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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
781 Elko NV - EKO 24 - 7,451 feet, 249 degrees [was 23] 74.43 +/- 16.3 1,692 +/- 1,102 ft -270 +/- 181 ft/min 316
782 Sofia Bulgaria - SOF 09 - 11,802 feet, 95 degrees 74.43 +/- 17.2 1,744 +/- 1,241 ft -278 +/- 159 ft/min 87
783 Tucson AZ - TUS 21 - 6,993 feet, 225 degrees 74.44 +/- 17.1 1,518 +/- 799 ft -395 +/- 192 ft/min 10
784 Ft Walton Beach FL - VPS 01 - 9,992 feet, 12 degrees 74.44 +/- 18.8 2,059 +/- 1,208 ft -280 +/- 168 ft/min 24
785 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 28 - 10,063 feet, 267 degrees 74.44 +/- 17.4 1,841 +/- 1,107 ft -290 +/- 185 ft/min 91
786 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 13L - 9,997 feet, 121 degrees 74.45 +/- 16.9 1,207 +/- 1,155 ft -267 +/- 185 ft/min 6,670
787 Anchorage AK - ANC 15 - 11,368 feet, 165 degrees [was 14] 74.46 +/- 17.1 1,901 +/- 1,315 ft -243 +/- 166 ft/min 790
788 Nizhniy Novgorod Russia - GOJ 36R - 8,202 feet, 12 degrees 74.46 +/- 14.3 1,270 +/- 814 ft -324 +/- 242 ft/min 20
789 Butte MT - BTM 33 - 8,985 feet, 347 degrees 74.47 +/- 17.8 1,937 +/- 1,284 ft -252 +/- 172 ft/min 72
790 Cleveland-Hopkins OH - CLE 10 - 6,017 feet, 93 degrees 74.47 +/- 22.5 1,412 +/- 907 ft -331 +/- 372 ft/min 24
791 Kandahar Afghanistan - KDH 23 - 10,514 feet, 235 degrees 74.47 +/- 16.1 1,870 +/- 834 ft -308 +/- 182 ft/min 28
792 Abuja Nigeria - ABV 04 - 11,842 feet, 35 degrees 74.48 +/- 16.5 2,379 +/- 2,136 ft -236 +/- 157 ft/min 54
793 Cedar City UT - CDC 20 - 8,654 feet, 214 degrees 74.48 +/- 18.0 1,789 +/- 1,058 ft -282 +/- 238 ft/min 417
794 Dothan AL - DHN 32 - 8,463 feet, 315 degrees 74.48 +/- 17.7 1,793 +/- 1,096 ft -267 +/- 192 ft/min 203
795 Lewiston ID - LWS 08 - 6,504 feet, 99 degrees 74.48 +/- 17.3 1,964 +/- 981 ft -238 +/- 173 ft/min 200
796 Lubbock TX - LBB 08 - 7,993 feet, 90 degrees 74.49 +/- 15.4 1,810 +/- 1,164 ft -317 +/- 162 ft/min 10
797 Akureyri Iceland - AEY 19 - 8,847 feet, 176 degrees 74.50 +/- 16.8 1,925 +/- 576 ft -353 +/- 165 ft/min 26
798 Billund Denmark - BLL 09 - 10,178 feet, 87 degrees 74.50 +/- 19.3 1,697 +/- 1,090 ft -273 +/- 192 ft/min 87
799 Warsaw Poland - WAW 11 - 9,191 feet, 115 degrees 74.50 +/- 16.4 1,325 +/- 1,313 ft -253 +/- 177 ft/min 198
800 Mobile AL - MOB 14 - 8,532 feet, 144 degrees 74.50 +/- 16.9 2,067 +/- 1,073 ft -240 +/- 177 ft/min 265
801 Christmas Island Australia - XCH 18 - 6,878 feet, 175 degrees 74.50 +/- 17.8 1,722 +/- 925 ft -379 +/- 163 ft/min 125
802 Casper WY - CPR 03 - 10,158 feet, 44 degrees 74.51 +/- 17.1 1,915 +/- 1,250 ft -270 +/- 207 ft/min 232
803 Evansville IN - EVV 04 - 8,004 feet, 38 degrees 74.51 +/- 14.4 1,828 +/- 911 ft -243 +/- 166 ft/min 191
804 Jask Iran - JKS 24 - 5,858 feet, 242 degrees 74.51 +/- 11.8 1,647 +/- 750 ft -274 +/- 170 ft/min 10
805 Phoenix AZ - PHX 8 - 11,456 feet, 90 degrees 74.52 +/- 15.3 1,753 +/- 784 ft -258 +/- 170 ft/min 35
806 Boise ID - BOI 10R - 9,762 feet, 115 degrees 74.53 +/- 16.6 1,952 +/- 1,163 ft -236 +/- 185 ft/min 1,751
807 St. George-Regional UT - SGU 16 - 6,614 feet, 180 degrees 74.53 +/- 19.1 1,547 +/- 931 ft -287 +/- 224 ft/min 137
808 San Joaquin Bolivia - SJB 16 - 3,495 feet, 148 degrees 74.53 +/- 21.2 1,502 +/- 810 ft -330 +/- 213 ft/min 20
809 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06R - 12,139 feet, 75 degrees [was 07R] 74.54 +/- 16.6 2,126 +/- 1,320 ft -260 +/- 173 ft/min 680
810 Vail/Aspen CO - EGE 07 - 8,998 feet, 82 degrees 74.55 +/- 17.0 1,700 +/- 1,206 ft -252 +/- 167 ft/min 36
811 Teresina Brazil - THE 02 - 7,224 feet, 354 degrees 74.55 +/- 16.2 1,751 +/- 901 ft -255 +/- 174 ft/min 27
