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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
901 Andrews AFB MD - ADW 19R - 11,293 feet, 180 degrees 74.91 +/- 16.6 2,138 +/- 655 ft -303 +/- 142 ft/min 19
902 Elko NV - EKO 06 - 7,451 feet, 69 degrees [was 05] 74.91 +/- 15.7 1,356 +/- 992 ft -249 +/- 182 ft/min 134
903 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 08 - 13,312 feet, 80 degrees 74.91 +/- 18.9 1,460 +/- 1,155 ft -277 +/- 194 ft/min 251
904 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 23 - 10,475 feet, 215 degrees [was 24] 74.92 +/- 16.5 1,864 +/- 1,009 ft -278 +/- 222 ft/min 112
905 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 10C - 10,789 feet, 90 degrees 74.92 +/- 15.5 2,185 +/- 965 ft -258 +/- 147 ft/min 401
906 Guatemala City Guatemala - GUA 02 - 9,791 feet, 17 degrees [was 01] 74.92 +/- 16.8 1,675 +/- 1,195 ft -264 +/- 178 ft/min 420
907 Jacksonville FL - JAX 08 - 9,981 feet, 70 degrees [was 07] 74.93 +/- 17.1 1,944 +/- 1,286 ft -279 +/- 187 ft/min 1,395
908 Savannah GA - SAV 27 - 9,341 feet, 271 degrees 74.93 +/- 18.2 1,872 +/- 959 ft -257 +/- 188 ft/min 74
909 Helsinki Finland - HEL 33 - 9,910 feet, 333 degrees 74.94 +/- 16.6 2,118 +/- 1,210 ft -283 +/- 130 ft/min 38
910 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 05R - 10,796 feet, 51 degrees 74.94 +/- 17.6 2,289 +/- 1,861 ft -264 +/- 152 ft/min 173
911 Leadville CO - LXV 16 - 6,363 feet, 170 degrees 74.94 +/- 17.1 1,036 +/- 676 ft -348 +/- 217 ft/min 92
912 Reno NV - RNO 34L - 11,000 feet, 360 degrees 74.94 +/- 16.9 1,481 +/- 1,198 ft -266 +/- 215 ft/min 346
913 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16R - 12,463 feet, 160 degrees 74.94 +/- 18.3 2,080 +/- 1,304 ft -273 +/- 163 ft/min 95
914 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 10 - 13,161 feet, 74 degrees 74.95 +/- 16.8 2,084 +/- 1,490 ft -243 +/- 162 ft/min 494
915 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 09 - 11,353 feet, 87 degrees 74.96 +/- 15.9 1,874 +/- 1,328 ft -262 +/- 169 ft/min 326
916 Appleton WI - ATW 21 - 7,994 feet, 206 degrees 74.96 +/- 18.1 1,798 +/- 922 ft -263 +/- 169 ft/min 62
917 Lewiston ID - LWS 29 - 4,993 feet, 312 degrees 74.96 +/- 14.1 1,755 +/- 836 ft -111 +/- 51 ft/min 36
918 Page AZ - PGA 33 - 5,934 feet, 350 degrees 74.96 +/- 18.4 1,227 +/- 855 ft -310 +/- 216 ft/min 72
919 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 09 - 10,154 feet, 85 degrees 74.96 +/- 17.5 1,980 +/- 1,215 ft -251 +/- 176 ft/min 534
920 Cân Th? Vietnam - VCA 06 - 9,797 feet, 60 degrees 74.96 +/- 15.0 1,685 +/- 2,244 ft -243 +/- 122 ft/min 32
921 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 04R - 12,004 feet, 29 degrees 74.97 +/- 17.1 1,892 +/- 1,472 ft -243 +/- 179 ft/min 3,487
922 Brest France - BES 07R - 10,175 feet, 71 degrees 74.97 +/- 13.4 1,937 +/- 1,195 ft -205 +/- 162 ft/min 14
923 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24L - 12,139 feet, 255 degrees 74.97 +/- 15.1 2,204 +/- 1,055 ft -246 +/- 132 ft/min 600
924 Dar es Salaam Tanzania - DAR 23 - 10,343 feet, 225 degrees 74.98 +/- 15.7 1,892 +/- 1,033 ft -251 +/- 159 ft/min 51
925 Los Angeles CA - LAX 25R - 12,922 feet, 263 degrees 74.98 +/- 17.0 1,609 +/- 1,357 ft -255 +/- 200 ft/min 4,247
926 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 11 - 10,494 feet, 86 degrees 74.98 +/- 16.0 1,884 +/- 899 ft -221 +/- 190 ft/min 203
927 Medan-Kualanamu Indonesia - KNO 05 - 12,299 feet, 45 degrees 74.98 +/- 15.8 2,915 +/- 2,504 ft -244 +/- 93 ft/min 15
928 Cincinnati OH - CVG 18L - 9,988 feet, 180 degrees 74.99 +/- 16.9 1,982 +/- 1,506 ft -265 +/- 237 ft/min 2,867
929 Rota Mariana Islands - ROP 27 - 7,000 feet, 272 degrees 74.99 +/- 14.7 1,824 +/- 1,026 ft -349 +/- 153 ft/min 55
