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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
2,701 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 24L - 9,978 feet, 231 degrees 79.68 +/- 7.9 1,671 +/- 646 ft -240 +/- 115 ft/min 14
2,702 Sheridan WY - SHR 33 - 8,294 feet, 336 degrees 79.68 +/- 14.2 1,582 +/- 746 ft -220 +/- 149 ft/min 69
2,703 Linz Austria - LNZ 26 - 9,835 feet, 267 degrees [was 27] 79.68 +/- 16.9 1,797 +/- 755 ft -184 +/- 91 ft/min 16
2,704 Shijiazhuang China - SJW 33 - 11,149 feet, 327 degrees 79.68 +/- 17.4 1,382 +/- 946 ft -317 +/- 175 ft/min 26
2,705 Fayetteville-Drake AR - FYV 16 - 5,997 feet, 169 degrees 79.69 +/- 18.6 1,099 +/- 622 ft -265 +/- 231 ft/min 14
2,706 Lewisburg WV - LWB 04 - 6,944 feet, 35 degrees 79.69 +/- 15.1 1,569 +/- 879 ft -283 +/- 217 ft/min 323
2,707 Tupelo MS - TUP 18 - 7,115 feet, 180 degrees 79.69 +/- 14.6 1,930 +/- 2,201 ft -229 +/- 136 ft/min 68
2,708 Sitka AK - SIT 11 - 6,494 feet, 136 degrees 79.69 +/- 15.7 1,340 +/- 708 ft -292 +/- 178 ft/min 397
2,709 Coolangatta/Gold Coast Australia - OOL 14 - 8,173 feet, 151 degrees 79.69 +/- 13.4 1,581 +/- 801 ft -234 +/- 147 ft/min 93
2,710 Melbourne Australia - MEL 27 - 7,502 feet, 274 degrees 79.69 +/- 14.4 1,569 +/- 849 ft -255 +/- 161 ft/min 293
2,711 London ON Canada - YXU 27 - 6,298 feet, 259 degrees 79.70 +/- 11.6 1,471 +/- 669 ft -272 +/- 149 ft/min 18
2,712 Fargo ND - FAR 09 - 6,300 feet, 90 degrees 79.70 +/- 16.2 1,055 +/- 547 ft -265 +/- 260 ft/min 12
2,713 Ljubljana Slovenia - LJU 30 - 10,839 feet, 306 degrees [was 31] 79.70 +/- 15.2 1,594 +/- 999 ft -265 +/- 182 ft/min 93
2,714 Maracaibo Venezuela - MAR 03L - 9,827 feet, 23 degrees 79.70 +/- 16.7 2,324 +/- 1,683 ft -254 +/- 91 ft/min 35
2,715 Dallas-Love Field TX - DAL 18 - 6,158 feet, 186 degrees 79.71 +/- 14.8 1,856 +/- 1,353 ft -183 +/- 72 ft/min 16
2,716 Traverse City MI - TVC 18 - 5,367 feet, 180 degrees 79.71 +/- 13.1 1,000 +/- 636 ft -289 +/- 166 ft/min 11
2,717 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 23R - 11,980 feet, 229 degrees [was 23] 79.71 +/- 15.3 1,827 +/- 1,191 ft -220 +/- 154 ft/min 242
2,718 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia - ULN 32 - 10,165 feet, 318 degrees 79.71 +/- 17.4 1,604 +/- 660 ft -316 +/- 144 ft/min 10
2,719 Alexandria-Burg El Arab Egypt - HBE 32L - 9,883 feet, 323 degrees 79.72 +/- 14.0 1,783 +/- 901 ft -221 +/- 143 ft/min 28
2,720 Kahului HI - OGG 20 - 6,988 feet, 215 degrees 79.72 +/- 14.3 1,503 +/- 864 ft -252 +/- 154 ft/min 124
2,721 Algiers Algeria - ALG 23 - 11,444 feet, 233 degrees 79.73 +/- 15.7 1,789 +/- 1,056 ft -254 +/- 143 ft/min 148
2,722 Florence SC - FLO 09 - 6,500 feet, 83 degrees 79.73 +/- 14.2 1,546 +/- 714 ft -276 +/- 194 ft/min 144
2,723 Bergamo Orio al Serio Italy - BGY 28 - 9,604 feet, 285 degrees 79.73 +/- 15.7 1,337 +/- 722 ft -277 +/- 173 ft/min 111
2,724 Milan-Linate Italy - LIN 18 - 8,023 feet, 176 degrees 79.73 +/- 13.1 1,713 +/- 959 ft -291 +/- 144 ft/min 75
2,725 Christchurch New Zealand - CHC 02 - 10,794 feet, 40 degrees 79.73 +/- 13.5 1,673 +/- 847 ft -225 +/- 131 ft/min 126
2,726 Anchorage AK - ANC 07L - 10,589 feet, 90 degrees [was 06L] 79.74 +/- 15.7 1,628 +/- 874 ft -227 +/- 165 ft/min 139
2,727 Calcutta India - CCU 01R - 11,911 feet, 6 degrees 79.74 +/- 14.7 1,661 +/- 835 ft -248 +/- 139 ft/min 100
2,728 Sydney Australia - SYD 34L - 12,997 feet, 348 degrees 79.74 +/- 14.5 1,696 +/- 1,099 ft -222 +/- 153 ft/min 1,719
2,729 Kingsford/Iron Mountain MI - IMT 19 - 6,464 feet, 188 degrees 79.75 +/- 16.6 1,516 +/- 762 ft -230 +/- 151 ft/min 52
