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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
3,961 Blythe CA - BLH 26 - 6,531 feet, 270 degrees 85.03 +/- 9.9 1,349 +/- 523 ft -264 +/- 141 ft/min 51
3,962 Tainan Taiwan - TNN 36R - 10,001 feet, 359 degrees 85.04 +/- 9.1 1,600 +/- 482 ft -216 +/- 113 ft/min 10
3,963 Kiruna Sweden - KRN 21 - 8,196 feet, 214 degrees 85.06 +/- 13.3 1,466 +/- 613 ft -221 +/- 136 ft/min 70
3,964 Ironwood MI - IWD 27 - 6,487 feet, 270 degrees 85.06 +/- 10.8 1,287 +/- 524 ft -232 +/- 136 ft/min 35
3,965 San Angelo TX - SJT 21 - 5,939 feet, 223 degrees 85.06 +/- 12.7 1,398 +/- 557 ft -272 +/- 137 ft/min 31
3,966 Yenbo Saudi Arabia - YNB 28 - 10,540 feet, 283 degrees 85.06 +/- 8.1 1,365 +/- 508 ft -267 +/- 134 ft/min 32
3,967 Rockford IL - RFD 19 - 8,179 feet, 185 degrees 85.09 +/- 11.0 1,464 +/- 580 ft -205 +/- 96 ft/min 23
3,968 Providence RI - PVD 23L - 7,165 feet, 212 degrees 85.10 +/- 14.7 1,540 +/- 918 ft -185 +/- 102 ft/min 12
3,969 San Angelo TX - SJT 36 - 8,048 feet, 7 degrees 85.10 +/- 12.8 1,502 +/- 584 ft -269 +/- 117 ft/min 21
3,970 Titusville FL - TIX 36 - 7,312 feet, 359 degrees 85.10 +/- 8.7 1,475 +/- 584 ft -261 +/- 100 ft/min 40
3,971 La Coruna Galicia Spain - LCG 21 - 7,603 feet, 211 degrees 85.11 +/- 11.2 1,433 +/- 624 ft -194 +/- 91 ft/min 47
3,972 Bloemfontein South Africa - BFN 20 - 8,408 feet, 180 degrees 85.12 +/- 11.8 1,232 +/- 439 ft -316 +/- 145 ft/min 10
3,973 Galveston TX - GLS 14 - 5,997 feet, 140 degrees 85.12 +/- 11.2 1,416 +/- 557 ft -308 +/- 133 ft/min 62
3,974 Norfolk NE - OFK 01 - 5,801 feet, 19 degrees 85.12 +/- 11.6 1,104 +/- 483 ft -270 +/- 153 ft/min 50
3,975 Lawton OK - LAW 17 - 8,601 feet, 177 degrees 85.14 +/- 8.8 1,555 +/- 449 ft -261 +/- 121 ft/min 19
3,976 Brownsville TX - BRO 18 - 6,001 feet, 182 degrees 85.15 +/- 11.6 1,429 +/- 246 ft -317 +/- 193 ft/min 10
3,977 Kushiro Japan - KUH 35 - 8,167 feet, 339 degrees 85.15 +/- 11.4 1,620 +/- 583 ft -276 +/- 78 ft/min 24
3,978 Mildura Australia - MQL 09 - 6,389 feet, 102 degrees 85.16 +/- 9.7 1,223 +/- 589 ft -287 +/- 119 ft/min 44
3,979 Xinning China - XNN 29L - 12,457 feet, 289 degrees 85.17 +/- 11.6 1,759 +/- 546 ft -198 +/- 73 ft/min 26
3,980 Rockhampton Australia - ROK 15 - 8,613 feet, 158 degrees 85.22 +/- 10.5 1,347 +/- 584 ft -252 +/- 118 ft/min 73
3,981 Port Lincoln Australia - PLO 01 - 4,915 feet, 17 degrees 85.23 +/- 7.6 1,053 +/- 398 ft -306 +/- 151 ft/min 13
3,982 Vágar Faroe Islands - FAE 30 - 5,902 feet, 298 degrees 85.24 +/- 9.6 1,184 +/- 446 ft -235 +/- 155 ft/min 42
3,983 Lynchburg VA - LYH 22 - 7,078 feet, 208 degrees 85.24 +/- 12.9 1,149 +/- 629 ft -257 +/- 105 ft/min 12
3,984 Moses Lake WA - MWH 22 - 9,999 feet, 234 degrees 85.25 +/- 17.7 1,248 +/- 666 ft -229 +/- 129 ft/min 10
3,985 Taichung Taiwan - RMQ 36 - 12,002 feet, 357 degrees 85.26 +/- 15.4 1,479 +/- 797 ft -287 +/- 87 ft/min 10
3,986 Jackson Hole WY - JAC 36 - 6,299 feet, 19 degrees 85.28 +/- 10.2 1,362 +/- 404 ft -228 +/- 162 ft/min 12
3,987 Belfast-City United Kingdom - BHD 22 - 6,002 feet, 215 degrees 85.29 +/- 9.6 1,404 +/- 607 ft -212 +/- 100 ft/min 43
3,988 Long Beach CA - LGB 25R - 6,185 feet, 270 degrees 85.30 +/- 10.1 1,495 +/- 1,005 ft -220 +/- 88 ft/min 12
3,989 Asahikawa Japan - AKJ 34 - 8,167 feet, 334 degrees 85.31 +/- 10.8 1,478 +/- 679 ft -267 +/- 124 ft/min 17
3,990 Balikpapan Sepinggan Indonesia - BPN 07 - 8,207 feet, 67 degrees 85.31 +/- 7.7 1,070 +/- 548 ft -228 +/- 92 ft/min 11