812 Birmingham United Kingdom - BHX 15 - 10,002 feet, 146 degrees 74.56 +/- 16.8 1,785 +/- 1,150 ft -225 +/- 180 ft/min 156
813 Baltimore MD - BWI 22 - 5,976 feet, 213 degrees 74.56 +/- 15.0 1,419 +/- 889 ft -311 +/- 185 ft/min 22
814 Meridian MS - MEI 01 - 10,002 feet, 9 degrees 74.56 +/- 15.7 1,568 +/- 1,081 ft -214 +/- 138 ft/min 113
815 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 34 - 7,964 feet, 346 degrees 74.56 +/- 16.7 2,005 +/- 988 ft -290 +/- 204 ft/min 65
816 Sal Island Cape Verde - SID 01 - 9,844 feet, 0 degrees 74.57 +/- 12.3 2,066 +/- 957 ft -225 +/- 125 ft/min 47
817 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 22L - 12,004 feet, 209 degrees 74.57 +/- 16.3 2,106 +/- 1,168 ft -230 +/- 162 ft/min 4,411
818 Ontario CA - ONT 26R - 12,188 feet, 270 degrees 74.57 +/- 16.9 1,999 +/- 1,213 ft -202 +/- 173 ft/min 673
819 Lord Howe Island Australia - LDH 10 - 2,906 feet, 114 degrees 74.57 +/- 11.3 388 +/- 273 ft -287 +/- 140 ft/min 35
820 Lisbon Portugal - LIS 35 - 7,559 feet, 348 degrees 74.58 +/- 17.6 1,556 +/- 1,144 ft -330 +/- 402 ft/min 33
821 Dalian China - DLC 10 - 10,821 feet, 96 degrees 74.58 +/- 16.6 1,884 +/- 1,234 ft -259 +/- 184 ft/min 70
822 Jackson MS - JAN 16R - 8,478 feet, 158 degrees 74.59 +/- 17.4 1,854 +/- 1,180 ft -255 +/- 204 ft/min 61
823 Milford UT - MLF 34 - 4,998 feet, 1 degrees 74.59 +/- 17.7 1,150 +/- 1,399 ft -333 +/- 221 ft/min 44
824 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 16R - 11,991 feet, 175 degrees 74.59 +/- 16.4 2,007 +/- 1,211 ft -247 +/- 179 ft/min 10,842
825 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 17R - 9,801 feet, 180 degrees 74.60 +/- 18.0 1,746 +/- 1,052 ft -283 +/- 233 ft/min 224
826 Oklahoma City OK - OKC 35L - 9,801 feet, 360 degrees 74.60 +/- 17.4 1,834 +/- 1,039 ft -297 +/- 221 ft/min 104
827 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 14 - 6,929 feet, 135 degrees 74.60 +/- 17.7 2,055 +/- 1,184 ft -260 +/- 184 ft/min 55
828 Luqa Malta - MLA 31 - 11,604 feet, 315 degrees [was 32] 74.61 +/- 15.5 1,972 +/- 862 ft -263 +/- 184 ft/min 116
829 Pocatello ID - PIH 03 - 9,051 feet, 45 degrees 74.62 +/- 17.4 2,022 +/- 1,276 ft -249 +/- 219 ft/min 450
830 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29L - 10,792 feet, 266 degrees 74.62 +/- 14.2 1,712 +/- 782 ft -224 +/- 169 ft/min 52
831 Charlotte NC - CLT 18R - 8,991 feet, 176 degrees [was 18C] 74.64 +/- 16.9 2,070 +/- 1,311 ft -261 +/- 189 ft/min 1,375
832 Indianapolis IN - IND 05R - 9,993 feet, 44 degrees 74.64 +/- 17.4 1,961 +/- 1,163 ft -277 +/- 277 ft/min 729
833 Lewiston ID - LWS 30 - 4,979 feet, 312 degrees 74.64 +/- 13.0 991 +/- 706 ft -344 +/- 205 ft/min 17
834 Hartford CT - BDL 06 - 9,503 feet, 44 degrees 74.65 +/- 17.2 1,884 +/- 1,053 ft -278 +/- 191 ft/min 1,114
835 South Bend/Elkhart IN - SBN 27L - 8,406 feet, 269 degrees 74.65 +/- 18.0 1,909 +/- 1,069 ft -266 +/- 191 ft/min 236
836 Nagoya-Centrair Japan - NGO 18 - 11,449 feet, 169 degrees 74.65 +/- 16.4 2,170 +/- 1,238 ft -235 +/- 145 ft/min 220
837 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 35R - 12,161 feet, 344 degrees 74.66 +/- 17.2 2,171 +/- 1,613 ft -255 +/- 163 ft/min 266
838 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 01L - 9,390 feet, 1 degrees 74.66 +/- 19.6 2,147 +/- 2,031 ft -274 +/- 195 ft/min 195
839 Tegucigalpa Honduras - TGU 20 - 6,638 feet, 199 degrees 74.66 +/- 18.0 1,648 +/- 1,121 ft -319 +/- 207 ft/min 154
840 Luang Prabang Laos - LPQ 23 - 9,507 feet, 229 degrees [was 24] 74.66 +/- 15.8 1,682 +/- 1,091 ft -319 +/- 127 ft/min 16
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