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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
901 Shreveport LA - SHV 32 - 8,348 feet, 323 degrees 76.28 +/- 13.2 2,117 +/- 1,291 ft -143 +/- 63 ft/min 17
902 Khabarovsk Russia - KHV 05R - 13,190 feet, 42 degrees 76.28 +/- 12.9 2,067 +/- 1,073 ft -193 +/- 77 ft/min 17
903 Kano Nigeria - KAN 06 - 11,209 feet, 61 degrees 76.29 +/- 15.1 1,963 +/- 1,321 ft -263 +/- 128 ft/min 42
904 Hamburg Germany - HAM 23 - 10,676 feet, 230 degrees 76.29 +/- 14.5 1,702 +/- 846 ft -227 +/- 136 ft/min 65
905 Atar Mauritania - ATR 04 - 9,843 feet, 30 degrees 76.29 +/- 11.5 1,537 +/- 913 ft -134 +/- 122 ft/min 20
906 Bari Italy - BRI 25 - 9,839 feet, 249 degrees 76.29 +/- 16.3 1,881 +/- 1,223 ft -255 +/- 106 ft/min 12
907 Bahrain International Bahrain - BAH 30R - 12,981 feet, 303 degrees 76.29 +/- 15.2 1,557 +/- 1,390 ft -236 +/- 137 ft/min 128
908 Xian China - XIY 05L - 9,839 feet, 49 degrees [was 05] 76.29 +/- 14.9 1,896 +/- 1,211 ft -184 +/- 136 ft/min 23
909 Wuhan China - WUH 22 - 11,143 feet, 221 degrees 76.30 +/- 15.6 2,080 +/- 1,204 ft -250 +/- 143 ft/min 28
910 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 26R - 9,912 feet, 261 degrees 76.31 +/- 14.8 1,809 +/- 982 ft -199 +/- 139 ft/min 108
911 Humberside United Kingdom - HUY 20 - 7,197 feet, 202 degrees [was 21] 76.31 +/- 10.2 2,151 +/- 590 ft -204 +/- 93 ft/min 11
912 Kyiv-Boryspil Ukraine - KBP 18R - 11,438 feet, 183 degrees 76.31 +/- 12.2 2,022 +/- 1,064 ft -268 +/- 145 ft/min 25
913 Mombasa Kenya - MBA 21 - 10,950 feet, 209 degrees 76.33 +/- 15.5 1,838 +/- 1,292 ft -246 +/- 171 ft/min 48
914 Bogota Colombia - BOG 13L - 12,442 feet, 127 degrees 76.33 +/- 16.0 1,790 +/- 1,158 ft -255 +/- 195 ft/min 82
915 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 18R - 10,491 feet, 173 degrees 76.33 +/- 13.4 1,855 +/- 692 ft -164 +/- 113 ft/min 47
916 Kashi China - KHG 08 - 10,479 feet, 86 degrees 76.33 +/- 15.4 1,906 +/- 844 ft -243 +/- 129 ft/min 10
917 Edmonton AB Canada - YEG 30 - 10,165 feet, 315 degrees 76.35 +/- 16.0 2,135 +/- 1,166 ft -206 +/- 103 ft/min 33
918 Copenhagen Denmark - CPH 22R - 11,658 feet, 221 degrees 76.35 +/- 18.1 1,006 +/- 990 ft -276 +/- 265 ft/min 32
919 Libreville Gabon - LBV 34 - 10,022 feet, 334 degrees 76.35 +/- 11.0 1,544 +/- 766 ft -119 +/- 111 ft/min 19
920 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 13L - 9,997 feet, 121 degrees 76.35 +/- 15.4 1,232 +/- 1,195 ft -227 +/- 141 ft/min 215
921 Algiers Algeria - ALG 05 - 11,444 feet, 53 degrees 76.36 +/- 21.2 1,802 +/- 776 ft -289 +/- 210 ft/min 14
922 Dusseldorf Germany - DUS 23R - 8,875 feet, 233 degrees 76.36 +/- 15.6 1,516 +/- 1,032 ft -194 +/- 160 ft/min 51
923 Monrovia Liberia - ROB 22 - 11,012 feet, 211 degrees 76.37 +/- 12.3 1,417 +/- 1,034 ft -164 +/- 88 ft/min 23
924 Minatitlan Mexico - MTT 01 - 6,891 feet, 18 degrees 76.37 +/- 12.3 1,241 +/- 840 ft -238 +/- 183 ft/min 10
925 Havana Cuba - HAV 06 - 13,122 feet, 54 degrees 76.37 +/- 16.4 1,886 +/- 1,307 ft -229 +/- 150 ft/min 88
926 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 22 - 8,167 feet, 215 degrees 76.37 +/- 15.2 1,855 +/- 900 ft -206 +/- 135 ft/min 71
927 Georgetown Guyana - GEO 06 - 7,428 feet, 45 degrees 76.37 +/- 14.5 1,652 +/- 866 ft -191 +/- 154 ft/min 36
928 Maastricht Netherlands - MST 21 - 9,005 feet, 213 degrees 76.38 +/- 10.2 809 +/- 620 ft -187 +/- 144 ft/min 22
929 Columbus OH - CMH 28L - 10,104 feet, 274 degrees 76.38 +/- 14.0 2,007 +/- 1,418 ft -187 +/- 135 ft/min 22
930 Jask Iran - JKS 24 - 5,858 feet, 242 degrees 76.38 +/- 13.9 1,902 +/- 1,121 ft -178 +/- 92 ft/min 11
