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Air France / KLM 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 Air France / KLM 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
1,201 Berlin-Brandenburg Germany - BER 25L - 13,114 feet, 249 degrees 77.64 +/- 16.2 1,919 +/- 999 ft -254 +/- 131 ft/min 16
1,202 Perth Australia - PER 21 - 11,295 feet, 194 degrees 77.64 +/- 13.3 1,670 +/- 986 ft -187 +/- 131 ft/min 113
1,203 Quimper France - UIP 28 - 7,027 feet, 274 degrees 77.65 +/- 17.7 1,579 +/- 835 ft -266 +/- 190 ft/min 49
1,204 Panama City Panama - PTY 03L - 8,799 feet, 31 degrees 77.65 +/- 14.4 2,093 +/- 1,077 ft -227 +/- 93 ft/min 13
1,205 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 26 - 8,162 feet, 256 degrees 77.67 +/- 14.8 1,834 +/- 1,038 ft -222 +/- 166 ft/min 95
1,206 Nevis St Kitts and Nevis - NEV 10 - 3,994 feet, 89 degrees 77.67 +/- 12.1 1,209 +/- 1,802 ft -143 +/- 132 ft/min 32
1,207 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 16L - 11,994 feet, 175 degrees 77.69 +/- 14.7 1,809 +/- 1,102 ft -221 +/- 147 ft/min 311
1,208 Oranjestead Aruba - AUA 11 - 9,282 feet, 104 degrees 77.69 +/- 16.3 1,856 +/- 972 ft -197 +/- 149 ft/min 112
1,209 Analalava Madagascar - HVA 29 - 4,075 feet, 279 degrees 77.70 +/- 8.6 646 +/- 393 ft -122 +/- 92 ft/min 19
1,210 Cheyenne WY - CYS 27 - 9,258 feet, 275 degrees 77.70 +/- 15.0 1,644 +/- 913 ft -154 +/- 69 ft/min 16
1,211 Gillette WY - GCC 34 - 7,503 feet, 350 degrees 77.70 +/- 15.4 1,945 +/- 951 ft -251 +/- 128 ft/min 14
1,212 Riga Latvia - RIX 18 - 9,511 feet, 185 degrees 77.71 +/- 14.6 1,555 +/- 1,027 ft -219 +/- 160 ft/min 59
1,213 Vilnius Lithuania - VNO 19 - 8,234 feet, 202 degrees [was 20] 77.71 +/- 15.4 1,628 +/- 774 ft -247 +/- 254 ft/min 23
1,214 Bordeaux France - BOD 05 - 10,118 feet, 45 degrees 77.73 +/- 16.1 1,714 +/- 978 ft -294 +/- 170 ft/min 43
1,215 Bali Indonesia - DPS 27 - 9,825 feet, 268 degrees 77.73 +/- 13.6 1,691 +/- 802 ft -245 +/- 163 ft/min 132
1,216 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 26L - 12,187 feet, 280 degrees 77.76 +/- 14.5 2,239 +/- 1,545 ft -194 +/- 105 ft/min 56
1,217 Athens Greece - ATH 03L - 12,466 feet, 37 degrees 77.76 +/- 16.4 1,138 +/- 1,133 ft -222 +/- 167 ft/min 173
1,218 Anaa French Polynesia - AAA 14 - 4,928 feet, 150 degrees 77.76 +/- 9.1 1,432 +/- 758 ft -232 +/- 155 ft/min 12
1,219 Makemo French Polynesia - MKP 11 - 4,925 feet, 123 degrees 77.76 +/- 9.7 949 +/- 660 ft -147 +/- 118 ft/min 14
1,220 Oslo Norway - OSL 01R - 9,678 feet, 16 degrees 77.77 +/- 13.9 1,925 +/- 855 ft -200 +/- 121 ft/min 74
1,221 Mananjary Madagascar - MNJ 22 - 4,972 feet, 202 degrees 77.77 +/- 13.4 1,215 +/- 953 ft -118 +/- 102 ft/min 26
1,222 Providenciales Turks and Caicos - PLS 10 - 9,199 feet, 93 degrees 77.78 +/- 14.6 1,994 +/- 1,211 ft -200 +/- 121 ft/min 26
1,223 Malé Maldives - MLE 36 - 10,494 feet, 359 degrees 77.80 +/- 14.3 1,663 +/- 877 ft -194 +/- 113 ft/min 29
1,224 Da Nang Vietnam - DAD 35R - 11,453 feet, 352 degrees 77.82 +/- 16.9 1,841 +/- 823 ft -215 +/- 153 ft/min 31
1,225 Changshua China - CSX 18 - 10,472 feet, 177 degrees 77.83 +/- 11.9 1,804 +/- 658 ft -173 +/- 97 ft/min 12
1,226 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 27 - 4,925 feet, 273 degrees 77.84 +/- 17.1 1,116 +/- 744 ft -289 +/- 247 ft/min 153
1,227 Vilnius Lithuania - VNO 01 - 8,234 feet, 22 degrees [was 02] 77.84 +/- 11.9 1,720 +/- 1,071 ft -222 +/- 118 ft/min 27
1,228 Lorient France - LRT 25 - 7,884 feet, 252 degrees [was 26] 77.84 +/- 18.2 1,771 +/- 697 ft -223 +/- 173 ft/min 15
1,229 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 28R - 10,500 feet, 272 degrees 77.86 +/- 12.7 1,845 +/- 627 ft -198 +/- 119 ft/min 14
