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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
421 Concord NC - JQF 20 - 7,392 feet, 190 degrees 72.29 +/- 15.3 513 +/- 720 ft -313 +/- 150 ft/min 108
422 Khrabrovo Russia - KGD 24 - 8,130 feet, 246 degrees 72.29 +/- 16.8 2,108 +/- 1,277 ft -261 +/- 187 ft/min 56
423 Colorado Springs CO - COS 35R - 13,486 feet, 360 degrees 72.31 +/- 19.9 2,463 +/- 2,637 ft -275 +/- 213 ft/min 231
424 Barcelona Spain - BCN 24R - 10,972 feet, 245 degrees 72.31 +/- 14.6 2,140 +/- 1,138 ft -339 +/- 162 ft/min 15
425 Cozumel Mexico - CZM 30 - 8,867 feet, 296 degrees 72.32 +/- 16.7 2,191 +/- 895 ft -265 +/- 157 ft/min 26
426 Pittsfield MA - PSF 08 - 5,764 feet, 64 degrees 72.35 +/- 20.6 774 +/- 498 ft -334 +/- 260 ft/min 10
427 Aberdeen SD - ABR 35 - 5,475 feet, 360 degrees 72.39 +/- 16.5 1,800 +/- 1,681 ft -266 +/- 163 ft/min 10
428 Madison WI - MSN 03 - 6,954 feet, 29 degrees 72.39 +/- 17.7 1,688 +/- 996 ft -334 +/- 218 ft/min 18
429 Chihuahua Mexico - CUU 18R - 7,925 feet, 191 degrees 72.42 +/- 13.8 1,802 +/- 1,093 ft -282 +/- 191 ft/min 14
430 Hai Phong Vietnam - HPH 07 - 7,826 feet, 72 degrees 72.42 +/- 13.3 2,231 +/- 867 ft -262 +/- 139 ft/min 21
431 Sun Valley ID - SUN 31 - 7,547 feet, 325 degrees 72.44 +/- 17.5 1,796 +/- 1,125 ft -310 +/- 235 ft/min 573
432 Kingston Jamaica - KIN 30 - 8,866 feet, 292 degrees 72.44 +/- 19.0 1,983 +/- 1,237 ft -315 +/- 325 ft/min 221
433 Almaty Kazakhstan - ALA 23R - 14,739 feet, 236 degrees 72.44 +/- 14.8 2,271 +/- 940 ft -287 +/- 166 ft/min 14
434 Spokane WA - GEG 25 - 8,183 feet, 271 degrees 72.45 +/- 20.7 1,856 +/- 1,232 ft -329 +/- 248 ft/min 30
435 Nouméa-La Tontouta New Caledonia - NOU 29 - 10,661 feet, 301 degrees 72.45 +/- 20.8 2,018 +/- 1,133 ft -371 +/- 246 ft/min 30
436 San Francisco CA - SFO 01R - 8,639 feet, 28 degrees 72.46 +/- 20.2 1,923 +/- 1,544 ft -357 +/- 592 ft/min 81
437 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 16L - 15,908 feet, 158 degrees 72.46 +/- 17.0 1,795 +/- 896 ft -292 +/- 180 ft/min 35
438 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 07L - 11,802 feet, 69 degrees 72.47 +/- 18.7 1,396 +/- 2,586 ft -257 +/- 165 ft/min 15
439 Atlanta GA - ATL 27R - 12,389 feet, 270 degrees 72.47 +/- 17.6 1,743 +/- 1,465 ft -272 +/- 205 ft/min 10,720
440 Roanoke VA - ROA 16 - 5,803 feet, 148 degrees 72.47 +/- 19.1 1,478 +/- 764 ft -360 +/- 328 ft/min 36
441 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic - SDQ 17 - 11,023 feet, 161 degrees 72.47 +/- 16.8 2,149 +/- 1,213 ft -256 +/- 173 ft/min 997
442 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 16L - 13,127 feet, 165 degrees 72.47 +/- 17.4 1,702 +/- 1,155 ft -304 +/- 227 ft/min 41
443 Sarasota FL - SRQ 14 - 9,498 feet, 135 degrees 72.48 +/- 15.8 1,673 +/- 1,213 ft -244 +/- 153 ft/min 744
444 Knoxville TN - TYS 05R - 9,016 feet, 45 degrees 72.49 +/- 19.7 1,661 +/- 1,002 ft -316 +/- 292 ft/min 276
445 Cochabamba Bolivia - CBB 14 - 12,462 feet, 132 degrees 72.49 +/- 20.1 1,545 +/- 1,204 ft -324 +/- 178 ft/min 40
446 Regina SK Canada - YQR 08 - 6,183 feet, 90 degrees 72.50 +/- 19.8 1,787 +/- 1,022 ft -274 +/- 235 ft/min 13
447 El Paso TX - ELP 22 - 12,006 feet, 230 degrees 72.50 +/- 16.8 2,190 +/- 1,838 ft -257 +/- 170 ft/min 471
448 St Thomas US Virgin Islands - STT 28 - 6,995 feet, 267 degrees 72.51 +/- 13.8 955 +/- 992 ft -314 +/- 160 ft/min 10
449 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06L - 10,189 feet, 75 degrees 72.53 +/- 16.2 2,795 +/- 2,879 ft -247 +/- 135 ft/min 122
450 Cairo Egypt - CAI 05C - 13,121 feet, 49 degrees 72.56 +/- 16.4 2,618 +/- 2,010 ft -244 +/- 141 ft/min 249