2,730 Goose Bay NF Canada - YYR 34 - 9,589 feet, 313 degrees 79.76 +/- 16.4 1,584 +/- 710 ft -287 +/- 195 ft/min 43
2,731 Dublin Ireland - DUB 28L - 8,612 feet, 275 degrees 79.76 +/- 14.8 2,007 +/- 1,395 ft -259 +/- 129 ft/min 88
2,732 Bucharest Romania - OTP 26R - 11,475 feet, 264 degrees 79.76 +/- 14.4 1,809 +/- 1,608 ft -240 +/- 169 ft/min 148
2,733 Vitoria Brazil - VIX 02 - 6,709 feet, 352 degrees 79.76 +/- 14.7 1,803 +/- 555 ft -301 +/- 126 ft/min 10
2,734 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 33L - 13,781 feet, 330 degrees 79.77 +/- 14.3 1,778 +/- 905 ft -261 +/- 124 ft/min 158
2,735 Bangkok-Don Mueang Thailand - DMK 03L - 12,107 feet, 29 degrees 79.77 +/- 15.2 1,809 +/- 1,175 ft -250 +/- 140 ft/min 146
2,736 Olympia WA - OLM 17 - 6,126 feet, 191 degrees 79.78 +/- 15.8 1,364 +/- 679 ft -281 +/- 240 ft/min 267
2,737 Nizhnevartovsk Russia - NJC 21 - 10,448 feet, 222 degrees 79.78 +/- 12.3 1,589 +/- 904 ft -240 +/- 130 ft/min 27
2,738 Minneapolis Flying Cloud MN - FCM 28L - 5,008 feet, 281 degrees 79.79 +/- 8.9 676 +/- 325 ft -272 +/- 148 ft/min 10
2,739 Ujung Pandang Indonesia - UPG 31 - 8,192 feet, 311 degrees [was 21] 79.79 +/- 5.2 1,859 +/- 189 ft -124 +/- 48 ft/min 10
2,740 Greensboro NC - GSO 14 - 6,372 feet, 135 degrees 79.80 +/- 18.8 1,287 +/- 642 ft -294 +/- 210 ft/min 31
2,741 Moncton NB Canada - YQM 29 - 8,006 feet, 267 degrees 79.81 +/- 15.3 1,691 +/- 849 ft -228 +/- 145 ft/min 126
2,742 Macon GA - MCN 32 - 4,982 feet, 310 degrees [was 31] 79.81 +/- 13.7 1,357 +/- 726 ft -266 +/- 148 ft/min 25
2,743 Luqa Malta - MLA 23 - 7,990 feet, 234 degrees 79.81 +/- 12.2 1,642 +/- 974 ft -236 +/- 108 ft/min 17
2,744 Navegantes Brazil - NVT 25 - 5,573 feet, 236 degrees 79.81 +/- 13.1 1,377 +/- 705 ft -212 +/- 147 ft/min 40
2,745 Yakutsk Russia - YKS 23L - 11,103 feet, 217 degrees 79.81 +/- 14.2 1,853 +/- 1,247 ft -262 +/- 143 ft/min 63
2,746 Pullman ID - PUW 06 - 6,746 feet, 70 degrees 79.82 +/- 13.4 940 +/- 616 ft -258 +/- 157 ft/min 28
2,747 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 05 - 10,659 feet, 47 degrees 79.82 +/- 15.1 1,542 +/- 885 ft -256 +/- 151 ft/min 123
2,748 Toyama Japan - TOY 20 - 6,539 feet, 193 degrees 79.82 +/- 19.0 1,950 +/- 877 ft -231 +/- 124 ft/min 12
2,749 Leticia Columbia - LET 03 - 6,884 feet, 21 degrees 79.82 +/- 13.1 1,269 +/- 810 ft -227 +/- 131 ft/min 50
2,750 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 13 - 7,497 feet, 142 degrees 79.83 +/- 14.4 1,579 +/- 1,161 ft -258 +/- 139 ft/min 29
2,751 Malindi Kenya - MYD 35 - 4,567 feet, 348 degrees 79.83 +/- 13.5 1,022 +/- 630 ft -270 +/- 189 ft/min 16
2,752 Mobile AL - MOB 15 - 8,497 feet, 144 degrees 79.83 +/- 15.9 1,564 +/- 798 ft -265 +/- 160 ft/min 130
2,753 Philadelphia PA - PHL 17 - 6,491 feet, 159 degrees 79.83 +/- 13.6 1,419 +/- 676 ft -258 +/- 180 ft/min 113
2,754 Galena AK - GAL 26 - 7,245 feet, 270 degrees 79.83 +/- 14.4 1,080 +/- 788 ft -255 +/- 125 ft/min 27
2,755 Roseburg OR - RBG 16 - 4,994 feet, 180 degrees 79.84 +/- 13.1 930 +/- 817 ft -221 +/- 120 ft/min 38
2,756 San Antonio TX - SAT 13R - 8,499 feet, 132 degrees 79.84 +/- 14.0 1,837 +/- 697 ft -263 +/- 140 ft/min 229
2,757 Nice France - NCE 22R - 8,974 feet, 225 degrees 79.84 +/- 13.6 1,555 +/- 828 ft -233 +/- 130 ft/min 110
2,758 Tunis Tunisia - TUN 29 - 9,346 feet, 293 degrees 79.85 +/- 16.4 1,446 +/- 957 ft -276 +/- 158 ft/min 95
2,759 Tripoli Libya - TIP 27 - 11,782 feet, 269 degrees 79.85 +/- 14.6 1,597 +/- 1,104 ft -249 +/- 141 ft/min 144
2,760 Eugene OR - EUG 34L - 8,007 feet, 359 degrees 79.85 +/- 16.9 1,504 +/- 788 ft -281 +/- 355 ft/min 77
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