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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
121 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 09R - 7,964 feet, 90 degrees 68.82 +/- 25.0 1,896 +/- 674 ft -360 +/- 246 ft/min 14
122 Naples Italy - NAP 06 - 8,618 feet, 58 degrees 68.82 +/- 14.5 1,569 +/- 1,579 ft -190 +/- 119 ft/min 39
123 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 28C - 10,789 feet, 270 degrees 68.86 +/- 12.3 2,460 +/- 858 ft -240 +/- 163 ft/min 15
124 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 34L - 12,468 feet, 342 degrees [was 34] 68.95 +/- 13.2 3,252 +/- 2,714 ft -224 +/- 110 ft/min 25
125 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 15L - 11,048 feet, 137 degrees 69.00 +/- 16.2 2,468 +/- 1,333 ft -215 +/- 130 ft/min 46
126 Quito Ecuador - UIO 36 - 13,417 feet, 358 degrees 69.01 +/- 12.3 2,326 +/- 972 ft -267 +/- 141 ft/min 35
127 Bangalore-Kempegowda India - BLR 09 - 13,119 feet, 91 degrees 69.03 +/- 18.8 2,233 +/- 1,288 ft -271 +/- 192 ft/min 16
128 Medan-Kualanamu Indonesia - KNO 05 - 12,299 feet, 45 degrees 69.04 +/- 15.2 2,539 +/- 955 ft -180 +/- 103 ft/min 15
129 Guangzhou-Baiyun China - CAN 02R - 10,134 feet, 14 degrees 69.04 +/- 15.5 2,449 +/- 1,044 ft -195 +/- 122 ft/min 177
130 Milan-Malpensa Italy - MXP 35L - 12,609 feet, 349 degrees 69.07 +/- 16.1 1,950 +/- 1,707 ft -265 +/- 165 ft/min 72
131 Paris-Orly France - ORY 26 - 10,882 feet, 254 degrees 69.08 +/- 15.8 2,296 +/- 1,249 ft -239 +/- 151 ft/min 645
132 Trinidad Bolivia - TDD 32 - 7,828 feet, 315 degrees 69.10 +/- 12.5 2,215 +/- 815 ft -148 +/- 66 ft/min 13
133 Flagstaff AZ - FLG 21 - 8,789 feet, 221 degrees 69.11 +/- 17.9 542 +/- 1,230 ft -189 +/- 117 ft/min 18
134 Culiacan Mexico - CUL 02 - 7,373 feet, 33 degrees 69.13 +/- 12.0 1,150 +/- 1,358 ft -167 +/- 77 ft/min 11
135 Montevideo Uruguay - MVD 19 - 7,364 feet, 179 degrees 69.13 +/- 15.9 2,012 +/- 723 ft -208 +/- 160 ft/min 10
136 Johannesburg South Africa - JNB 03L - 14,480 feet, 16 degrees 69.14 +/- 15.3 2,685 +/- 1,608 ft -239 +/- 165 ft/min 162
137 St Petersburg Russia - LED 10L - 11,110 feet, 107 degrees 69.16 +/- 17.8 2,463 +/- 1,304 ft -237 +/- 141 ft/min 26
138 Coolangatta/Gold Coast Australia - OOL 32 - 8,173 feet, 331 degrees 69.18 +/- 16.5 583 +/- 944 ft -244 +/- 175 ft/min 10
139 Barcelona Spain - BCN 25R - 11,433 feet, 246 degrees 69.25 +/- 17.1 2,592 +/- 1,369 ft -231 +/- 143 ft/min 242
140 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 08L - 13,836 feet, 85 degrees 69.28 +/- 17.1 1,585 +/- 1,794 ft -248 +/- 207 ft/min 749
141 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 13 - 10,642 feet, 127 degrees 69.29 +/- 17.3 2,292 +/- 1,136 ft -213 +/- 161 ft/min 12
142 Mumbai India - BOM 09 - 11,302 feet, 89 degrees 69.29 +/- 15.3 1,914 +/- 1,379 ft -250 +/- 169 ft/min 30
143 Kota Kinabalu Malaysia - BKI 02 - 12,400 feet, 23 degrees 69.33 +/- 13.9 2,761 +/- 1,222 ft -219 +/- 118 ft/min 14
144 Stuttgart Germany - STR 07 - 10,974 feet, 74 degrees 69.41 +/- 13.5 2,046 +/- 1,142 ft -187 +/- 120 ft/min 46
145 Madrid Spain - MAD 36R - 11,651 feet, 0 degrees [was 32L] 69.41 +/- 15.1 1,267 +/- 1,748 ft -216 +/- 124 ft/min 68
146 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 27L - 13,783 feet, 265 degrees 69.42 +/- 16.8 1,713 +/- 1,687 ft -222 +/- 148 ft/min 593
147 St Denis Reunion Island - RUN 30 - 10,496 feet, 282 degrees 69.43 +/- 12.2 1,939 +/- 956 ft -216 +/- 181 ft/min 14
148 Milan-Malpensa Italy - MXP 17L - 12,849 feet, 169 degrees 69.43 +/- 15.5 1,361 +/- 2,044 ft -251 +/- 119 ft/min 140
149 Milan-Malpensa Italy - MXP 35R - 12,849 feet, 349 degrees 69.45 +/- 15.7 2,514 +/- 1,232 ft -240 +/- 153 ft/min 68
150 New Orleans LA - MSY 20 - 6,998 feet, 195 degrees [was 19] 69.47 +/- 21.1 2,021 +/- 912 ft -253 +/- 210 ft/min 20
