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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
1,681 Ankara Turkey - ESB 03R - 11,117 feet, 36 degrees 80.49 +/- 11.0 1,694 +/- 620 ft -169 +/- 107 ft/min 14
1,682 Gibraltar International Gibraltar - GIB 27 - 5,789 feet, 268 degrees 80.49 +/- 19.9 1,157 +/- 591 ft -320 +/- 206 ft/min 23
1,683 Doncaster United Kingdom - DSA 02 - 9,486 feet, 18 degrees 80.50 +/- 13.0 1,723 +/- 691 ft -192 +/- 133 ft/min 11
1,684 Cork Ireland - ORK 17 - 6,990 feet, 160 degrees 80.50 +/- 12.3 1,618 +/- 584 ft -209 +/- 147 ft/min 24
1,685 Lamezia Terme Italy - SUF 10 - 7,913 feet, 99 degrees 80.50 +/- 11.6 1,372 +/- 809 ft -201 +/- 120 ft/min 17
1,686 Trondheim Norway - TRD 09 - 9,340 feet, 90 degrees 80.51 +/- 13.0 1,386 +/- 705 ft -180 +/- 128 ft/min 29
1,687 Yakima WA - YKM 27 - 7,598 feet, 290 degrees 80.51 +/- 8.0 1,427 +/- 644 ft -150 +/- 86 ft/min 15
1,688 Skiathos Greece - JSI 02 - 5,346 feet, 19 degrees 80.51 +/- 10.4 812 +/- 482 ft -255 +/- 147 ft/min 15
1,689 Cincinnati OH - CVG 18R - 7,990 feet, 180 degrees 80.52 +/- 16.6 1,858 +/- 843 ft -178 +/- 145 ft/min 13
1,690 Panama City Panama - PTY 21R - 8,799 feet, 211 degrees 80.52 +/- 9.2 1,601 +/- 572 ft -222 +/- 142 ft/min 16
1,691 Mildura Australia - MQL 27 - 6,389 feet, 282 degrees 80.52 +/- 16.6 1,457 +/- 761 ft -241 +/- 153 ft/min 11
1,692 Toamasina Madagascar - TMM 19 - 7,481 feet, 174 degrees 80.54 +/- 10.6 1,428 +/- 1,250 ft -91 +/- 91 ft/min 100
1,693 Antwerp Belgium - ANR 29 - 4,965 feet, 290 degrees 80.55 +/- 12.3 1,164 +/- 658 ft -225 +/- 152 ft/min 45
1,694 Antsirabato Madagascar - ANM 17 - 3,914 feet, 162 degrees 80.55 +/- 6.8 789 +/- 434 ft -132 +/- 81 ft/min 34
1,695 Antwerp Belgium - ANR 11 - 4,965 feet, 110 degrees 80.60 +/- 9.3 881 +/- 506 ft -148 +/- 103 ft/min 12
1,696 Morondava Madagascar - MOQ 10 - 4,924 feet, 87 degrees 80.60 +/- 7.1 774 +/- 303 ft -115 +/- 90 ft/min 17
1,697 Chattanooga TN - CHA 02 - 7,388 feet, 17 degrees 80.60 +/- 13.1 1,689 +/- 912 ft -153 +/- 89 ft/min 17
1,698 Xian China - XIY 23R - 9,839 feet, 229 degrees [was 23] 80.60 +/- 11.7 1,378 +/- 754 ft -240 +/- 152 ft/min 14
1,699 Stavanger Norway - SVG 11 - 7,941 feet, 106 degrees 80.61 +/- 11.1 1,616 +/- 670 ft -178 +/- 100 ft/min 19
1,700 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 16 - 8,517 feet, 165 degrees [was 17] 80.61 +/- 13.2 1,387 +/- 683 ft -200 +/- 158 ft/min 30
1,701 Toliara Madagascar - TLE 04 - 6,569 feet, 23 degrees 80.61 +/- 8.0 835 +/- 423 ft -154 +/- 120 ft/min 18
1,702 Denver CO - DEN 35R - 12,020 feet, 1 degrees 80.61 +/- 13.1 1,860 +/- 1,197 ft -220 +/- 113 ft/min 25
1,703 Billings MT - BIL 28R - 10,504 feet, 292 degrees 80.62 +/- 15.1 1,592 +/- 788 ft -218 +/- 185 ft/min 59
1,704 Santa Barbara CA - SBA 07 - 6,053 feet, 89 degrees 80.62 +/- 15.3 1,584 +/- 975 ft -220 +/- 144 ft/min 21
1,705 Sydney Australia - SYD 34R - 7,993 feet, 348 degrees 80.62 +/- 13.8 1,679 +/- 761 ft -211 +/- 142 ft/min 70
1,706 Lajes AB Azores - TER 33 - 10,807 feet, 321 degrees 80.63 +/- 13.3 1,631 +/- 617 ft -282 +/- 145 ft/min 11
1,707 Hiroshima Japan - HIJ 10 - 9,809 feet, 90 degrees 80.63 +/- 12.0 1,709 +/- 541 ft -172 +/- 117 ft/min 19
1,708 Jiamusi China - JMU 06 - 8,192 feet, 48 degrees 80.63 +/- 13.1 1,632 +/- 845 ft -224 +/- 96 ft/min 15
1,709 Charlotte NC - CLT 18L - 8,852 feet, 176 degrees 80.65 +/- 13.1 1,685 +/- 897 ft -279 +/- 134 ft/min 10
1,710 Durango Mexico - DGO 21 - 9,536 feet, 218 degrees 80.65 +/- 9.5 1,453 +/- 661 ft -215 +/- 121 ft/min 10
