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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 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 09 - 9,425 feet, 76 degrees 64.76 +/- 17.0 2,865 +/- 2,039 ft -251 +/- 156 ft/min 136
62 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 13R - 14,510 feet, 121 degrees 64.77 +/- 17.3 593 +/- 2,092 ft -258 +/- 260 ft/min 1,001
63 Xinning China - XNN 11 - 12,467 feet, 109 degrees 64.77 +/- 18.2 2,712 +/- 1,520 ft -354 +/- 178 ft/min 27
64 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
65 Clermont France - CFE 08 - 9,885 feet, 82 degrees 64.90 +/- 18.2 2,765 +/- 2,242 ft -295 +/- 207 ft/min 12
66 Guatemala City Guatemala - GUA 20 - 9,791 feet, 197 degrees [was 19] 64.99 +/- 18.0 2,794 +/- 1,653 ft -274 +/- 201 ft/min 111
67 St. Jean Airport Saint Barthélemy - SBH 28 - 2,107 feet, 269 degrees 65.00 +/- 16.2 371 +/- 251 ft -369 +/- 243 ft/min 35
68 Wenzhou China - WNZ 03 - 7,871 feet, 28 degrees 65.08 +/- 18.0 3,008 +/- 1,951 ft -264 +/- 145 ft/min 70
69 Cali Colombia - CLO 20 - 9,837 feet, 190 degrees [was 19] 65.11 +/- 15.9 2,219 +/- 875 ft -370 +/- 230 ft/min 20
70 Hato International Curacao - CUR 29 - 11,187 feet, 282 degrees 65.12 +/- 19.2 2,674 +/- 1,454 ft -257 +/- 171 ft/min 53
71 Memphis TN - MEM 35 - 9,333 feet, 359 degrees 65.18 +/- 14.4 2,378 +/- 1,235 ft -237 +/- 196 ft/min 43
72 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 10L - 12,993 feet, 90 degrees 65.21 +/- 17.4 3,667 +/- 2,866 ft -256 +/- 165 ft/min 361
73 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 08R - 11,810 feet, 86 degrees 65.47 +/- 17.4 2,843 +/- 1,221 ft -189 +/- 103 ft/min 13
74 Pointe-Noire Congo - PNR 35 - 8,563 feet, 346 degrees 65.50 +/- 22.0 1,505 +/- 1,366 ft -411 +/- 193 ft/min 14
75 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 04 - 11,125 feet, 45 degrees 65.58 +/- 17.8 1,991 +/- 1,407 ft -330 +/- 243 ft/min 3,824
76 Sunshine Coast Australia - MCY 13 - 8,049 feet, 142 degrees 65.81 +/- 20.6 4,474 +/- 3,280 ft -307 +/- 192 ft/min 11
77 Bern Switzerland - BRN 32 - 5,665 feet, 320 degrees 65.82 +/- 17.4 2,153 +/- 1,501 ft -330 +/- 209 ft/min 17
78 Burlington VT - BTV 01 - 4,094 feet, 352 degrees 65.84 +/- 19.9 1,619 +/- 1,042 ft -330 +/- 228 ft/min 25
79 Warsaw Poland - WAW 33 - 12,104 feet, 332 degrees 65.86 +/- 17.1 659 +/- 1,758 ft -251 +/- 154 ft/min 294
80 Birmingham AL - BHM 24 - 11,989 feet, 235 degrees 65.88 +/- 16.8 2,508 +/- 1,646 ft -253 +/- 196 ft/min 2,039
81 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
82 Muscat Oman - MCT 26R - 13,420 feet, 265 degrees 65.93 +/- 14.1 2,494 +/- 2,411 ft -317 +/- 129 ft/min 18
83 Lincoln NE - LNK 14 - 8,650 feet, 145 degrees 65.96 +/- 17.2 2,582 +/- 1,144 ft -243 +/- 139 ft/min 35
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 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 16 - 12,108 feet, 155 degrees 66.16 +/- 16.0 677 +/- 1,781 ft -244 +/- 144 ft/min 500
86 Honolulu HI - HNL 22R - 6,960 feet, 233 degrees 66.17 +/- 20.5 2,115 +/- 1,767 ft -314 +/- 368 ft/min 21
87 Kinshasa Democratic Rep Congo - FIH 24 - 11,052 feet, 237 degrees 66.19 +/- 16.3 344 +/- 1,513 ft -262 +/- 151 ft/min 139
88 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 05 - 10,475 feet, 35 degrees 66.20 +/- 14.7 2,772 +/- 1,313 ft -274 +/- 229 ft/min 151
89 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 28L - 7,997 feet, 270 degrees [was 27L] 66.20 +/- 26.2 969 +/- 2,143 ft -370 +/- 310 ft/min 28
90 Puerto Penasco Mexico - PPE 36 - 8,215 feet, 13 degrees 66.20 +/- 25.3 3,857 +/- 3,931 ft -301 +/- 221 ft/min 13
91 Madrid Spain - MAD 18R - 14,216 feet, 180 degrees 66.25 +/- 16.5 2,084 +/- 2,413 ft -257 +/- 187 ft/min 524
