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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
4,021 Churchill Canada - YYQ 33 - 9,153 feet, 333 degrees 85.70 +/- 11.6 1,541 +/- 435 ft -213 +/- 118 ft/min 28
4,022 Ephrata WA - EPH 03 - 5,495 feet, 43 degrees 85.70 +/- 8.0 1,145 +/- 360 ft -294 +/- 144 ft/min 11
4,023 Rio Grande Argentina - RGA 26 - 6,556 feet, 267 degrees 85.70 +/- 11.3 1,458 +/- 583 ft -219 +/- 94 ft/min 16
4,024 Olympia WA - OLM 35 - 6,126 feet, 11 degrees 85.72 +/- 10.4 1,214 +/- 564 ft -244 +/- 113 ft/min 47
4,025 Chongqing China - CKG 02L - 10,495 feet, 17 degrees 85.73 +/- 10.9 1,669 +/- 910 ft -248 +/- 86 ft/min 29
4,026 Saskatoon SK Canada - YXE 33 - 6,177 feet, 341 degrees 85.74 +/- 13.1 1,330 +/- 495 ft -250 +/- 144 ft/min 39
4,027 Tambacounda Senegal - TUD 06 - 6,522 feet, 49 degrees 85.75 +/- 12.3 1,141 +/- 548 ft -322 +/- 108 ft/min 33
4,028 Faro Portugal - FAO 10 - 7,900 feet, 100 degrees 85.76 +/- 11.1 1,417 +/- 890 ft -306 +/- 86 ft/min 16
4,029 Torreon Mexico - TRC 13 - 9,036 feet, 136 degrees 85.76 +/- 13.2 1,527 +/- 781 ft -260 +/- 123 ft/min 15
4,030 Qui Nhon Vietnam - UIH 33 - 9,993 feet, 327 degrees 85.76 +/- 10.2 1,280 +/- 506 ft -284 +/- 128 ft/min 17
4,031 Lijiang City China - LJG 20 - 9,808 feet, 197 degrees 85.77 +/- 8.8 1,627 +/- 319 ft -223 +/- 132 ft/min 12
4,032 Hyannis MA - HYA 15 - 5,252 feet, 140 degrees 85.79 +/- 10.5 1,220 +/- 486 ft -224 +/- 141 ft/min 57
4,033 Wilmington OH - ILN 22R - 10,681 feet, 217 degrees 85.79 +/- 13.3 1,460 +/- 567 ft -284 +/- 113 ft/min 17
4,034 Bar Harbor ME - BHB 04 - 5,165 feet, 25 degrees 85.83 +/- 8.6 1,064 +/- 466 ft -231 +/- 121 ft/min 80
4,035 Thief River Falls MN - TVF 13 - 6,463 feet, 135 degrees 85.84 +/- 11.6 1,439 +/- 570 ft -198 +/- 94 ft/min 22
4,036 Jackson TN - MKL 02 - 5,979 feet, 22 degrees 85.85 +/- 9.7 1,505 +/- 485 ft -242 +/- 114 ft/min 54
4,037 Tamworth Australia - TMW 12L - 7,212 feet, 133 degrees 85.86 +/- 8.3 1,301 +/- 538 ft -200 +/- 103 ft/min 17
4,038 Brandon MB - YBR 26 - 6,494 feet, 270 degrees 85.89 +/- 11.6 1,274 +/- 533 ft -246 +/- 130 ft/min 45
4,039 Xian China - XIY 05R - 12,455 feet, 49 degrees 85.91 +/- 14.2 1,771 +/- 1,199 ft -265 +/- 118 ft/min 66
4,040 Syktyvkar Russia - SCW 36 - 8,186 feet, 22 degrees 85.94 +/- 6.7 1,640 +/- 327 ft -246 +/- 116 ft/min 14
4,041 Groningen Netherlands - GRQ 23 - 8,191 feet, 232 degrees 85.97 +/- 8.1 1,302 +/- 448 ft -231 +/- 138 ft/min 21
4,042 Isle De-Le Madeleine Canada - YGR 25 - 4,501 feet, 233 degrees 86.00 +/- 12.9 1,184 +/- 446 ft -318 +/- 143 ft/min 62
4,043 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 05 - 10,475 feet, 35 degrees [was 06] 86.00 +/- 10.9 1,483 +/- 616 ft -240 +/- 89 ft/min 15
4,044 Rarotongo Cook Islands - RAR 26 - 7,669 feet, 270 degrees 86.01 +/- 11.2 1,494 +/- 865 ft -268 +/- 89 ft/min 23
4,045 Fortaleza Brazil - FOR 31 - 8,303 feet, 285 degrees 86.02 +/- 8.5 1,303 +/- 465 ft -255 +/- 123 ft/min 24
4,046 Yantai China - YNT 04 - 10,486 feet, 37 degrees 86.03 +/- 9.3 1,440 +/- 658 ft -228 +/- 122 ft/min 19
4,047 San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina - BRC 29 - 7,694 feet, 295 degrees 86.05 +/- 11.5 1,551 +/- 534 ft -266 +/- 123 ft/min 102
4,048 Rangiroa French Polynesia - RGI 09 - 6,902 feet, 107 degrees 86.06 +/- 8.8 1,171 +/- 669 ft -268 +/- 91 ft/min 23
4,049 St. Paul MN - STP 14 - 6,490 feet, 146 degrees 86.08 +/- 7.9 1,284 +/- 460 ft -256 +/- 133 ft/min 20
