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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
421 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 08R - 12,187 feet, 100 degrees 73.19 +/- 17.1 1,993 +/- 1,363 ft -203 +/- 152 ft/min 52
422 Columbia SC - CAE 29 - 8,599 feet, 285 degrees 73.19 +/- 9.0 1,885 +/- 806 ft -201 +/- 100 ft/min 10
423 Jeddah Saudi Arabia - JED 34R - 13,119 feet, 340 degrees 73.21 +/- 17.0 2,168 +/- 1,089 ft -238 +/- 135 ft/min 53
424 Conakry Guinea - CKY 24 - 10,797 feet, 229 degrees 73.22 +/- 16.2 2,883 +/- 2,633 ft -181 +/- 124 ft/min 28
425 Dalian China - DLC 28 - 10,821 feet, 276 degrees 73.22 +/- 16.4 2,134 +/- 1,103 ft -273 +/- 143 ft/min 23
426 Lusaka Zambia - LUN 28 - 13,676 feet, 275 degrees 73.23 +/- 15.4 1,890 +/- 1,049 ft -233 +/- 171 ft/min 11
427 Kansas City-Intl MO - MCI 01L - 10,802 feet, 13 degrees 73.23 +/- 13.9 2,142 +/- 960 ft -219 +/- 113 ft/min 17
428 Miami FL - MIA 12 - 9,359 feet, 120 degrees 73.24 +/- 15.5 1,694 +/- 1,435 ft -217 +/- 154 ft/min 88
429 Mumbai India - BOM 32 - 9,416 feet, 314 degrees 73.24 +/- 16.1 1,935 +/- 1,074 ft -206 +/- 98 ft/min 11
430 Luxembourg City Luxembourg - LUX 06 - 13,116 feet, 60 degrees 73.25 +/- 15.9 2,166 +/- 1,478 ft -229 +/- 153 ft/min 89
431 Baltimore MD - BWI 28 - 10,506 feet, 274 degrees 73.25 +/- 18.3 1,720 +/- 1,079 ft -234 +/- 183 ft/min 27
432 Bangkok-Don Mueang Thailand - DMK 21L - 11,496 feet, 209 degrees 73.28 +/- 14.8 1,816 +/- 1,138 ft -170 +/- 143 ft/min 41
433 Managua Nicaragua - MGA 10 - 8,018 feet, 97 degrees [was 09] 73.29 +/- 16.5 1,878 +/- 691 ft -257 +/- 182 ft/min 25
434 Ajaccio France - AJA 20 - 7,389 feet, 205 degrees 73.30 +/- 18.6 1,121 +/- 903 ft -368 +/- 259 ft/min 102
435 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34R - 13,127 feet, 345 degrees 73.32 +/- 17.0 2,170 +/- 1,145 ft -285 +/- 171 ft/min 20
436 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 10R - 11,495 feet, 92 degrees 73.33 +/- 12.9 2,122 +/- 1,325 ft -195 +/- 131 ft/min 12
437 Bobo Dioulasso Burkina Faso - BOY 06 - 10,796 feet, 53 degrees 73.34 +/- 16.6 1,829 +/- 1,427 ft -220 +/- 175 ft/min 18
438 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 34R - 11,890 feet, 360 degrees 73.34 +/- 15.7 2,265 +/- 1,373 ft -202 +/- 135 ft/min 291
439 Orlando FL - MCO 18L - 12,005 feet, 179 degrees 73.36 +/- 17.5 2,676 +/- 2,101 ft -200 +/- 99 ft/min 11
440 Cairns Australia - CNS 15 - 10,486 feet, 157 degrees 73.37 +/- 16.8 2,041 +/- 906 ft -264 +/- 189 ft/min 31
441 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 03 - 11,123 feet, 32 degrees 73.37 +/- 23.4 1,917 +/- 1,631 ft -368 +/- 300 ft/min 16
442 Evansville IN - EVV 04 - 8,004 feet, 38 degrees 73.38 +/- 15.5 2,049 +/- 831 ft -170 +/- 64 ft/min 13
443 Malaga Spain - AGP 12 - 9,022 feet, 118 degrees 73.38 +/- 16.6 2,445 +/- 1,423 ft -207 +/- 131 ft/min 19
444 Columbia SC - CAE 05 - 7,993 feet, 45 degrees 73.39 +/- 14.8 1,308 +/- 1,031 ft -210 +/- 132 ft/min 13
445 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 06L - 9,988 feet, 51 degrees 73.40 +/- 12.6 2,069 +/- 722 ft -182 +/- 148 ft/min 37
446 Washington-Reagan DC - DCA 04 - 5,001 feet, 25 degrees 73.43 +/- 9.5 2,179 +/- 293 ft -175 +/- 85 ft/min 10
447 Indianapolis IN - IND 23R - 11,190 feet, 224 degrees 73.43 +/- 16.9 1,922 +/- 840 ft -268 +/- 280 ft/min 25
448 Dammam Saudi Arabia - DMM 34L - 13,128 feet, 345 degrees 73.43 +/- 18.1 2,113 +/- 1,582 ft -235 +/- 187 ft/min 40
449 Bali Indonesia - DPS 09 - 9,825 feet, 88 degrees 73.43 +/- 14.6 1,780 +/- 893 ft -251 +/- 167 ft/min 56
450 Louisville KY - SDF 35R - 8,581 feet, 345 degrees 73.45 +/- 17.0 1,927 +/- 2,151 ft -256 +/- 169 ft/min 22