1,711 El Oued Algeria - ELU 02 - 6,328 feet, 18 degrees 80.66 +/- 8.2 783 +/- 351 ft -115 +/- 97 ft/min 12
1,712 Greenville SC - GSP 22 - 10,985 feet, 212 degrees 80.67 +/- 15.6 1,550 +/- 797 ft -138 +/- 111 ft/min 14
1,713 Kingston Jamaica - KIN 12 - 8,866 feet, 112 degrees 80.68 +/- 13.3 1,624 +/- 792 ft -202 +/- 112 ft/min 64
1,714 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Russia - UUS 01 - 11,129 feet, 1 degrees 80.68 +/- 13.0 1,574 +/- 915 ft -256 +/- 102 ft/min 18
1,715 St. Louis Senegal - XLS 18 - 6,240 feet, 173 degrees 80.69 +/- 9.0 1,247 +/- 627 ft -126 +/- 107 ft/min 15
1,716 Talara Peru - TYL 17 - 8,039 feet, 170 degrees 80.69 +/- 11.3 1,767 +/- 566 ft -173 +/- 80 ft/min 13
1,717 Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok China - HKG 07L - 12,464 feet, 71 degrees 80.69 +/- 12.1 1,504 +/- 1,129 ft -178 +/- 114 ft/min 204
1,718 Richmond VA - RIC 34 - 9,002 feet, 328 degrees 80.70 +/- 14.6 1,756 +/- 618 ft -193 +/- 90 ft/min 13
1,719 Castries Saint Lucia - SLU 09 - 6,237 feet, 75 degrees 80.70 +/- 13.0 996 +/- 694 ft -207 +/- 121 ft/min 32
1,720 Biarritz France - BIQ 27 - 7,375 feet, 269 degrees 80.71 +/- 13.5 1,474 +/- 739 ft -227 +/- 146 ft/min 66
1,721 Ancona Italy - AOI 22 - 9,712 feet, 225 degrees 80.73 +/- 13.3 1,638 +/- 891 ft -216 +/- 93 ft/min 27
1,722 Turku Finland - TKU 26 - 8,176 feet, 265 degrees 80.74 +/- 13.2 1,620 +/- 689 ft -163 +/- 111 ft/min 24
1,723 Lycksele Sweden - LYC 14 - 6,864 feet, 143 degrees 80.74 +/- 9.7 1,908 +/- 423 ft -176 +/- 76 ft/min 11
1,724 Kaohsiung Taiwan - KHH 09 - 10,306 feet, 92 degrees 80.74 +/- 11.1 1,804 +/- 385 ft -166 +/- 110 ft/min 11
1,725 Launceston Australia - LST 32L - 6,497 feet, 327 degrees 80.74 +/- 11.3 1,790 +/- 479 ft -185 +/- 118 ft/min 14
1,726 Eugene OR - EUG 16R - 8,007 feet, 179 degrees 80.76 +/- 10.7 1,532 +/- 803 ft -174 +/- 107 ft/min 14
1,727 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12L - 9,171 feet, 124 degrees 80.76 +/- 11.7 1,870 +/- 611 ft -176 +/- 72 ft/min 16
1,728 Jacksonville FL - JAX 26 - 9,981 feet, 250 degrees [was 25] 80.77 +/- 12.5 1,536 +/- 500 ft -201 +/- 180 ft/min 13
1,729 Berbérati Central African Republic - BBT 17 - 4,953 feet, 168 degrees 80.78 +/- 10.4 1,232 +/- 545 ft -157 +/- 153 ft/min 16
1,730 Qingdao China - TAO 17 - 11,142 feet, 166 degrees 80.78 +/- 11.9 1,592 +/- 638 ft -199 +/- 125 ft/min 18
1,731 Aalborg Denmark - AAL 08L - 10,322 feet, 83 degrees 80.79 +/- 11.7 1,518 +/- 1,029 ft -199 +/- 125 ft/min 27
1,732 Bozeman MT - BZN 12 - 8,984 feet, 136 degrees 80.79 +/- 12.7 1,503 +/- 767 ft -203 +/- 131 ft/min 29
1,733 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 27L - 7,964 feet, 270 degrees 80.80 +/- 13.6 1,806 +/- 942 ft -204 +/- 105 ft/min 40
1,734 Sun Valley ID - SUN 31 - 7,547 feet, 325 degrees 80.80 +/- 9.8 1,569 +/- 555 ft -174 +/- 127 ft/min 24
1,735 Austin TX - AUS 17L - 8,998 feet, 179 degrees 80.81 +/- 13.7 1,751 +/- 651 ft -269 +/- 135 ft/min 19
1,736 Wichita KS - ICT 19R - 10,289 feet, 200 degrees 80.81 +/- 11.6 1,698 +/- 832 ft -199 +/- 96 ft/min 19
1,737 N'Djamena Chad - NDJ 05 - 9,186 feet, 46 degrees 80.82 +/- 11.7 1,410 +/- 784 ft -215 +/- 124 ft/min 120
1,738 Palma de Mallorca Spain - PMI 24R - 10,919 feet, 238 degrees 80.82 +/- 14.4 1,764 +/- 965 ft -181 +/- 89 ft/min 75
1,739 Guilin China - KWL 01 - 10,465 feet, 5 degrees 80.82 +/- 14.2 1,662 +/- 669 ft -236 +/- 126 ft/min 17
1,740 Bismarck ND - BIS 31 - 8,791 feet, 318 degrees 80.83 +/- 13.7 1,696 +/- 926 ft -201 +/- 153 ft/min 21
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