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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
3,541 Paducah KY - PAH 04 - 6,495 feet, 44 degrees 82.45 +/- 12.2 1,543 +/- 624 ft -234 +/- 140 ft/min 108
3,542 Chennai India - MAA 25 - 12,003 feet, 249 degrees 82.45 +/- 13.1 1,335 +/- 658 ft -268 +/- 133 ft/min 27
3,543 Paducah KY - PAH 22 - 6,495 feet, 224 degrees 82.47 +/- 14.8 1,338 +/- 734 ft -225 +/- 164 ft/min 51
3,544 Ufa Russia - UFA 14L - 8,259 feet, 151 degrees 82.47 +/- 11.1 1,354 +/- 618 ft -268 +/- 133 ft/min 14
3,545 Bodø Norway - BOO 25 - 11,169 feet, 258 degrees 82.48 +/- 10.3 1,573 +/- 954 ft -335 +/- 139 ft/min 19
3,546 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 22L - 6,452 feet, 223 degrees 82.48 +/- 12.9 1,132 +/- 713 ft -251 +/- 140 ft/min 516
3,547 San Angelo TX - SJT 03 - 5,939 feet, 43 degrees 82.48 +/- 12.7 1,415 +/- 678 ft -270 +/- 153 ft/min 71
3,548 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 12 - 8,867 feet, 116 degrees 82.48 +/- 15.2 1,482 +/- 778 ft -242 +/- 119 ft/min 59
3,549 Galena AK - GAL 25 - 7,230 feet, 270 degrees 82.48 +/- 13.4 1,314 +/- 774 ft -221 +/- 160 ft/min 121
3,550 Southampton United Kingdom - SOU 20 - 5,651 feet, 199 degrees 82.49 +/- 11.8 1,140 +/- 652 ft -247 +/- 141 ft/min 58
3,551 Keene NH - EEN 20 - 6,197 feet, 183 degrees 82.49 +/- 12.2 929 +/- 529 ft -237 +/- 141 ft/min 38
3,552 Greenville SC - GMU 01 - 5,388 feet, 1 degrees 82.49 +/- 14.6 1,281 +/- 574 ft -287 +/- 169 ft/min 75
3,553 Townsville Australia - TSV 01 - 7,980 feet, 24 degrees 82.49 +/- 13.6 1,442 +/- 629 ft -238 +/- 179 ft/min 158
3,554 Boeing Field WA - BFI 14R - 9,997 feet, 150 degrees [was 13R] 82.50 +/- 14.0 1,742 +/- 977 ft -216 +/- 107 ft/min 35
3,555 Blythe CA - BLH 08 - 6,531 feet, 90 degrees 82.50 +/- 11.9 1,514 +/- 567 ft -238 +/- 162 ft/min 39
3,556 Yakutat AK - YAK 29 - 7,742 feet, 315 degrees 82.51 +/- 12.2 1,524 +/- 655 ft -208 +/- 125 ft/min 68
3,557 Xian China - XIY 23L - 12,455 feet, 229 degrees 82.51 +/- 15.9 2,037 +/- 1,322 ft -248 +/- 101 ft/min 49
3,558 Gdansk Poland - GDN 29 - 9,154 feet, 293 degrees 82.52 +/- 13.7 1,562 +/- 647 ft -306 +/- 148 ft/min 74
3,559 Belgorod Russia - EGO 29 - 8,168 feet, 297 degrees 82.52 +/- 13.4 1,610 +/- 646 ft -220 +/- 110 ft/min 44
3,560 Totegegie French Polynesia - GMR 30 - 6,576 feet, 317 degrees 82.53 +/- 13.4 1,137 +/- 792 ft -327 +/- 128 ft/min 63
3,561 Queenstown New Zealand - ZQN 23 - 6,209 feet, 257 degrees 82.53 +/- 15.0 1,285 +/- 633 ft -311 +/- 156 ft/min 73
3,562 Osaka-International Japan - ITM 32L - 10,371 feet, 315 degrees 82.53 +/- 11.9 1,592 +/- 697 ft -247 +/- 123 ft/min 163
3,563 Mogadishu Somalia - MGQ 23 - 10,416 feet, 230 degrees 82.54 +/- 11.4 1,806 +/- 507 ft -281 +/- 130 ft/min 16
3,564 Abilene TX - ABI 17L - 7,209 feet, 180 degrees 82.54 +/- 10.4 1,532 +/- 1,153 ft -262 +/- 114 ft/min 15
3,565 Manzanillo Mexico - ZLO 10 - 7,203 feet, 106 degrees 82.54 +/- 13.1 1,442 +/- 775 ft -268 +/- 140 ft/min 84
3,566 Leticia Columbia - LET 21 - 6,884 feet, 201 degrees [was 20] 82.54 +/- 14.6 1,288 +/- 554 ft -266 +/- 192 ft/min 29
3,567 Tees-Side United Kingdom - MME 23 - 7,477 feet, 227 degrees 82.55 +/- 11.5 1,439 +/- 967 ft -215 +/- 101 ft/min 49
3,568 Harlingen TX - HRL 35L - 8,287 feet, 1 degrees 82.55 +/- 12.8 1,748 +/- 719 ft -249 +/- 137 ft/min 26
3,569 Little Rock AR - LIT 36 - 6,210 feet, 1 degrees 82.55 +/- 9.2 1,345 +/- 408 ft -239 +/- 196 ft/min 17
