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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
3,241 Lewistown MT - LWT 26 - 6,091 feet, 270 degrees 81.28 +/- 18.2 1,500 +/- 749 ft -285 +/- 145 ft/min 15
3,242 Djerba Tunisia - DJE 27 - 10,151 feet, 268 degrees 81.29 +/- 14.8 1,695 +/- 906 ft -285 +/- 123 ft/min 22
3,243 Sebha Libya - SEB 13 - 11,783 feet, 133 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.2 1,431 +/- 1,389 ft -281 +/- 133 ft/min 41
3,244 Winston Salem NC - INT 33 - 6,645 feet, 325 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.3 1,338 +/- 706 ft -248 +/- 173 ft/min 103
3,245 Yuma AZ - YUM 21R - 13,295 feet, 224 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.7 1,806 +/- 802 ft -247 +/- 118 ft/min 48
3,246 Texarkana AR - TXK 22 - 6,608 feet, 225 degrees 81.29 +/- 13.4 1,596 +/- 716 ft -258 +/- 151 ft/min 57
3,247 Hangzhou China - HGH 25 - 11,811 feet, 243 degrees 81.29 +/- 12.4 1,508 +/- 652 ft -258 +/- 158 ft/min 58
3,248 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 28 - 10,041 feet, 270 degrees [was 29] 81.30 +/- 12.3 1,693 +/- 935 ft -237 +/- 112 ft/min 62
3,249 Jamestown ND - JMS 13 - 6,493 feet, 135 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.0 1,433 +/- 697 ft -216 +/- 147 ft/min 40
3,250 Torreon Mexico - TRC 13 - 9,036 feet, 136 degrees [was 12] 81.30 +/- 11.9 1,686 +/- 1,013 ft -201 +/- 110 ft/min 44
3,251 Homer AK - HOM 04 - 6,701 feet, 55 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.3 1,399 +/- 784 ft -209 +/- 135 ft/min 156
3,252 Novy Urengoy Russia - NUX 27 - 8,322 feet, 288 degrees 81.30 +/- 18.0 1,696 +/- 1,172 ft -272 +/- 146 ft/min 31
3,253 Albury Australia - ABX 07 - 6,221 feet, 81 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.8 977 +/- 528 ft -300 +/- 167 ft/min 40
3,254 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 30 - 9,999 feet, 287 degrees 81.31 +/- 13.0 1,596 +/- 691 ft -266 +/- 145 ft/min 47
3,255 Delta Junction AK - BIG 19 - 8,993 feet, 210 degrees 81.31 +/- 14.7 1,446 +/- 757 ft -273 +/- 142 ft/min 110
3,256 Malabo Equatorial Guinea - SSG 22 - 9,643 feet, 222 degrees 81.32 +/- 12.8 1,645 +/- 682 ft -228 +/- 136 ft/min 104
3,257 Benghazi Libya - BEN 33L - 11,771 feet, 330 degrees 81.32 +/- 13.6 1,706 +/- 723 ft -292 +/- 140 ft/min 63
3,258 New Orleans LA - MSY 20 - 6,998 feet, 195 degrees 81.32 +/- 14.6 1,550 +/- 726 ft -276 +/- 176 ft/min 289
3,259 Uberlandia Brazil - UDI 04 - 6,894 feet, 23 degrees 81.32 +/- 17.1 1,212 +/- 636 ft -259 +/- 202 ft/min 37
3,260 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea - POM 32R - 9,022 feet, 329 degrees 81.33 +/- 14.1 1,638 +/- 633 ft -249 +/- 135 ft/min 35
3,261 Wausau WI - AUW 31 - 5,199 feet, 304 degrees [was 30] 81.33 +/- 12.7 1,041 +/- 760 ft -227 +/- 115 ft/min 12
3,262 Berlin NH - BML 18 - 5,168 feet, 159 degrees 81.33 +/- 14.4 1,060 +/- 536 ft -336 +/- 172 ft/min 144
3,263 Pellston MI - PLN 14 - 6,513 feet, 135 degrees 81.33 +/- 14.7 1,583 +/- 795 ft -186 +/- 97 ft/min 17
3,264 Kahului HI - OGG 02 - 6,988 feet, 35 degrees 81.33 +/- 13.5 1,461 +/- 712 ft -241 +/- 161 ft/min 1,801
3,265 Aberdeen United Kingdom - ABZ 16 - 6,400 feet, 158 degrees 81.34 +/- 14.6 1,395 +/- 738 ft -250 +/- 176 ft/min 93
3,266 Walla Walla WA - ALW 02 - 7,071 feet, 36 degrees 81.34 +/- 12.5 1,452 +/- 971 ft -185 +/- 90 ft/min 25
3,267 Redmond OR - RDM 05 - 7,025 feet, 60 degrees 81.34 +/- 11.6 1,562 +/- 787 ft -241 +/- 134 ft/min 19
3,268 Iliamna AK - ILI 35 - 4,787 feet, 9 degrees 81.34 +/- 9.5 749 +/- 346 ft -265 +/- 161 ft/min 24
3,269 Pierre SD - PIR 25 - 6,887 feet, 257 degrees 81.35 +/- 14.0 1,583 +/- 731 ft -192 +/- 108 ft/min 43
