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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
2,281 Santorini Greece - JTR 34R - 6,980 feet, 339 degrees 78.57 +/- 13.8 1,519 +/- 761 ft -266 +/- 180 ft/min 26
2,282 Terrace BC Canada - YXT 15 - 7,434 feet, 172 degrees 78.58 +/- 15.5 1,669 +/- 818 ft -287 +/- 177 ft/min 53
2,283 Medford OR - MFR 32 - 8,791 feet, 339 degrees 78.58 +/- 16.1 1,617 +/- 973 ft -259 +/- 198 ft/min 151
2,284 Thunder Bay ON Canada - YQT 25 - 7,274 feet, 250 degrees 78.59 +/- 14.2 1,477 +/- 841 ft -252 +/- 136 ft/min 73
2,285 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 28 - 4,930 feet, 273 degrees 78.59 +/- 16.9 1,270 +/- 1,070 ft -302 +/- 224 ft/min 288
2,286 Bamako Mali - BKO 24 - 10,477 feet, 237 degrees 78.59 +/- 15.1 1,521 +/- 1,004 ft -296 +/- 158 ft/min 52
2,287 Apia Samoa - APW 08 - 9,844 feet, 89 degrees 78.59 +/- 14.6 1,722 +/- 811 ft -272 +/- 135 ft/min 99
2,288 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 15 - 9,682 feet, 140 degrees 78.60 +/- 17.1 2,200 +/- 1,140 ft -200 +/- 99 ft/min 15
2,289 Roseburg OR - RBG 34 - 4,994 feet, 360 degrees 78.60 +/- 9.7 605 +/- 410 ft -261 +/- 124 ft/min 35
2,290 Cairns Australia - CNS 15 - 10,486 feet, 157 degrees 78.60 +/- 15.3 1,781 +/- 854 ft -221 +/- 144 ft/min 266
2,291 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 21 - 11,123 feet, 212 degrees [was 22] 78.60 +/- 17.9 1,740 +/- 1,316 ft -248 +/- 145 ft/min 80
2,292 Lilongwe Malawi - LLW 14 - 11,617 feet, 130 degrees 78.61 +/- 16.1 1,760 +/- 1,053 ft -288 +/- 167 ft/min 158
2,293 Charleston SC - CHS 33 - 8,998 feet, 328 degrees 78.61 +/- 17.2 1,715 +/- 989 ft -281 +/- 274 ft/min 1,086
2,294 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 09 - 6,992 feet, 92 degrees 78.61 +/- 18.4 1,727 +/- 864 ft -275 +/- 180 ft/min 38
2,295 Mount Isa Australia - ISA 34 - 8,392 feet, 348 degrees 78.61 +/- 18.6 1,483 +/- 798 ft -268 +/- 172 ft/min 34
2,296 Whitehorse Yukon Canada - YXY 32L - 9,587 feet, 339 degrees 78.62 +/- 14.9 1,374 +/- 869 ft -284 +/- 146 ft/min 132
2,297 Grand Rapids MI - GRR 08R - 9,988 feet, 81 degrees 78.62 +/- 15.3 1,684 +/- 758 ft -240 +/- 166 ft/min 274
2,298 Springfield MO - SGF 14 - 7,987 feet, 142 degrees 78.62 +/- 14.9 1,626 +/- 879 ft -257 +/- 196 ft/min 185
2,299 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 19L - 9,506 feet, 193 degrees 78.63 +/- 16.0 1,769 +/- 938 ft -238 +/- 167 ft/min 770
2,300 Spearfish SD - SPF 30 - 5,492 feet, 315 degrees 78.63 +/- 19.3 1,218 +/- 712 ft -326 +/- 287 ft/min 30
2,301 Princess Juliana Intl Sint Maarten - SXM 10 - 7,537 feet, 82 degrees 78.63 +/- 15.8 1,424 +/- 916 ft -276 +/- 326 ft/min 3,445
2,302 Manchester NH - MHT 24 - 7,653 feet, 222 degrees 78.64 +/- 17.0 1,704 +/- 974 ft -233 +/- 199 ft/min 83
2,303 San Antonio TX - SAT 31R - 5,518 feet, 312 degrees [was 30R] 78.64 +/- 16.9 1,464 +/- 1,280 ft -269 +/- 135 ft/min 15
2,304 Landivisiau France - LDV 26 - 8,843 feet, 253 degrees 78.64 +/- 15.5 1,738 +/- 1,382 ft -222 +/- 139 ft/min 10
2,305 Fredericton NB Canada - YFC 15 - 5,974 feet, 130 degrees 78.65 +/- 12.5 1,477 +/- 641 ft -209 +/- 165 ft/min 22
2,306 Fredericton NB Canada - YFC 27 - 7,977 feet, 250 degrees 78.65 +/- 16.4 1,814 +/- 879 ft -281 +/- 154 ft/min 67
2,307 Casper WY - CPR 21 - 10,158 feet, 224 degrees 78.65 +/- 16.2 1,772 +/- 948 ft -237 +/- 171 ft/min 169
2,308 Los Angeles CA - LAX 24R - 8,914 feet, 263 degrees 78.65 +/- 15.1 1,792 +/- 892 ft -240 +/- 190 ft/min 8,939
2,309 Rapid City SD - RAP 14 - 8,690 feet, 152 degrees 78.65 +/- 15.0 1,733 +/- 1,033 ft -258 +/- 175 ft/min 157
