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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
3,421 Toliara Madagascar - TLE 04 - 6,569 feet, 23 degrees 81.94 +/- 18.8 1,265 +/- 680 ft -302 +/- 175 ft/min 23
3,422 Fort Dodge IA - FOD 12 - 5,291 feet, 127 degrees 81.94 +/- 9.9 1,143 +/- 646 ft -176 +/- 112 ft/min 13
3,423 Salem OR - SLE 31 - 5,810 feet, 330 degrees 81.94 +/- 14.7 1,309 +/- 698 ft -287 +/- 176 ft/min 199
3,424 Matamoros Mexico - MAM 15 - 7,520 feet, 156 degrees 81.94 +/- 15.5 1,526 +/- 736 ft -314 +/- 614 ft/min 61
3,425 Riberalta Bolivia - RIB 32 - 5,705 feet, 307 degrees 81.94 +/- 17.1 1,279 +/- 562 ft -370 +/- 189 ft/min 44
3,426 Launceston Australia - LST 32L - 6,497 feet, 327 degrees 81.94 +/- 13.8 1,424 +/- 1,022 ft -267 +/- 146 ft/min 67
3,427 Perth Australia - PER 03 - 11,295 feet, 14 degrees 81.94 +/- 12.7 1,636 +/- 855 ft -241 +/- 142 ft/min 426
3,428 Marigot Dominica - DOM 27 - 5,755 feet, 250 degrees 81.95 +/- 12.4 1,123 +/- 532 ft -263 +/- 173 ft/min 37
3,429 Longreach Australia - LRE 04 - 6,329 feet, 47 degrees 81.95 +/- 12.4 1,078 +/- 646 ft -254 +/- 149 ft/min 73
3,430 Hobart Australia - HBA 12 - 8,939 feet, 135 degrees 81.96 +/- 14.5 1,502 +/- 790 ft -249 +/- 147 ft/min 166
3,431 Cork Ireland - ORK 17 - 6,990 feet, 160 degrees 81.97 +/- 14.2 1,628 +/- 541 ft -302 +/- 146 ft/min 17
3,432 Luqa Malta - MLA 05 - 7,990 feet, 54 degrees 81.97 +/- 15.1 1,805 +/- 927 ft -275 +/- 125 ft/min 10
3,433 Coffs Harbour Australia - CFS 21 - 6,826 feet, 221 degrees 81.97 +/- 14.8 1,406 +/- 759 ft -307 +/- 161 ft/min 29
3,434 Watson Lake YT Canada - YQH 09 - 5,501 feet, 110 degrees 81.98 +/- 15.3 1,286 +/- 621 ft -273 +/- 172 ft/min 123
3,435 Kalispell/Columbia Falls MT - FCA 2 - 9,006 feet, 34 degrees 81.98 +/- 10.1 1,624 +/- 598 ft -265 +/- 112 ft/min 11
3,436 Niue International Airport Niue - IUE 10 - 7,650 feet, 110 degrees 81.98 +/- 12.8 1,696 +/- 679 ft -298 +/- 116 ft/min 30
3,437 Walvis Bay Namibia - WVB 09 - 11,269 feet, 72 degrees 81.99 +/- 11.2 1,316 +/- 644 ft -274 +/- 135 ft/min 15
3,438 Istanbul Turkey - IST 18 - 10,039 feet, 179 degrees 81.99 +/- 13.1 1,787 +/- 640 ft -225 +/- 127 ft/min 10
3,439 Dillingham AK - DLG 19 - 6,391 feet, 206 degrees 81.99 +/- 14.0 1,100 +/- 665 ft -257 +/- 141 ft/min 79
3,440 Narsarsuaq Greenland - UAK 06 - 6,004 feet, 40 degrees 82.00 +/- 14.9 1,393 +/- 726 ft -264 +/- 153 ft/min 172
3,441 Abbotsford BC Canada - YXX 07 - 9,597 feet, 86 degrees 82.00 +/- 13.4 1,709 +/- 803 ft -218 +/- 115 ft/min 144
3,442 Funafuti Tuvalu - FUN 21 - 5,032 feet, 223 degrees 82.00 +/- 7.8 1,012 +/- 658 ft -261 +/- 98 ft/min 16
3,443 Deadhorse AK - SCC 23 - 6,479 feet, 255 degrees 82.00 +/- 11.4 1,426 +/- 607 ft -189 +/- 130 ft/min 33
3,444 Minot ND - MOT 13 - 7,699 feet, 138 degrees 82.01 +/- 11.8 1,460 +/- 1,038 ft -210 +/- 106 ft/min 36
3,445 Batam-Hang Nadim Indonesia - BTH 04 - 13,197 feet, 41 degrees 82.01 +/- 14.7 1,538 +/- 543 ft -283 +/- 147 ft/min 17
3,446 McAllen TX - MFE 14 - 7,116 feet, 141 degrees 82.03 +/- 11.2 1,570 +/- 683 ft -282 +/- 110 ft/min 29
3,447 Victoria TX - VCT 13L - 9,585 feet, 133 degrees 82.03 +/- 13.2 1,570 +/- 698 ft -243 +/- 155 ft/min 59
3,448 Dunedin New Zealand - DUD 21 - 6,193 feet, 236 degrees 82.03 +/- 12.8 1,314 +/- 661 ft -269 +/- 147 ft/min 42
3,449 New Bedford MA - EWB 05 - 5,390 feet, 38 degrees 82.04 +/- 15.9 1,062 +/- 632 ft -290 +/- 176 ft/min 87
3,450 Everett WA - PAE 16R - 9,399 feet, 179 degrees 82.05 +/- 14.7 1,564 +/- 583 ft -283 +/- 146 ft/min 42
