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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
1,381 Iasi Romania - IAS 14 - 7,871 feet, 149 degrees [was 15] 78.78 +/- 11.7 1,381 +/- 747 ft -226 +/- 140 ft/min 19
1,382 Pocatello ID - PIH 21 - 9,051 feet, 225 degrees 78.79 +/- 16.0 1,883 +/- 1,137 ft -234 +/- 137 ft/min 12
1,383 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 13R - 9,312 feet, 139 degrees 78.80 +/- 13.5 1,617 +/- 831 ft -174 +/- 92 ft/min 17
1,384 Minsk Belarus - MSQ 31 - 11,922 feet, 319 degrees 78.80 +/- 14.1 1,882 +/- 937 ft -214 +/- 127 ft/min 31
1,385 Alpena MI - APN 01 - 8,978 feet, 0 degrees 78.82 +/- 14.3 1,342 +/- 917 ft -206 +/- 123 ft/min 14
1,386 Baku Azerbaijan - GYD 17 - 10,756 feet, 179 degrees [was 18] 78.82 +/- 14.7 2,399 +/- 2,037 ft -212 +/- 99 ft/min 11
1,387 Malaga Spain - AGP 31 - 10,499 feet, 312 degrees 78.84 +/- 15.2 1,684 +/- 719 ft -219 +/- 196 ft/min 49
1,388 Lamezia Terme Italy - SUF 28 - 7,913 feet, 279 degrees 78.84 +/- 14.2 957 +/- 879 ft -248 +/- 147 ft/min 23
1,389 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18R - 12,798 feet, 179 degrees [was 19R] 78.86 +/- 12.3 1,892 +/- 1,172 ft -210 +/- 118 ft/min 35
1,390 Allentown PA - ABE 06 - 7,600 feet, 51 degrees 78.87 +/- 10.9 1,529 +/- 785 ft -234 +/- 127 ft/min 12
1,391 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 27 - 9,495 feet, 276 degrees 78.87 +/- 17.2 1,559 +/- 828 ft -224 +/- 181 ft/min 13
1,392 Skagway AK - SGY 02 - 3,564 feet, 45 degrees 78.87 +/- 8.9 601 +/- 314 ft -146 +/- 82 ft/min 13
1,393 Gander NF Canada - YQX 21 - 10,197 feet, 191 degrees 78.88 +/- 10.2 1,578 +/- 696 ft -178 +/- 100 ft/min 15
1,394 London-City United Kingdom - LCY 09 - 4,925 feet, 93 degrees 78.89 +/- 10.7 916 +/- 616 ft -207 +/- 153 ft/min 57
1,395 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 02L - 11,804 feet, 38 degrees 78.89 +/- 13.8 1,482 +/- 974 ft -169 +/- 120 ft/min 32
1,396 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 35 - 13,150 feet, 342 degrees 78.89 +/- 13.9 1,874 +/- 952 ft -195 +/- 112 ft/min 129
1,397 Rennes France - RNS 10 - 6,883 feet, 101 degrees 78.90 +/- 14.2 1,642 +/- 650 ft -171 +/- 141 ft/min 29
1,398 Lexington KY - LEX 22 - 6,999 feet, 221 degrees 78.91 +/- 14.4 1,553 +/- 1,129 ft -252 +/- 153 ft/min 29
1,399 Princess Juliana Intl Sint Maarten - SXM 10 - 7,537 feet, 82 degrees [was 09] 78.91 +/- 12.4 839 +/- 809 ft -204 +/- 123 ft/min 278
1,400 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 35R - 8,495 feet, 360 degrees 78.92 +/- 13.2 2,575 +/- 3,234 ft -213 +/- 114 ft/min 14
1,401 Kosice Slovakia - KSC 01 - 10,186 feet, 13 degrees 78.92 +/- 12.1 1,640 +/- 798 ft -226 +/- 134 ft/min 30
1,402 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 07L - 9,983 feet, 69 degrees 78.92 +/- 13.8 1,367 +/- 736 ft -199 +/- 145 ft/min 22
1,403 Melbourne Australia - MEL 16 - 11,992 feet, 172 degrees 78.92 +/- 13.0 1,877 +/- 1,041 ft -246 +/- 136 ft/min 99
1,404 Bremen Germany - BRE 27 - 8,639 feet, 268 degrees 78.93 +/- 13.8 999 +/- 722 ft -236 +/- 191 ft/min 28
1,405 Fargo ND - FAR 18 - 8,999 feet, 180 degrees 78.93 +/- 16.9 1,968 +/- 1,287 ft -210 +/- 100 ft/min 19
1,406 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 23 - 10,659 feet, 227 degrees 78.93 +/- 13.7 1,524 +/- 687 ft -204 +/- 167 ft/min 47
1,407 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 17R - 12,672 feet, 180 degrees [was 16] 78.94 +/- 14.0 1,900 +/- 1,029 ft -128 +/- 83 ft/min 57
1,408 Shreveport LA - SHV 14 - 8,348 feet, 143 degrees 78.94 +/- 14.1 1,783 +/- 754 ft -158 +/- 96 ft/min 14
1,409 Abha Saudi Arabia - AHB 13 - 10,969 feet, 129 degrees 78.94 +/- 18.0 1,930 +/- 1,164 ft -235 +/- 169 ft/min 15
1,410 Cuiaba Brazil - CGB 35 - 7,527 feet, 333 degrees 78.94 +/- 14.5 1,817 +/- 1,094 ft -182 +/- 93 ft/min 25
