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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
1,081 Belgrade Serbia - BEG 30 - 11,133 feet, 302 degrees 77.10 +/- 14.2 1,322 +/- 1,035 ft -227 +/- 104 ft/min 37
1,082 Acapulco Mexico - ACA 28 - 10,830 feet, 288 degrees 77.10 +/- 15.3 1,763 +/- 1,004 ft -236 +/- 137 ft/min 39
1,083 Douala Cameroon - DLA 30 - 9,473 feet, 297 degrees 77.11 +/- 14.9 1,656 +/- 912 ft -180 +/- 155 ft/min 139
1,084 Ouvéa Fayaue Island New Caledonia - UVE 31 - 3,609 feet, 324 degrees 77.11 +/- 9.3 731 +/- 473 ft -115 +/- 97 ft/min 11
1,085 Maye Island Seychelles - SEZ 13 - 9,815 feet, 125 degrees 77.13 +/- 12.3 1,313 +/- 1,107 ft -196 +/- 100 ft/min 42
1,086 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 01R - 9,506 feet, 13 degrees 77.13 +/- 14.5 1,765 +/- 973 ft -232 +/- 159 ft/min 23
1,087 Bergen Norway - BGO 17 - 9,781 feet, 171 degrees 77.14 +/- 13.6 1,528 +/- 950 ft -202 +/- 126 ft/min 97
1,088 Larnaca Cyprus - LCA 04 - 10,172 feet, 45 degrees 77.14 +/- 15.9 1,347 +/- 791 ft -277 +/- 195 ft/min 14
1,089 Split Croatia - SPU 05 - 8,363 feet, 53 degrees 77.14 +/- 12.1 1,618 +/- 812 ft -210 +/- 124 ft/min 14
1,090 Ostrava Czech Republic - OSR 22 - 11,505 feet, 226 degrees 77.14 +/- 14.5 2,026 +/- 813 ft -162 +/- 83 ft/min 21
1,091 Oaxaca Mexico - OAX 01 - 8,026 feet, 16 degrees 77.14 +/- 19.3 1,975 +/- 1,166 ft -252 +/- 164 ft/min 15
1,092 Kilimanjaro Tanzania - JRO 09 - 11,779 feet, 88 degrees 77.15 +/- 15.6 1,694 +/- 1,017 ft -232 +/- 162 ft/min 53
1,093 Saltillo Mexico - SLW 17 - 9,433 feet, 180 degrees 77.15 +/- 11.4 1,622 +/- 761 ft -201 +/- 118 ft/min 11
1,094 Hamburg Germany - HAM 33 - 12,030 feet, 333 degrees 77.16 +/- 12.8 1,033 +/- 926 ft -263 +/- 143 ft/min 16
1,095 Atlanta GA - ATL 27L - 9,000 feet, 270 degrees 77.16 +/- 14.5 1,829 +/- 888 ft -204 +/- 141 ft/min 728
1,096 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 35 - 7,989 feet, 350 degrees 77.16 +/- 14.7 1,894 +/- 993 ft -169 +/- 132 ft/min 44
1,097 Manakara Madagascar - WVK 05 - 3,930 feet, 34 degrees 77.17 +/- 9.1 958 +/- 753 ft -134 +/- 86 ft/min 31
1,098 Luqa Malta - MLA 31 - 11,604 feet, 315 degrees 77.17 +/- 18.8 1,796 +/- 934 ft -260 +/- 172 ft/min 30
1,099 Ciudad Juarez Mexico - CJS 21 - 8,868 feet, 218 degrees 77.17 +/- 7.7 1,914 +/- 444 ft -157 +/- 96 ft/min 10
1,100 Toliara Madagascar - TLE 22 - 6,569 feet, 203 degrees 77.18 +/- 14.6 1,294 +/- 1,113 ft -133 +/- 96 ft/min 33
1,101 Toulouse France - TLS 32R - 9,949 feet, 323 degrees 77.18 +/- 15.3 1,788 +/- 1,220 ft -241 +/- 189 ft/min 267
1,102 Brescia Italy - VBS 32 - 9,807 feet, 315 degrees 77.18 +/- 12.7 1,867 +/- 952 ft -140 +/- 60 ft/min 18
1,103 Zagreb Croatia - ZAG 05 - 10,659 feet, 47 degrees 77.19 +/- 15.6 1,818 +/- 1,309 ft -217 +/- 150 ft/min 71
1,104 Bergerac France - EGC 27 - 7,243 feet, 274 degrees 77.19 +/- 16.0 1,598 +/- 1,051 ft -178 +/- 109 ft/min 12
1,105 Las Palmas Spain - LPA 03L - 10,133 feet, 21 degrees 77.20 +/- 15.2 1,929 +/- 1,013 ft -231 +/- 122 ft/min 128
1,106 Jackson MS - JAN 34L - 8,478 feet, 338 degrees 77.20 +/- 15.7 2,034 +/- 738 ft -185 +/- 108 ft/min 16
1,107 Athens Greece - ATH 03R - 13,120 feet, 37 degrees 77.20 +/- 15.0 1,339 +/- 1,059 ft -209 +/- 136 ft/min 203
1,108 Sana'a Yemen - SAH 18 - 10,667 feet, 180 degrees 77.20 +/- 12.3 1,645 +/- 792 ft -171 +/- 119 ft/min 22
1,109 Garoua Cameroon - GOU 09 - 11,175 feet, 86 degrees 77.21 +/- 13.8 1,406 +/- 1,071 ft -206 +/- 152 ft/min 17
1,110 Jacksonville FL - JAX 08 - 9,981 feet, 70 degrees 77.21 +/- 12.8 2,072 +/- 764 ft -232 +/- 120 ft/min 19
1,111 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 33R - 13,799 feet, 330 degrees 77.23 +/- 15.1 2,141 +/- 1,590 ft -222 +/- 123 ft/min 74
