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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
2,461 Magnitogorsk Russia - MQF 18 - 10,628 feet, 196 degrees [was 19] 78.98 +/- 11.8 1,554 +/- 993 ft -243 +/- 129 ft/min 22
2,462 Huai'an China - HIA 22 - 7,856 feet, 216 degrees 78.98 +/- 19.3 1,960 +/- 960 ft -226 +/- 103 ft/min 11
2,463 Belfast-Aldergrove United Kingdom - BFS 25 - 9,100 feet, 245 degrees 78.99 +/- 14.2 1,528 +/- 803 ft -284 +/- 174 ft/min 38
2,464 Billund Denmark - BLL 27 - 10,178 feet, 267 degrees 78.99 +/- 17.3 1,649 +/- 1,040 ft -246 +/- 178 ft/min 97
2,465 Madrid Spain - MAD 32R - 11,682 feet, 322 degrees 78.99 +/- 15.2 1,506 +/- 1,039 ft -238 +/- 128 ft/min 175
2,466 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 22 - 8,167 feet, 215 degrees 78.99 +/- 16.6 1,911 +/- 1,365 ft -251 +/- 143 ft/min 222
2,467 Krakow Poland - KRK 25 - 8,359 feet, 258 degrees 79.00 +/- 14.4 1,291 +/- 944 ft -235 +/- 128 ft/min 69
2,468 West Yellowstone MT - WYS 19 - 8,387 feet, 206 degrees 79.00 +/- 15.3 1,761 +/- 831 ft -233 +/- 154 ft/min 134
2,469 Paris-Orly France - ORY 02 - 7,870 feet, 18 degrees 79.00 +/- 17.7 1,788 +/- 1,024 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 199
2,470 Brindisi Italy - BDS 31 - 9,994 feet, 317 degrees 79.00 +/- 12.1 1,864 +/- 678 ft -202 +/- 109 ft/min 68
2,471 Moncton NB Canada - YQM 24 - 10,010 feet, 222 degrees 79.01 +/- 15.4 1,744 +/- 733 ft -254 +/- 140 ft/min 49
2,472 Kenai AK - ENA 20R - 7,841 feet, 211 degrees 79.01 +/- 14.4 1,840 +/- 755 ft -187 +/- 96 ft/min 46
2,473 Riga Latvia - RIX 18 - 9,511 feet, 185 degrees 79.02 +/- 13.6 1,756 +/- 1,001 ft -215 +/- 126 ft/min 46
2,474 Wake Island Airfield USMOI - AWK 28 - 9,848 feet, 282 degrees 79.02 +/- 15.3 1,774 +/- 1,082 ft -223 +/- 137 ft/min 76
2,475 Lome Togo - LFW 22 - 9,856 feet, 218 degrees 79.03 +/- 16.3 1,551 +/- 909 ft -245 +/- 162 ft/min 96
2,476 Wenatchee WA - EAT 30 - 6,976 feet, 315 degrees 79.03 +/- 15.1 1,800 +/- 801 ft -252 +/- 135 ft/min 98
2,477 Bari Italy - BRI 25 - 9,839 feet, 249 degrees 79.03 +/- 15.6 1,587 +/- 915 ft -243 +/- 182 ft/min 64
2,478 Novosibirsk Russia - OVB 25 - 11,787 feet, 261 degrees 79.03 +/- 14.9 1,800 +/- 915 ft -231 +/- 122 ft/min 61
2,479 Nizhnekamsk Russia - NBC 04 - 8,264 feet, 49 degrees 79.03 +/- 13.9 1,555 +/- 881 ft -266 +/- 104 ft/min 20
2,480 Vilnius Lithuania - VNO 01 - 8,234 feet, 22 degrees 79.04 +/- 15.2 1,873 +/- 798 ft -255 +/- 127 ft/min 18
2,481 Chitose Japan - CTS 19L - 9,794 feet, 173 degrees 79.04 +/- 15.0 1,997 +/- 948 ft -289 +/- 87 ft/min 23
2,482 Brisbane Australia - BNE 19R - 10,863 feet, 206 degrees 79.04 +/- 15.0 2,102 +/- 1,222 ft -243 +/- 116 ft/min 46
2,483 Hervey Bay Australia - HVB 11 - 6,563 feet, 119 degrees 79.05 +/- 12.3 1,172 +/- 1,034 ft -241 +/- 111 ft/min 27
2,484 Nurnberg Germany - NUE 28 - 8,857 feet, 279 degrees 79.06 +/- 16.6 1,573 +/- 955 ft -271 +/- 175 ft/min 101
2,485 Traverse City MI - TVC 28 - 6,904 feet, 274 degrees 79.06 +/- 15.9 1,447 +/- 813 ft -270 +/- 214 ft/min 326
2,486 Kristiansand Norway - KRS 03 - 6,660 feet, 35 degrees [was 04] 79.07 +/- 14.5 1,323 +/- 639 ft -292 +/- 400 ft/min 49
2,487 Nashville TN - BNA 02L - 7,693 feet, 18 degrees 79.07 +/- 15.5 1,570 +/- 985 ft -270 +/- 167 ft/min 556
2,488 Barranquilla Colombia - BAQ 05 - 9,837 feet, 40 degrees [was 04] 79.07 +/- 15.7 1,602 +/- 984 ft -235 +/- 187 ft/min 112
2,489 Ottawa ON Canada - YOW 32 - 10,015 feet, 306 degrees 79.08 +/- 15.5 1,819 +/- 971 ft -238 +/- 138 ft/min 294
2,490 Burbank CA - BUR 08 - 5,793 feet, 91 degrees 79.08 +/- 15.4 1,463 +/- 741 ft -304 +/- 200 ft/min 744
