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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
61 Aspen CO - ASE 33 - 8,007 feet, 340 degrees 64.76 +/- 22.0 1,100 +/- 1,363 ft -355 +/- 214 ft/min 72
62 Xinning China - XNN 11 - 12,467 feet, 109 degrees 64.77 +/- 18.2 2,712 +/- 1,520 ft -354 +/- 178 ft/min 27
63 Le Havre France - LEH 22 - 7,504 feet, 223 degrees [was 23] 64.78 +/- 21.7 2,174 +/- 1,331 ft -260 +/- 256 ft/min 17
64 Clermont France - CFE 08 - 9,885 feet, 82 degrees 64.90 +/- 18.2 2,765 +/- 2,242 ft -295 +/- 207 ft/min 12
65 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 10L - 12,993 feet, 90 degrees 64.93 +/- 17.2 3,691 +/- 2,878 ft -255 +/- 167 ft/min 355
66 St. Jean Airport Saint Barthélemy - SBH 28 - 2,107 feet, 269 degrees 65.00 +/- 16.2 371 +/- 251 ft -369 +/- 243 ft/min 35
67 Wenzhou China - WNZ 03 - 7,871 feet, 28 degrees 65.08 +/- 18.0 3,008 +/- 1,951 ft -264 +/- 145 ft/min 70
68 Cali Colombia - CLO 20 - 9,837 feet, 190 degrees [was 19] 65.11 +/- 15.9 2,219 +/- 875 ft -370 +/- 230 ft/min 20
69 Hato International Curacao - CUR 29 - 11,187 feet, 282 degrees 65.11 +/- 18.7 2,685 +/- 1,456 ft -250 +/- 169 ft/min 51
70 Memphis TN - MEM 35 - 9,333 feet, 359 degrees 65.18 +/- 14.4 2,378 +/- 1,235 ft -237 +/- 196 ft/min 43
71 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 09 - 9,425 feet, 76 degrees 65.18 +/- 16.5 2,981 +/- 1,816 ft -247 +/- 150 ft/min 134
72 Moscow-Domodedovo Russia - DME 32L - 11,459 feet, 326 degrees 65.19 +/- 16.6 2,404 +/- 877 ft -287 +/- 182 ft/min 11
73 Muscat Oman - MCT 26R - 13,420 feet, 265 degrees 65.37 +/- 14.3 2,504 +/- 2,480 ft -321 +/- 131 ft/min 17
74 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 08R - 11,810 feet, 86 degrees 65.47 +/- 17.4 2,843 +/- 1,221 ft -189 +/- 103 ft/min 13
75 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 04 - 11,125 feet, 45 degrees 65.57 +/- 17.8 1,991 +/- 1,408 ft -330 +/- 243 ft/min 3,811
76 Warsaw Poland - WAW 33 - 12,104 feet, 332 degrees 65.64 +/- 17.1 654 +/- 1,766 ft -250 +/- 154 ft/min 291
77 Merida Mexico - MID 28 - 10,489 feet, 285 degrees 65.68 +/- 21.9 2,073 +/- 1,502 ft -334 +/- 352 ft/min 24
78 Birmingham AL - BHM 24 - 11,989 feet, 235 degrees 65.76 +/- 16.8 2,515 +/- 1,650 ft -253 +/- 197 ft/min 2,020
79 Kinshasa Democratic Rep Congo - FIH 24 - 11,052 feet, 237 degrees 65.80 +/- 16.1 325 +/- 1,516 ft -262 +/- 152 ft/min 137
80 Sunshine Coast Australia - MCY 13 - 8,049 feet, 142 degrees 65.81 +/- 20.6 4,474 +/- 3,280 ft -307 +/- 192 ft/min 11
81 Bern Switzerland - BRN 32 - 5,665 feet, 320 degrees 65.82 +/- 17.4 2,153 +/- 1,501 ft -330 +/- 209 ft/min 17
82 Burlington VT - BTV 01 - 4,094 feet, 352 degrees 65.84 +/- 19.9 1,619 +/- 1,042 ft -330 +/- 228 ft/min 25
83 St Croix US Virgin Islands - STX 28 - 9,984 feet, 264 degrees 65.88 +/- 12.2 544 +/- 1,047 ft -233 +/- 176 ft/min 19
84 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 32 - 10,811 feet, 317 degrees 66.03 +/- 19.2 2,982 +/- 1,994 ft -312 +/- 173 ft/min 23
85 Madrid Spain - MAD 18R - 14,216 feet, 180 degrees 66.08 +/- 16.5 2,089 +/- 2,434 ft -256 +/- 188 ft/min 512
86 Barcelona Spain - BCN 25R - 11,433 feet, 246 degrees 66.11 +/- 15.9 2,839 +/- 1,426 ft -237 +/- 142 ft/min 442
87 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 16 - 12,108 feet, 155 degrees 66.11 +/- 16.0 669 +/- 1,782 ft -243 +/- 144 ft/min 497
88 Newburgh NY - SWF 09 - 11,814 feet, 78 degrees 66.15 +/- 15.5 1,800 +/- 1,692 ft -224 +/- 145 ft/min 86
89 Honolulu HI - HNL 22R - 6,960 feet, 233 degrees 66.17 +/- 20.5 2,115 +/- 1,767 ft -314 +/- 368 ft/min 21
90 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 05 - 10,475 feet, 35 degrees 66.18 +/- 14.8 2,765 +/- 1,289 ft -273 +/- 229 ft/min 149
