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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
541 Johannesburg South Africa - JNB 21L - 11,156 feet, 196 degrees 73.13 +/- 16.0 2,159 +/- 1,273 ft -243 +/- 165 ft/min 399
542 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 28R - 6,792 feet, 284 degrees [was 28] 73.13 +/- 18.6 1,407 +/- 750 ft -369 +/- 330 ft/min 11
543 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok China - HKG 25L - 12,465 feet, 251 degrees 73.13 +/- 17.4 2,125 +/- 1,414 ft -252 +/- 223 ft/min 308
544 Long Beach CA - LGB 12 - 10,003 feet, 135 degrees 73.15 +/- 15.9 1,462 +/- 1,433 ft -298 +/- 130 ft/min 56
545 Sacramento CA - SMF 34R - 8,614 feet, 1 degrees 73.15 +/- 17.1 1,500 +/- 1,440 ft -275 +/- 177 ft/min 130
546 Penang Malaysia - PEN 22 - 10,998 feet, 222 degrees 73.16 +/- 19.0 2,102 +/- 1,386 ft -233 +/- 152 ft/min 33
547 Rock Springs WY - RKS 09 - 9,985 feet, 103 degrees 73.18 +/- 17.2 1,926 +/- 1,350 ft -292 +/- 187 ft/min 77
548 Izmir Turkey - ADB 16L - 10,632 feet, 167 degrees 73.19 +/- 16.3 1,700 +/- 953 ft -307 +/- 192 ft/min 19
549 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 22R - 11,002 feet, 206 degrees 73.20 +/- 18.0 1,299 +/- 1,226 ft -271 +/- 196 ft/min 695
550 Kaohsiung Taiwan - KHH 27 - 10,306 feet, 272 degrees 73.20 +/- 19.5 1,737 +/- 1,431 ft -238 +/- 234 ft/min 58
551 Cincinnati OH - CVG 36L - 7,990 feet, 0 degrees 73.21 +/- 17.9 2,042 +/- 1,227 ft -271 +/- 208 ft/min 376
552 Miami FL - MIA 27R - 10,497 feet, 267 degrees 73.22 +/- 18.7 2,238 +/- 1,287 ft -202 +/- 160 ft/min 20
553 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 32 - 8,100 feet, 317 degrees 73.22 +/- 19.3 1,899 +/- 1,967 ft -319 +/- 267 ft/min 569
554 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12L - 9,171 feet, 124 degrees [was 12] 73.22 +/- 17.7 2,192 +/- 1,323 ft -268 +/- 213 ft/min 1,013
555 San Jose Costa Rica - SJO 07 - 9,889 feet, 69 degrees 73.22 +/- 16.4 1,420 +/- 1,263 ft -234 +/- 172 ft/min 769
556 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia - BKI 20 - 12,400 feet, 203 degrees 73.22 +/- 16.8 1,267 +/- 1,373 ft -264 +/- 180 ft/min 43
557 Gillette WY - GCC 16 - 7,503 feet, 170 degrees 73.23 +/- 16.8 1,936 +/- 1,188 ft -277 +/- 172 ft/min 56
558 Charlotte NC - CLT 36C - 10,000 feet, 356 degrees 73.24 +/- 17.3 2,120 +/- 1,282 ft -270 +/- 207 ft/min 1,351
559 Hilton Head Island SC - HHH 21 - 4,999 feet, 206 degrees 73.24 +/- 16.8 720 +/- 830 ft -313 +/- 223 ft/min 195
560 Porto Portugal - OPO 17 - 11,424 feet, 169 degrees 73.25 +/- 17.6 1,970 +/- 1,150 ft -222 +/- 181 ft/min 88
561 Bucaramanga Colombia - BGA 35 - 7,108 feet, 340 degrees 73.25 +/- 18.6 1,965 +/- 872 ft -282 +/- 273 ft/min 89
562 Ljubljana Slovenia - LJU 12 - 10,839 feet, 126 degrees 73.26 +/- 12.3 1,956 +/- 1,443 ft -270 +/- 106 ft/min 12
563 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 14 - 10,811 feet, 137 degrees 73.26 +/- 15.5 2,171 +/- 1,003 ft -258 +/- 162 ft/min 758
564 Magdalena Bolivia - MGD 34 - 4,236 feet, 335 degrees 73.26 +/- 19.0 1,500 +/- 1,876 ft -355 +/- 247 ft/min 71
565 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 18C - 10,820 feet, 183 degrees [was 19R] 73.27 +/- 16.1 1,044 +/- 3,320 ft -257 +/- 135 ft/min 26
566 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07L - 9,192 feet, 70 degrees 73.28 +/- 16.6 2,522 +/- 1,938 ft -234 +/- 155 ft/min 572
567 Atlanta GA - ATL 09L - 12,389 feet, 90 degrees 73.28 +/- 17.2 2,050 +/- 1,468 ft -266 +/- 223 ft/min 8,616
568 Atlanta GA - ATL 26L - 9,999 feet, 270 degrees 73.28 +/- 17.3 2,024 +/- 1,282 ft -270 +/- 198 ft/min 6,343
569 Colorado Springs CO - COS 35L - 10,993 feet, 360 degrees 73.29 +/- 16.6 1,810 +/- 1,013 ft -286 +/- 205 ft/min 201
