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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
781 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic - SDQ 17 - 11,023 feet, 161 degrees 75.60 +/- 16.9 1,991 +/- 1,285 ft -249 +/- 183 ft/min 87
782 Freetown Sierra Leone - FNA 30 - 10,895 feet, 287 degrees 75.61 +/- 16.6 1,882 +/- 1,199 ft -253 +/- 260 ft/min 46
783 Tallinn Estonia - TLL 08 - 10,042 feet, 90 degrees 75.63 +/- 15.2 1,659 +/- 1,051 ft -255 +/- 167 ft/min 34
784 Hannover Germany - HAJ 27R - 10,493 feet, 273 degrees 75.64 +/- 15.7 1,151 +/- 1,002 ft -236 +/- 157 ft/min 15
785 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 10L - 9,008 feet, 90 degrees 75.64 +/- 15.3 1,621 +/- 1,046 ft -268 +/- 201 ft/min 14
786 Maintirano Madagascar - MXT 28 - 4,057 feet, 269 degrees 75.65 +/- 11.4 1,452 +/- 886 ft -163 +/- 111 ft/min 14
787 Tulsa OK - TUL 36R - 9,991 feet, 3 degrees 75.65 +/- 16.8 1,904 +/- 779 ft -197 +/- 150 ft/min 17
788 Kos Greece - KGS 32 - 7,835 feet, 328 degrees 75.65 +/- 14.8 2,380 +/- 1,101 ft -214 +/- 90 ft/min 10
789 Bujumbura Burundi - BJM 17 - 11,828 feet, 171 degrees 75.66 +/- 14.3 2,160 +/- 1,348 ft -184 +/- 145 ft/min 39
790 Helena MT - HLN 27 - 8,989 feet, 283 degrees 75.66 +/- 14.3 1,887 +/- 716 ft -178 +/- 91 ft/min 16
791 Bologna Italy - BLQ 30 - 9,435 feet, 297 degrees 75.66 +/- 15.2 1,206 +/- 1,124 ft -227 +/- 147 ft/min 28
792 Vienna Austria - VIE 34 - 11,812 feet, 344 degrees 75.66 +/- 17.3 1,971 +/- 1,195 ft -246 +/- 155 ft/min 141
793 Beirut Lebanon - BEY 17 - 10,564 feet, 177 degrees 75.66 +/- 13.7 2,029 +/- 795 ft -231 +/- 128 ft/min 54
794 Macau Macau - MFM 34 - 11,032 feet, 341 degrees 75.66 +/- 12.5 911 +/- 1,108 ft -249 +/- 104 ft/min 19
795 Ziguinchor Senegal - ZIG 10 - 6,517 feet, 88 degrees 75.67 +/- 14.5 1,657 +/- 908 ft -173 +/- 147 ft/min 35
796 Munich Germany - MUC 26R - 13,106 feet, 263 degrees 75.68 +/- 15.0 2,009 +/- 1,261 ft -246 +/- 180 ft/min 138
797 Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine - KBP 36L - 11,438 feet, 3 degrees 75.69 +/- 14.8 2,074 +/- 1,321 ft -211 +/- 133 ft/min 45
798 Birmingham United Kingdom - BHX 33 - 10,002 feet, 326 degrees 75.70 +/- 16.0 1,298 +/- 1,158 ft -201 +/- 150 ft/min 126
799 Barcelona Spain - BCN 25L - 8,694 feet, 246 degrees 75.70 +/- 16.8 1,953 +/- 1,095 ft -238 +/- 151 ft/min 97
800 Atlanta GA - ATL 08L - 9,000 feet, 90 degrees 75.71 +/- 15.8 1,895 +/- 1,075 ft -246 +/- 163 ft/min 633
801 Wuhan China - WUH 04 - 11,143 feet, 41 degrees [was 04L] 75.71 +/- 16.1 2,202 +/- 1,064 ft -247 +/- 138 ft/min 17
802 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 32R - 10,001 feet, 320 degrees 75.72 +/- 17.4 2,111 +/- 1,337 ft -282 +/- 290 ft/min 37
803 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 28 - 10,063 feet, 267 degrees 75.73 +/- 16.6 1,968 +/- 1,168 ft -192 +/- 151 ft/min 10
804 St Petersburg Russia - LED 28L - 12,411 feet, 286 degrees 75.73 +/- 16.2 1,830 +/- 878 ft -251 +/- 169 ft/min 49
805 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 19 - 12,455 feet, 173 degrees 75.73 +/- 12.5 1,982 +/- 945 ft -214 +/- 117 ft/min 16
806 Naples Italy - NAP 24 - 8,618 feet, 238 degrees 75.75 +/- 17.0 1,392 +/- 1,109 ft -248 +/- 163 ft/min 82
807 Montreal-Dorval Canada - YUL 24L - 9,601 feet, 223 degrees 75.76 +/- 15.0 2,011 +/- 1,010 ft -214 +/- 145 ft/min 90
808 Knoxville TN - TYS 05L - 6,010 feet, 45 degrees 75.76 +/- 15.1 1,515 +/- 723 ft -237 +/- 194 ft/min 17
809 Bucharest Romania - OTP 26R - 11,475 feet, 264 degrees 75.76 +/- 17.1 1,965 +/- 1,069 ft -195 +/- 156 ft/min 93
810 Kuopio Finland - KUO 33 - 9,147 feet, 337 degrees 75.77 +/- 14.3 2,129 +/- 945 ft -158 +/- 89 ft/min 30
