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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
1,741 Des Moines IA - DSM 31 - 8,988 feet, 312 degrees 80.84 +/- 14.4 1,826 +/- 1,278 ft -205 +/- 102 ft/min 23
1,742 Banda Aceh Indonesia - BTJ 17 - 9,816 feet, 168 degrees 80.84 +/- 9.7 1,301 +/- 614 ft -127 +/- 107 ft/min 24
1,743 Grand Rapids MI - GRR 26L - 9,988 feet, 261 degrees 80.85 +/- 9.0 1,582 +/- 591 ft -144 +/- 66 ft/min 13
1,744 Roanoke VA - ROA 06 - 6,795 feet, 50 degrees 80.85 +/- 11.8 1,316 +/- 648 ft -147 +/- 112 ft/min 10
1,745 Harbin China - HRB 23 - 10,481 feet, 219 degrees 80.85 +/- 13.5 1,743 +/- 1,020 ft -194 +/- 102 ft/min 50
1,746 Bern Switzerland - BRN 14 - 5,665 feet, 140 degrees 80.87 +/- 12.2 1,035 +/- 652 ft -260 +/- 138 ft/min 46
1,747 Veracruz Mexico - VER 36 - 7,902 feet, 11 degrees 80.87 +/- 11.8 1,720 +/- 644 ft -170 +/- 112 ft/min 10
1,748 Karachi Pakistan - KHI 07R - 11,147 feet, 74 degrees 80.87 +/- 12.7 1,607 +/- 704 ft -192 +/- 102 ft/min 15
1,749 Los Angeles CA - LAX 06L - 8,914 feet, 83 degrees 80.88 +/- 13.1 1,391 +/- 816 ft -181 +/- 160 ft/min 258
1,750 Wichita KS - ICT 01L - 10,289 feet, 20 degrees 80.89 +/- 11.2 1,810 +/- 918 ft -141 +/- 63 ft/min 16
1,751 Miami FL - MIA 26R - 8,588 feet, 267 degrees 80.90 +/- 12.6 1,534 +/- 642 ft -242 +/- 134 ft/min 14
1,752 Medelin Colombia - MDE 01 - 11,485 feet, 0 degrees [was 36] 80.91 +/- 18.5 1,897 +/- 811 ft -252 +/- 89 ft/min 10
1,753 Nurnberg Germany - NUE 10 - 8,857 feet, 99 degrees 80.92 +/- 14.6 1,411 +/- 671 ft -227 +/- 167 ft/min 51
1,754 Bergen Norway - BGO 35 - 9,781 feet, 351 degrees 80.92 +/- 11.8 1,392 +/- 787 ft -183 +/- 108 ft/min 69
1,755 Baghdad Iraq - BGW 33R - 13,113 feet, 330 degrees 80.94 +/- 14.9 1,797 +/- 1,290 ft -171 +/- 104 ft/min 36
1,756 Helsinki Finland - HEL 15 - 9,910 feet, 153 degrees 80.97 +/- 15.7 1,767 +/- 765 ft -219 +/- 195 ft/min 108
1,757 Memphis TN - MEM 27 - 8,924 feet, 272 degrees 80.97 +/- 12.9 1,670 +/- 838 ft -171 +/- 93 ft/min 43
1,758 Tours France - TUF 20 - 7,887 feet, 195 degrees 80.98 +/- 17.4 1,632 +/- 589 ft -259 +/- 173 ft/min 11
1,759 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 06L - 9,745 feet, 46 degrees 80.99 +/- 12.2 1,758 +/- 745 ft -231 +/- 104 ft/min 32
1,760 West Palm Beach FL - PBI 10L - 10,003 feet, 93 degrees 80.99 +/- 11.7 1,092 +/- 819 ft -199 +/- 96 ft/min 17
1,761 Toledo OH - TOL 25 - 10,592 feet, 247 degrees 80.99 +/- 6.8 1,364 +/- 549 ft -117 +/- 94 ft/min 11
1,762 St Eustatius Caribbean Netherlands - EUX 24 - 4,268 feet, 230 degrees 80.99 +/- 9.7 820 +/- 633 ft -204 +/- 91 ft/min 14
1,763 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 23 - 8,165 feet, 222 degrees 81.00 +/- 12.1 1,680 +/- 540 ft -311 +/- 153 ft/min 12
1,764 Wenatchee WA - EAT 30 - 6,976 feet, 315 degrees 81.01 +/- 9.3 1,518 +/- 518 ft -188 +/- 141 ft/min 17
1,765 Bangkok-Don Mueang Thailand - DMK 21R - 12,107 feet, 209 degrees 81.04 +/- 14.1 1,688 +/- 900 ft -200 +/- 125 ft/min 78
1,766 Cloncurry Australia - CNJ 12 - 6,553 feet, 128 degrees 81.04 +/- 13.4 1,141 +/- 650 ft -243 +/- 154 ft/min 39
1,767 Belfast-City United Kingdom - BHD 22 - 6,002 feet, 215 degrees 81.05 +/- 11.9 1,569 +/- 750 ft -208 +/- 115 ft/min 58
1,768 Vitoria Brazil - VIX 05 - 5,758 feet, 32 degrees 81.05 +/- 12.7 1,435 +/- 715 ft -189 +/- 113 ft/min 27
1,769 King Salmon AK - AKN 12 - 8,894 feet, 132 degrees 81.06 +/- 12.0 1,705 +/- 976 ft -129 +/- 66 ft/min 13
1,770 Cali Colombia - CLO 02 - 9,837 feet, 10 degrees [was 01] 81.06 +/- 14.7 1,839 +/- 1,671 ft -240 +/- 126 ft/min 12