4,050 Astoria OR - AST 08 - 5,800 feet, 96 degrees 86.10 +/- 12.6 1,147 +/- 457 ft -282 +/- 150 ft/min 36
4,051 Marysville CA - MYV 14 - 6,009 feet, 157 degrees 86.11 +/- 10.8 1,356 +/- 642 ft -227 +/- 109 ft/min 100
4,052 Aarhus Denmark - AAR 28L - 10,503 feet, 280 degrees 86.12 +/- 12.4 1,771 +/- 1,283 ft -284 +/- 118 ft/min 19
4,053 Paraburdoo Australia - PBO 24 - 6,994 feet, 245 degrees 86.14 +/- 10.4 1,397 +/- 530 ft -229 +/- 99 ft/min 21
4,054 Mount Pleasant Falkland Islands - MPN 28 - 8,493 feet, 285 degrees 86.15 +/- 14.4 1,246 +/- 644 ft -314 +/- 141 ft/min 50
4,055 Nha Trang Vietnam - CXR 02L - 9,959 feet, 19 degrees 86.15 +/- 10.9 1,529 +/- 775 ft -259 +/- 124 ft/min 14
4,056 Wolf Point MT - OLF 11 - 5,050 feet, 120 degrees 86.18 +/- 7.5 979 +/- 491 ft -293 +/- 77 ft/min 14
4,057 Florence SC - FLO 19 - 5,989 feet, 181 degrees 86.20 +/- 10.1 1,122 +/- 559 ft -244 +/- 94 ft/min 16
4,058 Norfolk Island Australia - NLK 11 - 6,207 feet, 122 degrees 86.21 +/- 9.9 1,497 +/- 500 ft -244 +/- 134 ft/min 21
4,059 Cape Town South Africa - CPT 16 - 5,580 feet, 135 degrees 86.25 +/- 4.1 1,622 +/- 307 ft -282 +/- 91 ft/min 17
4,060 Duluth MN - DLH 21 - 5,711 feet, 211 degrees 86.29 +/- 10.0 1,195 +/- 447 ft -265 +/- 147 ft/min 10
4,061 New Haven CT - HVN 02 - 5,605 feet, 3 degrees 86.29 +/- 10.5 1,274 +/- 542 ft -230 +/- 124 ft/min 132
4,062 Faro Portugal - FAO 28 - 7,900 feet, 280 degrees 86.30 +/- 10.9 1,365 +/- 639 ft -223 +/- 97 ft/min 41
4,063 Corvallis OR - CVO 17 - 5,893 feet, 187 degrees 86.31 +/- 10.5 1,266 +/- 517 ft -242 +/- 133 ft/min 56
4,064 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 34 - 8,517 feet, 345 degrees 86.32 +/- 11.2 1,557 +/- 600 ft -251 +/- 89 ft/min 21
4,065 Janesville WI - JVL 04 - 6,664 feet, 41 degrees 86.32 +/- 14.2 1,563 +/- 772 ft -219 +/- 95 ft/min 17
4,066 Huai'an China - HIA 04 - 7,856 feet, 36 degrees 86.37 +/- 13.9 1,572 +/- 768 ft -319 +/- 117 ft/min 11
4,067 Lanzarote Spain - ACE 03 - 7,837 feet, 27 degrees 86.44 +/- 10.1 1,311 +/- 479 ft -244 +/- 134 ft/min 21
4,068 Cheong Ju South Korea - CJJ 24R - 9,003 feet, 232 degrees 86.44 +/- 13.1 1,748 +/- 732 ft -201 +/- 57 ft/min 10
4,069 Jersey United Kingdom - JER 08 - 5,593 feet, 83 degrees [was 09] 86.46 +/- 7.8 1,240 +/- 513 ft -188 +/- 84 ft/min 26
4,070 Loveland CO - FNL 15 - 8,489 feet, 161 degrees 86.46 +/- 7.6 1,402 +/- 424 ft -297 +/- 126 ft/min 17
4,071 Alexandria-Regional LA - ESF 09 - 5,995 feet, 91 degrees 86.47 +/- 8.0 1,139 +/- 541 ft -272 +/- 112 ft/min 14
4,072 Redding CA - RDD 16 - 7,002 feet, 180 degrees 86.47 +/- 10.8 1,481 +/- 541 ft -221 +/- 99 ft/min 35
4,073 Kissimmee FL - ISM 33 - 5,996 feet, 328 degrees 86.48 +/- 6.9 1,076 +/- 339 ft -270 +/- 137 ft/min 13
4,074 Orange County CA - SNA 02L - 5,688 feet, 28 degrees 86.48 +/- 9.8 1,254 +/- 497 ft -262 +/- 125 ft/min 77
4,075 Kissimmee FL - ISM 15 - 5,996 feet, 148 degrees 86.50 +/- 13.2 1,315 +/- 476 ft -285 +/- 144 ft/min 34
4,076 Cape Girardeau MO - CGI 10 - 6,495 feet, 106 degrees 86.55 +/- 10.8 1,387 +/- 573 ft -242 +/- 101 ft/min 32
4,077 Shenzhen China - SZX 15 - 11,118 feet, 153 degrees 86.55 +/- 10.6 1,260 +/- 466 ft -236 +/- 144 ft/min 61
4,078 St. Paul MN - STP 32 - 6,490 feet, 326 degrees 86.56 +/- 7.2 1,155 +/- 424 ft -194 +/- 108 ft/min 15
4,079 Camaguey Cuba - CMW 08 - 9,813 feet, 68 degrees 86.60 +/- 10.5 1,469 +/- 550 ft -195 +/- 71 ft/min 26
4,080 Abadan Iran - ABD 14R - 10,169 feet, 145 degrees 86.60 +/- 13.1 1,327 +/- 443 ft -264 +/- 147 ft/min 10
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