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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
2,101 Campeche Mexico - CPE 34 - 8,222 feet, 346 degrees 78.18 +/- 16.3 1,584 +/- 799 ft -266 +/- 152 ft/min 55
2,102 Kushiro Japan - KUH 17 - 8,167 feet, 159 degrees 78.18 +/- 16.6 1,795 +/- 666 ft -278 +/- 190 ft/min 19
2,103 Manaus Brazil - MAO 11 - 8,817 feet, 90 degrees 78.18 +/- 14.7 1,801 +/- 735 ft -277 +/- 159 ft/min 95
2,104 Delta Junction AK - BIG 19 - 8,993 feet, 210 degrees [was 18] 78.19 +/- 19.1 1,565 +/- 1,198 ft -281 +/- 189 ft/min 13
2,105 Hannover Germany - HAJ 09L - 10,493 feet, 93 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.1 1,337 +/- 916 ft -219 +/- 121 ft/min 40
2,106 Lubumbashi Democratic Rep Congo - FBM 07 - 10,497 feet, 66 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.8 2,081 +/- 1,345 ft -230 +/- 112 ft/min 43
2,107 Hayden CO - HDN 28 - 9,968 feet, 294 degrees 78.20 +/- 14.7 1,731 +/- 994 ft -245 +/- 163 ft/min 100
2,108 Santa Fe NM - SAF 02 - 8,362 feet, 35 degrees 78.20 +/- 15.3 1,596 +/- 859 ft -258 +/- 187 ft/min 268
2,109 Williston ND - XWA 32 - 7,501 feet, 328 degrees 78.20 +/- 19.3 2,072 +/- 932 ft -272 +/- 139 ft/min 22
2,110 Burwash Landing YT Canada - YDB 11 - 5,067 feet, 128 degrees 78.21 +/- 16.9 1,084 +/- 628 ft -392 +/- 193 ft/min 43
2,111 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 07 - 7,486 feet, 90 degrees 78.21 +/- 13.2 1,413 +/- 883 ft -251 +/- 212 ft/min 49
2,112 Gunnison CO - GUC 06 - 9,399 feet, 73 degrees 78.21 +/- 14.4 1,647 +/- 904 ft -265 +/- 240 ft/min 128
2,113 Harrisburg PA - MDT 31 - 9,981 feet, 297 degrees 78.21 +/- 16.5 1,340 +/- 840 ft -274 +/- 182 ft/min 342
2,114 Pau France - PUF 13 - 8,165 feet, 126 degrees 78.21 +/- 12.2 1,302 +/- 622 ft -268 +/- 215 ft/min 12
2,115 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34R - 13,119 feet, 340 degrees 78.21 +/- 13.6 1,944 +/- 845 ft -279 +/- 130 ft/min 282
2,116 Fort de France Martinique - FDF 10 - 9,842 feet, 80 degrees 78.21 +/- 15.6 1,791 +/- 872 ft -233 +/- 160 ft/min 457
2,117 Austin TX - AUS 17L - 8,998 feet, 179 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.5 1,743 +/- 907 ft -262 +/- 203 ft/min 662
2,118 Philadelphia PA - PHL 27R - 9,492 feet, 255 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.7 1,838 +/- 1,052 ft -233 +/- 157 ft/min 1,902
2,119 St Cloud MN - STC 31 - 6,989 feet, 316 degrees 78.22 +/- 15.7 1,747 +/- 854 ft -184 +/- 140 ft/min 99
2,120 Tulsa OK - TUL 18R - 6,100 feet, 183 degrees 78.22 +/- 16.4 1,593 +/- 1,298 ft -287 +/- 249 ft/min 53
2,121 Naples Italy - NAP 24 - 8,618 feet, 238 degrees 78.22 +/- 14.1 1,447 +/- 1,027 ft -246 +/- 159 ft/min 207
2,122 Gizan Saudi Arabia - GIZ 33 - 10,001 feet, 330 degrees 78.22 +/- 13.8 1,643 +/- 820 ft -273 +/- 166 ft/min 26
2,123 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 24R - 13,131 feet, 231 degrees 78.22 +/- 14.5 1,979 +/- 1,050 ft -268 +/- 137 ft/min 65
2,124 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 10 - 10,041 feet, 90 degrees [was 11] 78.23 +/- 15.5 1,872 +/- 958 ft -248 +/- 146 ft/min 143
2,125 Stephenville NF Canada - YJT 09 - 10,016 feet, 71 degrees 78.23 +/- 16.2 1,590 +/- 797 ft -164 +/- 124 ft/min 20
2,126 Managua Nicaragua - MGA 10 - 8,018 feet, 97 degrees [was 09] 78.23 +/- 15.9 1,584 +/- 866 ft -278 +/- 204 ft/min 176
2,127 Guayaquil Ecuador - GYE 21 - 8,806 feet, 210 degrees 78.23 +/- 14.9 1,683 +/- 1,008 ft -228 +/- 155 ft/min 456
2,128 Gander NF Canada - YQX 31 - 8,886 feet, 288 degrees 78.24 +/- 16.3 1,977 +/- 1,088 ft -241 +/- 137 ft/min 66
2,129 Brussels Belgium - BRU 25R - 11,938 feet, 245 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.7 1,596 +/- 1,127 ft -224 +/- 165 ft/min 267
2,130 Victoria Falls Zimbabwe - VFA 30 - 13,151 feet, 290 degrees 78.24 +/- 14.7 1,659 +/- 1,017 ft -281 +/- 134 ft/min 22
