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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
1,501 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17L - 8,495 feet, 180 degrees 79.45 +/- 13.7 1,790 +/- 835 ft -159 +/- 116 ft/min 25
1,502 Kingsford/Iron Mountain MI - IMT 01 - 6,464 feet, 8 degrees 79.45 +/- 16.4 1,606 +/- 790 ft -163 +/- 141 ft/min 21
1,503 Kashi China - KHG 26 - 10,479 feet, 266 degrees 79.46 +/- 17.7 1,904 +/- 1,776 ft -304 +/- 150 ft/min 19
1,504 Leeds Bradford United Kingdom - LBA 32 - 7,383 feet, 318 degrees 79.47 +/- 11.4 1,087 +/- 746 ft -226 +/- 129 ft/min 30
1,505 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 22L - 8,390 feet, 211 degrees 79.48 +/- 14.4 1,740 +/- 838 ft -219 +/- 148 ft/min 493
1,506 Tucson AZ - TUS 11L - 11,749 feet, 135 degrees 79.48 +/- 13.2 1,539 +/- 784 ft -183 +/- 111 ft/min 30
1,507 Mataiva French Polynesia - MVT 01 - 3,937 feet, 17 degrees 79.48 +/- 8.6 1,377 +/- 715 ft -179 +/- 97 ft/min 11
1,508 Tripoli Libya - TIP 27 - 11,782 feet, 269 degrees 79.49 +/- 12.6 1,391 +/- 929 ft -203 +/- 142 ft/min 56
1,509 Alexandria LA - AEX 14 - 9,338 feet, 144 degrees 79.49 +/- 12.1 1,724 +/- 1,115 ft -210 +/- 89 ft/min 19
1,510 Bristol United Kingdom - BRS 27 - 6,596 feet, 266 degrees 79.50 +/- 12.6 1,679 +/- 755 ft -199 +/- 116 ft/min 47
1,511 Carcassonne France - CCF 28 - 6,853 feet, 276 degrees 79.50 +/- 13.2 1,036 +/- 640 ft -206 +/- 153 ft/min 10
1,512 Milan-Linate Italy - LIN 36R - 8,009 feet, 356 degrees 79.50 +/- 14.9 1,945 +/- 1,062 ft -220 +/- 112 ft/min 55
1,513 Timisoara Romania - TSR 11 - 11,488 feet, 110 degrees 79.51 +/- 11.2 1,530 +/- 818 ft -238 +/- 134 ft/min 11
1,514 Karachi Pakistan - KHI 25R - 10,455 feet, 254 degrees 79.51 +/- 12.8 1,590 +/- 988 ft -201 +/- 119 ft/min 84
1,515 Newcastle United Kingdom - NCL 07 - 7,642 feet, 65 degrees 79.52 +/- 14.1 1,538 +/- 864 ft -207 +/- 135 ft/min 37
1,516 Omaha NE - OMA 14R - 9,491 feet, 144 degrees 79.52 +/- 14.9 1,847 +/- 878 ft -176 +/- 98 ft/min 25
1,517 Nagoya-Centrair Japan - NGO 36 - 11,449 feet, 349 degrees 79.52 +/- 13.3 1,808 +/- 992 ft -188 +/- 98 ft/min 45
1,518 Rio Gallegos Argentina - RGL 25 - 11,397 feet, 266 degrees 79.52 +/- 9.4 1,750 +/- 642 ft -183 +/- 109 ft/min 11
1,519 Charleston WV - CRW 05 - 6,714 feet, 47 degrees 79.53 +/- 15.9 1,711 +/- 829 ft -198 +/- 128 ft/min 33
1,520 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 33 - 10,434 feet, 306 degrees 79.53 +/- 10.4 1,794 +/- 525 ft -240 +/- 136 ft/min 26
1,521 Jacksonville NC - OAJ 05 - 7,094 feet, 44 degrees 79.54 +/- 17.2 1,859 +/- 816 ft -266 +/- 98 ft/min 12
1,522 Cancun Mexico - CUN 12L - 9,171 feet, 124 degrees [was 12] 79.54 +/- 13.8 1,916 +/- 883 ft -191 +/- 100 ft/min 23
1,523 Oulu Finland - OUL 30 - 8,166 feet, 301 degrees 79.55 +/- 13.1 1,889 +/- 653 ft -170 +/- 114 ft/min 10
1,524 Cloncurry Australia - CNJ 30 - 6,553 feet, 308 degrees 79.55 +/- 13.2 977 +/- 835 ft -215 +/- 147 ft/min 15
1,525 Hervey Bay Australia - HVB 11 - 6,563 feet, 119 degrees 79.56 +/- 12.2 711 +/- 509 ft -278 +/- 135 ft/min 10
1,526 Houston-Bush Intercontinental TX - IAH 15R - 9,990 feet, 152 degrees 79.57 +/- 11.7 1,681 +/- 683 ft -216 +/- 137 ft/min 39
1,527 Orlando FL - MCO 17L - 9,001 feet, 179 degrees 79.57 +/- 13.4 1,787 +/- 639 ft -234 +/- 147 ft/min 28
1,528 Riyadh Saudi Arabia - RUH 33L - 13,781 feet, 330 degrees 79.57 +/- 12.6 1,841 +/- 877 ft -236 +/- 124 ft/min 75
1,529 Trincomalee Sri Lanka - TRR 06 - 7,066 feet, 59 degrees 79.57 +/- 16.4 1,584 +/- 996 ft -204 +/- 110 ft/min 10
1,530 Bangui Central African Republic - BGF 34 - 8,517 feet, 345 degrees [was 35] 79.59 +/- 12.7 1,695 +/- 973 ft -200 +/- 135 ft/min 62
