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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
2,941 Reynosa Mexico - REX 13 - 6,194 feet, 141 degrees 80.34 +/- 13.2 1,364 +/- 757 ft -216 +/- 129 ft/min 43
2,942 Tampico Mexico - TAM 13 - 8,384 feet, 145 degrees 80.34 +/- 15.2 1,631 +/- 882 ft -252 +/- 168 ft/min 147
2,943 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 25 - 7,486 feet, 270 degrees 80.35 +/- 13.8 971 +/- 679 ft -245 +/- 155 ft/min 167
2,944 Fort St. John BC Canada - YXJ 12 - 6,856 feet, 135 degrees 80.35 +/- 16.4 1,968 +/- 977 ft -273 +/- 90 ft/min 13
2,945 Mikonos Greece - JMK 34 - 6,231 feet, 341 degrees 80.35 +/- 12.3 1,426 +/- 878 ft -234 +/- 134 ft/min 41
2,946 Tiksi Russia - N.A 03 - 9,959 feet, 8 degrees 80.35 +/- 15.1 1,579 +/- 844 ft -277 +/- 124 ft/min 30
2,947 Atlantic City NJ - ACY 13 - 9,995 feet, 118 degrees 80.36 +/- 15.2 1,700 +/- 881 ft -257 +/- 152 ft/min 131
2,948 Ithaca NY - ITH 32 - 6,963 feet, 313 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.5 1,502 +/- 690 ft -269 +/- 169 ft/min 180
2,949 Rhinelander WI - RHI 27 - 6,792 feet, 268 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.5 1,609 +/- 886 ft -200 +/- 112 ft/min 65
2,950 Turaif Saudi Arabia - TUI 28 - 9,843 feet, 285 degrees 80.36 +/- 12.5 1,702 +/- 1,805 ft -252 +/- 98 ft/min 18
2,951 Comodoro Rivadavia Argentina - CRD 25 - 9,208 feet, 259 degrees 80.36 +/- 14.2 1,606 +/- 894 ft -237 +/- 132 ft/min 47
2,952 Charleville Australia - CTL 12 - 4,989 feet, 137 degrees 80.36 +/- 15.2 920 +/- 595 ft -298 +/- 176 ft/min 71
2,953 Bismarck ND - BIS 13 - 8,791 feet, 138 degrees 80.37 +/- 13.5 1,628 +/- 731 ft -228 +/- 143 ft/min 220
2,954 Rifle CO - RIL 26 - 6,998 feet, 268 degrees 80.37 +/- 15.7 1,387 +/- 789 ft -307 +/- 183 ft/min 100
2,955 Ushuaia Argentina - USH 25 - 9,558 feet, 266 degrees 80.37 +/- 13.9 1,290 +/- 840 ft -261 +/- 145 ft/min 220
2,956 Newcastle Australia - NTL 30 - 10,035 feet, 310 degrees 80.37 +/- 18.0 1,619 +/- 980 ft -251 +/- 143 ft/min 52
2,957 Corrientes Argentina - CNQ 02 - 7,385 feet, 8 degrees 80.38 +/- 12.0 1,532 +/- 669 ft -246 +/- 152 ft/min 12
2,958 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 03 - 9,843 feet, 35 degrees [was 04] 80.40 +/- 13.0 2,037 +/- 896 ft -210 +/- 77 ft/min 24
2,959 Waterloo IA - ALO 30 - 8,393 feet, 308 degrees 80.40 +/- 14.0 1,633 +/- 1,198 ft -225 +/- 138 ft/min 18
2,960 St Petersburg FL - PIE 36 - 9,708 feet, 351 degrees 80.40 +/- 13.4 1,432 +/- 924 ft -249 +/- 157 ft/min 94
2,961 Riverside CA - RAL 27 - 5,408 feet, 283 degrees 80.40 +/- 12.2 1,000 +/- 395 ft -335 +/- 199 ft/min 35
2,962 Komatsu Japan - KMQ 24 - 8,808 feet, 235 degrees 80.40 +/- 10.5 1,310 +/- 968 ft -166 +/- 105 ft/min 20
2,963 Sydney NS Canada - YQY 06 - 7,026 feet, 46 degrees 80.41 +/- 12.9 1,375 +/- 820 ft -297 +/- 145 ft/min 26
2,964 Cape Town South Africa - CPT 01 - 10,506 feet, 345 degrees 80.41 +/- 15.5 1,693 +/- 891 ft -265 +/- 155 ft/min 419
2,965 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 25 - 10,488 feet, 248 degrees [was 26] 80.41 +/- 12.1 1,441 +/- 782 ft -235 +/- 112 ft/min 24
2,966 Hickory NC - HKY 24 - 6,376 feet, 235 degrees 80.41 +/- 15.1 1,546 +/- 736 ft -288 +/- 193 ft/min 133
2,967 Nurnberg Germany - NUE 10 - 8,857 feet, 99 degrees 80.42 +/- 15.2 1,581 +/- 855 ft -233 +/- 172 ft/min 84
2,968 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34L - 12,463 feet, 340 degrees 80.42 +/- 16.2 1,764 +/- 1,054 ft -265 +/- 168 ft/min 111
2,969 Córdoba Argentina - COR 01 - 10,494 feet, 359 degrees 80.42 +/- 14.2 1,540 +/- 731 ft -217 +/- 145 ft/min 20
2,970 Pituffik Greenland - THU 08 - 9,995 feet, 85 degrees 80.43 +/- 12.9 1,806 +/- 967 ft -285 +/- 115 ft/min 87
2,971 Aberdeen SD - ABR 31 - 6,891 feet, 315 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.4 1,437 +/- 788 ft -260 +/- 189 ft/min 305