151 Beijing-Daxing China - PKX 01L - 11,155 feet, 353 degrees 69.51 +/- 13.0 2,935 +/- 2,367 ft -217 +/- 141 ft/min 10
152 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 05 - 11,122 feet, 46 degrees 69.55 +/- 16.2 2,425 +/- 2,127 ft -253 +/- 171 ft/min 58
153 Muscat Oman - MCT 08L - 13,420 feet, 85 degrees [was 08] 69.56 +/- 14.8 2,372 +/- 1,251 ft -225 +/- 151 ft/min 64
154 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 16C - 11,820 feet, 163 degrees 69.58 +/- 17.9 1,303 +/- 1,527 ft -179 +/- 161 ft/min 44
155 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 24 - 11,302 feet, 238 degrees 69.62 +/- 17.1 2,682 +/- 1,705 ft -238 +/- 233 ft/min 86
156 St Johns Antigua and Barbuda - ANU 25 - 9,966 feet, 238 degrees 69.64 +/- 14.8 970 +/- 998 ft -308 +/- 178 ft/min 15
157 Calcutta India - CCU 19L - 11,911 feet, 186 degrees 69.65 +/- 15.7 2,491 +/- 1,411 ft -206 +/- 117 ft/min 44
158 Rhinelander WI - RHI 09 - 6,792 feet, 88 degrees 69.68 +/- 15.7 2,396 +/- 1,126 ft -119 +/- 74 ft/min 12
159 Barcelona Spain - BCN 07L - 11,433 feet, 66 degrees 69.69 +/- 17.2 1,044 +/- 1,348 ft -266 +/- 270 ft/min 86
160 Cincinnati OH - CVG 36C - 10,977 feet, 0 degrees 69.73 +/- 19.9 2,373 +/- 1,284 ft -238 +/- 202 ft/min 32
161 L'Alpe d'Huez France - AHZ 06 - 1,470 feet, 59 degrees 69.75 +/- 10.3 457 +/- 272 ft -352 +/- 197 ft/min 13
162 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07L - 9,192 feet, 70 degrees 69.76 +/- 17.1 2,747 +/- 2,075 ft -251 +/- 172 ft/min 103
163 Fuerteventura Canary Islands Spain - FUE 01 - 11,186 feet, 2 degrees 69.76 +/- 16.0 245 +/- 1,792 ft -167 +/- 65 ft/min 18
164 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 16R - 13,144 feet, 149 degrees 69.79 +/- 16.5 1,257 +/- 1,572 ft -226 +/- 213 ft/min 204
165 Charleston SC - CHS 33 - 8,998 feet, 328 degrees 69.85 +/- 13.8 2,080 +/- 916 ft -229 +/- 129 ft/min 25
166 Canberra Australia - CBR 35 - 10,766 feet, 360 degrees 69.85 +/- 15.1 63 +/- 1,063 ft -193 +/- 87 ft/min 17
167 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 07R - 12,560 feet, 69 degrees 69.88 +/- 15.2 1,021 +/- 1,895 ft -242 +/- 144 ft/min 43
168 Paris-Orly France - ORY 08 - 10,882 feet, 74 degrees 69.89 +/- 19.0 1,540 +/- 2,172 ft -275 +/- 219 ft/min 89
169 Dakar-Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegal - DKR 18 - 11,378 feet, 173 degrees 69.92 +/- 19.4 2,014 +/- 970 ft -242 +/- 314 ft/min 30
170 Grand Forks ND - GFK 35L - 7,339 feet, 360 degrees 69.94 +/- 19.7 2,079 +/- 1,283 ft -256 +/- 234 ft/min 10
171 Phoenix AZ - PHX 08 - 11,485 feet, 90 degrees 69.97 +/- 15.0 2,240 +/- 1,108 ft -172 +/- 136 ft/min 77
172 Orlando FL - MCO 36L - 12,001 feet, 359 degrees 69.98 +/- 16.4 2,212 +/- 1,166 ft -232 +/- 163 ft/min 18
173 Spokane WA - GEG 03 - 10,991 feet, 45 degrees 70.01 +/- 15.4 2,367 +/- 1,296 ft -204 +/- 115 ft/min 28
174 St Thomas US Virgin Islands - STT 10 - 6,995 feet, 87 degrees 70.07 +/- 17.8 789 +/- 1,444 ft -207 +/- 155 ft/min 35
175 Suceava Romania - SCV 34 - 5,871 feet, 343 degrees 70.10 +/- 15.0 441 +/- 976 ft -176 +/- 117 ft/min 16
176 Geneva Switzerland - GVA 22 - 12,801 feet, 225 degrees 70.16 +/- 17.4 2,418 +/- 1,163 ft -256 +/- 258 ft/min 25
177 Almaty Kazakhstan - ALA 23L - 14,382 feet, 236 degrees 70.18 +/- 15.6 2,733 +/- 1,222 ft -187 +/- 93 ft/min 15
178 Cairo Egypt - CAI 23L - 13,113 feet, 229 degrees [was 23C] 70.20 +/- 15.7 2,463 +/- 1,583 ft -215 +/- 120 ft/min 68
179 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 26R - 13,836 feet, 265 degrees 70.22 +/- 16.6 1,864 +/- 1,744 ft -221 +/- 153 ft/min 949
180 Luqa Malta - MLA 31 - 11,604 feet, 315 degrees [was 32] 70.22 +/- 15.4 2,426 +/- 900 ft -217 +/- 113 ft/min 40
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