2,491 Queretaro Mexico - QRO 09 - 11,438 feet, 101 degrees 79.08 +/- 14.7 2,017 +/- 1,554 ft -237 +/- 114 ft/min 50
2,492 Nizhniy Novgorod Russia - GOJ 36L - 9,155 feet, 12 degrees 79.08 +/- 16.3 1,692 +/- 782 ft -268 +/- 139 ft/min 52
2,493 Appleton WI - ATW 11 - 6,491 feet, 116 degrees 79.09 +/- 12.8 1,410 +/- 894 ft -222 +/- 156 ft/min 12
2,494 Georgetown Guyana - GEO 06 - 7,428 feet, 45 degrees 79.09 +/- 14.9 1,654 +/- 828 ft -267 +/- 165 ft/min 319
2,495 Groningen Netherlands - GRQ 05 - 8,191 feet, 52 degrees 79.10 +/- 15.5 1,863 +/- 1,011 ft -201 +/- 88 ft/min 13
2,496 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 01L - 10,786 feet, 10 degrees 79.10 +/- 14.5 1,751 +/- 1,129 ft -240 +/- 145 ft/min 339
2,497 Burlington VT - BTV 15 - 8,305 feet, 131 degrees 79.10 +/- 14.7 1,503 +/- 1,139 ft -243 +/- 163 ft/min 633
2,498 Ironwood MI - IWD 09 - 6,487 feet, 90 degrees 79.10 +/- 17.0 1,222 +/- 597 ft -288 +/- 222 ft/min 13
2,499 Marseille France - MRS 13R - 7,785 feet, 135 degrees 79.10 +/- 18.2 1,671 +/- 976 ft -256 +/- 193 ft/min 66
2,500 Pointe a Pitre Guadeloupe - PTP 12 - 10,675 feet, 101 degrees 79.10 +/- 12.8 1,466 +/- 1,067 ft -232 +/- 141 ft/min 115
2,501 Shenzhen China - SZX 16 - 12,459 feet, 153 degrees 79.10 +/- 14.6 2,154 +/- 1,228 ft -259 +/- 94 ft/min 20
2,502 Eau Claire WI - EAU 22 - 8,095 feet, 225 degrees 79.11 +/- 15.8 1,634 +/- 950 ft -244 +/- 152 ft/min 109
2,503 New Bern NC - EWN 22 - 6,453 feet, 211 degrees 79.11 +/- 13.7 1,576 +/- 817 ft -232 +/- 143 ft/min 44
2,504 Watertown SD - ATY 17 - 6,877 feet, 180 degrees 79.12 +/- 15.8 1,867 +/- 1,453 ft -251 +/- 155 ft/min 35
2,505 Moroni Comoros - HAH 20 - 9,510 feet, 190 degrees 79.13 +/- 18.6 1,509 +/- 694 ft -258 +/- 183 ft/min 16
2,506 Montpelier VT - MPV 17 - 4,976 feet, 152 degrees 79.13 +/- 15.7 935 +/- 522 ft -294 +/- 248 ft/min 206
2,507 Marathon FL - MTH 25 - 4,999 feet, 247 degrees 79.13 +/- 11.7 909 +/- 522 ft -287 +/- 176 ft/min 73
2,508 Allentown PA - ABE 13 - 5,787 feet, 123 degrees 79.14 +/- 16.4 1,517 +/- 814 ft -266 +/- 195 ft/min 67
2,509 Mackay Australia - MKY 14 - 6,494 feet, 148 degrees 79.14 +/- 17.5 1,517 +/- 716 ft -262 +/- 210 ft/min 64
2,510 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 28 - 6,965 feet, 268 degrees 79.15 +/- 12.8 2,008 +/- 1,778 ft -258 +/- 127 ft/min 30
2,511 Champaign-Urbana IL - CMI 14L - 8,093 feet, 136 degrees 79.15 +/- 16.7 1,643 +/- 803 ft -239 +/- 148 ft/min 24
2,512 Devonport Australia - DPO 24 - 6,030 feet, 256 degrees 79.15 +/- 18.6 1,333 +/- 615 ft -336 +/- 221 ft/min 47
2,513 Oakland CA - OAK 28L - 6,213 feet, 292 degrees [was 27L] 79.16 +/- 15.0 1,321 +/- 880 ft -213 +/- 115 ft/min 16
2,514 St. George-Regional UT - SGU 19 - 9,268 feet, 203 degrees [was 34] 79.16 +/- 14.6 1,462 +/- 1,001 ft -234 +/- 155 ft/min 131
2,515 Nevis St Kitts and Nevis - NEV 10 - 3,994 feet, 89 degrees 79.16 +/- 13.6 909 +/- 630 ft -282 +/- 153 ft/min 35
2,516 Port of Spain Trinidad & Tobago - POS 10 - 10,457 feet, 90 degrees 79.16 +/- 15.6 1,611 +/- 917 ft -243 +/- 157 ft/min 605
2,517 Libreville Gabon - LBV 16 - 10,022 feet, 154 degrees 79.17 +/- 15.8 1,356 +/- 822 ft -269 +/- 176 ft/min 63
2,518 Tangier Morocco - TNG 28 - 11,480 feet, 277 degrees 79.17 +/- 15.3 1,050 +/- 947 ft -244 +/- 131 ft/min 108
2,519 Nanchang China - KHN 21 - 9,169 feet, 203 degrees 79.18 +/- 15.2 1,671 +/- 932 ft -237 +/- 113 ft/min 38
2,520 Wilmington DE - ILG 27 - 7,258 feet, 258 degrees 79.19 +/- 14.0 1,557 +/- 801 ft -269 +/- 158 ft/min 117
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