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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
3,601 Tyumen Russia - TJM 03 - 9,809 feet, 48 degrees 82.71 +/- 14.4 1,431 +/- 919 ft -252 +/- 116 ft/min 21
3,602 Presque Isle ME - PQI 01 - 7,439 feet, 346 degrees 82.72 +/- 12.7 1,339 +/- 711 ft -228 +/- 143 ft/min 157
3,603 Culiacan Mexico - CUL 20 - 7,373 feet, 213 degrees 82.72 +/- 11.7 1,415 +/- 912 ft -220 +/- 113 ft/min 92
3,604 Bonriki Kiribati - TRW 09 - 6,801 feet, 97 degrees 82.72 +/- 13.0 1,501 +/- 673 ft -334 +/- 123 ft/min 87
3,605 Manila Philippines - MNL 13 - 6,922 feet, 135 degrees 82.72 +/- 10.2 1,322 +/- 575 ft -292 +/- 151 ft/min 17
3,606 Murmansk Russia - MMK 13 - 8,218 feet, 146 degrees 82.72 +/- 15.5 1,554 +/- 686 ft -282 +/- 238 ft/min 27
3,607 Mineralnye Vody Russia - MRV 30 - 12,749 feet, 302 degrees 82.72 +/- 12.2 1,522 +/- 720 ft -254 +/- 109 ft/min 29
3,608 Broome Australia - BME 10 - 8,061 feet, 106 degrees 82.72 +/- 13.1 1,345 +/- 758 ft -253 +/- 128 ft/min 62
3,609 Karratha Australia - KTA 08 - 7,479 feet, 84 degrees 82.72 +/- 12.2 1,303 +/- 775 ft -275 +/- 118 ft/min 36
3,610 Honiara Intl Solomon Islands - HIR 24 - 7,227 feet, 248 degrees 82.73 +/- 15.1 1,443 +/- 701 ft -297 +/- 167 ft/min 78
3,611 Rotterdam Netherlands - RTM 24 - 7,221 feet, 237 degrees 82.74 +/- 12.0 1,064 +/- 572 ft -211 +/- 140 ft/min 70
3,612 Xian China - XIY 23R - 9,839 feet, 229 degrees [was 23] 82.74 +/- 13.6 1,455 +/- 1,307 ft -232 +/- 117 ft/min 56
3,613 Kununurra Australia - KNX 12 - 5,996 feet, 120 degrees 82.75 +/- 13.1 1,223 +/- 652 ft -278 +/- 156 ft/min 79
3,614 Fuzhou China - FOC 03 - 11,787 feet, 27 degrees 82.75 +/- 14.0 1,373 +/- 754 ft -229 +/- 134 ft/min 108
3,615 Islip NY - ISP 24 - 6,998 feet, 225 degrees 82.76 +/- 15.6 1,511 +/- 687 ft -255 +/- 170 ft/min 53
3,616 Kazan Russia - KZN 29R - 12,196 feet, 304 degrees 82.76 +/- 11.3 1,527 +/- 678 ft -201 +/- 98 ft/min 13
3,617 Port Sudan Sudan - PZU 35 - 8,193 feet, 347 degrees 82.77 +/- 13.8 1,340 +/- 750 ft -256 +/- 123 ft/min 11
3,618 Salzburg Austria - SZG 15 - 9,016 feet, 157 degrees [was 16] 82.77 +/- 14.8 1,697 +/- 644 ft -219 +/- 133 ft/min 44
3,619 Ambon Indonesia - AMQ 04 - 8,197 feet, 45 degrees 82.77 +/- 14.4 1,495 +/- 876 ft -270 +/- 126 ft/min 124
3,620 Tyler TX - TYR 13 - 5,192 feet, 135 degrees 82.78 +/- 11.6 1,214 +/- 574 ft -246 +/- 168 ft/min 95
3,621 Los Mochis Mexico - LMM 09 - 6,554 feet, 100 degrees 82.79 +/- 9.0 1,376 +/- 650 ft -230 +/- 111 ft/min 28
3,622 Rio Gallegos Argentina - RGL 25 - 11,397 feet, 266 degrees 82.79 +/- 11.5 1,356 +/- 637 ft -228 +/- 141 ft/min 41
3,623 Concord CA - CCR 32R - 4,605 feet, 334 degrees 82.80 +/- 9.2 962 +/- 321 ft -266 +/- 189 ft/min 11
3,624 Kitchener ON Canada - YKF 25 - 6,991 feet, 245 degrees 82.81 +/- 15.6 1,398 +/- 527 ft -243 +/- 171 ft/min 16
3,625 Miyazkai Japan - KMI 27 - 8,164 feet, 265 degrees 82.81 +/- 12.2 1,671 +/- 1,019 ft -278 +/- 145 ft/min 10
3,626 Mildura Australia - MQL 27 - 6,389 feet, 282 degrees 82.81 +/- 13.2 1,286 +/- 884 ft -284 +/- 165 ft/min 65
3,627 Gaborone Botswana - GBE 08 - 13,132 feet, 61 degrees 82.82 +/- 10.5 1,694 +/- 797 ft -264 +/- 117 ft/min 61
3,628 Trenton NJ - TTN 24 - 6,008 feet, 226 degrees 82.82 +/- 13.9 1,277 +/- 706 ft -290 +/- 141 ft/min 70
3,629 Greensboro NC - GSO 23 - 10,000 feet, 226 degrees 82.83 +/- 11.7 1,444 +/- 739 ft -241 +/- 143 ft/min 34
3,630 Concord NH - CON 17 - 6,002 feet, 155 degrees 82.84 +/- 11.2 1,165 +/- 621 ft -269 +/- 138 ft/min 78
