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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
3,001 Dzaoudzi Comoros - DZA 16 - 6,332 feet, 150 degrees 80.51 +/- 18.4 1,045 +/- 612 ft -317 +/- 183 ft/min 16
3,002 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 07 - 10,488 feet, 68 degrees 80.51 +/- 17.3 1,513 +/- 678 ft -325 +/- 206 ft/min 22
3,003 Klamath Falls OR - LMT 32 - 10,292 feet, 338 degrees 80.51 +/- 15.4 1,745 +/- 1,031 ft -231 +/- 109 ft/min 71
3,004 Palermo Italy - PMO 07 - 10,909 feet, 67 degrees 80.51 +/- 16.9 1,482 +/- 914 ft -274 +/- 145 ft/min 67
3,005 Copenhagen Denmark - CPH 22L - 10,843 feet, 221 degrees 80.53 +/- 14.7 1,786 +/- 966 ft -245 +/- 140 ft/min 516
3,006 Damascus Syria - DAM 23R - 11,763 feet, 228 degrees 80.53 +/- 15.8 1,711 +/- 1,015 ft -277 +/- 163 ft/min 102
3,007 Hailang China - MDG 22 - 8,520 feet, 206 degrees 80.53 +/- 14.7 1,447 +/- 777 ft -253 +/- 156 ft/min 55
3,008 Moses Lake WA - MWH 32R - 13,491 feet, 342 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.9 1,788 +/- 1,222 ft -248 +/- 124 ft/min 47
3,009 Stevens Point WI - STE 03 - 6,031 feet, 30 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.2 1,218 +/- 740 ft -293 +/- 159 ft/min 21
3,010 Kochi India - COK 27 - 11,155 feet, 268 degrees 80.54 +/- 14.5 1,721 +/- 1,017 ft -255 +/- 156 ft/min 33
3,011 Port Lincoln Australia - PLO 19 - 4,915 feet, 197 degrees 80.54 +/- 14.9 970 +/- 500 ft -331 +/- 180 ft/min 49
3,012 Wuhan China - WUH 04 - 11,143 feet, 41 degrees 80.54 +/- 15.2 1,892 +/- 1,501 ft -259 +/- 154 ft/min 122
3,013 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 34 - 5,997 feet, 337 degrees 80.55 +/- 15.0 1,608 +/- 882 ft -257 +/- 138 ft/min 29
3,014 Onslow Australia - ONS 21 - 6,233 feet, 209 degrees 80.55 +/- 16.1 1,306 +/- 1,024 ft -305 +/- 191 ft/min 63
3,015 Nanning China - NNG 05 - 10,499 feet, 47 degrees 80.55 +/- 18.5 1,739 +/- 1,088 ft -285 +/- 228 ft/min 66
3,016 Kamloops Canada - YKA 27 - 7,976 feet, 283 degrees [was 26] 80.56 +/- 17.7 1,091 +/- 568 ft -315 +/- 240 ft/min 55
3,017 Fresno CA - FAT 11R - 8,001 feet, 125 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.1 1,737 +/- 829 ft -195 +/- 75 ft/min 13
3,018 Deadhorse AK - SCC 06 - 6,488 feet, 75 degrees 80.56 +/- 14.4 1,597 +/- 681 ft -268 +/- 138 ft/min 59
3,019 Alghero Sassari Italy - AHO 20 - 9,857 feet, 205 degrees 80.57 +/- 14.6 1,555 +/- 712 ft -301 +/- 167 ft/min 38
3,020 Novosibirsk Russia - OVB 16 - 12,087 feet, 170 degrees 80.57 +/- 12.7 1,938 +/- 500 ft -247 +/- 92 ft/min 14
3,021 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 32 - 6,018 feet, 336 degrees [was 31] 80.58 +/- 18.1 1,513 +/- 749 ft -260 +/- 159 ft/min 17
3,022 Norman Wells NT - YVQ 28 - 5,959 feet, 298 degrees [was 27] 80.58 +/- 13.7 1,123 +/- 670 ft -251 +/- 163 ft/min 89
3,023 Longyear Norway - LYR 28 - 8,127 feet, 285 degrees 80.58 +/- 12.0 1,721 +/- 630 ft -312 +/- 141 ft/min 48
3,024 Fort Smith AR - FSM 25 - 8,012 feet, 261 degrees 80.58 +/- 14.4 1,582 +/- 745 ft -215 +/- 161 ft/min 120
3,025 Pago Pago - PPG 23 - 10,000 feet, 240 degrees 80.58 +/- 15.1 1,406 +/- 758 ft -252 +/- 149 ft/min 26
3,026 Bridgetown Barbados - BGI 27 - 10,999 feet, 256 degrees 80.58 +/- 9.5 1,319 +/- 691 ft -214 +/- 122 ft/min 10
3,027 Belo Horizonte Brazil - CNF 16 - 9,835 feet, 139 degrees 80.59 +/- 13.8 1,688 +/- 844 ft -235 +/- 228 ft/min 194
3,028 Appleton WI - ATW 29 - 6,491 feet, 296 degrees 80.60 +/- 14.0 1,615 +/- 696 ft -211 +/- 151 ft/min 61
3,029 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34L - 13,128 feet, 345 degrees 80.60 +/- 14.5 1,651 +/- 1,093 ft -252 +/- 145 ft/min 122
3,030 Lihue HI - LIH 21 - 6,512 feet, 225 degrees 80.60 +/- 12.9 1,579 +/- 631 ft -226 +/- 150 ft/min 72