811 Chihuahua Mexico - CUU 36R - 8,545 feet, 11 degrees 75.77 +/- 18.1 1,620 +/- 927 ft -274 +/- 248 ft/min 25
812 Andapa Madagascar - ZWA 20 - 4,022 feet, 185 degrees 75.79 +/- 10.1 1,129 +/- 909 ft -107 +/- 109 ft/min 23
813 Samos Greece - SMI 09 - 6,943 feet, 94 degrees 75.79 +/- 13.6 2,052 +/- 807 ft -241 +/- 127 ft/min 15
814 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 24R - 9,745 feet, 226 degrees 75.81 +/- 14.8 1,860 +/- 826 ft -208 +/- 148 ft/min 91
815 Entebbe Uganda - EBB 17 - 12,004 feet, 172 degrees 75.81 +/- 15.2 2,053 +/- 1,245 ft -239 +/- 138 ft/min 68
816 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 09 - 10,154 feet, 85 degrees 75.81 +/- 17.8 1,856 +/- 1,010 ft -232 +/- 151 ft/min 50
817 Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire - ABJ 21 - 9,816 feet, 202 degrees 75.82 +/- 14.4 1,903 +/- 960 ft -178 +/- 135 ft/min 136
818 Luxembourg City Luxembourg - LUX 24 - 13,116 feet, 240 degrees 75.82 +/- 15.5 1,979 +/- 1,091 ft -223 +/- 145 ft/min 73
819 Dakhla Western Sahara - VIL 03 - 9,809 feet, 23 degrees 75.82 +/- 14.8 1,913 +/- 1,379 ft -166 +/- 79 ft/min 18
820 San Antonio TX - SAT 04 - 8,506 feet, 41 degrees [was 03] 75.82 +/- 14.8 1,808 +/- 856 ft -210 +/- 97 ft/min 12
821 Milan-Linate Italy - LIN 36 - 8,023 feet, 356 degrees 75.82 +/- 15.2 1,977 +/- 877 ft -234 +/- 139 ft/min 264
822 Greenville SC - GSP 04 - 10,985 feet, 32 degrees 75.85 +/- 17.9 1,808 +/- 1,112 ft -175 +/- 157 ft/min 19
823 Indianapolis IN - IND 14 - 7,268 feet, 135 degrees 75.85 +/- 16.5 1,860 +/- 991 ft -220 +/- 129 ft/min 17
824 San Francisco CA - SFO 28R - 11,855 feet, 298 degrees 75.85 +/- 16.1 1,877 +/- 1,072 ft -223 +/- 157 ft/min 258
825 Fianarantsoa Madagascar - WFI 08 - 4,082 feet, 62 degrees 75.86 +/- 11.3 1,216 +/- 743 ft -107 +/- 100 ft/min 11
826 Casablanca Morocco - CMN 17L - 12,161 feet, 164 degrees 75.86 +/- 14.3 1,940 +/- 1,517 ft -219 +/- 146 ft/min 44
827 Santiago Chile - SCL 17 - 12,318 feet, 177 degrees 75.87 +/- 15.4 1,214 +/- 1,116 ft -210 +/- 108 ft/min 48
828 Minsk Belarus - MSQ 13 - 11,922 feet, 139 degrees 75.87 +/- 16.1 2,094 +/- 962 ft -185 +/- 71 ft/min 17
829 Glasgow United Kingdom - GLA 05 - 8,719 feet, 46 degrees 75.90 +/- 12.6 1,389 +/- 915 ft -193 +/- 128 ft/min 43
830 Athens Greece - ATH 21L - 13,120 feet, 217 degrees 75.90 +/- 14.7 1,566 +/- 1,063 ft -210 +/- 147 ft/min 150
831 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 12 - 10,201 feet, 122 degrees 75.90 +/- 16.3 1,818 +/- 1,069 ft -226 +/- 156 ft/min 89
832 Palermo Italy - PMO 25 - 10,909 feet, 247 degrees 75.91 +/- 15.2 1,689 +/- 1,078 ft -248 +/- 139 ft/min 53
833 Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Thailand - BKK 01R - 13,125 feet, 14 degrees 75.91 +/- 17.7 2,341 +/- 1,680 ft -228 +/- 171 ft/min 55
834 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 10 - 10,041 feet, 90 degrees [was 11] 75.93 +/- 16.9 2,199 +/- 803 ft -181 +/- 78 ft/min 12
835 Akron OH - CAK 01 - 7,595 feet, 2 degrees 75.93 +/- 14.7 2,024 +/- 586 ft -220 +/- 114 ft/min 11
836 Pisa Italy - PSA 04R - 10,022 feet, 37 degrees 75.93 +/- 14.4 1,588 +/- 929 ft -238 +/- 216 ft/min 61
837 Bucharest Romania - OTP 08R - 11,482 feet, 84 degrees 75.93 +/- 15.2 2,046 +/- 1,210 ft -232 +/- 140 ft/min 303
838 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24L - 12,139 feet, 255 degrees 75.93 +/- 15.4 2,034 +/- 837 ft -266 +/- 149 ft/min 92
839 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 09L - 7,494 feet, 90 degrees 75.94 +/- 15.8 1,424 +/- 1,396 ft -297 +/- 224 ft/min 16
840 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - KUL 32L - 13,137 feet, 326 degrees 75.94 +/- 14.9 2,149 +/- 1,309 ft -198 +/- 114 ft/min 108
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