1,230 Paris-Orly France - ORY 24 - 11,981 feet, 242 degrees 77.86 +/- 16.4 1,842 +/- 1,329 ft -249 +/- 203 ft/min 280
1,231 Copenhagen Denmark - CPH 30 - 10,076 feet, 303 degrees 77.87 +/- 16.9 1,514 +/- 1,053 ft -254 +/- 222 ft/min 29
1,232 Porto Alegre Brazil - POA 11 - 7,444 feet, 91 degrees 77.87 +/- 13.7 1,800 +/- 1,055 ft -174 +/- 104 ft/min 49
1,233 Atlanta GA - ATL 26R - 9,000 feet, 270 degrees 77.88 +/- 14.9 1,785 +/- 866 ft -215 +/- 150 ft/min 725
1,234 Recife Brazil - REC 18 - 9,836 feet, 162 degrees 77.88 +/- 14.3 1,745 +/- 947 ft -220 +/- 125 ft/min 71
1,235 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 10 - 4,930 feet, 93 degrees 77.89 +/- 16.3 1,338 +/- 660 ft -300 +/- 195 ft/min 36
1,236 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 05L - 11,980 feet, 49 degrees [was 05] 77.89 +/- 16.0 1,911 +/- 830 ft -226 +/- 145 ft/min 56
1,237 Curitiba Brazil - CWB 15 - 7,238 feet, 135 degrees 77.89 +/- 12.0 1,591 +/- 740 ft -232 +/- 158 ft/min 35
1,238 Changshua China - CSX 36 - 10,472 feet, 357 degrees 77.90 +/- 14.0 1,699 +/- 847 ft -219 +/- 122 ft/min 27
1,239 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 34L - 8,493 feet, 360 degrees 77.91 +/- 13.3 1,860 +/- 981 ft -208 +/- 135 ft/min 58
1,240 Okinawa Japan - OKA 36 - 9,872 feet, 358 degrees 77.91 +/- 15.7 1,930 +/- 1,044 ft -222 +/- 106 ft/min 29
1,241 Oslo Norway - OSL 19R - 11,813 feet, 196 degrees 77.92 +/- 13.9 1,756 +/- 845 ft -187 +/- 128 ft/min 112
1,242 Mandabe Madagascar - WMD 10 - 3,510 feet, 85 degrees 77.92 +/- 15.2 1,160 +/- 2,189 ft -167 +/- 137 ft/min 15
1,243 Grand Rapids MI - GRR 35 - 8,501 feet, 351 degrees 77.92 +/- 12.6 1,590 +/- 884 ft -243 +/- 134 ft/min 12
1,244 Abéché Chad - AEH 09 - 9,223 feet, 92 degrees 77.93 +/- 9.4 837 +/- 565 ft -105 +/- 66 ft/min 18
1,245 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 29 - 8,496 feet, 266 degrees 77.94 +/- 12.7 1,741 +/- 786 ft -195 +/- 145 ft/min 17
1,246 Melbourne Australia - MEL 34 - 11,992 feet, 352 degrees 77.94 +/- 13.7 1,805 +/- 700 ft -198 +/- 153 ft/min 43
1,247 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 19 - 7,170 feet, 176 degrees 77.95 +/- 14.7 1,800 +/- 793 ft -235 +/- 154 ft/min 68
1,248 Cluj Romania - CLJ 25 - 6,683 feet, 252 degrees 77.95 +/- 12.9 1,416 +/- 927 ft -244 +/- 140 ft/min 63
1,249 Birmingham United Kingdom - BHX 15 - 10,002 feet, 146 degrees 77.96 +/- 12.8 1,384 +/- 904 ft -192 +/- 119 ft/min 117
1,250 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 24R - 13,131 feet, 231 degrees 77.96 +/- 14.9 2,023 +/- 697 ft -220 +/- 118 ft/min 12
1,251 London-Luton United Kingdom - LTN 26 - 7,082 feet, 254 degrees 77.97 +/- 14.0 1,744 +/- 739 ft -174 +/- 116 ft/min 19
1,252 Hartford CT - BDL 06 - 9,503 feet, 44 degrees 77.97 +/- 16.0 1,933 +/- 1,325 ft -206 +/- 145 ft/min 39
1,253 Santo/Pekoa Vanuatu - SON 30 - 6,562 feet, 309 degrees 77.97 +/- 15.1 1,199 +/- 834 ft -198 +/- 157 ft/min 15
1,254 Brindisi Italy - BDS 31 - 9,994 feet, 317 degrees 77.98 +/- 12.4 1,771 +/- 843 ft -261 +/- 141 ft/min 22
1,255 Pusan South Korea - PUS 36L - 10,492 feet, 354 degrees 77.98 +/- 15.7 1,716 +/- 759 ft -328 +/- 316 ft/min 42
1,256 Lewisburg WV - LWB 04 - 6,944 feet, 35 degrees 77.99 +/- 10.4 1,367 +/- 802 ft -182 +/- 105 ft/min 18
1,257 Charleville Australia - CTL 12 - 4,989 feet, 137 degrees 77.99 +/- 8.9 831 +/- 565 ft -215 +/- 152 ft/min 11
1,258 Sambava Madagascar - SVB 34 - 6,160 feet, 331 degrees 78.00 +/- 10.6 1,320 +/- 758 ft -97 +/- 105 ft/min 37
1,259 Atlanta GA - ATL 26L - 9,999 feet, 270 degrees 78.01 +/- 13.5 1,864 +/- 1,168 ft -196 +/- 125 ft/min 229
1,260 Columbia SC - CAE 11 - 8,599 feet, 105 degrees 78.01 +/- 12.5 1,682 +/- 817 ft -161 +/- 91 ft/min 10
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