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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
1,801 Tromso Norway - TOS 01 - 8,006 feet, 13 degrees 77.45 +/- 18.2 1,468 +/- 1,070 ft -324 +/- 143 ft/min 19
1,802 Wilmington NC - ILM 35 - 7,755 feet, 339 degrees 77.45 +/- 16.7 1,155 +/- 768 ft -270 +/- 196 ft/min 199
1,803 Macon GA - MCN 05 - 6,481 feet, 48 degrees 77.45 +/- 17.5 1,610 +/- 883 ft -283 +/- 253 ft/min 270
1,804 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 27R - 7,494 feet, 270 degrees 77.45 +/- 16.8 2,081 +/- 1,797 ft -242 +/- 171 ft/min 776
1,805 Culiacan Mexico - CUL 02 - 7,373 feet, 33 degrees 77.45 +/- 17.0 1,241 +/- 1,115 ft -267 +/- 233 ft/min 104
1,806 Moncton NB Canada - YQM 11 - 8,006 feet, 87 degrees 77.46 +/- 21.1 1,615 +/- 1,138 ft -285 +/- 171 ft/min 26
1,807 Harare Zimbabwe - HRE 05 - 15,502 feet, 45 degrees 77.46 +/- 16.8 1,948 +/- 1,329 ft -234 +/- 148 ft/min 88
1,808 Cedar Rapids IA - CID 09 - 8,587 feet, 91 degrees 77.46 +/- 17.5 1,610 +/- 1,001 ft -252 +/- 209 ft/min 224
1,809 Tallahassee FL - TLH 09 - 7,985 feet, 89 degrees 77.46 +/- 17.9 1,747 +/- 1,104 ft -281 +/- 228 ft/min 149
1,810 Sao Paulo-Guarulhos Brazil - GRU 09R - 9,839 feet, 74 degrees 77.46 +/- 15.1 1,851 +/- 977 ft -228 +/- 153 ft/min 1,261
1,811 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 35 - 7,989 feet, 350 degrees 77.47 +/- 15.8 1,916 +/- 1,107 ft -246 +/- 157 ft/min 953
1,812 Roanoke VA - ROA 24 - 6,795 feet, 230 degrees 77.47 +/- 15.8 1,019 +/- 817 ft -281 +/- 176 ft/min 119
1,813 Orlando-Sanford FL - SFB 09L - 11,008 feet, 90 degrees 77.47 +/- 15.8 1,053 +/- 877 ft -263 +/- 166 ft/min 157
1,814 Venice Italy - VCE 04R - 10,873 feet, 42 degrees 77.47 +/- 15.0 1,871 +/- 1,111 ft -250 +/- 150 ft/min 609
1,815 Huatulco Mexico - HUX 07 - 9,846 feet, 79 degrees 77.47 +/- 16.7 1,767 +/- 1,158 ft -285 +/- 186 ft/min 108
1,816 Torreon Mexico - TRC 31 - 9,036 feet, 316 degrees [was 30] 77.47 +/- 15.4 1,842 +/- 1,025 ft -258 +/- 248 ft/min 73
1,817 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - AUH 31R - 13,443 feet, 308 degrees [was 31] 77.47 +/- 16.1 1,888 +/- 1,082 ft -243 +/- 159 ft/min 51
1,818 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 28 - 13,161 feet, 254 degrees 77.47 +/- 15.8 1,875 +/- 1,229 ft -233 +/- 149 ft/min 665
1,819 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 34R - 10,994 feet, 330 degrees 77.48 +/- 15.5 1,204 +/- 1,073 ft -244 +/- 130 ft/min 296
1,820 Kamloops Canada - YKA 09 - 7,976 feet, 103 degrees 77.49 +/- 19.1 1,962 +/- 910 ft -268 +/- 137 ft/min 55
1,821 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 08R - 9,393 feet, 90 degrees 77.49 +/- 16.0 1,825 +/- 1,145 ft -256 +/- 163 ft/min 1,293
1,822 Memphis TN - MEM 18R - 9,314 feet, 179 degrees 77.49 +/- 15.7 1,754 +/- 1,017 ft -246 +/- 170 ft/min 1,878
1,823 Santiago Dominican Republic - STI 11 - 8,558 feet, 103 degrees 77.49 +/- 16.6 1,659 +/- 940 ft -262 +/- 176 ft/min 355
1,824 Samara Russia - KUF 23 - 8,381 feet, 241 degrees 77.49 +/- 13.8 1,544 +/- 783 ft -250 +/- 149 ft/min 20
1,825 Manchester NH - MHT 06 - 7,653 feet, 42 degrees 77.50 +/- 16.4 1,453 +/- 819 ft -289 +/- 221 ft/min 215
1,826 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 07R - 12,008 feet, 68 degrees 77.50 +/- 15.9 1,882 +/- 1,227 ft -274 +/- 199 ft/min 157
1,827 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 35R - 13,997 feet, 360 degrees 77.51 +/- 15.8 2,029 +/- 1,076 ft -248 +/- 144 ft/min 214
1,828 Hamburg Germany - HAM 23 - 10,676 feet, 230 degrees 77.51 +/- 16.1 1,860 +/- 1,363 ft -232 +/- 154 ft/min 134
1,829 Frankfort KY - FFT 25 - 5,462 feet, 244 degrees 77.51 +/- 18.0 985 +/- 748 ft -321 +/- 242 ft/min 67