930 Kulusuk Greenland - KUS 11 - 4,897 feet, 84 degrees 75.00 +/- 18.6 1,265 +/- 930 ft -383 +/- 231 ft/min 105
931 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 17R - 12,672 feet, 180 degrees [was 16] 75.01 +/- 16.5 2,033 +/- 1,559 ft -239 +/- 170 ft/min 297
932 Philadelphia PA - PHL 09L - 9,492 feet, 75 degrees 75.01 +/- 16.5 1,840 +/- 1,129 ft -274 +/- 213 ft/min 596
933 Reno NV - RNO 25 - 6,092 feet, 270 degrees 75.01 +/- 14.7 1,641 +/- 713 ft -266 +/- 185 ft/min 10
934 Santa Fe NM - SAF 20 - 8,362 feet, 215 degrees 75.01 +/- 15.3 1,933 +/- 891 ft -276 +/- 152 ft/min 75
935 Tijuana Mexico - TIJ 27 - 9,727 feet, 279 degrees 75.01 +/- 17.2 1,934 +/- 1,238 ft -260 +/- 195 ft/min 204
936 Petropavlovsk Russia - PKC 16L - 11,082 feet, 159 degrees 75.01 +/- 15.1 2,316 +/- 1,312 ft -252 +/- 109 ft/min 18
937 Karratha Australia - KTA 26 - 7,479 feet, 264 degrees 75.01 +/- 14.0 728 +/- 787 ft -225 +/- 132 ft/min 34
938 Las Vegas NV - LAS 19R - 9,766 feet, 205 degrees 75.02 +/- 17.2 1,465 +/- 1,189 ft -276 +/- 214 ft/min 755
939 Sana'a Yemen - SAH 18 - 10,667 feet, 180 degrees 75.02 +/- 16.3 1,705 +/- 929 ft -292 +/- 164 ft/min 24
940 Brazzaville Congo - BZV 23 - 10,802 feet, 230 degrees 75.03 +/- 16.8 1,933 +/- 1,151 ft -264 +/- 187 ft/min 90
941 Waterloo IA - ALO 12 - 8,393 feet, 128 degrees 75.03 +/- 16.2 1,859 +/- 1,020 ft -231 +/- 168 ft/min 108
942 Toulouse France - TLS 14R - 11,488 feet, 143 degrees 75.03 +/- 16.1 2,003 +/- 1,203 ft -253 +/- 154 ft/min 100
943 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 13R - 9,312 feet, 139 degrees 75.05 +/- 16.9 2,067 +/- 1,858 ft -273 +/- 185 ft/min 434
944 Los Angeles CA - LAX 06L - 8,914 feet, 83 degrees 75.05 +/- 17.6 1,779 +/- 1,204 ft -289 +/- 231 ft/min 1,755
945 Madrid Spain - MAD 36R - 11,651 feet, 0 degrees [was 32L] 75.05 +/- 16.1 1,399 +/- 1,672 ft -216 +/- 122 ft/min 268
946 Bangalore-Kempegowda India - BLR 27 - 13,119 feet, 271 degrees 75.05 +/- 19.4 2,581 +/- 2,172 ft -256 +/- 150 ft/min 33
947 Oakland CA - OAK 12 - 9,999 feet, 130 degrees [was 11] 75.06 +/- 15.1 1,916 +/- 1,287 ft -253 +/- 144 ft/min 102
948 Samara Russia - KUF 33 - 9,867 feet, 340 degrees 75.06 +/- 18.8 1,723 +/- 880 ft -233 +/- 203 ft/min 22
949 Greensboro NC - GSO 05R - 9,993 feet, 46 degrees 75.07 +/- 16.6 1,870 +/- 990 ft -266 +/- 185 ft/min 376
950 Syracuse NY - SYR 15 - 7,499 feet, 134 degrees 75.07 +/- 14.5 1,442 +/- 645 ft -331 +/- 222 ft/min 21
951 Clermont France - CFE 26 - 9,885 feet, 262 degrees 75.07 +/- 17.1 1,755 +/- 1,355 ft -236 +/- 215 ft/min 145
952 La Romana Dominican Republic - LRM 29 - 9,640 feet, 277 degrees 75.07 +/- 14.0 1,709 +/- 1,230 ft -228 +/- 134 ft/min 13
953 Tegucigalpa Honduras - TGU 02 - 6,638 feet, 19 degrees 75.07 +/- 17.1 1,460 +/- 939 ft -322 +/- 189 ft/min 476
954 West Yellowstone MT - WYS 01 - 8,387 feet, 26 degrees 75.08 +/- 16.9 1,918 +/- 1,116 ft -285 +/- 211 ft/min 354
955 Aguascalientes Mexico - AGU 36 - 9,810 feet, 3 degrees 75.08 +/- 18.1 1,924 +/- 932 ft -309 +/- 205 ft/min 10
956 Koror Palau - ROR 27 - 7,187 feet, 271 degrees 75.08 +/- 17.5 1,470 +/- 863 ft -295 +/- 236 ft/min 99
957 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia - ULN 14 - 10,165 feet, 138 degrees 75.08 +/- 15.6 1,745 +/- 1,063 ft -247 +/- 182 ft/min 81
958 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 17 - 13,150 feet, 162 degrees 75.08 +/- 16.9 1,937 +/- 1,200 ft -252 +/- 162 ft/min 420
959 Columbus OH - CMH 28L - 10,104 feet, 274 degrees 75.09 +/- 17.0 1,873 +/- 1,104 ft -270 +/- 191 ft/min 1,032
960 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 01R - 11,492 feet, 1 degrees 75.09 +/- 16.6 2,118 +/- 1,628 ft -246 +/- 169 ft/min 1,145
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