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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
361 Nadi Fiji - NAN 20 - 10,782 feet, 218 degrees 72.62 +/- 16.9 1,893 +/- 922 ft -211 +/- 166 ft/min 12
362 Hamburg Germany - HAM 05 - 10,676 feet, 50 degrees 72.63 +/- 17.1 1,948 +/- 1,375 ft -249 +/- 163 ft/min 64
363 Tenerife-Norte Spain - TFN 12 - 11,150 feet, 111 degrees 72.64 +/- 15.8 2,484 +/- 1,622 ft -225 +/- 145 ft/min 12
364 Nadi Fiji - NAN 02 - 10,782 feet, 38 degrees 72.65 +/- 15.9 2,100 +/- 1,535 ft -217 +/- 158 ft/min 125
365 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 16L - 12,764 feet, 163 degrees 72.66 +/- 15.7 2,352 +/- 1,378 ft -222 +/- 139 ft/min 339
366 Marseille France - MRS 13L - 11,494 feet, 134 degrees 72.67 +/- 18.5 1,610 +/- 1,455 ft -285 +/- 217 ft/min 152
367 Montpelier France - MPL 30R - 8,552 feet, 305 degrees [was 31R] 72.68 +/- 17.7 1,834 +/- 1,041 ft -283 +/- 316 ft/min 51
368 Vilnius Lithuania - VNO 01 - 8,234 feet, 22 degrees 72.69 +/- 13.4 2,290 +/- 878 ft -232 +/- 142 ft/min 10
369 Baghdad Iraq - BGW 15R - 10,822 feet, 150 degrees 72.69 +/- 14.4 2,262 +/- 896 ft -139 +/- 83 ft/min 13
370 Lvov Ukraine - LWO 31 - 11,049 feet, 316 degrees 72.69 +/- 15.2 2,120 +/- 1,651 ft -218 +/- 142 ft/min 14
371 Hilo HI - ITO 26 - 9,789 feet, 270 degrees 72.71 +/- 15.7 1,955 +/- 987 ft -239 +/- 142 ft/min 47
372 Phoenix AZ - PHX 26 - 11,485 feet, 270 degrees 72.72 +/- 16.8 2,283 +/- 1,219 ft -213 +/- 138 ft/min 74
373 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12R - 11,480 feet, 124 degrees 72.72 +/- 16.1 2,165 +/- 1,676 ft -223 +/- 169 ft/min 79
374 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Thailand - BKK 19L - 13,125 feet, 194 degrees 72.72 +/- 15.8 2,465 +/- 1,765 ft -249 +/- 251 ft/min 76
375 Dusseldorf Germany - DUS 23L - 9,825 feet, 233 degrees 72.73 +/- 18.5 1,847 +/- 1,178 ft -208 +/- 157 ft/min 88
376 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 35 - 10,200 feet, 344 degrees 72.73 +/- 16.3 1,621 +/- 1,316 ft -235 +/- 148 ft/min 98
377 Praya Indonesia - LOP 13 - 9,007 feet, 129 degrees 72.74 +/- 16.1 2,070 +/- 819 ft -192 +/- 117 ft/min 15
378 Guangzhou-Baiyun China - CAN 01 - 11,848 feet, 14 degrees 72.74 +/- 16.0 2,333 +/- 1,070 ft -196 +/- 89 ft/min 42
379 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16C - 13,115 feet, 160 degrees 72.75 +/- 17.0 1,443 +/- 810 ft -254 +/- 249 ft/min 16
380 St Croix US Virgin Islands - STX 10 - 9,984 feet, 84 degrees 72.76 +/- 15.9 2,144 +/- 1,448 ft -194 +/- 123 ft/min 32
381 Doha-Hamad Qatar - DOH 16L - 15,908 feet, 158 degrees 72.77 +/- 15.2 2,515 +/- 868 ft -239 +/- 88 ft/min 10
382 Beirut Lebanon - BEY 16 - 11,134 feet, 167 degrees 72.78 +/- 16.2 1,998 +/- 1,251 ft -283 +/- 185 ft/min 77
383 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 25C - 13,122 feet, 250 degrees 72.79 +/- 14.7 3,209 +/- 3,511 ft -222 +/- 123 ft/min 52
384 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 19L - 11,492 feet, 181 degrees 72.82 +/- 17.3 2,173 +/- 1,846 ft -239 +/- 156 ft/min 40
385 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 15L - 13,799 feet, 150 degrees 72.82 +/- 16.5 2,158 +/- 1,087 ft -215 +/- 168 ft/min 64
386 Montpelier France - MPL 12L - 8,552 feet, 125 degrees 72.83 +/- 14.9 1,867 +/- 704 ft -304 +/- 211 ft/min 18
387 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 17R - 12,672 feet, 180 degrees 72.84 +/- 15.0 2,116 +/- 942 ft -212 +/- 143 ft/min 45
388 Nantes France - NTE 03 - 9,519 feet, 27 degrees 72.85 +/- 18.8 1,608 +/- 1,367 ft -301 +/- 371 ft/min 302
389 Yangon Myanmar - RGN 21 - 11,214 feet, 213 degrees 72.85 +/- 16.2 2,779 +/- 2,060 ft -182 +/- 122 ft/min 40
390 Darwin Australia - DRW 11 - 10,999 feet, 109 degrees 72.85 +/- 13.8 2,282 +/- 1,328 ft -180 +/- 111 ft/min 32