451 Denver CO - DEN 25 - 12,004 feet, 271 degrees 72.57 +/- 17.3 2,104 +/- 1,496 ft -278 +/- 199 ft/min 298
452 Los Angeles CA - LAX 07R - 11,097 feet, 83 degrees 72.57 +/- 17.4 2,148 +/- 1,394 ft -283 +/- 221 ft/min 1,492
453 Minot ND - MOT 31 - 7,699 feet, 318 degrees 72.57 +/- 18.4 1,968 +/- 958 ft -248 +/- 251 ft/min 212
454 Yuma AZ - YUM 03L - 13,295 feet, 44 degrees 72.58 +/- 15.6 2,191 +/- 928 ft -187 +/- 97 ft/min 13
455 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 25C - 13,122 feet, 250 degrees 72.59 +/- 16.6 2,365 +/- 2,049 ft -249 +/- 171 ft/min 284
456 Panama City Panama - PTY 21L - 10,007 feet, 209 degrees 72.59 +/- 18.6 2,411 +/- 1,731 ft -283 +/- 149 ft/min 51
457 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 15L - 11,990 feet, 152 degrees 72.60 +/- 17.3 2,123 +/- 1,633 ft -289 +/- 325 ft/min 420
458 Orlando FL - MCO 18R - 12,001 feet, 179 degrees 72.61 +/- 17.3 2,153 +/- 1,388 ft -270 +/- 205 ft/min 3,724
459 Port Harcourt Nigeria - PHC 21 - 9,833 feet, 208 degrees 72.62 +/- 18.3 1,904 +/- 1,152 ft -279 +/- 211 ft/min 107
460 Dakar-Blaise Diagne Senegal - DSS 19 - 11,508 feet, 179 degrees 72.62 +/- 18.1 2,383 +/- 1,625 ft -297 +/- 177 ft/min 13
461 Miami FL - MIA 09 - 13,020 feet, 87 degrees 72.62 +/- 16.0 2,136 +/- 1,257 ft -243 +/- 157 ft/min 3,258
462 Irkutsk Russia - IKT 30 - 12,191 feet, 294 degrees 72.62 +/- 16.3 1,022 +/- 1,222 ft -290 +/- 156 ft/min 70
463 Wichita KS - ICT 32 - 6,280 feet, 330 degrees 72.63 +/- 20.4 1,511 +/- 951 ft -349 +/- 399 ft/min 17
464 Huntsville AL - HSV 18L - 9,996 feet, 181 degrees 72.64 +/- 19.3 1,723 +/- 1,107 ft -333 +/- 392 ft/min 333
465 Orlando FL - MCO 36R - 12,005 feet, 359 degrees 72.64 +/- 17.4 2,235 +/- 1,424 ft -264 +/- 181 ft/min 1,875
466 Minsk Belarus - MSQ 13 - 11,922 feet, 139 degrees 72.64 +/- 15.2 2,308 +/- 1,283 ft -207 +/- 127 ft/min 55
467 Greensboro NC - GSO 05L - 8,993 feet, 46 degrees 72.65 +/- 16.3 2,085 +/- 1,007 ft -296 +/- 137 ft/min 22
468 La Paz Bolivia - LPB 28 - 13,126 feet, 272 degrees 72.65 +/- 18.4 1,920 +/- 972 ft -291 +/- 210 ft/min 18
469 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06C - 11,643 feet, 75 degrees 72.65 +/- 17.4 2,340 +/- 1,752 ft -281 +/- 174 ft/min 81
470 Idaho Falls ID - IDA 03 - 8,978 feet, 38 degrees 72.67 +/- 18.4 2,077 +/- 995 ft -274 +/- 196 ft/min 24
471 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34R - 13,127 feet, 345 degrees 72.67 +/- 18.2 2,291 +/- 1,537 ft -307 +/- 201 ft/min 64
472 Augusta GA - AGS 08 - 5,999 feet, 78 degrees 72.68 +/- 19.3 1,270 +/- 722 ft -430 +/- 434 ft/min 26
473 Twin Falls ID - TWF 25 - 8,687 feet, 271 degrees 72.70 +/- 17.4 1,816 +/- 1,152 ft -275 +/- 203 ft/min 412
474 Bejaia Algeria - BJA 08 - 7,861 feet, 82 degrees 72.71 +/- 23.5 1,364 +/- 748 ft -372 +/- 232 ft/min 10
475 Prescott AZ - PRC 03R - 7,620 feet, 41 degrees 72.71 +/- 16.3 1,518 +/- 1,199 ft -302 +/- 121 ft/min 10
476 Xinning China - XNN 29 - 12,467 feet, 289 degrees 72.71 +/- 15.2 2,398 +/- 1,276 ft -226 +/- 131 ft/min 35
477 Denver CO - DEN 26 - 12,017 feet, 271 degrees 72.72 +/- 17.0 2,094 +/- 1,321 ft -256 +/- 212 ft/min 980
478 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 01C - 11,491 feet, 1 degrees 72.72 +/- 17.6 2,241 +/- 1,611 ft -273 +/- 206 ft/min 594
479 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 11 - 14,537 feet, 104 degrees 72.74 +/- 15.8 1,494 +/- 1,518 ft -244 +/- 169 ft/min 48
480 Luxor Egypt - LXR 02 - 9,813 feet, 23 degrees 72.75 +/- 16.1 1,616 +/- 1,353 ft -328 +/- 185 ft/min 13
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