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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
4,141 Tromso Norway - TOS 36 - 6,576 feet, 13 degrees 88.17 +/- 8.2 1,466 +/- 368 ft -302 +/- 109 ft/min 34
4,142 Deadhorse AK - SCC 24 - 6,488 feet, 255 degrees 88.22 +/- 8.2 1,345 +/- 455 ft -280 +/- 102 ft/min 50
4,143 Palembang Indonesia - PLM 11 - 9,822 feet, 113 degrees 88.25 +/- 8.1 1,345 +/- 454 ft -179 +/- 63 ft/min 10
4,144 Ordos China - DSN 31 - 9,180 feet, 303 degrees 88.43 +/- 8.6 1,234 +/- 321 ft -312 +/- 135 ft/min 14
4,145 Kahului HI - OGG 2 - 7,011 feet, 34 degrees 88.44 +/- 7.6 1,324 +/- 402 ft -273 +/- 111 ft/min 14
4,146 Norfolk NE - OFK 19 - 5,801 feet, 199 degrees 88.49 +/- 7.6 1,096 +/- 468 ft -250 +/- 85 ft/min 11
4,147 Kenai AK - ENA 02L - 7,841 feet, 31 degrees 88.51 +/- 5.8 1,106 +/- 397 ft -238 +/- 92 ft/min 10
4,148 Harstad/Narvik Norway - EVE 17 - 9,211 feet, 178 degrees 88.57 +/- 7.7 1,351 +/- 310 ft -313 +/- 137 ft/min 10
4,149 Bejaia Algeria - BJA 26 - 7,861 feet, 262 degrees 88.61 +/- 10.3 1,495 +/- 541 ft -223 +/- 80 ft/min 29
4,150 Dong Hoi Vietnam - VDH 29 - 7,852 feet, 294 degrees 88.68 +/- 7.5 1,412 +/- 438 ft -234 +/- 80 ft/min 10
4,151 Apia Samoa - APW 26 - 9,844 feet, 269 degrees 88.79 +/- 8.6 1,421 +/- 354 ft -240 +/- 112 ft/min 11
4,152 Churchill Canada - YYQ 15 - 9,153 feet, 153 degrees 89.02 +/- 8.9 1,439 +/- 534 ft -237 +/- 58 ft/min 10
4,153 Tenerife-South Spain - TFS 07 - 10,488 feet, 68 degrees [was 08] 89.03 +/- 9.4 1,357 +/- 439 ft -189 +/- 72 ft/min 14
4,154 Bordeaux France - BOD 11 - 8,636 feet, 106 degrees 89.20 +/- 6.1 1,154 +/- 339 ft -183 +/- 94 ft/min 13
4,155 Dubbo Australia - DBO 05 - 5,602 feet, 54 degrees 89.20 +/- 8.5 1,477 +/- 391 ft -295 +/- 90 ft/min 14
4,156 Essen-Mulheim Germany - ESS 07 - 5,180 feet, 66 degrees 89.31 +/- 7.6 1,069 +/- 320 ft -218 +/- 105 ft/min 36
4,157 Jinghong China - JHG 34 - 7,846 feet, 341 degrees 89.39 +/- 7.7 1,318 +/- 395 ft -257 +/- 96 ft/min 16
4,158 Al-Ula Saudi Arabia - ULH 30 - 10,002 feet, 300 degrees 89.40 +/- 6.4 1,394 +/- 330 ft -287 +/- 112 ft/min 10
4,159 Manokwari Indonesia - MKN 35 - 6,520 feet, 358 degrees 89.52 +/- 6.9 1,417 +/- 379 ft -219 +/- 90 ft/min 20
4,160 Changzhou China - CZX 29 - 11,155 feet, 290 degrees 89.71 +/- 9.2 1,183 +/- 447 ft -260 +/- 91 ft/min 15
4,161 Jackson TN - MKL 20 - 5,979 feet, 202 degrees 89.82 +/- 6.3 1,159 +/- 453 ft -241 +/- 60 ft/min 21
4,162 Mangshi China - LUM 23 - 8,530 feet, 225 degrees 89.85 +/- 8.9 1,394 +/- 403 ft -263 +/- 94 ft/min 12
4,163 Ordos China - DSN 13 - 9,180 feet, 123 degrees 90.10 +/- 7.1 1,510 +/- 276 ft -264 +/- 81 ft/min 12
4,164 Hefei China - HFE 15 - 11,141 feet, 150 degrees 90.33 +/- 9.8 1,287 +/- 346 ft -272 +/- 113 ft/min 21
4,165 Mason City IA - MCW 17 - 6,503 feet, 180 degrees 90.96 +/- 7.3 1,282 +/- 377 ft -185 +/- 69 ft/min 10
4,166 Dubbo Australia - DBO 23 - 5,602 feet, 234 degrees 90.97 +/- 5.9 1,343 +/- 328 ft -272 +/- 87 ft/min 23
4,167 Oran-Es Sénia Algeria - ORN 25R - 11,839 feet, 247 degrees [was 25] 91.11 +/- 6.9 1,511 +/- 258 ft -260 +/- 86 ft/min 14
4,168 Jeju South Korea - CJU 25 - 10,417 feet, 238 degrees [was 24] 91.15 +/- 5.0 1,196 +/- 329 ft -190 +/- 60 ft/min 20
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