391 Budapest Hungary - BUD 13L - 12,158 feet, 132 degrees 72.86 +/- 15.7 2,106 +/- 1,427 ft -232 +/- 158 ft/min 38
392 San Diego CA - SAN 27 - 9,397 feet, 286 degrees 72.87 +/- 16.7 1,317 +/- 1,227 ft -212 +/- 140 ft/min 123
393 Toulouse France - TLS 15R - 11,480 feet, 143 degrees 72.88 +/- 20.6 2,395 +/- 1,925 ft -91 +/- 125 ft/min 11
394 St Johns NF Canada - YYT 11 - 8,496 feet, 86 degrees 72.90 +/- 17.0 2,029 +/- 625 ft -217 +/- 192 ft/min 13
395 Mexico City Mexico - MEX 05R - 13,334 feet, 59 degrees 72.91 +/- 16.0 1,995 +/- 1,482 ft -215 +/- 163 ft/min 371
396 Istanbul Turkey - IST 35L - 13,451 feet, 359 degrees 72.93 +/- 10.8 2,019 +/- 481 ft -312 +/- 178 ft/min 10
397 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06R - 12,139 feet, 75 degrees [was 07R] 72.93 +/- 15.6 2,348 +/- 1,419 ft -231 +/- 173 ft/min 165
398 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 02L - 11,804 feet, 38 degrees [was 01L] 72.95 +/- 14.6 1,802 +/- 892 ft -189 +/- 152 ft/min 44
399 Austin TX - AUS 17R - 12,250 feet, 179 degrees 72.97 +/- 19.8 2,332 +/- 1,514 ft -214 +/- 154 ft/min 25
400 Strasbourg France - SXB 05 - 7,866 feet, 49 degrees 72.97 +/- 16.5 1,963 +/- 1,283 ft -263 +/- 207 ft/min 136
401 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 34L - 12,468 feet, 342 degrees 72.98 +/- 18.1 2,287 +/- 1,263 ft -208 +/- 148 ft/min 35
402 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea - POM 32R - 9,022 feet, 329 degrees 73.00 +/- 13.0 2,454 +/- 1,297 ft -206 +/- 119 ft/min 10
403 Denver CO - DEN 16L - 12,020 feet, 181 degrees 73.00 +/- 14.5 2,352 +/- 1,529 ft -219 +/- 139 ft/min 42
404 Paris-Orly France - ORY 07 - 10,902 feet, 74 degrees 73.01 +/- 16.6 1,950 +/- 1,454 ft -205 +/- 145 ft/min 101
405 Nice France - NCE 22R - 8,974 feet, 225 degrees 73.02 +/- 18.3 1,264 +/- 900 ft -302 +/- 219 ft/min 63
406 La Paz Bolivia - LPB 10 - 13,126 feet, 92 degrees 73.04 +/- 14.7 2,139 +/- 1,009 ft -225 +/- 137 ft/min 41
407 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 22L - 12,004 feet, 209 degrees 73.08 +/- 15.8 2,313 +/- 1,554 ft -185 +/- 151 ft/min 171
408 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 34 - 12,108 feet, 335 degrees 73.08 +/- 15.2 1,659 +/- 1,887 ft -219 +/- 139 ft/min 89
409 Chengdu China - CTU 02R - 11,808 feet, 22 degrees 73.08 +/- 12.1 2,317 +/- 1,220 ft -257 +/- 131 ft/min 29
410 New York-La Guardia NY - LGA 13 - 6,998 feet, 122 degrees 73.09 +/- 18.7 1,896 +/- 1,075 ft -287 +/- 230 ft/min 43
411 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates - AUH 31R - 13,443 feet, 308 degrees 73.10 +/- 14.2 2,342 +/- 1,199 ft -199 +/- 105 ft/min 42
412 Trinidad Bolivia - TDD 14 - 7,828 feet, 135 degrees 73.11 +/- 16.0 1,132 +/- 1,208 ft -182 +/- 107 ft/min 16
413 Lyon France - LYS 35L - 13,180 feet, 355 degrees [was 36L] 73.12 +/- 18.2 2,071 +/- 1,409 ft -250 +/- 198 ft/min 232
414 Vienna Austria - VIE 29 - 11,487 feet, 296 degrees 73.12 +/- 16.9 1,895 +/- 994 ft -275 +/- 191 ft/min 86
415 Amman Jordan - AMM 08L - 12,020 feet, 80 degrees 73.12 +/- 16.3 2,051 +/- 1,012 ft -220 +/- 138 ft/min 37
416 Arrachart Madagascar - DIE 31 - 4,955 feet, 304 degrees 73.15 +/- 12.7 735 +/- 600 ft -131 +/- 164 ft/min 27
417 Bangor ME - BGR 15 - 11,444 feet, 134 degrees 73.15 +/- 15.8 2,251 +/- 1,344 ft -184 +/- 156 ft/min 26
418 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 20R - 11,804 feet, 218 degrees [was 19R] 73.15 +/- 12.8 2,255 +/- 758 ft -177 +/- 76 ft/min 12
419 Köln/Bonn Germany - CGN 32R - 12,507 feet, 318 degrees 73.17 +/- 18.1 2,006 +/- 988 ft -268 +/- 195 ft/min 44
420 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 08R - 12,187 feet, 100 degrees 73.19 +/- 17.1 1,993 +/- 1,363 ft -203 +/- 152 ft/min 52
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