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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
2,881 Oslo Norway - OSL 19R - 11,813 feet, 196 degrees 80.19 +/- 14.9 1,751 +/- 861 ft -266 +/- 148 ft/min 353
2,882 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 32 - 6,929 feet, 315 degrees 80.19 +/- 16.4 1,515 +/- 919 ft -249 +/- 156 ft/min 27
2,883 Port Vila Vanatu - VLI 11 - 8,530 feet, 118 degrees 80.19 +/- 14.8 1,744 +/- 965 ft -274 +/- 122 ft/min 39
2,884 Kazan Russia - KZN 29 - 12,259 feet, 305 degrees 80.19 +/- 12.5 1,889 +/- 703 ft -309 +/- 116 ft/min 35
2,885 Barrow AK - BRW 08 - 6,701 feet, 90 degrees 80.20 +/- 15.2 1,816 +/- 842 ft -284 +/- 133 ft/min 48
2,886 Rabat Morocco - RBA 21 - 11,448 feet, 211 degrees [was 22] 80.21 +/- 15.7 1,722 +/- 1,198 ft -211 +/- 143 ft/min 24
2,887 Appleton WI - ATW 30 - 6,500 feet, 296 degrees 80.21 +/- 13.3 1,513 +/- 673 ft -245 +/- 185 ft/min 71
2,888 Gulfport/Biloxi MS - GPT 14 - 8,996 feet, 135 degrees 80.21 +/- 14.5 1,609 +/- 884 ft -226 +/- 168 ft/min 362
2,889 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 9 - 10,153 feet, 84 degrees 80.21 +/- 14.0 1,702 +/- 640 ft -266 +/- 145 ft/min 15
2,890 Townsville Australia - TSV 19 - 7,980 feet, 204 degrees 80.21 +/- 14.1 1,843 +/- 815 ft -191 +/- 91 ft/min 44
2,891 Nampula Mozambique - APL 23 - 6,552 feet, 226 degrees 80.22 +/- 14.3 1,310 +/- 685 ft -290 +/- 210 ft/min 43
2,892 Casper WY - CPR 26 - 8,668 feet, 269 degrees 80.22 +/- 17.0 1,659 +/- 929 ft -250 +/- 159 ft/min 46
2,893 San Salvador El Salvador - SAL 25 - 10,495 feet, 250 degrees 80.22 +/- 13.9 1,772 +/- 1,018 ft -257 +/- 137 ft/min 70
2,894 McGrath AK - MCG 23 - 2,000 feet, 248 degrees [was 16] 80.22 +/- 15.8 1,114 +/- 658 ft -268 +/- 184 ft/min 255
2,895 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 34R - 12,467 feet, 342 degrees 80.22 +/- 14.5 1,923 +/- 572 ft -228 +/- 119 ft/min 50
2,896 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PA - AVP 22 - 7,494 feet, 213 degrees 80.23 +/- 14.1 1,598 +/- 915 ft -232 +/- 145 ft/min 167
2,897 Evansville IN - EVV 36 - 6,275 feet, 1 degrees 80.23 +/- 16.6 980 +/- 658 ft -307 +/- 252 ft/min 30
2,898 Hohhot China - HET 08 - 11,805 feet, 73 degrees 80.23 +/- 15.6 1,921 +/- 1,082 ft -278 +/- 118 ft/min 28
2,899 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 36L - 12,798 feet, 359 degrees [was 01L] 80.24 +/- 12.7 2,398 +/- 2,602 ft -182 +/- 114 ft/min 15
2,900 Belfast-Aldergrove United Kingdom - BFS 17 - 6,177 feet, 162 degrees 80.24 +/- 10.4 876 +/- 691 ft -266 +/- 115 ft/min 11
2,901 Monterey CA - MRY 28L - 7,166 feet, 293 degrees 80.24 +/- 13.1 1,699 +/- 743 ft -250 +/- 230 ft/min 160
2,902 Pekanbaru Indonesia - PKU 36 - 7,331 feet, 2 degrees 80.24 +/- 12.5 1,567 +/- 664 ft -196 +/- 122 ft/min 25
2,903 Monastir Tunisia - MIR 25 - 9,713 feet, 254 degrees 80.25 +/- 13.1 1,819 +/- 956 ft -235 +/- 106 ft/min 41
2,904 Tapachula Mexico - TAP 23 - 6,543 feet, 235 degrees 80.25 +/- 15.7 1,497 +/- 888 ft -265 +/- 189 ft/min 56
2,905 Barrow AK - BRW 07 - 7,082 feet, 90 degrees [was 06] 80.25 +/- 15.3 1,358 +/- 787 ft -253 +/- 177 ft/min 200
2,906 Leticia Columbia - LET 03 - 6,884 feet, 21 degrees [was 02] 80.25 +/- 13.3 1,029 +/- 712 ft -292 +/- 142 ft/min 29
2,907 Tuy Hòa Vietnam - TBB 21 - 9,479 feet, 210 degrees 80.25 +/- 20.3 1,962 +/- 752 ft -220 +/- 77 ft/min 11
2,908 Pointe-Noire Congo - PNR 17 - 8,563 feet, 166 degrees 80.26 +/- 17.2 1,453 +/- 934 ft -282 +/- 223 ft/min 96
2,909 Fort Wayne IN - FWA 32 - 7,985 feet, 315 degrees 80.26 +/- 13.8 1,461 +/- 737 ft -257 +/- 161 ft/min 97