3,270 Presque Isle ME - PQI 28 - 6,001 feet, 256 degrees 81.35 +/- 15.0 1,552 +/- 756 ft -210 +/- 121 ft/min 15
3,271 Sunshine Coast Australia - MCY 18 - 5,895 feet, 194 degrees 81.35 +/- 15.6 1,304 +/- 555 ft -258 +/- 194 ft/min 28
3,272 Providence RI - PVD 34 - 6,079 feet, 322 degrees 81.36 +/- 14.6 1,488 +/- 1,129 ft -256 +/- 180 ft/min 247
3,273 Sacramento CA - SMF 17L - 8,601 feet, 181 degrees 81.36 +/- 14.6 1,629 +/- 691 ft -272 +/- 146 ft/min 57
3,274 Grande Prairie AB Canada - YQU 30 - 8,484 feet, 315 degrees 81.37 +/- 14.3 1,514 +/- 697 ft -245 +/- 160 ft/min 135
3,275 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - ADD 07R - 12,460 feet, 74 degrees 81.37 +/- 12.9 1,561 +/- 856 ft -302 +/- 103 ft/min 26
3,276 Kingman AZ - IGM 21 - 6,815 feet, 225 degrees 81.38 +/- 13.6 1,448 +/- 654 ft -266 +/- 167 ft/min 108
3,277 Oakland CA - OAK 28R - 5,458 feet, 292 degrees [was 27R] 81.38 +/- 12.9 1,381 +/- 664 ft -246 +/- 156 ft/min 39
3,278 Santorini Greece - JTR 15 - 7,205 feet, 159 degrees 81.38 +/- 14.9 1,091 +/- 537 ft -375 +/- 149 ft/min 22
3,279 Brookings SD - BKX 12 - 6,018 feet, 119 degrees 81.39 +/- 12.3 1,283 +/- 737 ft -205 +/- 147 ft/min 44
3,280 Khrabrovo Russia - KGD 06 - 8,130 feet, 66 degrees 81.39 +/- 13.7 1,715 +/- 675 ft -247 +/- 124 ft/min 15
3,281 Krasnojarsk Russia - KJA 11 - 12,146 feet, 113 degrees 81.39 +/- 15.8 1,626 +/- 689 ft -299 +/- 172 ft/min 39
3,282 Tamworth Australia - TMW 30R - 7,212 feet, 313 degrees 81.39 +/- 12.9 1,365 +/- 660 ft -247 +/- 163 ft/min 50
3,283 Devils Lake ND - DVL 31 - 6,358 feet, 318 degrees 81.40 +/- 13.8 1,449 +/- 790 ft -261 +/- 186 ft/min 132
3,284 Midland/Odessa TX - MAF 10 - 8,288 feet, 114 degrees 81.41 +/- 14.0 1,595 +/- 710 ft -270 +/- 145 ft/min 52
3,285 Esquel Argentina - EQS 22 - 7,874 feet, 235 degrees 81.41 +/- 15.8 1,445 +/- 654 ft -255 +/- 159 ft/min 22
3,286 Kupang Indonesia - KOE 07 - 8,196 feet, 76 degrees 81.41 +/- 12.8 1,682 +/- 649 ft -276 +/- 129 ft/min 19
3,287 Las Palmas Spain - LPA 03L - 10,133 feet, 21 degrees 81.42 +/- 14.6 1,734 +/- 778 ft -240 +/- 133 ft/min 95
3,288 Sudbury ON Canada - YSB 04 - 6,555 feet, 29 degrees 81.43 +/- 17.1 1,361 +/- 655 ft -292 +/- 172 ft/min 31
3,289 King Salmon AK - AKN 12 - 8,894 feet, 132 degrees 81.43 +/- 14.1 1,592 +/- 1,269 ft -223 +/- 128 ft/min 125
3,290 Barnaul Russia - BAX 24 - 9,500 feet, 247 degrees 81.43 +/- 15.7 1,444 +/- 716 ft -269 +/- 153 ft/min 29
3,291 Korhogo Cote D'Ivoire - HGO 09 - 6,890 feet, 80 degrees 81.44 +/- 13.5 897 +/- 449 ft -324 +/- 161 ft/min 17
3,292 Aalborg Denmark - AAL 26R - 10,322 feet, 263 degrees 81.44 +/- 12.5 1,473 +/- 897 ft -234 +/- 149 ft/min 63
3,293 Mason City IA - MCW 12 - 5,113 feet, 125 degrees 81.44 +/- 9.2 1,464 +/- 652 ft -241 +/- 134 ft/min 13
3,294 Owensboro KY - OWB 36 - 8,000 feet, 358 degrees 81.44 +/- 14.3 1,629 +/- 1,040 ft -248 +/- 153 ft/min 27
3,295 Majuro Airport Marshall Islands - MAJ 07 - 7,900 feet, 76 degrees 81.44 +/- 13.3 1,606 +/- 614 ft -344 +/- 129 ft/min 11
3,296 Siem Reap Cambodia - REP 23 - 8,362 feet, 228 degrees 81.44 +/- 12.8 1,696 +/- 785 ft -210 +/- 119 ft/min 30
3,297 London-Luton United Kingdom - LTN 26 - 7,082 feet, 254 degrees 81.45 +/- 12.3 1,376 +/- 702 ft -213 +/- 129 ft/min 87
3,298 Bisha Saudi Arabia - BHH 18 - 10,020 feet, 186 degrees 81.45 +/- 17.4 1,343 +/- 630 ft -269 +/- 178 ft/min 27
3,299 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 07 - 4,501 feet, 53 degrees 81.46 +/- 15.6 1,339 +/- 706 ft -324 +/- 176 ft/min 63
3,300 Istanbul Atatürk Turkey - ISL 36R - 9,813 feet, 1 degrees 81.46 +/- 14.3 1,701 +/- 848 ft -271 +/- 114 ft/min 13
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