1,771 Samos Greece - SMI 27 - 6,943 feet, 274 degrees 81.07 +/- 16.1 1,397 +/- 872 ft -263 +/- 128 ft/min 21
1,772 Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine - KBP 36R - 13,085 feet, 3 degrees 81.07 +/- 12.7 1,737 +/- 1,049 ft -190 +/- 117 ft/min 67
1,773 Jacksonville FL - JAX 08 - 9,981 feet, 70 degrees [was 07] 81.08 +/- 11.2 1,675 +/- 768 ft -273 +/- 103 ft/min 24
1,774 Salzburg Austria - SZG 15 - 9,016 feet, 157 degrees [was 16] 81.09 +/- 8.7 1,376 +/- 623 ft -157 +/- 105 ft/min 20
1,775 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 25L - 12,560 feet, 249 degrees 81.10 +/- 11.8 1,382 +/- 731 ft -191 +/- 115 ft/min 73
1,776 Nanchang China - KHN 03 - 9,169 feet, 23 degrees 81.10 +/- 10.6 1,668 +/- 580 ft -159 +/- 81 ft/min 11
1,777 Hamilton Bermuda - BDA 30 - 9,707 feet, 282 degrees 81.11 +/- 12.9 1,662 +/- 699 ft -199 +/- 107 ft/min 46
1,778 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 26 - 13,787 feet, 270 degrees 81.12 +/- 18.8 1,765 +/- 1,011 ft -192 +/- 179 ft/min 16
1,779 Thunder Bay ON Canada - YQT 07 - 7,274 feet, 70 degrees 81.13 +/- 13.9 2,048 +/- 1,137 ft -182 +/- 76 ft/min 10
1,780 Billund Denmark - BLL 27 - 10,178 feet, 267 degrees 81.13 +/- 14.9 1,611 +/- 814 ft -251 +/- 148 ft/min 71
1,781 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 16 - 7,964 feet, 166 degrees 81.13 +/- 13.4 1,747 +/- 703 ft -238 +/- 132 ft/min 23
1,782 Culiacan Mexico - CUL 20 - 7,373 feet, 213 degrees 81.13 +/- 11.1 1,024 +/- 663 ft -277 +/- 148 ft/min 11
1,783 Beira Mozambique - BEW 12 - 7,848 feet, 105 degrees 81.14 +/- 13.1 1,314 +/- 622 ft -137 +/- 115 ft/min 13
1,784 Ulaanbaatar Mongolia - ULN 14 - 10,165 feet, 138 degrees 81.14 +/- 9.5 1,557 +/- 633 ft -172 +/- 114 ft/min 23
1,785 Kahului HI - OGG 02 - 6,988 feet, 35 degrees 81.15 +/- 12.1 1,543 +/- 786 ft -183 +/- 100 ft/min 67
1,786 Agadir Morocco - AGA 27 - 10,466 feet, 272 degrees 81.16 +/- 13.4 1,879 +/- 594 ft -225 +/- 98 ft/min 11
1,787 Jackson Hole WY - JAC 19 - 6,305 feet, 199 degrees 81.17 +/- 11.9 1,543 +/- 688 ft -222 +/- 146 ft/min 64
1,788 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 06L - 13,131 feet, 51 degrees 81.17 +/- 13.7 2,080 +/- 1,767 ft -216 +/- 100 ft/min 17
1,789 Queenstown New Zealand - ZQN 05 - 6,209 feet, 77 degrees 81.18 +/- 13.4 1,804 +/- 1,290 ft -278 +/- 111 ft/min 24
1,790 Cotonou Benin - COO 06 - 7,742 feet, 53 degrees 81.19 +/- 10.0 1,520 +/- 683 ft -163 +/- 75 ft/min 11
1,791 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 25L - 11,482 feet, 241 degrees 81.19 +/- 14.0 1,811 +/- 688 ft -212 +/- 94 ft/min 15
1,792 Sitka AK - SIT 11 - 6,494 feet, 136 degrees 81.20 +/- 13.0 1,662 +/- 703 ft -223 +/- 114 ft/min 41
1,793 Kangerlussuaq Greenland - SFJ 09 - 9,181 feet, 62 degrees 81.21 +/- 15.3 1,440 +/- 670 ft -281 +/- 165 ft/min 12
1,794 Wuhan China - WUH 04 - 11,143 feet, 41 degrees 81.22 +/- 11.3 1,355 +/- 721 ft -246 +/- 139 ft/min 27
1,795 Chennai India - MAA 07 - 12,003 feet, 69 degrees 81.23 +/- 13.2 1,627 +/- 753 ft -201 +/- 89 ft/min 28
1,796 Leadville CO - LXV 16 - 6,363 feet, 170 degrees 81.24 +/- 10.0 1,370 +/- 1,061 ft -245 +/- 103 ft/min 11
1,797 Anaa French Polynesia - AAA 32 - 4,928 feet, 330 degrees 81.24 +/- 11.4 1,083 +/- 749 ft -151 +/- 77 ft/min 10
1,798 Norwich United Kingdom - NWI 27 - 6,037 feet, 269 degrees 81.25 +/- 14.1 1,761 +/- 2,096 ft -162 +/- 115 ft/min 31
1,799 Brisbane Australia - BNE 01R - 11,671 feet, 27 degrees 81.25 +/- 13.7 1,916 +/- 819 ft -204 +/- 86 ft/min 42
1,800 Leipzig Germany - LEJ 26R - 11,813 feet, 266 degrees 81.26 +/- 13.9 1,729 +/- 963 ft -182 +/- 110 ft/min 11
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