931 Santiago Chile - SCL 17R - 12,469 feet, 177 degrees 76.38 +/- 13.8 2,052 +/- 1,097 ft -214 +/- 140 ft/min 24
932 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 21 - 9,843 feet, 215 degrees [was 22] 76.39 +/- 16.1 1,802 +/- 905 ft -222 +/- 156 ft/min 45
933 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 35L - 13,394 feet, 360 degrees 76.39 +/- 14.1 2,330 +/- 1,529 ft -212 +/- 121 ft/min 26
934 Bordeaux France - BOD 23 - 10,118 feet, 225 degrees 76.39 +/- 16.2 1,682 +/- 1,016 ft -262 +/- 192 ft/min 221
935 Bordeaux France - BOD 29 - 8,636 feet, 286 degrees 76.39 +/- 17.2 1,666 +/- 1,110 ft -292 +/- 208 ft/min 94
936 Christchurch New Zealand - CHC 02 - 10,794 feet, 40 degrees 76.39 +/- 14.7 2,210 +/- 1,294 ft -236 +/- 127 ft/min 13
937 Chengdu China - CTU 20R - 11,834 feet, 202 degrees 76.39 +/- 12.5 1,800 +/- 1,041 ft -200 +/- 113 ft/min 35
938 Boston MA - BOS 22L - 10,227 feet, 200 degrees 76.42 +/- 16.1 1,507 +/- 1,088 ft -229 +/- 138 ft/min 178
939 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 16R - 11,991 feet, 175 degrees 76.42 +/- 15.4 1,985 +/- 1,234 ft -210 +/- 131 ft/min 262
940 Zhengzhou China - CGO 12 - 11,168 feet, 112 degrees 76.43 +/- 16.3 2,203 +/- 1,045 ft -181 +/- 79 ft/min 12
941 Nantes France - NTE 21 - 9,519 feet, 207 degrees 76.44 +/- 17.0 1,488 +/- 1,527 ft -254 +/- 170 ft/min 115
942 Boston MA - BOS 15R - 10,087 feet, 135 degrees 76.45 +/- 16.6 1,503 +/- 1,188 ft -229 +/- 151 ft/min 89
943 Medford OR - MFR 14 - 8,791 feet, 159 degrees 76.45 +/- 11.9 1,842 +/- 939 ft -166 +/- 107 ft/min 23
944 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 09L - 8,896 feet, 85 degrees 76.45 +/- 15.1 1,887 +/- 966 ft -231 +/- 167 ft/min 1,158
945 Delhi-Indira Gandhi India - DEL 28 - 12,508 feet, 285 degrees 76.45 +/- 15.0 2,054 +/- 1,834 ft -226 +/- 157 ft/min 104
946 Bamako Mali - BKO 06 - 10,477 feet, 57 degrees 76.47 +/- 13.9 1,649 +/- 1,144 ft -211 +/- 161 ft/min 83
947 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 08L - 9,912 feet, 81 degrees 76.48 +/- 15.3 2,022 +/- 1,174 ft -206 +/- 134 ft/min 57
948 Pointe-Noire Congo - PNR 17 - 8,563 feet, 166 degrees 76.48 +/- 11.6 1,161 +/- 986 ft -197 +/- 134 ft/min 47
949 Anchorage AK - ANC 33 - 11,368 feet, 345 degrees [was 32] 76.48 +/- 15.0 1,918 +/- 945 ft -190 +/- 118 ft/min 18
950 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06R - 12,139 feet, 75 degrees 76.48 +/- 16.8 2,154 +/- 998 ft -224 +/- 116 ft/min 70
951 Megève France - MVV 15 - 2,058 feet, 155 degrees 76.49 +/- 10.6 437 +/- 377 ft -233 +/- 113 ft/min 17
952 Queenstown New Zealand - ZQN 23 - 6,209 feet, 257 degrees 76.49 +/- 16.8 1,619 +/- 853 ft -305 +/- 159 ft/min 18
953 Atlanta GA - ATL 09R - 9,000 feet, 90 degrees 76.50 +/- 15.5 1,847 +/- 942 ft -224 +/- 162 ft/min 518
954 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 16L - 11,890 feet, 180 degrees 76.50 +/- 14.4 1,945 +/- 1,067 ft -187 +/- 127 ft/min 354
955 Auckland New Zealand - AKL 23L - 12,078 feet, 251 degrees 76.50 +/- 13.4 1,936 +/- 1,114 ft -226 +/- 128 ft/min 69
956 Anchorage AK - ANC 07L - 10,589 feet, 90 degrees 76.50 +/- 15.2 1,910 +/- 807 ft -171 +/- 114 ft/min 80
957 Boise ID - BOI 28R - 9,972 feet, 295 degrees 76.51 +/- 15.5 1,942 +/- 850 ft -211 +/- 136 ft/min 22
958 Morelia Mexico - MLM 23 - 11,156 feet, 234 degrees 76.51 +/- 13.8 2,081 +/- 841 ft -191 +/- 86 ft/min 10
959 Isla De Vieques Puerto Rico - VQS 09 - 4,296 feet, 77 degrees 76.52 +/- 10.4 997 +/- 813 ft -174 +/- 103 ft/min 14
960 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36R - 11,158 feet, 3 degrees 76.53 +/- 15.6 1,941 +/- 1,178 ft -226 +/- 150 ft/min 599
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