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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
181 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 29 - 10,807 feet, 282 degrees 70.25 +/- 18.5 2,280 +/- 1,077 ft -224 +/- 146 ft/min 21
182 Toulouse France - TLS 14R - 11,488 feet, 143 degrees 70.26 +/- 16.9 2,324 +/- 1,490 ft -206 +/- 162 ft/min 128
183 Melbourne FL - MLB 09R - 10,182 feet, 87 degrees 70.29 +/- 18.0 1,977 +/- 1,401 ft -210 +/- 161 ft/min 17
184 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 22R - 12,078 feet, 211 degrees 70.34 +/- 16.1 589 +/- 1,826 ft -229 +/- 127 ft/min 162
185 Riga Latvia - RIX 36 - 9,511 feet, 5 degrees 70.36 +/- 15.7 2,220 +/- 1,198 ft -242 +/- 151 ft/min 55
186 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 35R - 13,122 feet, 342 degrees 70.38 +/- 17.2 3,039 +/- 2,058 ft -209 +/- 159 ft/min 14
187 Port Harcourt Nigeria - PHC 21 - 9,833 feet, 208 degrees 70.39 +/- 17.4 2,225 +/- 1,743 ft -259 +/- 181 ft/min 46
188 Raleigh/Durham NC - RDU 23L - 7,498 feet, 225 degrees 70.39 +/- 21.2 2,254 +/- 2,602 ft -261 +/- 229 ft/min 25
189 Asuncion Paraguay - ASU 02 - 11,018 feet, 12 degrees 70.39 +/- 17.8 1,993 +/- 1,057 ft -274 +/- 185 ft/min 10
190 San Francisco CA - SFO 10L - 11,855 feet, 118 degrees 70.41 +/- 13.8 2,307 +/- 1,008 ft -206 +/- 99 ft/min 15
191 Munich Germany - MUC 08L - 13,106 feet, 83 degrees 70.44 +/- 17.1 2,391 +/- 1,670 ft -243 +/- 230 ft/min 117
192 Miami FL - MIA 08L - 8,588 feet, 87 degrees 70.47 +/- 19.1 2,082 +/- 1,322 ft -322 +/- 163 ft/min 18
193 Singapore-Changi Singapore - SIN 02L - 13,123 feet, 23 degrees 70.50 +/- 15.9 1,372 +/- 1,504 ft -216 +/- 133 ft/min 139
194 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 31L - 14,510 feet, 301 degrees 70.51 +/- 17.1 1,326 +/- 2,039 ft -217 +/- 139 ft/min 407
195 Portland OR - PDX 10L - 9,830 feet, 119 degrees 70.51 +/- 19.1 561 +/- 1,094 ft -211 +/- 156 ft/min 67
196 Valencia Spain - VLC 30 - 10,540 feet, 296 degrees 70.52 +/- 17.7 934 +/- 1,289 ft -233 +/- 151 ft/min 33
197 Fukuoka Japan - FUK 16 - 9,158 feet, 150 degrees 70.52 +/- 17.5 1,976 +/- 1,041 ft -271 +/- 237 ft/min 72
198 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 10 - 11,478 feet, 88 degrees 70.54 +/- 16.1 2,229 +/- 1,162 ft -254 +/- 184 ft/min 106
199 Hohhot China - HET 08 - 11,805 feet, 73 degrees 70.54 +/- 16.8 2,158 +/- 865 ft -217 +/- 141 ft/min 22
200 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 07R - 12,008 feet, 68 degrees 70.56 +/- 16.3 2,330 +/- 1,508 ft -222 +/- 154 ft/min 61
201 Miami FL - MIA 09 - 13,020 feet, 87 degrees 70.63 +/- 15.5 2,282 +/- 1,547 ft -220 +/- 142 ft/min 112
202 Honolulu HI - HNL 08R - 12,007 feet, 90 degrees 70.64 +/- 15.2 2,492 +/- 1,279 ft -248 +/- 119 ft/min 14