1,531 Mahajanga Madagascar - MJN 14 - 7,180 feet, 132 degrees 79.59 +/- 10.4 1,107 +/- 990 ft -121 +/- 88 ft/min 75
1,532 Princess Juliana Intl Sint Maarten - SXM 10 - 7,537 feet, 82 degrees 79.59 +/- 14.1 1,291 +/- 1,116 ft -247 +/- 157 ft/min 785
1,533 Garoua Cameroon - GOU 27 - 11,175 feet, 266 degrees 79.60 +/- 11.4 1,661 +/- 637 ft -123 +/- 94 ft/min 14
1,534 Sao Tome Ilse Sao Tome E Principe - TMS 29 - 7,286 feet, 284 degrees 79.60 +/- 11.5 1,411 +/- 741 ft -258 +/- 165 ft/min 23
1,535 Bellingham WA - BLI 16 - 6,709 feet, 180 degrees 79.60 +/- 9.9 1,557 +/- 704 ft -168 +/- 98 ft/min 17
1,536 Gander NF Canada - YQX 13 - 8,886 feet, 108 degrees 79.61 +/- 12.2 1,503 +/- 771 ft -259 +/- 149 ft/min 17
1,537 Oakland CA - OAK 30 - 9,999 feet, 310 degrees [was 29] 79.61 +/- 15.6 1,835 +/- 836 ft -161 +/- 75 ft/min 16
1,538 San Francisco CA - SFO 10R - 11,382 feet, 118 degrees 79.61 +/- 11.6 1,811 +/- 658 ft -214 +/- 95 ft/min 11
1,539 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 01L - 10,786 feet, 10 degrees 79.62 +/- 14.1 1,728 +/- 849 ft -198 +/- 146 ft/min 101
1,540 Tortola British Virgin Islands - EIS 25 - 4,635 feet, 240 degrees 79.62 +/- 4.7 706 +/- 558 ft -213 +/- 87 ft/min 12
1,541 St Petersburg Russia - LED 28R - 11,110 feet, 287 degrees 79.62 +/- 14.4 1,829 +/- 1,023 ft -275 +/- 441 ft/min 68
1,542 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 34 - 12,659 feet, 0 degrees 79.64 +/- 14.6 1,740 +/- 802 ft -186 +/- 136 ft/min 62
1,543 Chambéry France - CMF 18 - 6,599 feet, 177 degrees 79.66 +/- 13.0 1,033 +/- 789 ft -213 +/- 126 ft/min 48
1,544 Raiatea French Polynesia - RFP 07 - 4,589 feet, 84 degrees 79.66 +/- 9.7 906 +/- 538 ft -126 +/- 108 ft/min 39
1,545 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 16R - 12,463 feet, 160 degrees 79.67 +/- 14.1 2,003 +/- 866 ft -211 +/- 90 ft/min 20
1,546 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 35L - 11,155 feet, 342 degrees 79.67 +/- 14.1 1,902 +/- 881 ft -183 +/- 107 ft/min 99
1,547 Rennes France - RNS 28 - 6,883 feet, 281 degrees 79.68 +/- 14.8 1,683 +/- 1,060 ft -224 +/- 156 ft/min 131
1,548 Innsbruck Austria - INN 08 - 6,552 feet, 81 degrees 79.68 +/- 14.8 1,662 +/- 819 ft -268 +/- 131 ft/min 60
1,549 Bemidji MN - BJI 31 - 6,997 feet, 314 degrees 79.69 +/- 11.6 788 +/- 639 ft -216 +/- 114 ft/min 12
1,550 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 10L - 6,792 feet, 104 degrees [was 10] 79.69 +/- 13.4 1,519 +/- 703 ft -247 +/- 170 ft/min 18
1,551 Torp Norway - TRF 36 - 8,874 feet, 359 degrees 79.71 +/- 11.7 1,173 +/- 861 ft -179 +/- 95 ft/min 18
1,552 Tijuana Mexico - TIJ 27 - 9,727 feet, 279 degrees 79.71 +/- 10.5 1,761 +/- 422 ft -170 +/- 138 ft/min 13
1,553 Juneau AK - JNU 08 - 8,447 feet, 105 degrees 79.71 +/- 14.5 1,683 +/- 898 ft -236 +/- 133 ft/min 132
1,554 Easter Island Chile - IPC 10 - 9,604 feet, 117 degrees 79.71 +/- 13.9 1,558 +/- 978 ft -172 +/- 106 ft/min 26
1,555 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 19R - 10,802 feet, 193 degrees 79.72 +/- 17.5 1,426 +/- 620 ft -289 +/- 196 ft/min 14
1,556 Jakarta Halim Indonesia - HLP 24 - 9,835 feet, 245 degrees 79.72 +/- 12.3 1,235 +/- 765 ft -198 +/- 120 ft/min 29
1,557 Brussels Belgium - BRU 19 - 9,802 feet, 194 degrees 79.74 +/- 12.5 1,315 +/- 740 ft -149 +/- 112 ft/min 14
1,558 Toamasina Madagascar - TMM 01 - 7,481 feet, 354 degrees 79.74 +/- 10.9 1,280 +/- 771 ft -118 +/- 108 ft/min 52
1,559 Denver CO - DEN 08 - 12,017 feet, 91 degrees 79.74 +/- 12.9 1,978 +/- 564 ft -183 +/- 75 ft/min 12
1,560 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 27R - 7,494 feet, 270 degrees 79.74 +/- 15.0 1,846 +/- 1,601 ft -247 +/- 190 ft/min 37
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