73.55 +/- 18.9 1,990 +/- 2,595 ft -286 +/- 192 ft/min 55
621 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 32 - 7,659 feet, 305 degrees 73.57 +/- 17.2 1,937 +/- 966 ft -290 +/- 180 ft/min 92
622 Milan-Malpensa Italy - MXP 35R - 12,849 feet, 349 degrees 73.57 +/- 15.4 2,167 +/- 1,197 ft -238 +/- 154 ft/min 314
623 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12R - 11,480 feet, 124 degrees 73.57 +/- 16.5 2,166 +/- 1,127 ft -250 +/- 169 ft/min 1,402
624 Petropavlovsk Russia - PKC 34 - 11,152 feet, 337 degrees 73.57 +/- 15.6 2,739 +/- 1,529 ft -249 +/- 102 ft/min 25
625 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 04 - 14,794 feet, 38 degrees 73.57 +/- 17.6 2,379 +/- 1,008 ft -236 +/- 139 ft/min 30
626 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 12 - 10,496 feet, 111 degrees 73.58 +/- 17.6 2,203 +/- 1,853 ft -267 +/- 191 ft/min 172
627 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 31 - 10,642 feet, 307 degrees 73.59 +/- 17.0 1,978 +/- 1,079 ft -248 +/- 177 ft/min 240
628 Hilo HI - ITO 21 - 5,599 feet, 221 degrees 73.59 +/- 19.9 1,450 +/- 1,619 ft -318 +/- 241 ft/min 22
629 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29L - 10,792 feet, 266 degrees 73.61 +/- 14.0 1,702 +/- 812 ft -229 +/- 176 ft/min 46
630 Akron OH - CAK 05 - 8,196 feet, 48 degrees 73.63 +/- 17.3 2,155 +/- 1,252 ft -230 +/- 150 ft/min 42
631 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 27R - 9,994 feet, 273 degrees 73.63 +/- 17.1 1,978 +/- 1,283 ft -273 +/- 221 ft/min 394
632 Auckland New Zealand - AKL 05L - 10,195 feet, 71 degrees 73.63 +/- 24.8 611 +/- 774 ft -314 +/- 196 ft/min 10
633 Jeju South Korea - CJU 07 - 10,417 feet, 58 degrees [was 06] 73.64 +/- 18.7 1,510 +/- 923 ft -318 +/- 324 ft/min 10
634 Tulsa OK - TUL 08 - 7,376 feet, 89 degrees 73.66 +/- 18.3 1,910 +/- 953 ft -222 +/- 178 ft/min 25
635 Iguaçu Argentina - IGR 31 - 10,839 feet, 295 degrees 73.66 +/- 21.2 1,984 +/- 750 ft -289 +/- 232 ft/min 41
636 Dayton OH - DAY 18 - 8,496 feet, 179 degrees 73.67 +/- 18.5 1,936 +/- 1,334 ft -280 +/- 254 ft/min 155
637 Genoa Italy - GOA 29 - 9,564 feet, 285 degrees 73.67 +/- 16.2 2,062 +/- 992 ft -237 +/- 147 ft/min 108
638 Cartagena Colombia - CTG 19 - 8,339 feet, 182 degrees 73.67 +/- 17.4 1,623 +/- 884 ft -332 +/- 276 ft/min 34
639 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26L - 10,527 feet, 270 degrees 73.68 +/- 16.1 2,083 +/- 920 ft -245 +/- 174 ft/min 2,241
640 Puebla Mexico - PBC 35 - 11,821 feet, 358 degrees 73.69 +/- 12.9 2,182 +/- 996 ft -234 +/- 155 ft/min 28
641 Panama City Panama - PTY 03L - 8,799 feet, 31 degrees 73.69 +/- 15.8 2,115 +/- 1,190 ft -248 +/- 147 ft/min 39
642 Uberlandia Brazil - UDI 22 - 6,894 feet, 203 degrees 73.69 +/- 18.8 1,292 +/- 712 ft -361 +/- 215 ft/min 13
643 Wilmington NC - ILM 6 - 7,992 feet, 48 degrees 73.70 +/- 13.1 1,852 +/- 795 ft -309 +/- 203 ft/min 12
644 Lexington KY - LEX 04 - 6,999 feet, 41 degrees 73.71 +/- 17.9 1,756 +/- 1,199 ft -299 +/- 225 ft/min 614
645 Portland OR - PDX 03 - 6,002 feet, 45 degrees 73.71 +/- 21.8 1,863 +/- 1,508 ft -339 +/- 453 ft/min 34
646 Sacramento CA - SMF 35L - 8,596 feet, 1 degrees 73.71 +/- 14.7 1,970 +/- 901 ft -304 +/- 180 ft/min 48
647 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 07R - 13,114 feet, 69 degrees 73.72 +/- 15.0 2,200 +/- 1,728 ft -247 +/- 155 ft/min 64
648 Lima Peru - LIM 33 - 11,486 feet, 334 degrees 73.72 +/- 15.3 1,787 +/- 1,976 ft -230 +/- 116 ft/min 28
649 Miami FL - MIA 08R - 10,495 feet, 87 degrees 73.73 +/- 16.4 2,140 +/- 1,182 ft -250 +/- 178 ft/min 2,869
650 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 16C - 11,820 feet, 163 degrees 73.73 +/- 16.9 1,380 +/- 1,472 ft -237 +/- 185 ft/min 215
651 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 34R - 12,764 feet, 343 degrees 73.73 +/- 15.4 2,146 +/- 1,477 ft -280 +/- 192 ft/min 569
652 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 10 - 11,478 feet, 88 degrees 73.73 +/- 16.7 2,115 +/- 1,175 ft -246 +/- 162 ft/min 718
653 Accra Ghana - ACC 21 - 11,714 feet, 202 degrees 73.74 +/- 16.3 1,869 +/- 1,235 ft -252 +/- 174 ft/min 673
654 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 28L - 7,997 feet, 270 degrees 73.77 +/- 16.9 2,300 +/- 1,152 ft -316 +/- 130 ft/min 44
655 Tucson AZ - TUS 29R - 11,749 feet, 315 degrees 73.77 +/- 16.6 2,228 +/- 1,472 ft -260 +/- 172 ft/min 248
656 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 34 - 6,974 feet, 319 degrees 73.78 +/- 15.3 2,072 +/- 1,611 ft -304 +/- 186 ft/min 27
657 Fitchburg MA - FIT 02 - 3,504 feet, 8 degrees 73.80 +/- 14.7 529 +/- 328 ft -341 +/- 187 ft/min 13
658 Newburgh NY - SWF 27 - 11,814 feet, 258 degrees 73.80 +/- 17.1 885 +/- 1,188 ft -258 +/- 147 ft/min 489
659 Big Mountain AK - 37A 07 - 4,200 feet, 92 degrees 73.80 +/- 15.1 939 +/- 746 ft -301 +/- 237 ft/min 33
660 Cairo Egypt - CAI 23L - 13,113 feet, 229 degrees [was 23C] 73.81 +/- 15.4 2,197 +/- 1,180 ft -240 +/- 152 ft/min 146
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