2,972 Yakima WA - YKM 27 - 7,598 feet, 290 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.7 1,525 +/- 810 ft -231 +/- 169 ft/min 203
2,973 Delta Junction AK - BIG 28 - 6,112 feet, 305 degrees [was 27] 80.43 +/- 12.2 1,264 +/- 789 ft -220 +/- 122 ft/min 20
2,974 Saipan Mariana Islands - SPN 07 - 8,670 feet, 68 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.8 1,617 +/- 942 ft -231 +/- 155 ft/min 351
2,975 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 25L - 12,560 feet, 249 degrees 80.43 +/- 14.3 1,540 +/- 1,021 ft -272 +/- 169 ft/min 375
2,976 Fort Nelson BC Canada - YYE 22 - 6,331 feet, 237 degrees 80.44 +/- 16.0 1,579 +/- 593 ft -298 +/- 169 ft/min 20
2,977 Corpus Christi TX - CRP 35 - 6,096 feet, 359 degrees 80.44 +/- 14.1 1,400 +/- 686 ft -290 +/- 159 ft/min 37
2,978 The Valley Anguilla - AXA 10 - 5,456 feet, 91 degrees 80.44 +/- 14.2 1,028 +/- 558 ft -297 +/- 187 ft/min 35
2,979 Dickinson ND - DIK 32 - 6,383 feet, 330 degrees 80.45 +/- 13.0 1,283 +/- 770 ft -219 +/- 140 ft/min 66
2,980 Wenatchee WA - EAT 12 - 6,976 feet, 135 degrees 80.45 +/- 11.7 1,080 +/- 671 ft -237 +/- 147 ft/min 97
2,981 Rockland ME - RKD 13 - 5,007 feet, 111 degrees 80.46 +/- 13.8 999 +/- 587 ft -282 +/- 181 ft/min 90
2,982 Beaumont TX - BPT 12 - 6,748 feet, 121 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.0 1,486 +/- 749 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 157
2,983 Cedar Rapids IA - CID 27 - 8,587 feet, 271 degrees 80.47 +/- 14.9 1,333 +/- 799 ft -249 +/- 169 ft/min 262
2,984 Victoria BC Canada - YYJ 09 - 6,966 feet, 106 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.2 1,628 +/- 814 ft -235 +/- 147 ft/min 169
2,985 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 04L - 9,934 feet, 34 degrees 80.48 +/- 16.2 1,446 +/- 818 ft -272 +/- 211 ft/min 73
2,986 Newcastle United Kingdom - NCL 25 - 7,642 feet, 245 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.7 1,513 +/- 1,154 ft -233 +/- 154 ft/min 132
2,987 Moshoeshoe Lesotho - MSU 22 - 10,491 feet, 195 degrees 80.48 +/- 16.6 1,716 +/- 1,009 ft -256 +/- 146 ft/min 49
2,988 Eureka CA - ACV 14 - 6,048 feet, 153 degrees 80.48 +/- 17.5 1,440 +/- 664 ft -281 +/- 233 ft/min 75
2,989 Siem Reap Cambodia - REP 05 - 8,362 feet, 48 degrees 80.48 +/- 13.8 1,490 +/- 884 ft -253 +/- 136 ft/min 64
2,990 Pleiku Vietnam - PXU 27 - 5,959 feet, 271 degrees 80.48 +/- 15.1 1,436 +/- 589 ft -300 +/- 219 ft/min 20
2,991 Newport VT - EFK 05 - 3,994 feet, 29 degrees 80.49 +/- 12.7 694 +/- 310 ft -277 +/- 158 ft/min 15
2,992 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 07L - 9,983 feet, 69 degrees 80.49 +/- 14.5 1,464 +/- 844 ft -266 +/- 161 ft/min 67
2,993 Kristiansand Norway - KRS 21 - 6,660 feet, 215 degrees [was 22] 80.50 +/- 15.3 1,556 +/- 799 ft -241 +/- 133 ft/min 35
2,994 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 19L - 8,162 feet, 190 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.8 1,680 +/- 755 ft -246 +/- 169 ft/min 98
2,995 Groton-New London CT - GON 05 - 4,987 feet, 34 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.5 1,120 +/- 668 ft -277 +/- 173 ft/min 85
2,996 Everett WA - PAE 34L - 9,399 feet, 359 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.5 1,675 +/- 795 ft -332 +/- 173 ft/min 19
2,997 Toledo OH - TOL 16 - 5,597 feet, 157 degrees 80.50 +/- 11.9 1,348 +/- 647 ft -249 +/- 167 ft/min 10
2,998 Roatan Honduras - RTB 07 - 6,865 feet, 65 degrees 80.50 +/- 15.1 1,643 +/- 962 ft -259 +/- 149 ft/min 174
2,999 Biak Indonesia - BIK 11 - 11,708 feet, 109 degrees 80.50 +/- 16.1 1,633 +/- 871 ft -255 +/- 189 ft/min 93
3,000 Masset BC Canada - ZMT 13 - 4,904 feet, 148 degrees 80.51 +/- 17.6 792 +/- 486 ft -334 +/- 167 ft/min 28
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