1,411 Sanya China - SYX 08 - 11,167 feet, 82 degrees 78.94 +/- 13.7 1,749 +/- 1,103 ft -190 +/- 141 ft/min 23
1,412 Gothenburg Sweden - GOT 21 - 10,795 feet, 206 degrees 78.95 +/- 15.5 1,673 +/- 746 ft -205 +/- 146 ft/min 74
1,413 Augusta GA - AGS 35 - 8,002 feet, 348 degrees 78.95 +/- 16.9 1,543 +/- 442 ft -280 +/- 320 ft/min 12
1,414 Baltimore MD - BWI 33L - 9,502 feet, 324 degrees 78.95 +/- 13.4 1,440 +/- 1,005 ft -197 +/- 133 ft/min 45
1,415 Castres France - DCM 14 - 5,977 feet, 141 degrees 78.95 +/- 18.1 1,350 +/- 608 ft -289 +/- 222 ft/min 16
1,416 Liberia Costa Rica - LIR 07 - 9,020 feet, 70 degrees 78.95 +/- 13.8 1,699 +/- 1,040 ft -160 +/- 86 ft/min 22
1,417 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - AUH 31R - 13,443 feet, 308 degrees [was 31] 78.95 +/- 11.4 1,929 +/- 1,200 ft -200 +/- 102 ft/min 42
1,418 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok China - HKG 07R - 12,465 feet, 71 degrees 78.96 +/- 14.6 1,877 +/- 1,033 ft -211 +/- 128 ft/min 102
1,419 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24L - 12,139 feet, 255 degrees [was 25L] 78.97 +/- 14.0 1,790 +/- 1,000 ft -193 +/- 125 ft/min 163
1,420 Bristol United Kingdom - BRS 09 - 6,596 feet, 86 degrees 78.98 +/- 12.5 1,589 +/- 759 ft -179 +/- 103 ft/min 23
1,421 Aomori Japan - AOJ 24 - 9,807 feet, 232 degrees 78.98 +/- 12.2 1,864 +/- 590 ft -167 +/- 87 ft/min 18
1,422 Hato International Curacao - CUR 29 - 11,187 feet, 282 degrees 78.98 +/- 16.5 1,975 +/- 1,567 ft -184 +/- 115 ft/min 13
1,423 Strasbourg France - SXB 23 - 7,866 feet, 229 degrees 78.99 +/- 13.0 1,608 +/- 878 ft -221 +/- 150 ft/min 84
1,424 Cochabamba Bolivia - CBB 32 - 12,462 feet, 312 degrees 79.01 +/- 18.4 1,488 +/- 1,671 ft -322 +/- 111 ft/min 16
1,425 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 23L - 13,190 feet, 222 degrees 79.02 +/- 11.3 1,639 +/- 681 ft -166 +/- 100 ft/min 15
1,426 Southampton United Kingdom - SOU 20 - 5,651 feet, 199 degrees 79.03 +/- 16.2 1,191 +/- 694 ft -232 +/- 233 ft/min 130
1,427 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 24L - 9,001 feet, 226 degrees 79.04 +/- 12.3 1,835 +/- 598 ft -227 +/- 130 ft/min 61
1,428 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 01 - 7,170 feet, 356 degrees 79.04 +/- 17.4 1,559 +/- 829 ft -263 +/- 212 ft/min 101
1,429 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 15L - 11,990 feet, 152 degrees 79.04 +/- 18.5 1,600 +/- 523 ft -221 +/- 242 ft/min 14
1,430 Salvador de Bahia Brazil - SSA 10 - 9,817 feet, 78 degrees 79.04 +/- 13.7 1,911 +/- 770 ft -207 +/- 120 ft/min 82
1,431 Morondava Madagascar - MOQ 32 - 4,395 feet, 304 degrees 79.05 +/- 6.6 1,030 +/- 545 ft -87 +/- 94 ft/min 18
1,432 Lewiston ID - LWS 26 - 6,504 feet, 279 degrees 79.05 +/- 13.8 1,514 +/- 842 ft -196 +/- 119 ft/min 11
1,433 Malmo Sweden - MMX 17 - 9,143 feet, 173 degrees 79.07 +/- 15.0 1,770 +/- 686 ft -196 +/- 117 ft/min 19
1,434 Sibiu Romania - SBZ 27 - 8,629 feet, 271 degrees 79.07 +/- 12.8 1,324 +/- 1,072 ft -213 +/- 104 ft/min 29
1,435 Fukuoka Japan - FUK 34 - 9,158 feet, 330 degrees 79.08 +/- 12.9 1,712 +/- 1,045 ft -231 +/- 139 ft/min 44
1,436 Sochi Russia - AER 06 - 9,506 feet, 65 degrees 79.08 +/- 14.0 1,624 +/- 806 ft -234 +/- 142 ft/min 21
1,437 Dublin Ireland - DUB 28L - 8,612 feet, 275 degrees 79.09 +/- 14.6 1,833 +/- 1,029 ft -279 +/- 145 ft/min 20
1,438 Joensuu Finland - JOE 28 - 8,151 feet, 290 degrees 79.11 +/- 14.0 1,695 +/- 810 ft -210 +/- 111 ft/min 20
1,439 Hermosillo Mexico - HMO 05 - 7,541 feet, 59 degrees 79.12 +/- 16.5 1,638 +/- 867 ft -185 +/- 141 ft/min 24
1,440 St-Pierre Reunion - ZSE 15 - 6,885 feet, 129 degrees 79.13 +/- 13.7 1,421 +/- 792 ft -175 +/- 105 ft/min 18
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