2,310 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 35 - 13,150 feet, 342 degrees 78.65 +/- 15.6 1,740 +/- 1,342 ft -246 +/- 166 ft/min 392
2,311 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 19 - 10,009 feet, 180 degrees [was 20] 78.66 +/- 15.5 1,716 +/- 788 ft -199 +/- 152 ft/min 58
2,312 Auckland New Zealand - AKL 05R - 12,078 feet, 71 degrees 78.66 +/- 15.0 1,642 +/- 973 ft -227 +/- 144 ft/min 414
2,313 Tallinn Estonia - TLL 08 - 10,042 feet, 90 degrees 78.67 +/- 14.2 1,678 +/- 984 ft -248 +/- 126 ft/min 140
2,314 Brainerd MN - BRD 23 - 6,509 feet, 233 degrees 78.67 +/- 14.9 1,629 +/- 901 ft -236 +/- 166 ft/min 142
2,315 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 09L - 7,494 feet, 90 degrees 78.67 +/- 15.9 1,679 +/- 1,483 ft -262 +/- 170 ft/min 333
2,316 Pensacola FL - PNS 17 - 6,993 feet, 167 degrees 78.67 +/- 15.7 1,610 +/- 933 ft -273 +/- 209 ft/min 982
2,317 Pasco/Richland WA - PSC 21R - 7,700 feet, 226 degrees 78.67 +/- 16.7 1,294 +/- 871 ft -256 +/- 173 ft/min 328
2,318 San Luis Obispo CA - SBP 29 - 6,105 feet, 305 degrees 78.67 +/- 17.3 961 +/- 612 ft -362 +/- 388 ft/min 84
2,319 St Louis MO - STL 06 - 7,606 feet, 63 degrees 78.67 +/- 15.3 1,661 +/- 802 ft -238 +/- 167 ft/min 92
2,320 St Louis MO - STL 12L - 9,003 feet, 122 degrees 78.67 +/- 14.9 1,641 +/- 1,269 ft -243 +/- 168 ft/min 514
2,321 Nagoya-Centrair Japan - NGO 36 - 11,449 feet, 349 degrees 78.67 +/- 14.3 1,813 +/- 972 ft -251 +/- 140 ft/min 313
2,322 Stavanger Norway - SVG 36 - 8,650 feet, 359 degrees 78.68 +/- 16.6 1,515 +/- 820 ft -235 +/- 176 ft/min 64
2,323 McAllen TX - MFE 32 - 7,116 feet, 321 degrees [was 31] 78.68 +/- 12.9 1,441 +/- 740 ft -313 +/- 152 ft/min 23
2,324 Savannah GA - SAV 28 - 9,339 feet, 271 degrees 78.68 +/- 16.1 1,702 +/- 854 ft -265 +/- 178 ft/min 172
2,325 Islamabad Pakistan - ISB 10R - 12,008 feet, 101 degrees 78.68 +/- 13.8 1,710 +/- 751 ft -291 +/- 120 ft/min 11
2,326 Bergen Norway - BGO 35 - 9,781 feet, 351 degrees 78.69 +/- 15.4 1,366 +/- 894 ft -225 +/- 155 ft/min 118
2,327 Worcester MA - ORH 11 - 6,998 feet, 94 degrees 78.69 +/- 14.4 1,488 +/- 770 ft -265 +/- 195 ft/min 92
2,328 Rocky Mount NC - RWI 04 - 7,083 feet, 33 degrees 78.69 +/- 17.4 1,490 +/- 724 ft -281 +/- 209 ft/min 82
2,329 Puerto Penasco Mexico - PPE 11 - 4,445 feet, 122 degrees 78.69 +/- 13.4 1,296 +/- 1,665 ft -309 +/- 178 ft/min 15
2,330 Georgetown Bahamas - GGT 30 - 7,061 feet, 298 degrees 78.69 +/- 17.4 1,324 +/- 897 ft -288 +/- 198 ft/min 55
2,331 Okinawa Japan - OKA 36 - 9,872 feet, 358 degrees 78.69 +/- 14.7 1,640 +/- 912 ft -233 +/- 156 ft/min 202
2,332 Omaha NE - OMA 18 - 8,142 feet, 180 degrees 78.70 +/- 16.3 1,625 +/- 786 ft -257 +/- 183 ft/min 283
2,333 Bristol-Tri Cities TN/VA - TRI 23 - 7,999 feet, 222 degrees 78.70 +/- 15.2 1,618 +/- 892 ft -261 +/- 170 ft/min 230
2,334 San Luis Argentina - LUQ 01 - 9,678 feet, 6 degrees 78.70 +/- 10.5 1,865 +/- 1,048 ft -259 +/- 106 ft/min 10
2,335 Navegantes Brazil - NVT 07 - 5,573 feet, 56 degrees 78.70 +/- 13.1 1,361 +/- 889 ft -258 +/- 142 ft/min 39
2,336 Des Moines IA - DSM 23 - 8,978 feet, 234 degrees 78.71 +/- 14.0 1,569 +/- 854 ft -242 +/- 158 ft/min 99
2,337 Indianapolis IN - IND 14 - 7,268 feet, 135 degrees 78.71 +/- 16.2 1,660 +/- 920 ft -255 +/- 182 ft/min 217
2,338 Elmira/Corning NY - ELM 24 - 8,002 feet, 230 degrees 78.72 +/- 17.5 1,326 +/- 786 ft -280 +/- 275 ft/min 84
2,339 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 28R - 10,003 feet, 273 degrees 78.72 +/- 15.5 1,568 +/- 922 ft -259 +/- 153 ft/min 302
2,340 Alicante Spain - ALC 10 - 9,839 feet, 100 degrees 78.72 +/- 14.0 1,651 +/- 794 ft -313 +/- 162 ft/min 105
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