91 Puerto Penasco Mexico - PPE 36 - 8,215 feet, 13 degrees 66.20 +/- 25.3 3,857 +/- 3,931 ft -301 +/- 221 ft/min 13
92 Lincoln NE - LNK 14 - 8,650 feet, 145 degrees 66.23 +/- 17.4 2,571 +/- 1,159 ft -241 +/- 141 ft/min 34
93 Tromso Norway - TOS 19 - 8,006 feet, 193 degrees 66.27 +/- 9.0 2,453 +/- 446 ft -238 +/- 138 ft/min 13
94 Tomsk Russia - TOF 03 - 8,170 feet, 33 degrees 66.29 +/- 18.8 8,609 +/- 6,894 ft -282 +/- 131 ft/min 17
95 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 04L - 12,078 feet, 31 degrees 66.30 +/- 18.9 1,076 +/- 1,827 ft -295 +/- 227 ft/min 4,092
96 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 22R - 12,078 feet, 211 degrees 66.33 +/- 17.1 539 +/- 1,943 ft -256 +/- 181 ft/min 2,484
97 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 26L - 11,810 feet, 266 degrees 66.42 +/- 12.2 2,978 +/- 1,187 ft -193 +/- 79 ft/min 12
98 Fitchburg MA - FIT 20 - 3,504 feet, 188 degrees 66.44 +/- 19.1 213 +/- 369 ft -360 +/- 247 ft/min 15
99 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 28L - 7,997 feet, 270 degrees [was 27L] 66.46 +/- 26.6 1,058 +/- 2,131 ft -374 +/- 315 ft/min 27
100 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 04L - 11,002 feet, 26 degrees 66.54 +/- 18.1 434 +/- 1,448 ft -289 +/- 208 ft/min 988
101 Nashville TN - BNA 20C - 7,990 feet, 198 degrees 66.55 +/- 24.1 2,348 +/- 1,480 ft -324 +/- 241 ft/min 44
102 Dubai United Arab Emirates - DXB 30L - 14,147 feet, 301 degrees 66.55 +/- 16.1 3,404 +/- 2,532 ft -239 +/- 142 ft/min 745
103 Abakan Russia - ABA 02R - 10,699 feet, 25 degrees 66.55 +/- 16.0 2,170 +/- 1,313 ft -231 +/- 132 ft/min 25
104 Tho Xuan Vietnam - THD 31 - 10,477 feet, 309 degrees 66.60 +/- 16.6 2,468 +/- 1,129 ft -315 +/- 178 ft/min 12
105 Medina Saudi Arabia - MED 17 - 14,198 feet, 169 degrees 66.62 +/- 16.6 2,829 +/- 2,045 ft -270 +/- 153 ft/min 83
106 Rochester NY - ROC 10 - 6,403 feet, 88 degrees 66.68 +/- 25.4 1,104 +/- 740 ft -504 +/- 333 ft/min 11
107 Medelin Colombia - MDE 01 - 11,485 feet, 0 degrees [was 36] 66.68 +/- 16.4 2,364 +/- 1,390 ft -288 +/- 175 ft/min 92
108 Nanjing China - NKG 06 - 11,797 feet, 58 degrees [was 07] 66.70 +/- 14.8 3,680 +/- 2,413 ft -246 +/- 107 ft/min 14
109 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 16R - 13,941 feet, 158 degrees 66.71 +/- 16.1 5,335 +/- 4,507 ft -195 +/- 116 ft/min 17
110 Muscat Oman - MCT 08L - 13,420 feet, 85 degrees 66.78 +/- 13.0 3,179 +/- 1,903 ft -196 +/- 103 ft/min 14
111 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 14 - 8,100 feet, 137 degrees 66.85 +/- 26.2 2,273 +/- 2,617 ft -422 +/- 263 ft/min 16
112 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 12 - 9,999 feet, 107 degrees 66.87 +/- 17.0 2,281 +/- 1,203 ft -266 +/- 136 ft/min 54
113 Huntsville AL - HSV 36L - 12,588 feet, 1 degrees 66.99 +/- 20.6 3,230 +/- 2,643 ft -334 +/- 546 ft/min 265
114 Pointe-Noire Congo - PNR 35 - 8,563 feet, 346 degrees 67.00 +/- 22.2 1,605 +/- 1,368 ft -393 +/- 188 ft/min 13
115 Toluca Mexico - TLC 33 - 13,966 feet, 337 degrees 67.08 +/- 15.3 2,252 +/- 852 ft -263 +/- 190 ft/min 10
116 Singapore-Changi Singapore - SIN 02R - 13,179 feet, 23 degrees 67.12 +/- 13.3 2,731 +/- 1,838 ft -215 +/- 147 ft/min 17
117 San Antonio TX - SAT 22 - 8,506 feet, 221 degrees 67.18 +/- 15.2 2,457 +/- 1,382 ft -343 +/- 195 ft/min 43
118 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36L - 12,465 feet, 3 degrees 67.19 +/- 20.0 2,592 +/- 2,151 ft -340 +/- 318 ft/min 76
119 Riga Latvia - RIX 36 - 9,511 feet, 5 degrees 67.21 +/- 16.9 2,872 +/- 1,546 ft -223 +/- 114 ft/min 44
120 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26R - 14,847 feet, 270 degrees [was 25R] 67.22 +/- 17.1 2,410 +/- 1,408 ft -282 +/- 377 ft/min 3,710
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