3,631 Milwaukee WI - MKE 13 - 5,542 feet, 132 degrees 82.84 +/- 10.8 899 +/- 374 ft -238 +/- 157 ft/min 10
3,632 Rockford IL - RFD 25 - 10,000 feet, 245 degrees 82.85 +/- 10.8 1,561 +/- 1,044 ft -246 +/- 115 ft/min 14
3,633 Murmansk Russia - MMK 31 - 8,218 feet, 326 degrees 82.85 +/- 11.3 1,734 +/- 452 ft -279 +/- 142 ft/min 28
3,634 Alexandria-Burg El Arab Egypt - HBE 32 - 11,169 feet, 323 degrees 82.86 +/- 13.1 1,294 +/- 860 ft -271 +/- 82 ft/min 16
3,635 Aberdeen SD - ABR 13 - 6,891 feet, 135 degrees 82.86 +/- 11.9 1,379 +/- 788 ft -261 +/- 154 ft/min 44
3,636 Alice Springs Australia - ASP 12 - 7,995 feet, 120 degrees 82.86 +/- 10.9 1,564 +/- 676 ft -253 +/- 133 ft/min 40
3,637 Brownsville TX - BRO 31 - 7,401 feet, 316 degrees 82.87 +/- 10.8 1,690 +/- 502 ft -252 +/- 124 ft/min 13
3,638 Mason City IA - MCW 35 - 6,503 feet, 360 degrees 82.87 +/- 11.9 1,680 +/- 483 ft -210 +/- 119 ft/min 16
3,639 Minatitlan Mexico - MTT 01 - 6,891 feet, 18 degrees 82.87 +/- 10.1 1,353 +/- 587 ft -252 +/- 139 ft/min 80
3,640 Kupang Indonesia - KOE 25 - 8,196 feet, 256 degrees 82.87 +/- 15.7 1,223 +/- 570 ft -294 +/- 174 ft/min 37
3,641 Luleå Sweden - LLA 32 - 11,003 feet, 317 degrees 82.88 +/- 15.2 1,514 +/- 830 ft -252 +/- 146 ft/min 13
3,642 Worcester MA - ORH 29 - 6,998 feet, 274 degrees 82.88 +/- 12.8 1,382 +/- 768 ft -260 +/- 169 ft/min 173
3,643 Salekhard Russia - SLY 04 - 8,887 feet, 61 degrees 82.88 +/- 11.7 1,826 +/- 665 ft -290 +/- 96 ft/min 20
3,644 Ballina Australia - BNK 24 - 6,227 feet, 253 degrees 82.88 +/- 12.5 1,147 +/- 507 ft -307 +/- 176 ft/min 37
3,645 Geraldton Australia - GET 03 - 6,499 feet, 18 degrees 82.88 +/- 13.3 1,437 +/- 852 ft -228 +/- 121 ft/min 59
3,646 Redmond OR - RDM 29 - 7,032 feet, 302 degrees 82.89 +/- 15.2 1,376 +/- 539 ft -286 +/- 169 ft/min 31
3,647 Roswell NM - ROW 17 - 9,995 feet, 180 degrees 82.89 +/- 13.7 1,543 +/- 977 ft -318 +/- 97 ft/min 16
3,648 Beziers France - BZR 09 - 6,550 feet, 94 degrees [was 10] 82.89 +/- 12.4 1,518 +/- 530 ft -293 +/- 161 ft/min 11
3,649 Nantucket MA - ACK 06 - 6,281 feet, 45 degrees 82.90 +/- 13.7 1,435 +/- 567 ft -240 +/- 166 ft/min 148
3,650 Mendoza Argentina - MDZ 18 - 9,296 feet, 181 degrees 82.90 +/- 15.0 1,709 +/- 928 ft -227 +/- 121 ft/min 23
3,651 Bethel AK - BET 01L - 6,390 feet, 24 degrees 82.91 +/- 11.6 1,414 +/- 623 ft -235 +/- 129 ft/min 37
3,652 Santa Fe Argentina - SFN 03 - 7,609 feet, 23 degrees 82.91 +/- 10.9 1,340 +/- 724 ft -227 +/- 96 ft/min 27
3,653 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 24 - 6,008 feet, 229 degrees 82.92 +/- 14.4 1,566 +/- 632 ft -260 +/- 128 ft/min 11
3,654 Malaga Spain - AGP 32 - 10,494 feet, 312 degrees 82.92 +/- 9.7 1,574 +/- 608 ft -192 +/- 115 ft/min 35
3,655 Rosario Argentina - ROS 20 - 9,814 feet, 191 degrees [was 19] 82.93 +/- 15.1 1,476 +/- 666 ft -211 +/- 144 ft/min 26
3,656 Albury Australia - ABX 25 - 6,221 feet, 261 degrees 82.93 +/- 12.2 1,343 +/- 666 ft -253 +/- 130 ft/min 82
3,657 Sao Paulo-Viracopos Brazil - VCP 15 - 10,627 feet, 128 degrees 82.94 +/- 12.7 1,645 +/- 781 ft -261 +/- 126 ft/min 43
3,658 Dundee United Kingdom - DND 09 - 4,575 feet, 91 degrees 82.95 +/- 11.4 1,070 +/- 506 ft -239 +/- 162 ft/min 21
3,659 Omsk Russia - OMS 07 - 8,162 feet, 77 degrees 82.95 +/- 13.8 1,486 +/- 1,001 ft -249 +/- 128 ft/min 30
3,660 Pellston MI - PLN 23 - 5,401 feet, 224 degrees 82.96 +/- 8.5 1,306 +/- 554 ft -206 +/- 137 ft/min 22
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