2,131 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 21L - 10,000 feet, 209 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.5 1,775 +/- 959 ft -243 +/- 178 ft/min 4,997
2,132 Fort Smith AR - FSM 07 - 8,012 feet, 81 degrees 78.24 +/- 16.6 1,630 +/- 827 ft -250 +/- 170 ft/min 96
2,133 Madeira Funchal Portugal - FNC 23 - 9,126 feet, 225 degrees 78.24 +/- 13.4 1,333 +/- 893 ft -259 +/- 144 ft/min 156
2,134 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 09 - 9,970 feet, 86 degrees 78.24 +/- 15.2 1,476 +/- 871 ft -265 +/- 178 ft/min 350
2,135 London ON Canada - YXU 15 - 8,795 feet, 139 degrees 78.25 +/- 16.9 1,777 +/- 1,011 ft -256 +/- 148 ft/min 137
2,136 Wichita KS - ICT 19R - 10,289 feet, 200 degrees 78.25 +/- 15.8 1,676 +/- 993 ft -260 +/- 174 ft/min 341
2,137 Peshawar Pakistan - PEW 35 - 8,996 feet, 356 degrees 78.25 +/- 14.7 1,676 +/- 997 ft -302 +/- 149 ft/min 20
2,138 Coari Brazil - CIZ 10 - 5,211 feet, 90 degrees 78.25 +/- 17.1 1,170 +/- 648 ft -287 +/- 223 ft/min 118
2,139 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 35 - 10,756 feet, 359 degrees [was 36] 78.25 +/- 15.6 1,848 +/- 935 ft -245 +/- 169 ft/min 38
2,140 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 06R - 9,601 feet, 43 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.4 1,918 +/- 1,103 ft -243 +/- 150 ft/min 353
2,141 Des Moines IA - DSM 31 - 8,988 feet, 312 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.8 1,679 +/- 933 ft -282 +/- 517 ft/min 483
2,142 Newport News VA - PHF 07 - 8,008 feet, 58 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.8 1,530 +/- 835 ft -263 +/- 181 ft/min 219
2,143 Pellston MI - PLN 05 - 5,401 feet, 44 degrees 78.26 +/- 16.9 1,400 +/- 1,144 ft -263 +/- 170 ft/min 10
2,144 Bucharest Romania - OTP 08L - 11,475 feet, 84 degrees 78.26 +/- 15.4 1,736 +/- 1,082 ft -229 +/- 150 ft/min 226
2,145 Kenai AK - ENA 02L - 7,841 feet, 31 degrees [was 01L] 78.26 +/- 15.7 1,608 +/- 933 ft -139 +/- 82 ft/min 16
2,146 Inyokern CA - IYK 20 - 6,271 feet, 211 degrees 78.27 +/- 11.0 677 +/- 553 ft -224 +/- 130 ft/min 16
2,147 Recife Brazil - REC 36 - 9,836 feet, 342 degrees 78.27 +/- 15.4 1,507 +/- 1,137 ft -268 +/- 144 ft/min 54
2,148 Stuttgart Germany - STR 25 - 10,974 feet, 254 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.4 1,780 +/- 1,109 ft -229 +/- 152 ft/min 317
2,149 Jacksonville NC - OAJ 05 - 7,094 feet, 44 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.6 1,481 +/- 820 ft -271 +/- 202 ft/min 182
2,150 Corfu Greece - CFU 17 - 7,793 feet, 169 degrees 78.28 +/- 12.6 1,889 +/- 1,070 ft -173 +/- 110 ft/min 11
2,151 Pisa Italy - PSA 04R - 10,022 feet, 37 degrees 78.28 +/- 16.4 1,455 +/- 1,064 ft -261 +/- 275 ft/min 174
2,152 Vienna Austria - VIE 11 - 11,487 feet, 116 degrees 78.28 +/- 15.1 1,819 +/- 1,191 ft -235 +/- 162 ft/min 252
2,153 Nuevo Laredo Mexico - NLD 32 - 6,559 feet, 331 degrees 78.28 +/- 13.6 1,522 +/- 1,017 ft -260 +/- 160 ft/min 43
2,154 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 11 - 6,894 feet, 135 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.7 1,635 +/- 855 ft -271 +/- 155 ft/min 19
2,155 Doncaster United Kingdom - DSA 20 - 9,486 feet, 198 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.3 1,438 +/- 749 ft -235 +/- 170 ft/min 25
2,156 Watertown SD - ATY 35 - 6,877 feet, 360 degrees 78.29 +/- 14.9 1,610 +/- 932 ft -245 +/- 172 ft/min 112
2,157 Jackson MS - JAN 16L - 8,492 feet, 158 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.1 1,725 +/- 942 ft -230 +/- 163 ft/min 661
2,158 Montrose/Telluride CO - MTJ 17 - 9,983 feet, 180 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.5 1,764 +/- 1,007 ft -230 +/- 163 ft/min 271
2,159 Prescott AZ - PRC 21L - 7,620 feet, 221 degrees 78.29 +/- 14.0 1,648 +/- 935 ft -216 +/- 145 ft/min 70
2,160 Vienna Austria - VIE 29 - 11,487 feet, 296 degrees 78.29 +/- 15.1 1,802 +/- 1,290 ft -231 +/- 147 ft/min 304
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