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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
181 Oruro Bolivia - ORU 01 - 13,107 feet, 2 degrees [was 36] 69.05 +/- 19.6 2,209 +/- 1,064 ft -327 +/- 240 ft/min 70
182 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 31 - 7,774 feet, 315 degrees 69.07 +/- 20.3 1,861 +/- 1,653 ft -291 +/- 195 ft/min 25
183 Augusta ME - AUG 08 - 2,668 feet, 62 degrees 69.08 +/- 14.1 645 +/- 545 ft -320 +/- 233 ft/min 11
184 Miami FL - MIA 27L - 12,993 feet, 267 degrees 69.11 +/- 17.6 1,967 +/- 1,790 ft -327 +/- 198 ft/min 40
185 Changshua China - CSX 18 - 10,472 feet, 177 degrees [was 18L] 69.11 +/- 14.9 3,218 +/- 1,497 ft -225 +/- 99 ft/min 15
186 Stuttgart Germany - STR 07 - 10,974 feet, 74 degrees 69.14 +/- 15.8 2,256 +/- 1,272 ft -272 +/- 175 ft/min 291
187 San Jose CA - SJC 12L - 10,996 feet, 139 degrees 69.24 +/- 15.9 817 +/- 1,526 ft -239 +/- 145 ft/min 42
188 Cincinnati OH - CVG 09 - 11,990 feet, 90 degrees 69.25 +/- 18.5 2,436 +/- 1,775 ft -271 +/- 205 ft/min 1,662
189 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 33 - 10,434 feet, 306 degrees 69.25 +/- 19.9 2,243 +/- 1,330 ft -289 +/- 272 ft/min 73
190 San Jose CA - SJC 30R - 10,996 feet, 319 degrees 69.26 +/- 19.2 880 +/- 1,694 ft -267 +/- 236 ft/min 213
191 Rhodes Greece - RHO 07 - 10,832 feet, 70 degrees 69.26 +/- 24.6 2,431 +/- 2,400 ft -283 +/- 216 ft/min 26
192 Lhasa China - LXA 27R - 13,108 feet, 269 degrees 69.30 +/- 13.7 2,418 +/- 1,842 ft -281 +/- 183 ft/min 18
193 Bologna Italy - BLQ 12 - 9,435 feet, 117 degrees 69.35 +/- 16.2 2,152 +/- 1,136 ft -261 +/- 189 ft/min 130
194 Amarillo TX - AMA 31 - 7,892 feet, 318 degrees 69.36 +/- 18.4 2,331 +/- 1,651 ft -240 +/- 184 ft/min 18
195 Lucknow India - LKO 27 - 8,998 feet, 269 degrees 69.44 +/- 24.4 1,972 +/- 1,021 ft -366 +/- 291 ft/min 15
196 Calcutta India - CCU 01L - 10,721 feet, 6 degrees 69.48 +/- 16.4 528 +/- 1,093 ft -222 +/- 126 ft/min 19
197 Pisa Italy - PSA 04L - 9,191 feet, 37 degrees 69.49 +/- 17.2 1,818 +/- 1,323 ft -252 +/- 144 ft/min 22
198 Atlantic City NJ - ACY 04 - 6,144 feet, 28 degrees 69.55 +/- 24.3 3,130 +/- 4,400 ft -314 +/- 218 ft/min 12
199 Rochester MN - RST 13 - 9,038 feet, 132 degrees 69.59 +/- 18.1 2,307 +/- 1,355 ft -269 +/- 237 ft/min 217
200 St. George's Grenada - GND 28 - 8,975 feet, 270 degrees 69.59 +/- 21.9 1,996 +/- 1,330 ft -378 +/- 226 ft/min 33
201 Eau Claire WI - EAU 04 - 8,095 feet, 45 degrees 69.60 +/- 22.3 1,702 +/- 1,242 ft -368 +/- 490 ft/min 35
202 Barcelona Spain - BCN 07L - 11,433 feet, 66 degrees 69.60 +/- 16.1 946 +/- 1,342 ft -241 +/- 185 ft/min 252
203 Honolulu HI - HNL 26R - 12,317 feet, 270 degrees 69.60 +/- 18.6 2,217 +/- 1,512 ft -289 +/- 210 ft/min 203
204 Petersburg AK - PSG 23 - 6,402 feet, 251 degrees [was 22] 69.62 +/- 20.7 1,566 +/- 944 ft -362 +/- 264 ft/min 22
205 Madrid Spain - MAD 18L - 11,651 feet, 180 degrees 69.63 +/- 16.8 3,277 +/- 4,479 ft -227 +/- 120 ft/min 251
206 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 17 - 10,756 feet, 179 degrees [was 18] 69.63 +/- 17.4 2,408 +/- 2,647 ft -248 +/- 246 ft/min 28
207 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17C - 13,397 feet, 180 degrees 69.64 +/- 17.0 2,360 +/- 1,674 ft -240 +/- 165 ft/min 2,581
208 Barra United Kingdom - BRR 25 - 2,621 feet, 246 degrees 69.66 +/- 17.5 906 +/- 2,718 ft -372 +/- 190 ft/min 46
209 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 34L - 12,800 feet, 343 degrees 69.70 +/- 16.2 2,483 +/- 1,450 ft -247 +/- 165 ft/min 921
210 Lyon France - LYS 17R - 13,180 feet, 175 degrees [was 18R] 69.71 +/- 19.2 2,217 +/- 1,516 ft -247 +/- 251 ft/min 109