3,991 Merced CA - MCE 30 - 5,906 feet, 319 degrees 85.34 +/- 13.7 1,344 +/- 612 ft -257 +/- 140 ft/min 99
3,992 Wolf Point MT - OLF 29 - 5,050 feet, 300 degrees 85.34 +/- 9.5 1,047 +/- 470 ft -235 +/- 122 ft/min 23
3,993 Dhahran International Airport - DHA 16L - 11,779 feet, 165 degrees 85.35 +/- 10.4 1,523 +/- 871 ft -208 +/- 97 ft/min 21
3,994 Melilla Spain - MLN 33 - 4,884 feet, 326 degrees 85.36 +/- 10.2 937 +/- 373 ft -280 +/- 134 ft/min 41
3,995 Fort Pierce FL - FPR 09 - 6,486 feet, 90 degrees 85.36 +/- 10.1 1,522 +/- 495 ft -240 +/- 114 ft/min 32
3,996 Quanzhou China - JJN 03 - 8,517 feet, 30 degrees 85.36 +/- 12.9 1,595 +/- 517 ft -222 +/- 105 ft/min 45
3,997 Fort McMurray AB Canada - YMM 26 - 7,423 feet, 270 degrees 85.38 +/- 11.5 1,588 +/- 608 ft -253 +/- 112 ft/min 53
3,998 Fayetteville-Drake AR - FYV 34 - 5,997 feet, 349 degrees 85.38 +/- 9.0 1,185 +/- 570 ft -188 +/- 86 ft/min 25
3,999 Trelew Argentina - REL 25 - 8,361 feet, 249 degrees [was 24] 85.38 +/- 11.0 1,503 +/- 866 ft -258 +/- 102 ft/min 19
4,000 Wilmington OH - ILN 04L - 10,681 feet, 37 degrees 85.39 +/- 13.4 1,465 +/- 682 ft -235 +/- 138 ft/min 24
4,001 Lyon France - LYS 35R - 8,877 feet, 355 degrees 85.40 +/- 10.9 1,636 +/- 591 ft -255 +/- 93 ft/min 40
4,002 Iliamna AK - ILI 08 - 5,072 feet, 92 degrees 85.40 +/- 9.0 927 +/- 392 ft -281 +/- 118 ft/min 16
4,003 Lyon France - LYS 17R - 13,180 feet, 175 degrees 85.42 +/- 14.3 1,274 +/- 483 ft -263 +/- 163 ft/min 22
4,004 Al Jouf Saudi Arabia - AJF 28 - 12,003 feet, 280 degrees 85.42 +/- 10.8 1,375 +/- 680 ft -279 +/- 122 ft/min 22
4,005 Marigot Dominica - DOM 09 - 5,755 feet, 70 degrees 85.42 +/- 11.3 1,126 +/- 511 ft -302 +/- 117 ft/min 12
4,006 Ålesund Norway - AES 06 - 7,547 feet, 65 degrees 85.44 +/- 12.8 1,492 +/- 691 ft -224 +/- 127 ft/min 30
4,007 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 26 - 5,593 feet, 263 degrees [was 27] 85.45 +/- 14.5 1,678 +/- 687 ft -219 +/- 97 ft/min 18
4,008 Inverness United Kingdom - INV 05 - 6,169 feet, 49 degrees 85.45 +/- 9.7 1,439 +/- 540 ft -275 +/- 114 ft/min 48
4,009 Kansas City-Downtown MO - MKC 19 - 6,829 feet, 193 degrees 85.48 +/- 13.3 1,263 +/- 479 ft -295 +/- 144 ft/min 29
4,010 Supadio Pontianak Indonesia - PNK 15 - 7,363 feet, 158 degrees 85.54 +/- 11.3 1,330 +/- 695 ft -268 +/- 95 ft/min 11
4,011 Houlton ME - HUL 05 - 4,999 feet, 31 degrees 85.56 +/- 11.4 1,286 +/- 616 ft -254 +/- 132 ft/min 84
4,012 Manitowoc WI - MTW 35 - 4,962 feet, 350 degrees 85.56 +/- 9.3 1,023 +/- 437 ft -213 +/- 126 ft/min 17
4,013 Split Croatia - SPU 23 - 8,363 feet, 233 degrees 85.56 +/- 10.1 1,249 +/- 473 ft -260 +/- 138 ft/min 12
4,014 Bahía Blanca Argentina - BHI 17L - 8,255 feet, 164 degrees 85.56 +/- 9.0 1,362 +/- 534 ft -224 +/- 116 ft/min 16
4,015 Winona MN - ONA 12 - 5,197 feet, 119 degrees 85.58 +/- 8.6 1,277 +/- 452 ft -288 +/- 141 ft/min 11
4,016 Rafha Saudi Arabia - RAH 29 - 9,850 feet, 293 degrees 85.60 +/- 8.1 1,139 +/- 482 ft -243 +/- 131 ft/min 20
4,017 Ephrata WA - EPH 21 - 5,495 feet, 223 degrees [was 20] 85.64 +/- 9.9 1,084 +/- 514 ft -259 +/- 125 ft/min 26
4,018 Pueblo CO - PUB 26R - 4,662 feet, 268 degrees 85.65 +/- 13.9 1,499 +/- 598 ft -279 +/- 146 ft/min 13
4,019 Porto Portugal - OPO 35 - 11,424 feet, 349 degrees 85.69 +/- 9.8 1,296 +/- 677 ft -248 +/- 99 ft/min 52
4,020 Fort Simpson NT - YFS 14 - 6,018 feet, 156 degrees [was 13] 85.70 +/- 10.3 1,370 +/- 455 ft -189 +/- 121 ft/min 16
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