3,031 Manila Philippines - MNL 06 - 12,243 feet, 60 degrees 80.60 +/- 13.8 1,726 +/- 963 ft -223 +/- 121 ft/min 621
3,032 Georgetown Guyana - GEO 24 - 7,428 feet, 225 degrees 80.60 +/- 12.8 1,384 +/- 731 ft -252 +/- 157 ft/min 38
3,033 Green Bay WI - GRB 18 - 8,697 feet, 180 degrees 80.61 +/- 16.8 1,339 +/- 821 ft -262 +/- 172 ft/min 99
3,034 Punta Gorda FL - PGD 15 - 5,687 feet, 149 degrees 80.61 +/- 14.1 1,173 +/- 739 ft -271 +/- 186 ft/min 23
3,035 Homer AK - HOM 03 - 6,684 feet, 55 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.1 1,192 +/- 732 ft -245 +/- 155 ft/min 80
3,036 Chitose Japan - CTS 01R - 9,794 feet, 353 degrees 80.61 +/- 15.8 1,628 +/- 746 ft -270 +/- 270 ft/min 42
3,037 Isla De Vieques Puerto Rico - VQS 09 - 4,296 feet, 77 degrees 80.61 +/- 12.7 1,195 +/- 645 ft -301 +/- 164 ft/min 46
3,038 Hamilton Island Australia - HTI 14 - 5,591 feet, 143 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.9 1,561 +/- 751 ft -290 +/- 144 ft/min 119
3,039 Blythe CA - BLH 17 - 5,790 feet, 180 degrees 80.62 +/- 16.3 1,163 +/- 713 ft -245 +/- 183 ft/min 26
3,040 Hickory NC - HKY 06 - 6,376 feet, 55 degrees 80.62 +/- 15.0 1,348 +/- 748 ft -239 +/- 150 ft/min 61
3,041 Mikonos Greece - JMK 16 - 6,231 feet, 161 degrees 80.62 +/- 14.6 1,827 +/- 714 ft -168 +/- 68 ft/min 14
3,042 Surabaya Indonesia - SUB 10 - 9,835 feet, 99 degrees 80.62 +/- 13.7 1,507 +/- 862 ft -223 +/- 119 ft/min 30
3,043 Tôlanaro Madagascar - FTU 26 - 5,898 feet, 232 degrees 80.63 +/- 15.9 1,058 +/- 721 ft -333 +/- 148 ft/min 21
3,044 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 27 - 5,995 feet, 271 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.8 1,561 +/- 683 ft -226 +/- 153 ft/min 66
3,045 Lexington KY - LEX 26 - 3,495 feet, 261 degrees 80.63 +/- 19.5 944 +/- 236 ft -365 +/- 246 ft/min 26
3,046 Saranac Lake NY - SLK 23 - 6,572 feet, 215 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.6 1,710 +/- 843 ft -303 +/- 138 ft/min 76
3,047 Astrakhan Russia - ASF 09 - 10,489 feet, 97 degrees 80.63 +/- 14.7 1,676 +/- 875 ft -232 +/- 146 ft/min 67
3,048 Concord CA - CCR 19R - 4,995 feet, 203 degrees 80.64 +/- 14.5 927 +/- 530 ft -278 +/- 179 ft/min 89
3,049 Vientiane Laos - VTE 13 - 9,836 feet, 135 degrees 80.64 +/- 14.5 1,781 +/- 914 ft -240 +/- 107 ft/min 32
3,050 Hangzhou China - HGH 06 - 11,155 feet, 63 degrees [was 07] 80.64 +/- 14.8 1,642 +/- 932 ft -240 +/- 132 ft/min 112
3,051 N'Djamena Chad - NDJ 05 - 9,186 feet, 46 degrees 80.65 +/- 15.1 1,539 +/- 759 ft -261 +/- 174 ft/min 141
3,052 Sioux City IA - SUX 13 - 9,004 feet, 136 degrees 80.65 +/- 14.9 1,609 +/- 781 ft -229 +/- 159 ft/min 102
3,053 Nome AK - OME 03 - 6,164 feet, 42 degrees [was 02] 80.65 +/- 8.9 1,267 +/- 564 ft -244 +/- 172 ft/min 12
3,054 Bristol United Kingdom - BRS 27 - 6,596 feet, 266 degrees 80.67 +/- 13.1 1,344 +/- 757 ft -249 +/- 155 ft/min 128
3,055 Pasco/Richland WA - PSC 30 - 7,703 feet, 316 degrees 80.67 +/- 14.5 1,312 +/- 939 ft -218 +/- 157 ft/min 73
3,056 Kitchener ON Canada - YKF 26 - 6,981 feet, 245 degrees 80.68 +/- 15.6 1,627 +/- 691 ft -282 +/- 189 ft/min 107
3,057 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 21 - 9,843 feet, 215 degrees 80.68 +/- 12.0 1,345 +/- 765 ft -230 +/- 121 ft/min 24
3,058 Benghazi Libya - BEN 15R - 11,771 feet, 150 degrees 80.68 +/- 14.1 1,450 +/- 914 ft -224 +/- 130 ft/min 40
3,059 Delta UT - DTA 35 - 5,501 feet, 360 degrees 80.68 +/- 13.7 1,256 +/- 541 ft -269 +/- 189 ft/min 36
3,060 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 31L - 7,601 feet, 314 degrees 80.68 +/- 11.0 1,824 +/- 570 ft -253 +/- 99 ft/min 33
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