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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
1,921 Pasco/Richland WA - PSC 21R - 7,700 feet, 226 degrees 82.21 +/- 14.3 1,060 +/- 580 ft -211 +/- 153 ft/min 17
1,922 Kingston Jamaica - KIN 30 - 8,866 feet, 292 degrees 82.21 +/- 11.1 1,336 +/- 829 ft -202 +/- 111 ft/min 15
1,923 Waterloo IA - ALO 12 - 8,393 feet, 128 degrees 82.22 +/- 14.2 1,657 +/- 698 ft -208 +/- 107 ft/min 12
1,924 Buffalo NY - BUF 05 - 8,835 feet, 44 degrees 82.25 +/- 9.5 1,043 +/- 562 ft -258 +/- 135 ft/min 18
1,925 Wuhan China - WUH 22 - 11,143 feet, 221 degrees [was 22R] 82.25 +/- 12.3 1,703 +/- 691 ft -198 +/- 103 ft/min 10
1,926 Basseterre St Kitts and Nevis - SKB 25 - 7,221 feet, 236 degrees 82.27 +/- 6.2 875 +/- 342 ft -139 +/- 111 ft/min 20
1,927 Des Moines IA - DSM 05 - 8,978 feet, 54 degrees 82.29 +/- 12.1 1,595 +/- 773 ft -147 +/- 86 ft/min 13
1,928 Rhodes Greece - RHO 07 - 10,832 feet, 70 degrees 82.29 +/- 9.2 1,451 +/- 1,112 ft -158 +/- 97 ft/min 12
1,929 Ujung Pandang Indonesia - UPG 13 - 8,192 feet, 131 degrees 82.29 +/- 12.5 1,576 +/- 681 ft -166 +/- 100 ft/min 54
1,930 Osaka-Kansai Japan - KIX 24 - 11,483 feet, 231 degrees 82.30 +/- 15.3 1,849 +/- 852 ft -200 +/- 63 ft/min 10
1,931 Sfax Tunisia - SFA 33 - 8,863 feet, 328 degrees 82.32 +/- 8.8 1,184 +/- 585 ft -181 +/- 114 ft/min 11
1,932 Richmond VA - RIC 16 - 9,002 feet, 148 degrees 82.32 +/- 11.3 1,632 +/- 838 ft -257 +/- 144 ft/min 20
1,933 Ljubljana Slovenia - LJU 30 - 10,839 feet, 306 degrees [was 31] 82.33 +/- 14.9 1,611 +/- 831 ft -261 +/- 174 ft/min 41
1,934 Krakow Poland - KRK 25 - 8,359 feet, 258 degrees 82.34 +/- 11.9 1,237 +/- 669 ft -246 +/- 220 ft/min 44
1,935 La Crosse WI - LSE 18 - 8,736 feet, 179 degrees 82.34 +/- 7.7 1,283 +/- 637 ft -171 +/- 76 ft/min 18
1,936 Charlottetown PEI Canada - YYG 03 - 7,028 feet, 9 degrees 82.35 +/- 10.9 1,324 +/- 778 ft -230 +/- 125 ft/min 10
1,937 Columbus OH - CMH 28R - 7,990 feet, 274 degrees 82.36 +/- 13.2 1,513 +/- 810 ft -220 +/- 154 ft/min 16
1,938 Puerto Plata Dominican Republic - POP 08 - 10,110 feet, 73 degrees 82.36 +/- 12.2 1,789 +/- 1,330 ft -226 +/- 158 ft/min 13
1,939 Tortola British Virgin Islands - EIS 07 - 4,635 feet, 60 degrees 82.36 +/- 8.8 984 +/- 545 ft -227 +/- 148 ft/min 15
1,940 Brunswick GA - BQK 07 - 7,998 feet, 65 degrees 82.38 +/- 11.4 1,473 +/- 598 ft -203 +/- 133 ft/min 18
1,941 Takamatsu Japan - TAK 26 - 8,176 feet, 253 degrees 82.40 +/- 11.3 1,566 +/- 694 ft -182 +/- 103 ft/min 11
1,942 Surabaya Indonesia - SUB 28 - 9,835 feet, 279 degrees 82.40 +/- 9.7 1,519 +/- 862 ft -145 +/- 62 ft/min 13
1,943 Sacramento CA - SMF 34L - 8,607 feet, 1 degrees 82.41 +/- 11.9 1,639 +/- 1,166 ft -227 +/- 165 ft/min 20
1,944 Khrabrovo Russia - KGD 24 - 8,130 feet, 246 degrees 82.41 +/- 12.6 1,382 +/- 728 ft -266 +/- 100 ft/min 23
1,945 Shenyang China - SHE 06 - 10,488 feet, 48 degrees 82.42 +/- 16.3 1,543 +/- 669 ft -223 +/- 168 ft/min 27
1,946 Hannover Germany - HAJ 27L - 7,689 feet, 273 degrees 82.43 +/- 11.8 1,234 +/- 764 ft -209 +/- 147 ft/min 14
1,947 Ouésso Congo - OUE 01 - 6,732 feet, 14 degrees [was 02] 82.43 +/- 7.8 1,488 +/- 530 ft -155 +/- 90 ft/min 11
1,948 Genoa Italy - GOA 28 - 9,580 feet, 285 degrees 82.44 +/- 13.9 1,782 +/- 701 ft -250 +/- 112 ft/min 15
1,949 Boston MA - BOS 22R - 7,999 feet, 200 degrees 82.45 +/- 12.9 1,212 +/- 715 ft -224 +/- 113 ft/min 18
1,950 St Denis Reunion Island - RUN 12 - 10,496 feet, 102 degrees 82.47 +/- 10.6 1,622 +/- 545 ft -201 +/- 109 ft/min 24
