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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
1 Dutch Harbor AK - DUT 13 - 4,132 feet, 136 degrees [was 12] 49.77 +/- 24.3 1,278 +/- 1,090 ft -611 +/- 475 ft/min 10
2 Beirut Lebanon - BEY 18 - 10,716 feet, 177 degrees 50.54 +/- 15.7 -1,087 +/- 1,373 ft -410 +/- 172 ft/min 16
3 New Orleans LA - MSY 24 - 3,569 feet, 240 degrees 52.33 +/- 15.9 3,231 +/- 1,149 ft -338 +/- 267 ft/min 18
4 Madrid Spain - MAD 33 - 13,484 feet, 322 degrees 52.85 +/- 6.8 4,959 +/- 1,120 ft -247 +/- 154 ft/min 75
5 Tucson AZ - TUS 11R - 8,405 feet, 135 degrees 52.95 +/- 22.8 290 +/- 1,419 ft -486 +/- 155 ft/min 10
6 Coronel Suarez Argentina - SZC 35 - 4,265 feet, 346 degrees 53.69 +/- 4.1 3,871 +/- 390 ft -275 +/- 120 ft/min 11
7 Boston MA - BOS 14 - 4,998 feet, 126 degrees 54.40 +/- 22.8 2,847 +/- 2,040 ft -580 +/- 461 ft/min 12
8 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 31L - 9,312 feet, 319 degrees 55.04 +/- 18.0 1,720 +/- 3,998 ft -325 +/- 201 ft/min 73
9 Coronel Suarez Argentina - SZC 17 - 4,265 feet, 166 degrees 55.05 +/- 3.9 5,877 +/- 662 ft -274 +/- 101 ft/min 10
10 Spearfish SD - SPF 13 - 6,414 feet, 135 degrees 55.53 +/- 14.4 2,505 +/- 809 ft -553 +/- 862 ft/min 15
11 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 32 - 5,365 feet, 333 degrees 56.31 +/- 18.0 4,004 +/- 3,047 ft -325 +/- 275 ft/min 214
12 Nouakchott–Oumtounsy Mauritania - NKC 34 - 9,779 feet, 330 degrees 56.77 +/- 15.4 1,131 +/- 2,242 ft -376 +/- 196 ft/min 10
13 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 26L - 8,202 feet, 250 degrees 56.84 +/- 12.0 3,016 +/- 1,606 ft -237 +/- 173 ft/min 232
14 London-Heathrow United Kingdom - LHR 23 - 6,437 feet, 222 degrees 56.88 +/- 17.5 3,289 +/- 3,555 ft -425 +/- 271 ft/min 13
15 Chihuahua Mexico - CUU 36L - 7,925 feet, 11 degrees 57.60 +/- 20.5 -944 +/- 1,482 ft -249 +/- 214 ft/min 10
16 Billings MT - BIL 07 - 5,724 feet, 84 degrees 58.19 +/- 20.0 2,470 +/- 1,567 ft -390 +/- 237 ft/min 12
17 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 27 - 9,425 feet, 256 degrees 58.23 +/- 13.2 4,729 +/- 2,798 ft -259 +/- 189 ft/min 41
18 Mumbai India - BOM 32 - 9,416 feet, 314 degrees 58.61 +/- 13.8 3,173 +/- 921 ft -245 +/- 149 ft/min 79
19 Santiago Chile - SCL 35 - 12,318 feet, 357 degrees 58.63 +/- 14.0 3,218 +/- 1,252 ft -251 +/- 171 ft/min 24
20 Changzhou China - CZX 11 - 11,155 feet, 110 degrees 58.86 +/- 14.9 3,185 +/- 1,076 ft -265 +/- 137 ft/min 10
21 Victorville CA - VCV 17 - 15,041 feet, 180 degrees 58.89 +/- 14.4 4,138 +/- 1,671 ft -228 +/- 144 ft/min 153
22 London-Gatwick United Kingdom - LGW 08L - 8,402 feet, 78 degrees 59.20 +/- 21.9 387 +/- 1,167 ft -344 +/- 286 ft/min 23
23 Saint-Denis Reunion Island - RUN 30 - 10,496 feet, 282 degrees 59.38 +/- 25.2 2,740 +/- 1,176 ft -411 +/- 203 ft/min 11
24 Madrid Spain - MAD 36R - 11,651 feet, 0 degrees 59.52 +/- 16.8 6,214 +/- 7,844 ft -237 +/- 188 ft/min 44
25 Florence Italy - FLR 05 - 5,396 feet, 48 degrees 59.78 +/- 22.4 90 +/- 1,322 ft -374 +/- 205 ft/min 299
26 Abuja Nigeria - ABV 22 - 11,842 feet, 215 degrees 59.95 +/- 16.1 3,536 +/- 1,902 ft -241 +/- 171 ft/min 144
27 Marseille France - MRS 31R - 11,494 feet, 314 degrees [was 32R] 60.05 +/- 14.3 3,058 +/- 1,139 ft -250 +/- 158 ft/min 142
28 Dublin Ireland - DUB 10R - 8,612 feet, 95 degrees 60.25 +/- 15.5 4,962 +/- 2,173 ft -316 +/- 167 ft/min 27
29 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 13L - 9,000 feet, 135 degrees 60.73 +/- 21.9 3,136 +/- 2,042 ft -354 +/- 260 ft/min 36
30 Dobbins ARB Marietta GA - MGE 29 - 9,990 feet, 286 degrees 60.95 +/- 10.7 4,013 +/- 3,943 ft -286 +/- 178 ft/min 10