1,112 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 28 - 13,161 feet, 254 degrees 77.23 +/- 14.7 1,958 +/- 1,052 ft -211 +/- 134 ft/min 150
1,113 Palembang Indonesia - PLM 11 - 9,822 feet, 113 degrees 77.23 +/- 13.7 1,473 +/- 1,142 ft -130 +/- 91 ft/min 17
1,114 Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal - DKR 36 - 11,378 feet, 353 degrees 77.24 +/- 14.1 1,656 +/- 934 ft -211 +/- 164 ft/min 225
1,115 Panama City - NW Florida Beaches FL - ECP 16 - 9,993 feet, 159 degrees 77.24 +/- 17.4 1,885 +/- 649 ft -180 +/- 111 ft/min 12
1,116 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 22L - 8,064 feet, 221 degrees 77.24 +/- 13.2 1,564 +/- 794 ft -216 +/- 151 ft/min 14
1,117 Touho New Caledonia - TOU 13 - 3,601 feet, 146 degrees 77.24 +/- 7.9 729 +/- 287 ft -80 +/- 97 ft/min 15
1,118 Hewanorra Saint Lucia - UVF 10 - 8,978 feet, 90 degrees 77.24 +/- 15.5 1,841 +/- 867 ft -226 +/- 131 ft/min 39
1,119 Nanjing China - NKG 06 - 11,797 feet, 58 degrees 77.25 +/- 14.6 1,611 +/- 1,818 ft -187 +/- 109 ft/min 28
1,120 Vilnius Lithuania - VNO 19 - 8,234 feet, 202 degrees 77.26 +/- 14.8 2,205 +/- 1,248 ft -297 +/- 126 ft/min 11
1,121 Magadan Russia - GDX 10 - 11,306 feet, 93 degrees 77.26 +/- 14.9 1,836 +/- 670 ft -169 +/- 97 ft/min 12
1,122 Annaba Algeria - AAE 05 - 7,497 feet, 52 degrees 77.28 +/- 13.8 1,494 +/- 892 ft -139 +/- 79 ft/min 15
1,123 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 19R - 10,786 feet, 190 degrees 77.29 +/- 15.5 1,742 +/- 828 ft -227 +/- 174 ft/min 107
1,124 Lahore Pakistan - LHE 36R - 10,997 feet, 1 degrees 77.29 +/- 16.3 1,675 +/- 905 ft -227 +/- 155 ft/min 25
1,125 Tunis Tunisia - TUN 19 - 10,506 feet, 192 degrees 77.30 +/- 14.5 1,787 +/- 819 ft -211 +/- 146 ft/min 66
1,126 Edinburgh United Kingdom - EDI 06 - 8,389 feet, 59 degrees 77.30 +/- 15.6 1,434 +/- 1,123 ft -250 +/- 148 ft/min 87
1,127 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 04R - 6,452 feet, 43 degrees 77.30 +/- 14.5 1,271 +/- 818 ft -250 +/- 172 ft/min 22
1,128 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 15 - 10,434 feet, 126 degrees 77.30 +/- 14.3 1,846 +/- 865 ft -216 +/- 137 ft/min 235
1,129 Taipei Taiwan - TPE 23R - 11,980 feet, 229 degrees [was 23] 77.31 +/- 14.9 1,865 +/- 1,081 ft -207 +/- 120 ft/min 55
1,130 Salta Argentina - SLA 02 - 9,770 feet, 11 degrees 77.31 +/- 10.8 1,749 +/- 554 ft -304 +/- 170 ft/min 10
1,131 Lyon France - LYS 35R - 8,877 feet, 355 degrees 77.32 +/- 17.0 1,672 +/- 662 ft -297 +/- 218 ft/min 59
1,132 Bucharest Romania - OTP 26L - 11,482 feet, 264 degrees 77.32 +/- 14.9 1,858 +/- 975 ft -187 +/- 112 ft/min 100
1,133 Princess Juliana Intl Sint Maarten - SXM 28 - 7,537 feet, 262 degrees [was 27] 77.32 +/- 13.0 1,441 +/- 899 ft -177 +/- 134 ft/min 11
1,134 Tunis Tunisia - TUN 29 - 9,346 feet, 293 degrees 77.35 +/- 15.9 1,649 +/- 898 ft -232 +/- 147 ft/min 71
1,135 Spokane WA - GEG 21 - 10,991 feet, 225 degrees 77.35 +/- 13.9 1,659 +/- 780 ft -185 +/- 129 ft/min 28
1,136 Dublin Ireland - DUB 28L - 8,612 feet, 275 degrees [was 28] 77.36 +/- 15.9 1,689 +/- 1,148 ft -230 +/- 170 ft/min 163
1,137 Vail/Aspen CO - EGE 25 - 8,998 feet, 262 degrees 77.36 +/- 13.8 977 +/- 883 ft -245 +/- 147 ft/min 40
1,138 San Salvador El Salvador - SAL 07 - 10,495 feet, 70 degrees 77.36 +/- 10.0 1,607 +/- 993 ft -190 +/- 132 ft/min 36
1,139 Sharjah United Arab Emirates - SHJ 30 - 13,318 feet, 303 degrees 77.36 +/- 15.1 1,402 +/- 1,370 ft -187 +/- 93 ft/min 46
1,140 Xian China - XIY 23R - 9,839 feet, 229 degrees 77.37 +/- 15.6 1,916 +/- 974 ft -213 +/- 108 ft/min 36
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