92 Tomsk Russia - TOF 03 - 8,170 feet, 33 degrees 66.29 +/- 18.8 8,609 +/- 6,894 ft -282 +/- 131 ft/min 17
93 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 04L - 12,078 feet, 31 degrees 66.37 +/- 18.9 1,081 +/- 1,824 ft -295 +/- 227 ft/min 4,115
94 Barcelona Spain - BCN 25R - 11,433 feet, 246 degrees 66.40 +/- 15.9 2,818 +/- 1,416 ft -239 +/- 142 ft/min 453
95 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 26L - 11,810 feet, 266 degrees 66.42 +/- 12.2 2,978 +/- 1,187 ft -193 +/- 79 ft/min 12
96 Fitchburg MA - FIT 20 - 3,504 feet, 188 degrees 66.44 +/- 19.1 213 +/- 369 ft -360 +/- 247 ft/min 15
97 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 22R - 12,078 feet, 211 degrees 66.44 +/- 17.2 552 +/- 1,935 ft -258 +/- 182 ft/min 2,520
98 Newburgh NY - SWF 09 - 11,814 feet, 78 degrees 66.49 +/- 15.7 1,794 +/- 1,684 ft -225 +/- 144 ft/min 87
99 Nashville TN - BNA 20C - 7,990 feet, 198 degrees 66.55 +/- 24.1 2,348 +/- 1,480 ft -324 +/- 241 ft/min 44
100 Abakan Russia - ABA 02R - 10,699 feet, 25 degrees 66.55 +/- 16.0 2,170 +/- 1,313 ft -231 +/- 132 ft/min 25
101 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 04L - 11,002 feet, 26 degrees 66.57 +/- 18.1 435 +/- 1,446 ft -290 +/- 208 ft/min 991
102 Dubai United Arab Emirates - DXB 30L - 14,147 feet, 301 degrees 66.58 +/- 16.1 3,383 +/- 2,517 ft -240 +/- 143 ft/min 758
103 Tho Xuan Vietnam - THD 31 - 10,477 feet, 309 degrees 66.60 +/- 16.6 2,468 +/- 1,129 ft -315 +/- 178 ft/min 12
104 Rochester NY - ROC 10 - 6,403 feet, 88 degrees 66.68 +/- 25.4 1,104 +/- 740 ft -504 +/- 333 ft/min 11
105 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 16R - 13,941 feet, 158 degrees 66.71 +/- 16.1 5,335 +/- 4,507 ft -195 +/- 116 ft/min 17
106 Basel Switzerland - BSL 33 - 12,807 feet, 335 degrees 66.73 +/- 19.1 624 +/- 1,987 ft -289 +/- 151 ft/min 27
107 Muscat Oman - MCT 08L - 13,420 feet, 85 degrees 66.78 +/- 13.0 3,179 +/- 1,903 ft -196 +/- 103 ft/min 14
108 Medelin Colombia - MDE 01 - 11,485 feet, 0 degrees [was 36] 66.78 +/- 16.4 2,347 +/- 1,392 ft -290 +/- 175 ft/min 93
109 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 14 - 8,100 feet, 137 degrees 66.85 +/- 26.2 2,273 +/- 2,617 ft -422 +/- 263 ft/min 16
110 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 06L - 9,988 feet, 51 degrees 67.01 +/- 12.1 2,529 +/- 1,010 ft -233 +/- 151 ft/min 70
111 Huntsville AL - HSV 36L - 12,588 feet, 1 degrees 67.08 +/- 20.6 3,221 +/- 2,641 ft -333 +/- 545 ft/min 266
112 Toluca Mexico - TLC 33 - 13,966 feet, 337 degrees 67.08 +/- 15.3 2,252 +/- 852 ft -263 +/- 190 ft/min 10
113 Singapore-Changi Singapore - SIN 02R - 13,179 feet, 23 degrees 67.12 +/- 13.3 2,731 +/- 1,838 ft -215 +/- 147 ft/min 17
114 Moscow-Domodedovo Russia - DME 32L - 11,459 feet, 326 degrees 67.16 +/- 17.2 2,349 +/- 859 ft -287 +/- 174 ft/min 12
115 San Antonio TX - SAT 22 - 8,506 feet, 221 degrees 67.18 +/- 15.2 2,457 +/- 1,382 ft -343 +/- 195 ft/min 43
116 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26R - 14,847 feet, 270 degrees [was 25R] 67.19 +/- 17.1 2,412 +/- 1,408 ft -283 +/- 377 ft/min 3,716
117 Bristol-Tri Cities TN/VA - TRI 27 - 4,436 feet, 269 degrees 67.28 +/- 10.5 2,288 +/- 2,040 ft -244 +/- 152 ft/min 13
118 Coolangatta/Gold Coast Australia - OOL 32 - 8,173 feet, 331 degrees 67.30 +/- 15.6 262 +/- 1,018 ft -244 +/- 154 ft/min 97
119 Hamilton ON Canada - YHM 12 - 9,999 feet, 107 degrees 67.32 +/- 17.1 2,269 +/- 1,196 ft -265 +/- 135 ft/min 55
120 Madrid Spain - MAD 32R - 11,682 feet, 322 degrees [was 33R] 67.33 +/- 15.9 2,974 +/- 2,174 ft -233 +/- 138 ft/min 173
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