31 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 18L - 11,158 feet, 183 degrees [was 19L] 61.11 +/- 17.4 2,641 +/- 1,391 ft -215 +/- 229 ft/min 20
32 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 02R - 6,492 feet, 38 degrees 61.18 +/- 18.3 1,553 +/- 1,004 ft -437 +/- 248 ft/min 13
33 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 14 - 5,365 feet, 153 degrees 61.22 +/- 19.0 4,889 +/- 4,393 ft -312 +/- 210 ft/min 71
34 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 12L - 9,993 feet, 107 degrees 61.32 +/- 17.7 2,853 +/- 1,324 ft -329 +/- 205 ft/min 10
35 Madrid Spain - MAD 33L - 13,485 feet, 322 degrees 61.49 +/- 15.5 3,543 +/- 1,769 ft -245 +/- 160 ft/min 436
36 Dubai United Arab Emirates - DXB 12R - 14,147 feet, 121 degrees 61.49 +/- 15.7 1,944 +/- 2,971 ft -254 +/- 159 ft/min 315
37 Teheran-Imam Khomeini Iran - IKA 11R - 13,425 feet, 109 degrees 61.66 +/- 14.6 2,998 +/- 1,420 ft -250 +/- 156 ft/min 11
38 Hyderabad-Begumpet India - BPM 09 - 9,999 feet, 89 degrees 61.77 +/- 9.0 2,841 +/- 856 ft -268 +/- 175 ft/min 16
39 Philadelphia PA - PHL 08 - 4,994 feet, 75 degrees 61.97 +/- 19.5 7,492 +/- 6,143 ft -266 +/- 185 ft/min 15
40 Oruro Bolivia - ORU 19 - 13,107 feet, 182 degrees [was 18] 62.22 +/- 17.9 2,989 +/- 1,859 ft -324 +/- 181 ft/min 24
41 Hai Phong Vietnam - HPH 25 - 7,826 feet, 252 degrees 62.27 +/- 15.3 2,949 +/- 906 ft -277 +/- 122 ft/min 13
42 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 23R - 11,511 feet, 222 degrees 62.50 +/- 17.4 2,969 +/- 1,589 ft -181 +/- 152 ft/min 16
43 Milwaukee WI - MKE 25R - 4,798 feet, 252 degrees 63.61 +/- 23.9 1,432 +/- 1,306 ft -440 +/- 439 ft/min 11
44 Fargo ND - FAR 31 - 3,800 feet, 317 degrees 63.63 +/- 15.0 2,669 +/- 922 ft -266 +/- 208 ft/min 254
45 Basel Switzerland - BSL 34 - 12,746 feet, 335 degrees 63.67 +/- 15.4 3,643 +/- 2,082 ft -303 +/- 140 ft/min 13
46 Telluride CO - TEX 27 - 7,108 feet, 285 degrees 63.76 +/- 21.6 1,496 +/- 1,323 ft -411 +/- 222 ft/min 20
47 Spokane WA - GEG 07 - 8,183 feet, 91 degrees 63.97 +/- 19.6 2,404 +/- 1,371 ft -317 +/- 248 ft/min 42
48 Chengdu China - CTU 20L - 11,808 feet, 202 degrees 64.05 +/- 16.9 9,108 +/- 6,837 ft -314 +/- 115 ft/min 10
49 Whitehorse Yukon Canada - YXY 32L - 9,587 feet, 339 degrees [was 31L] 64.11 +/- 14.6 2,722 +/- 975 ft -262 +/- 169 ft/min 205
50 Ca Mau Vietnam - CAH 27 - 4,882 feet, 272 degrees 64.20 +/- 15.7 3,357 +/- 1,425 ft -262 +/- 132 ft/min 13
51 Tuxtla Gutierrez Mexico - TGZ 09 - 8,448 feet, 97 degrees 64.26 +/- 16.5 1,385 +/- 892 ft -431 +/- 288 ft/min 10
52 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 16R - 12,468 feet, 162 degrees 64.26 +/- 15.3 2,850 +/- 1,213 ft -233 +/- 141 ft/min 74
53 Las Vegas NV - LAS 08L - 14,847 feet, 90 degrees 64.30 +/- 18.0 1,952 +/- 2,119 ft -338 +/- 193 ft/min 25
54 Hato International Curacao - CUR 11 - 11,187 feet, 102 degrees 64.32 +/- 16.5 2,598 +/- 1,804 ft -248 +/- 160 ft/min 928
55 St. Jean Airport Saint Barthélemy - SBH 10 - 2,107 feet, 89 degrees 64.44 +/- 21.4 461 +/- 340 ft -435 +/- 274 ft/min 119
56 Cleveland-Hopkins OH - CLE 06C - 7,091 feet, 50 degrees 64.47 +/- 16.3 1,505 +/- 771 ft -558 +/- 227 ft/min 10
57 Las Vegas NV - LAS 08L - 14,847 feet, 90 degrees [was 07L] 64.54 +/- 17.4 2,125 +/- 2,183 ft -292 +/- 194 ft/min 219
58 Bonaire Caribbean Netherlands - BON 28 - 10,028 feet, 272 degrees 64.57 +/- 21.6 3,636 +/- 3,497 ft -328 +/- 233 ft/min 48
59 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36C - 10,820 feet, 3 degrees [was 01L] 64.63 +/- 14.8 2,594 +/- 1,226 ft -266 +/- 186 ft/min 83
60 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 13R - 14,510 feet, 121 degrees 64.75 +/- 17.3 593 +/- 2,093 ft -258 +/- 260 ft/min 1,000
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