570 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17R - 13,394 feet, 180 degrees 73.29 +/- 16.9 2,202 +/- 1,475 ft -260 +/- 177 ft/min 1,042
571 Bordeaux France - BOD 05 - 10,118 feet, 45 degrees 73.29 +/- 19.1 2,131 +/- 1,856 ft -309 +/- 211 ft/min 34
572 Ankara Turkey - ESB 03R - 11,117 feet, 36 degrees 73.31 +/- 14.8 2,172 +/- 1,434 ft -265 +/- 124 ft/min 26
573 Albany NY - ALB 10 - 7,197 feet, 88 degrees 73.32 +/- 15.7 1,289 +/- 785 ft -338 +/- 215 ft/min 28
574 Boston MA - BOS 22R - 7,999 feet, 200 degrees 73.33 +/- 18.5 1,325 +/- 1,208 ft -298 +/- 317 ft/min 359
575 Greenville MS - GLH 18R - 7,010 feet, 180 degrees 73.33 +/- 20.8 1,869 +/- 1,118 ft -262 +/- 170 ft/min 22
576 Yantai China - YNT 05 - 11,155 feet, 42 degrees 73.33 +/- 17.2 1,906 +/- 802 ft -278 +/- 204 ft/min 10
577 St Louis MO - STL 30L - 11,019 feet, 302 degrees 73.34 +/- 17.6 2,026 +/- 1,266 ft -281 +/- 194 ft/min 819
578 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - KUL 32R - 13,195 feet, 326 degrees 73.34 +/- 17.5 2,183 +/- 1,215 ft -270 +/- 164 ft/min 187
579 Algiers Algeria - ALG 05 - 11,444 feet, 53 degrees 73.35 +/- 14.0 2,169 +/- 906 ft -276 +/- 100 ft/min 11
580 Santiago Chile - SCL 35R - 12,298 feet, 357 degrees 73.36 +/- 17.7 2,300 +/- 1,512 ft -298 +/- 235 ft/min 23
581 Barcelona Spain - BCN 07R - 8,694 feet, 66 degrees 73.37 +/- 19.5 2,108 +/- 1,288 ft -250 +/- 172 ft/min 106
582 Paris-Orly France - ORY 26 - 10,882 feet, 254 degrees 73.37 +/- 14.9 2,058 +/- 1,360 ft -230 +/- 132 ft/min 596
583 Singapore-Changi Singapore - SIN 20R - 13,123 feet, 203 degrees 73.37 +/- 16.5 1,590 +/- 1,507 ft -240 +/- 152 ft/min 358
584 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 29 - 10,807 feet, 282 degrees 73.38 +/- 14.5 2,255 +/- 1,562 ft -246 +/- 142 ft/min 84
585 Hanoi Viet Nam - HAN 29R - 10,493 feet, 287 degrees 73.38 +/- 18.9 2,231 +/- 1,797 ft -294 +/- 168 ft/min 47
586 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 08L - 11,813 feet, 86 degrees 73.39 +/- 17.2 1,854 +/- 769 ft -252 +/- 203 ft/min 13
587 Key West FL - EYW 9 - 5,076 feet, 89 degrees 73.39 +/- 23.7 893 +/- 522 ft -422 +/- 241 ft/min 10
588 Portland OR - PDX 10L - 9,830 feet, 119 degrees 73.39 +/- 15.9 903 +/- 1,165 ft -229 +/- 164 ft/min 1,812
589 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 07 - 10,435 feet, 70 degrees 73.39 +/- 15.1 2,072 +/- 1,454 ft -261 +/- 141 ft/min 224
590 Nadi Fiji - NAN 20 - 10,782 feet, 218 degrees 73.39 +/- 19.7 1,677 +/- 1,009 ft -381 +/- 212 ft/min 46
591 Taiyuan China - TYN 31 - 11,789 feet, 307 degrees 73.39 +/- 18.3 1,911 +/- 1,029 ft -287 +/- 270 ft/min 53
592 Denver CO - DEN 34R - 12,020 feet, 1 degrees 73.40 +/- 16.5 2,133 +/- 1,428 ft -293 +/- 194 ft/min 505
593 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 35R - 8,495 feet, 360 degrees 73.40 +/- 18.0 2,141 +/- 1,958 ft -305 +/- 210 ft/min 390
594 Paris-Orly France - ORY 08 - 10,882 feet, 74 degrees 73.40 +/- 14.1 1,375 +/- 1,688 ft -246 +/- 149 ft/min 70
595 Durango Mexico - DGO 03 - 9,536 feet, 38 degrees 73.40 +/- 17.9 2,041 +/- 1,163 ft -267 +/- 185 ft/min 56
596 Kulusuk Greenland - KUS 29 - 4,897 feet, 264 degrees 73.41 +/- 18.0 988 +/- 777 ft -326 +/- 218 ft/min 16
597 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36C - 10,820 feet, 3 degrees 73.41 +/- 17.1 1,125 +/- 1,420 ft -246 +/- 154 ft/min 1,022
598 Newport News VA - PHF 02 - 6,517 feet, 13 degrees 73.41 +/- 17.9 1,424 +/- 828 ft -334 +/- 235 ft/min 25
599 Mobile AL - MOB 32 - 8,532 feet, 324 degrees 73.42 +/- 16.2 1,896 +/- 1,042 ft -245 +/- 192 ft/min 234
600 Santarém Brazil - STM 28 - 7,881 feet, 261 degrees 73.43 +/- 18.6 1,319 +/- 1,001 ft -363 +/- 240 ft/min 34
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