451 Phuket Thailand - HKT 27 - 9,836 feet, 265 degrees 73.45 +/- 16.7 1,742 +/- 995 ft -251 +/- 171 ft/min 44
452 Malaga Spain - AGP 14 - 10,494 feet, 132 degrees 73.46 +/- 13.3 2,059 +/- 402 ft -120 +/- 86 ft/min 11
453 Fairbanks-Intl AK - FAI 02L - 11,804 feet, 38 degrees [was 01L] 73.46 +/- 14.5 1,757 +/- 885 ft -189 +/- 154 ft/min 42
454 Hao French Polynesia - HOI 12 - 10,968 feet, 135 degrees 73.47 +/- 13.2 1,813 +/- 1,230 ft -147 +/- 87 ft/min 13
455 Belo Horizonte Brazil - CNF 16 - 9,835 feet, 139 degrees 73.49 +/- 16.2 2,171 +/- 1,181 ft -175 +/- 124 ft/min 54
456 Chitose Japan - CTS 19R - 9,804 feet, 173 degrees 73.50 +/- 15.2 2,281 +/- 1,792 ft -187 +/- 139 ft/min 41
457 Constantine Algeria - CZL 32 - 7,875 feet, 316 degrees 73.53 +/- 10.3 1,907 +/- 641 ft -109 +/- 63 ft/min 15
458 Des Moines IA - DSM 13 - 8,988 feet, 132 degrees 73.54 +/- 17.4 2,246 +/- 972 ft -169 +/- 113 ft/min 16
459 Los Angeles CA - LAX 07L - 12,922 feet, 83 degrees 73.54 +/- 15.3 1,113 +/- 1,304 ft -209 +/- 143 ft/min 115
460 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 17R - 13,394 feet, 180 degrees 73.55 +/- 14.8 2,531 +/- 2,040 ft -203 +/- 129 ft/min 38
461 San Francisco CA - SFO 19L - 8,639 feet, 208 degrees 73.56 +/- 15.4 1,930 +/- 915 ft -246 +/- 164 ft/min 77
462 Ouargla Algeria - OGX 20 - 9,872 feet, 196 degrees 73.57 +/- 14.6 2,114 +/- 988 ft -132 +/- 83 ft/min 10
463 Orlando FL - MCO 17R - 10,000 feet, 179 degrees 73.57 +/- 16.6 1,941 +/- 975 ft -247 +/- 195 ft/min 54
464 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 29L - 10,792 feet, 266 degrees 73.58 +/- 12.7 2,090 +/- 580 ft -227 +/- 139 ft/min 16
465 Pittsburgh PA - PIT 28L - 11,495 feet, 272 degrees 73.59 +/- 15.0 2,392 +/- 1,283 ft -172 +/- 96 ft/min 33
466 Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine - KBP 18L - 13,085 feet, 183 degrees 73.60 +/- 14.7 2,271 +/- 1,039 ft -183 +/- 110 ft/min 39
467 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 04 - 9,868 feet, 33 degrees 73.61 +/- 16.9 1,679 +/- 819 ft -222 +/- 202 ft/min 23
468 Sarasota FL - SRQ 14 - 9,498 feet, 135 degrees 73.62 +/- 14.7 1,010 +/- 1,052 ft -170 +/- 110 ft/min 21
469 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 30 - 10,201 feet, 302 degrees 73.62 +/- 18.6 2,456 +/- 1,933 ft -282 +/- 182 ft/min 41
470 Pellston MI - PLN 32 - 6,513 feet, 315 degrees 73.64 +/- 18.9 1,874 +/- 665 ft -265 +/- 175 ft/min 11
471 Montpelier France - MPL 12L - 8,552 feet, 125 degrees [was 13L] 73.64 +/- 19.4 1,815 +/- 810 ft -264 +/- 208 ft/min 13
472 Trieste Italy - TRS 09 - 9,835 feet, 90 degrees 73.65 +/- 14.0 2,098 +/- 961 ft -202 +/- 112 ft/min 39
473 Anchorage AK - ANC 15 - 11,368 feet, 165 degrees 73.65 +/- 15.9 2,206 +/- 1,207 ft -221 +/- 145 ft/min 43
474 Philadelphia PA - PHL 09L - 9,492 feet, 75 degrees 73.66 +/- 13.6 1,874 +/- 843 ft -200 +/- 170 ft/min 14
475 Lilongwe Malawi - LLW 14 - 11,617 feet, 130 degrees 73.67 +/- 14.8 2,026 +/- 1,017 ft -224 +/- 196 ft/min 54
476 Kabul Afghanistan - KBL 29 - 11,508 feet, 287 degrees 73.67 +/- 13.1 1,922 +/- 741 ft -217 +/- 144 ft/min 18
477 San Diego CA - SAN 09 - 9,397 feet, 106 degrees 73.69 +/- 15.1 1,621 +/- 1,152 ft -228 +/- 129 ft/min 77
478 Medan-Soewondo-Polonia Indonesia - MES 05 - 9,515 feet, 46 degrees 73.69 +/- 12.8 1,725 +/- 964 ft -185 +/- 117 ft/min 28
479 Dalian China - DLC 10 - 10,821 feet, 96 degrees 73.72 +/- 15.5 1,820 +/- 1,303 ft -251 +/- 194 ft/min 16
480 Manas Kyrgyzstan - FRU 26 - 13,756 feet, 260 degrees 73.73 +/- 14.5 2,416 +/- 1,179 ft -208 +/- 95 ft/min 19
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