211 Dubai United Arab Emirates - DXB 30R - 14,272 feet, 302 degrees 69.73 +/- 18.0 1,922 +/- 1,781 ft -245 +/- 175 ft/min 346
212 Johannesburg South Africa - JNB 03L - 14,480 feet, 16 degrees 69.82 +/- 15.5 2,553 +/- 1,387 ft -255 +/- 157 ft/min 513
213 Shizuoka Japan - FSZ 30 - 8,192 feet, 292 degrees 69.83 +/- 20.1 2,064 +/- 615 ft -358 +/- 222 ft/min 16
214 Nogales Mexico - NOG 16 - 5,865 feet, 175 degrees 69.84 +/- 14.8 2,778 +/- 3,024 ft -402 +/- 185 ft/min 15
215 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 16R - 13,144 feet, 149 degrees 69.84 +/- 16.5 1,245 +/- 1,623 ft -236 +/- 155 ft/min 1,770
216 Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire - ABJ 03 - 9,816 feet, 22 degrees 69.85 +/- 19.0 2,465 +/- 1,927 ft -297 +/- 183 ft/min 14
217 Louisville KY - SDF 11 - 7,248 feet, 111 degrees 69.86 +/- 17.0 1,861 +/- 929 ft -325 +/- 224 ft/min 11
218 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 31L - 14,510 feet, 301 degrees 69.88 +/- 17.6 1,132 +/- 1,928 ft -249 +/- 173 ft/min 5,847
219 Honolulu HI - HNL 08R - 12,007 feet, 90 degrees 69.88 +/- 18.8 2,485 +/- 1,567 ft -271 +/- 181 ft/min 343
220 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 36L - 12,798 feet, 359 degrees 69.89 +/- 16.8 3,059 +/- 2,385 ft -246 +/- 132 ft/min 22
221 Memphis TN - MEM 36C - 11,106 feet, 359 degrees 69.89 +/- 17.4 2,522 +/- 1,571 ft -258 +/- 174 ft/min 1,065
222 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 13 - 7,774 feet, 135 degrees 69.89 +/- 18.8 2,382 +/- 2,315 ft -270 +/- 184 ft/min 23
223 Skwentna AK - SKW 28 - 3,400 feet, 296 degrees 69.89 +/- 8.1 662 +/- 1,431 ft -236 +/- 160 ft/min 19
224 Pendleton OR - PDT 11 - 5,581 feet, 128 degrees 69.90 +/- 20.7 1,328 +/- 894 ft -348 +/- 231 ft/min 11
225 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 16R - 12,468 feet, 162 degrees [was 16] 69.90 +/- 17.1 2,338 +/- 1,717 ft -229 +/- 161 ft/min 134
226 Antananarivo Madagascar - TNR 29 - 10,169 feet, 279 degrees 69.92 +/- 19.4 1,818 +/- 1,240 ft -303 +/- 230 ft/min 41
227 Seymor Galapagos Islands Ecuador - GPS 32 - 7,873 feet, 324 degrees 69.93 +/- 23.5 1,694 +/- 900 ft -389 +/- 180 ft/min 14
228 Canton Island Kiribati - CIS 09 - 6,374 feet, 101 degrees 69.98 +/- 17.8 1,620 +/- 961 ft -363 +/- 345 ft/min 85
229 Benton Harbor MI - BEH 28 - 5,994 feet, 270 degrees 70.04 +/- 17.4 2,463 +/- 1,128 ft -237 +/- 103 ft/min 28
230 Pocatello ID - PIH 35 - 7,137 feet, 360 degrees 70.04 +/- 20.5 1,746 +/- 1,173 ft -352 +/- 226 ft/min 37
231 Lord Howe Island Australia - LDH 28 - 2,906 feet, 294 degrees 70.04 +/- 16.2 347 +/- 405 ft -330 +/- 196 ft/min 29
232 Huntsville AL - HSV 36R - 9,996 feet, 1 degrees 70.05 +/- 18.6 2,046 +/- 1,460 ft -320 +/- 240 ft/min 423
233 San Jose Costa Rica - SJO 25 - 9,889 feet, 249 degrees 70.05 +/- 17.6 1,464 +/- 1,422 ft -321 +/- 164 ft/min 116
234 Big Mountain AK - 37A 25 - 4,200 feet, 272 degrees 70.05 +/- 15.7 2,060 +/- 653 ft -310 +/- 178 ft/min 19
235 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 27 - 10,154 feet, 265 degrees 70.07 +/- 18.1 2,189 +/- 1,654 ft -316 +/- 327 ft/min 104
236 Quito Ecuador - UIO 18 - 13,417 feet, 178 degrees 70.07 +/- 16.9 2,592 +/- 1,985 ft -262 +/- 194 ft/min 66
237 Muscat Oman - MCT 08L - 13,420 feet, 85 degrees [was 08] 70.08 +/- 17.8 2,261 +/- 1,336 ft -242 +/- 215 ft/min 71
238 London-Gatwick United Kingdom - LGW 26R - 8,402 feet, 258 degrees 70.12 +/- 20.5 1,236 +/- 1,342 ft -286 +/- 236 ft/min 18
239 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 09R - 13,783 feet, 85 degrees 70.14 +/- 17.6 1,386 +/- 1,642 ft -255 +/- 181 ft/min 1,267
240 Mumbai India - BOM 14 - 9,416 feet, 134 degrees 70.14 +/- 15.8 1,851 +/- 1,514 ft -251 +/- 171 ft/min 182
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