2,910 Santa Barbara CA - SBA 25 - 6,053 feet, 269 degrees 80.26 +/- 12.4 1,240 +/- 739 ft -233 +/- 149 ft/min 151
2,911 Spearfish SD - SPF 31 - 6,414 feet, 315 degrees 80.26 +/- 10.4 998 +/- 516 ft -371 +/- 140 ft/min 12
2,912 Bora Bora French Polynesia - BOB 11 - 4,935 feet, 125 degrees 80.26 +/- 12.9 892 +/- 500 ft -372 +/- 129 ft/min 43
2,913 Nantucket MA - ACK 24 - 6,281 feet, 225 degrees 80.27 +/- 15.5 1,409 +/- 800 ft -260 +/- 178 ft/min 321
2,914 Miami FL - MIA 9 - 12,969 feet, 87 degrees 80.27 +/- 13.6 1,671 +/- 628 ft -250 +/- 136 ft/min 34
2,915 Oshkosh WI - OSH 27 - 6,176 feet, 271 degrees 80.27 +/- 17.8 811 +/- 457 ft -335 +/- 437 ft/min 27
2,916 Dresden Germany - DRS 04 - 9,314 feet, 41 degrees 80.28 +/- 10.5 1,549 +/- 691 ft -218 +/- 121 ft/min 17
2,917 Montpelier France - MPL 30R - 8,552 feet, 305 degrees 80.28 +/- 14.2 1,592 +/- 911 ft -256 +/- 175 ft/min 76
2,918 Penticton BC - YYF 34 - 6,044 feet, 1 degrees 80.29 +/- 14.1 1,147 +/- 663 ft -290 +/- 166 ft/min 31
2,919 Concord NC - JQF 02 - 7,392 feet, 10 degrees 80.29 +/- 15.3 1,214 +/- 599 ft -286 +/- 200 ft/min 61
2,920 Calvi France - CLY 18 - 7,588 feet, 180 degrees 80.29 +/- 12.3 1,104 +/- 715 ft -217 +/- 153 ft/min 77
2,921 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 10 - 8,170 feet, 96 degrees 80.29 +/- 14.2 2,086 +/- 1,818 ft -175 +/- 99 ft/min 19
2,922 Calcutta India - CCU 19L - 11,911 feet, 186 degrees 80.29 +/- 13.7 1,371 +/- 1,066 ft -250 +/- 120 ft/min 90
2,923 Xiamen China - XMN 05 - 11,150 feet, 52 degrees 80.29 +/- 13.4 1,225 +/- 945 ft -245 +/- 137 ft/min 195
2,924 Hao French Polynesia - HOI 30 - 10,968 feet, 315 degrees 80.30 +/- 12.7 1,789 +/- 758 ft -268 +/- 114 ft/min 43
2,925 Koror Palau - ROR 09 - 7,187 feet, 91 degrees 80.30 +/- 15.9 1,495 +/- 787 ft -273 +/- 159 ft/min 99
2,926 Maracaibo Venezuela - MAR 20R - 10,140 feet, 200 degrees 80.30 +/- 16.9 1,577 +/- 1,158 ft -241 +/- 175 ft/min 26
2,927 Iqualuit NU Canada - YFB 34 - 8,607 feet, 316 degrees 80.31 +/- 13.0 1,858 +/- 469 ft -292 +/- 123 ft/min 20
2,928 Maye Island Seychelles - SEZ 31 - 9,815 feet, 305 degrees 80.31 +/- 13.1 1,072 +/- 777 ft -287 +/- 143 ft/min 89
2,929 Camaguey Cuba - CMW 07 - 9,843 feet, 68 degrees 80.31 +/- 14.5 1,471 +/- 855 ft -233 +/- 152 ft/min 130
2,930 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 25L - 13,114 feet, 249 degrees 80.32 +/- 15.6 1,980 +/- 1,351 ft -252 +/- 123 ft/min 87
2,931 Dubuque IA - DBQ 31 - 6,488 feet, 315 degrees 80.32 +/- 13.0 1,506 +/- 688 ft -217 +/- 152 ft/min 14
2,932 Okinawa Japan - OKA 18 - 9,872 feet, 178 degrees 80.32 +/- 14.9 1,660 +/- 904 ft -227 +/- 163 ft/min 62
2,933 Sunshine Coast Australia - MCY 36 - 5,895 feet, 14 degrees 80.32 +/- 16.8 1,277 +/- 874 ft -265 +/- 182 ft/min 21
2,934 Sanya China - SYX 26 - 11,167 feet, 262 degrees 80.32 +/- 12.2 1,659 +/- 796 ft -236 +/- 139 ft/min 29
2,935 Malmo Sweden - MMX 17 - 9,143 feet, 173 degrees 80.33 +/- 13.7 1,522 +/- 661 ft -267 +/- 169 ft/min 30
2,936 Karachi Pakistan - KHI 07R - 11,147 feet, 74 degrees 80.33 +/- 14.9 1,760 +/- 757 ft -258 +/- 140 ft/min 41
2,937 Jujuy Argentina - JUJ 33 - 9,719 feet, 330 degrees 80.33 +/- 13.4 1,436 +/- 647 ft -272 +/- 157 ft/min 18
2,938 Ottawa ON Canada - YOW 25 - 7,992 feet, 237 degrees 80.34 +/- 13.8 1,584 +/- 783 ft -227 +/- 151 ft/min 98
2,939 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 04 - 6,331 feet, 57 degrees 80.34 +/- 14.4 1,862 +/- 760 ft -277 +/- 123 ft/min 49
2,940 Wausau WI - CWA 17 - 6,463 feet, 170 degrees 80.34 +/- 15.9 1,356 +/- 683 ft -189 +/- 157 ft/min 20
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