1,830 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 15 - 10,434 feet, 126 degrees 77.51 +/- 15.6 1,919 +/- 1,028 ft -234 +/- 152 ft/min 740
1,831 Riberalta Bolivia - RIB 13 - 5,914 feet, 124 degrees 77.51 +/- 12.9 1,552 +/- 775 ft -249 +/- 149 ft/min 15
1,832 Charleston WV - CRW 15 - 4,751 feet, 141 degrees 77.52 +/- 19.1 1,426 +/- 579 ft -401 +/- 395 ft/min 12
1,833 Lake Charles LA - LCH 05 - 5,196 feet, 52 degrees 77.53 +/- 17.6 1,093 +/- 454 ft -314 +/- 246 ft/min 10
1,834 Milwaukee WI - MKE 07R - 8,297 feet, 72 degrees 77.53 +/- 16.2 1,564 +/- 1,239 ft -265 +/- 179 ft/min 347
1,835 Montpelier France - MPL 12L - 8,552 feet, 125 degrees [was 13L] 77.53 +/- 20.9 1,875 +/- 1,034 ft -230 +/- 180 ft/min 16
1,836 Makhachkala Russia - MCX 14 - 8,663 feet, 148 degrees 77.53 +/- 11.8 1,454 +/- 959 ft -293 +/- 137 ft/min 10
1,837 Perm Russia - PEE 03 - 10,471 feet, 46 degrees 77.53 +/- 14.8 1,657 +/- 838 ft -283 +/- 162 ft/min 31
1,838 Richmond VA - RIC 16 - 9,002 feet, 148 degrees 77.54 +/- 16.6 1,596 +/- 1,049 ft -276 +/- 178 ft/min 475
1,839 Ciudad Obregon Mexico - CEN 31 - 7,586 feet, 317 degrees 77.54 +/- 16.0 1,699 +/- 1,150 ft -260 +/- 171 ft/min 88
1,840 Monterrey Mexico - MTY 11 - 9,852 feet, 121 degrees 77.54 +/- 14.9 1,783 +/- 1,084 ft -245 +/- 152 ft/min 359
1,841 Takamatsu Japan - TAK 26 - 8,176 feet, 253 degrees 77.54 +/- 13.7 1,648 +/- 561 ft -236 +/- 196 ft/min 14
1,842 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 07R - 11,482 feet, 61 degrees 77.54 +/- 15.0 2,294 +/- 1,324 ft -235 +/- 119 ft/min 56
1,843 Lanzhou China - LHW 18 - 11,815 feet, 177 degrees 77.54 +/- 13.4 1,727 +/- 1,280 ft -253 +/- 141 ft/min 43
1,844 La Crosse WI - LSE 18 - 8,736 feet, 179 degrees 77.55 +/- 14.5 1,491 +/- 1,026 ft -226 +/- 143 ft/min 222
1,845 Monterey CA - MRY 10R - 7,166 feet, 113 degrees 77.55 +/- 14.3 1,117 +/- 898 ft -236 +/- 163 ft/min 167
1,846 Bilbao Spain - BIO 12 - 8,539 feet, 117 degrees 77.55 +/- 15.9 1,576 +/- 893 ft -231 +/- 149 ft/min 50
1,847 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 27 - 9,970 feet, 266 degrees 77.55 +/- 16.5 1,887 +/- 1,281 ft -244 +/- 142 ft/min 73
1,848 Medina Saudi Arabia - MED 35 - 14,198 feet, 349 degrees 77.55 +/- 15.3 1,743 +/- 950 ft -252 +/- 160 ft/min 97
1,849 Beirut Lebanon - BEY 17 - 10,564 feet, 177 degrees 77.55 +/- 15.2 1,984 +/- 1,320 ft -249 +/- 136 ft/min 116
1,850 Nizhniy Novgorod Russia - GOJ 18R - 9,155 feet, 192 degrees 77.55 +/- 16.0 1,792 +/- 1,080 ft -261 +/- 142 ft/min 32
1,851 Helsinki Finland - HEL 04L - 10,273 feet, 47 degrees 77.56 +/- 15.0 1,797 +/- 909 ft -243 +/- 150 ft/min 130
1,852 Helsinki Finland - HEL 04R - 11,676 feet, 47 degrees 77.56 +/- 15.0 1,512 +/- 971 ft -247 +/- 196 ft/min 144
1,853 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 17L - 9,788 feet, 180 degrees 77.56 +/- 15.3 1,811 +/- 1,003 ft -243 +/- 167 ft/min 623
1,854 Alpena MI - APN 19 - 8,978 feet, 180 degrees 77.57 +/- 15.1 1,802 +/- 1,109 ft -189 +/- 108 ft/min 73
1,855 San Pedro Sula Honduras - SAP 22 - 8,556 feet, 220 degrees 77.57 +/- 16.7 1,596 +/- 1,071 ft -265 +/- 207 ft/min 236
1,856 Guam International Guam - GUM 06R - 9,994 feet, 65 degrees 77.57 +/- 14.8 1,956 +/- 1,205 ft -210 +/- 120 ft/min 82
1,857 Tangier Morocco - TNG 10 - 11,480 feet, 97 degrees 77.58 +/- 16.2 1,571 +/- 1,311 ft -232 +/- 144 ft/min 53
1,858 Springfield MO - SGF 20 - 6,988 feet, 202 degrees 77.58 +/- 16.8 1,670 +/- 874 ft -285 +/- 355 ft/min 52
1,859 Guam International Guam - GUM 24R - 11,992 feet, 245 degrees 77.58 +/- 17.6 1,867 +/- 1,348 ft -290 +/- 174 ft/min 100
1,860 Porto Alegre Brazil - POA 29 - 7,444 feet, 271 degrees 77.58 +/- 12.2 1,577 +/- 753 ft -202 +/- 137 ft/min 53
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