1,951 Cordova AK - CDV 27 - 7,492 feet, 294 degrees 82.48 +/- 12.2 1,522 +/- 650 ft -196 +/- 108 ft/min 20
1,952 Córdoba Argentina - COR 18 - 10,527 feet, 179 degrees 82.48 +/- 10.2 1,614 +/- 597 ft -208 +/- 93 ft/min 23
1,953 Vitoria Brazil - VIX 23 - 5,758 feet, 212 degrees 82.48 +/- 9.4 1,104 +/- 527 ft -204 +/- 143 ft/min 10
1,954 Galena AK - GAL 25 - 7,230 feet, 270 degrees 82.50 +/- 8.8 1,262 +/- 617 ft -136 +/- 82 ft/min 14
1,955 Isle of Man - IOM 08 - 6,943 feet, 78 degrees 82.53 +/- 9.6 1,342 +/- 701 ft -226 +/- 86 ft/min 10
1,956 Isle of Man - IOM 26 - 6,943 feet, 258 degrees 82.54 +/- 10.5 1,051 +/- 520 ft -174 +/- 128 ft/min 23
1,957 Kenai AK - ENA 20R - 7,841 feet, 211 degrees 82.55 +/- 12.2 1,768 +/- 729 ft -208 +/- 100 ft/min 14
1,958 Porto Seguro Brazil - BPS 10 - 6,524 feet, 74 degrees 82.56 +/- 8.0 1,257 +/- 616 ft -214 +/- 137 ft/min 29
1,959 Quebec QC Canada - YQB 06 - 8,989 feet, 45 degrees 82.57 +/- 14.8 1,779 +/- 737 ft -166 +/- 66 ft/min 23
1,960 Victoria BC Canada - YYJ 27 - 6,966 feet, 286 degrees 82.57 +/- 12.9 1,718 +/- 734 ft -218 +/- 95 ft/min 18
1,961 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 19L - 8,162 feet, 190 degrees 82.59 +/- 11.7 1,456 +/- 650 ft -206 +/- 128 ft/min 34
1,962 Columbus GA - CSG 06 - 6,990 feet, 54 degrees 82.59 +/- 11.6 1,355 +/- 660 ft -213 +/- 113 ft/min 17
1,963 Fort Myers FL - RSW 06 - 11,981 feet, 54 degrees 82.59 +/- 11.8 1,683 +/- 620 ft -204 +/- 97 ft/min 31
1,964 Nome AK - OME 28 - 6,011 feet, 290 degrees 82.59 +/- 10.1 1,565 +/- 668 ft -173 +/- 99 ft/min 20
1,965 Marathon FL - MTH 07 - 4,999 feet, 67 degrees 82.62 +/- 8.2 718 +/- 352 ft -184 +/- 96 ft/min 10
1,966 Ambon Indonesia - AMQ 04 - 8,197 feet, 45 degrees 82.63 +/- 10.4 1,605 +/- 637 ft -204 +/- 104 ft/min 25
1,967 Gdansk Poland - GDN 29 - 9,154 feet, 293 degrees 82.65 +/- 14.8 1,603 +/- 1,002 ft -277 +/- 106 ft/min 13
1,968 Roanoke VA - ROA 34 - 5,803 feet, 328 degrees 82.66 +/- 7.6 1,615 +/- 524 ft -149 +/- 70 ft/min 11
1,969 Brainerd MN - BRD 23 - 6,509 feet, 233 degrees 82.67 +/- 8.0 1,660 +/- 508 ft -198 +/- 106 ft/min 14
1,970 Istres-Le Tubé AB France - QIE 33 - 12,303 feet, 333 degrees 82.67 +/- 9.2 1,631 +/- 636 ft -265 +/- 82 ft/min 16
1,971 Ciudad Juarez Mexico - CJS 03 - 8,868 feet, 38 degrees 82.67 +/- 7.2 1,635 +/- 475 ft -162 +/- 76 ft/min 11
1,972 Casper WY - CPR 03 - 10,158 feet, 44 degrees 82.70 +/- 14.2 1,632 +/- 660 ft -199 +/- 92 ft/min 10
1,973 Aguascalientes Mexico - AGU 17 - 9,875 feet, 183 degrees 82.70 +/- 7.4 1,252 +/- 549 ft -201 +/- 131 ft/min 10
1,974 Limoges France - LIG 21 - 8,012 feet, 213 degrees 82.71 +/- 10.1 1,363 +/- 566 ft -194 +/- 136 ft/min 18
1,975 Koumac New Caledonia - KOC 06 - 3,613 feet, 67 degrees 82.71 +/- 9.3 877 +/- 296 ft -106 +/- 87 ft/min 22
1,976 Kodiak AK - ADQ 26 - 7,523 feet, 272 degrees [was 25] 82.74 +/- 10.2 1,707 +/- 502 ft -209 +/- 99 ft/min 10
1,977 Tokushima Japan - TKS 29 - 8,161 feet, 283 degrees 82.74 +/- 14.4 1,725 +/- 1,444 ft -187 +/- 79 ft/min 12
1,978 Moorea French Polynesia - MOZ 30 - 4,058 feet, 315 degrees 82.75 +/- 7.6 945 +/- 386 ft -176 +/- 139 ft/min 22
1,979 Wellington New Zealand - WLG 34 - 6,716 feet, 3 degrees 82.76 +/- 10.8 1,343 +/- 550 ft -248 +/- 159 ft/min 22
1,980 Groningen Netherlands - GRQ 23 - 8,191 feet, 232 degrees 82.78 +/- 6.8 1,475 +/- 594 ft -204 +/- 99 ft/min 13
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