3,570 Bar Harbor ME - BHB 22 - 5,165 feet, 205 degrees 82.56 +/- 12.2 1,116 +/- 542 ft -261 +/- 165 ft/min 104
3,571 Lawton OK - LAW 35 - 8,601 feet, 357 degrees 82.56 +/- 14.4 1,475 +/- 710 ft -255 +/- 203 ft/min 85
3,572 Rocky Mount NC - RWI 22 - 7,083 feet, 213 degrees 82.58 +/- 15.1 1,560 +/- 915 ft -282 +/- 111 ft/min 29
3,573 Torreon Mexico - TRC 31 - 9,036 feet, 316 degrees 82.58 +/- 13.2 1,549 +/- 518 ft -267 +/- 151 ft/min 21
3,574 Minangkabau Indonesia - PDG 16 - 7,084 feet, 160 degrees 82.58 +/- 10.0 1,393 +/- 607 ft -217 +/- 122 ft/min 10
3,575 Paphos Cyprus - PFO 29 - 8,850 feet, 290 degrees 82.59 +/- 12.0 1,547 +/- 686 ft -251 +/- 127 ft/min 74
3,576 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 22 - 10,630 feet, 227 degrees 82.59 +/- 11.5 1,606 +/- 945 ft -272 +/- 96 ft/min 13
3,577 Iasi Romania - IAS 33 - 5,905 feet, 334 degrees 82.59 +/- 13.4 1,345 +/- 696 ft -247 +/- 143 ft/min 10
3,578 Nadi Fiji - NAN 09 - 6,987 feet, 104 degrees 82.59 +/- 15.5 1,375 +/- 570 ft -290 +/- 188 ft/min 28
3,579 Constantine Algeria - CZL 34 - 9,799 feet, 339 degrees 82.60 +/- 11.5 1,452 +/- 540 ft -175 +/- 132 ft/min 12
3,580 Bujumbura Burundi - BJM 17 - 11,828 feet, 171 degrees 82.61 +/- 12.2 1,556 +/- 687 ft -241 +/- 123 ft/min 95
3,581 Topeka KS - FOE 21 - 6,997 feet, 220 degrees 82.61 +/- 11.4 1,403 +/- 698 ft -264 +/- 154 ft/min 17
3,582 North Bend OR - OTH 04 - 5,974 feet, 61 degrees 82.61 +/- 13.1 1,301 +/- 722 ft -234 +/- 138 ft/min 108
3,583 Greenwood MS - GWO 36 - 6,509 feet, 1 degrees 82.62 +/- 12.9 1,451 +/- 794 ft -224 +/- 109 ft/min 21
3,584 Macapá-Pará Brazil - MCP 08 - 6,850 feet, 57 degrees 82.62 +/- 12.8 1,476 +/- 738 ft -279 +/- 132 ft/min 88
3,585 Homer AK - HOM 22 - 6,701 feet, 235 degrees 82.63 +/- 14.8 1,533 +/- 980 ft -236 +/- 142 ft/min 116
3,586 Gladstone Australia - GLT 10 - 6,453 feet, 110 degrees 82.63 +/- 11.2 1,107 +/- 662 ft -248 +/- 136 ft/min 39
3,587 Newport VT - EFK 36 - 4,999 feet, 340 degrees 82.65 +/- 13.2 1,032 +/- 584 ft -281 +/- 152 ft/min 50
3,588 Chios Greece - JKH 19 - 4,987 feet, 190 degrees 82.65 +/- 9.5 1,264 +/- 601 ft -160 +/- 95 ft/min 11
3,589 Rhodes Greece - RHO 24 - 10,834 feet, 250 degrees 82.65 +/- 13.0 1,661 +/- 589 ft -267 +/- 132 ft/min 41
3,590 Essen-Mulheim Germany - ESS 25 - 5,180 feet, 246 degrees 82.66 +/- 9.4 1,546 +/- 586 ft -241 +/- 126 ft/min 34
3,591 Devils Lake ND - DVL 13 - 6,358 feet, 138 degrees 82.66 +/- 11.0 1,369 +/- 677 ft -229 +/- 133 ft/min 31
3,592 Greensboro NC - GSO 05 - 10,000 feet, 46 degrees 82.66 +/- 12.8 1,598 +/- 867 ft -261 +/- 134 ft/min 62
3,593 Antofagasta Chile - ANF 01 - 8,555 feet, 6 degrees 82.66 +/- 12.6 1,400 +/- 778 ft -265 +/- 134 ft/min 51
3,594 Treasure Cay Bahamas - TCB 32 - 6,979 feet, 313 degrees 82.67 +/- 13.3 1,339 +/- 704 ft -253 +/- 146 ft/min 45
3,595 Pescara Italy - PSR 22 - 7,925 feet, 217 degrees 82.68 +/- 10.3 1,379 +/- 703 ft -239 +/- 112 ft/min 14
3,596 Grande Prairie AB Canada - YQU 07 - 6,162 feet, 90 degrees 82.69 +/- 12.0 1,601 +/- 883 ft -249 +/- 121 ft/min 10
3,597 Karaganda Kazakhstan - KGF 23 - 11,817 feet, 238 degrees 82.69 +/- 13.9 1,905 +/- 1,635 ft -231 +/- 102 ft/min 24
3,598 Maldonado Uruguay - PDP 08 - 6,994 feet, 72 degrees 82.70 +/- 13.6 1,210 +/- 471 ft -320 +/- 182 ft/min 27
3,599 Antwerp Belgium - ANR 29 - 4,965 feet, 290 degrees 82.71 +/- 14.5 1,273 +/- 548 ft -279 +/- 178 ft/min 138
3,600 Cassidy Kiribati - CXI 08 - 6,906 feet, 90 degrees 82.71 +/- 13.1 1,465 +/- 701 ft -301 +/- 145 ft/min 42
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