3,451 Price UT - PUC 01 - 8,290 feet, 18 degrees [was 36] 82.05 +/- 10.9 1,207 +/- 704 ft -214 +/- 118 ft/min 21
3,452 Shreveport LA - SHV 24 - 6,203 feet, 241 degrees 82.05 +/- 10.9 1,487 +/- 466 ft -237 +/- 175 ft/min 26
3,453 Ayers Rock Australia - AYQ 13 - 8,507 feet, 130 degrees 82.05 +/- 15.3 1,329 +/- 638 ft -285 +/- 173 ft/min 94
3,454 Lihue HI - LIH 35 - 6,496 feet, 360 degrees 82.06 +/- 12.9 1,553 +/- 851 ft -228 +/- 140 ft/min 902
3,455 Brainerd MN - BRD 34 - 7,088 feet, 343 degrees 82.07 +/- 15.6 1,856 +/- 813 ft -202 +/- 60 ft/min 15
3,456 Punta Gorda FL - PGD 22 - 7,190 feet, 209 degrees 82.07 +/- 14.0 1,554 +/- 848 ft -236 +/- 129 ft/min 54
3,457 Youngstown OH - YNG 32 - 8,983 feet, 315 degrees 82.07 +/- 11.6 1,560 +/- 892 ft -214 +/- 133 ft/min 15
3,458 Varadero Cuba - VRA 06 - 11,481 feet, 55 degrees 82.07 +/- 14.0 1,581 +/- 801 ft -234 +/- 125 ft/min 60
3,459 Emerald Australia - EMD 24 - 6,224 feet, 250 degrees 82.07 +/- 11.8 948 +/- 429 ft -268 +/- 170 ft/min 35
3,460 Glasgow-Prestwick United Kingdom - PIK 12 - 9,794 feet, 121 degrees 82.08 +/- 12.8 1,339 +/- 729 ft -220 +/- 115 ft/min 23
3,461 Nanjing China - NKG 06 - 11,797 feet, 58 degrees 82.08 +/- 15.9 1,042 +/- 1,921 ft -265 +/- 133 ft/min 103
3,462 Hailang China - MDG 04 - 8,520 feet, 26 degrees 82.08 +/- 16.3 1,241 +/- 694 ft -321 +/- 148 ft/min 12
3,463 Formosa Argentina - FMA 22 - 5,900 feet, 205 degrees [was 21] 82.09 +/- 11.3 1,384 +/- 774 ft -213 +/- 94 ft/min 11
3,464 Brookings SD - BKX 30 - 6,018 feet, 299 degrees 82.11 +/- 12.6 1,135 +/- 657 ft -263 +/- 142 ft/min 71
3,465 Aomori Japan - AOJ 24 - 9,807 feet, 232 degrees 82.11 +/- 12.0 1,690 +/- 714 ft -194 +/- 90 ft/min 65
3,466 Jayapura Indonesia - DJJ 30 - 9,812 feet, 307 degrees 82.11 +/- 13.3 1,560 +/- 668 ft -301 +/- 162 ft/min 75
3,467 Nantucket MA - ACK 33 - 4,449 feet, 315 degrees 82.12 +/- 8.3 898 +/- 443 ft -297 +/- 139 ft/min 14
3,468 Durango CO - DRO 03 - 9,186 feet, 37 degrees [was 02] 82.12 +/- 10.0 1,442 +/- 542 ft -321 +/- 141 ft/min 29
3,469 Sioux City IA - SUX 31 - 9,004 feet, 316 degrees 82.12 +/- 14.1 1,554 +/- 1,193 ft -231 +/- 142 ft/min 116
3,470 Kalgoorlie Australia - KGI 29 - 6,555 feet, 290 degrees 82.12 +/- 13.4 1,477 +/- 633 ft -231 +/- 195 ft/min 69
3,471 Jackson-Hawkins MS - HKS 16 - 5,381 feet, 159 degrees 82.13 +/- 14.3 1,285 +/- 705 ft -268 +/- 157 ft/min 115
3,472 Marianna FL - MAI 36 - 4,891 feet, 0 degrees 82.13 +/- 14.6 791 +/- 302 ft -285 +/- 194 ft/min 22
3,473 Kavala Greece - KVA 05R - 9,836 feet, 55 degrees 82.13 +/- 13.2 1,644 +/- 661 ft -167 +/- 62 ft/min 15
3,474 Chisinau Moldova - KIV 08 - 11,734 feet, 88 degrees 82.13 +/- 11.1 1,612 +/- 633 ft -214 +/- 117 ft/min 27
3,475 Penticton BC - YYF 16 - 6,044 feet, 181 degrees 82.14 +/- 14.8 1,279 +/- 594 ft -303 +/- 176 ft/min 139
3,476 Harlingen TX - HRL 17R - 8,287 feet, 181 degrees 82.14 +/- 14.2 1,468 +/- 680 ft -264 +/- 171 ft/min 152
3,477 Girona Spain - GRO 02 - 7,857 feet, 16 degrees 82.14 +/- 11.4 1,478 +/- 806 ft -277 +/- 129 ft/min 13
3,478 Stavropol Russia - STW 25 - 8,488 feet, 256 degrees 82.14 +/- 13.2 1,330 +/- 794 ft -252 +/- 120 ft/min 16
3,479 Terrace BC Canada - YXT 33 - 7,434 feet, 352 degrees 82.15 +/- 15.3 1,391 +/- 674 ft -276 +/- 168 ft/min 209
3,480 Grand Island NE - GRI 35 - 6,991 feet, 360 degrees 82.15 +/- 15.1 1,467 +/- 778 ft -245 +/- 142 ft/min 82
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