203 Kunming-Changshui China - KMG 21 - 11,123 feet, 212 degrees 70.65 +/- 17.1 2,843 +/- 1,795 ft -234 +/- 134 ft/min 47
204 Chongqing China - CKG 02R - 11,824 feet, 17 degrees 70.67 +/- 17.1 3,197 +/- 2,543 ft -196 +/- 101 ft/min 10
205 Kinshasa Democratic Rep Congo - FIH 06 - 11,052 feet, 57 degrees 70.72 +/- 18.1 3,275 +/- 4,130 ft -226 +/- 255 ft/min 26
206 St Louis MO - STL 30L - 11,019 feet, 302 degrees 70.73 +/- 14.9 2,421 +/- 1,020 ft -201 +/- 95 ft/min 17
207 Venice Italy - VCE 04L - 9,103 feet, 42 degrees 70.75 +/- 19.9 1,699 +/- 923 ft -379 +/- 278 ft/min 13
208 Brindisi Italy - BDS 13 - 9,994 feet, 137 degrees 70.79 +/- 11.5 2,297 +/- 1,178 ft -247 +/- 155 ft/min 10
209 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 22R - 11,002 feet, 206 degrees 70.80 +/- 15.0 1,375 +/- 1,412 ft -198 +/- 102 ft/min 26
210 Guangzhou-Baiyun China - CAN 20R - 9,417 feet, 194 degrees 70.80 +/- 14.7 2,087 +/- 2,184 ft -162 +/- 107 ft/min 42
211 London-Heathrow United Kingdom - LHR 09R - 12,008 feet, 90 degrees 70.81 +/- 17.9 1,687 +/- 1,258 ft -280 +/- 216 ft/min 201
212 Long Beach CA - LGB 30 - 10,003 feet, 315 degrees 70.81 +/- 16.1 1,182 +/- 1,473 ft -191 +/- 104 ft/min 21
213 Lille France - LIL 08 - 9,356 feet, 77 degrees 70.81 +/- 15.2 1,454 +/- 1,583 ft -291 +/- 173 ft/min 15
214 Tehran-Mehrabad Iran - THR 29L - 13,394 feet, 290 degrees 70.81 +/- 15.0 2,283 +/- 1,159 ft -171 +/- 100 ft/min 44
215 Lisbon Portugal - LIS 03 - 12,473 feet, 23 degrees 70.83 +/- 17.2 1,324 +/- 1,481 ft -240 +/- 177 ft/min 263
216 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 04L - 11,002 feet, 26 degrees 70.86 +/- 15.0 577 +/- 1,304 ft -174 +/- 101 ft/min 25
217 Comiso Italy - CIY 05 - 8,325 feet, 50 degrees 70.89 +/- 20.0 1,199 +/- 1,482 ft -339 +/- 203 ft/min 12
218 Ibiza Spain - IBZ 06 - 9,180 feet, 62 degrees 70.91 +/- 16.9 2,009 +/- 940 ft -263 +/- 177 ft/min 36
219 Bilbao Spain - BIO 30 - 8,539 feet, 297 degrees 70.92 +/- 16.4 1,235 +/- 1,110 ft -263 +/- 179 ft/min 77
220 Fuerteventura Spain - FUE 01 - 11,186 feet, 2 degrees 70.93 +/- 16.3 282 +/- 1,752 ft -175 +/- 70 ft/min 19
221 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 06 - 11,302 feet, 58 degrees 70.96 +/- 15.2 2,278 +/- 1,022 ft -212 +/- 164 ft/min 1,327
222 Marrakech Morocco - RAK 10 - 10,169 feet, 96 degrees 70.96 +/- 15.0 2,133 +/- 976 ft -226 +/- 161 ft/min 55
223 Port Louis Mauritius - MRU 32 - 11,056 feet, 297 degrees 70.97 +/- 17.2 1,884 +/- 873 ft -234 +/- 201 ft/min 29
224 Brest France - BES 07R - 10,175 feet, 71 degrees 71.03 +/- 18.1 1,583 +/- 989 ft -361 +/- 299 ft/min 20
225 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 12 - 10,674 feet, 127 degrees 71.04 +/- 18.6 2,135 +/- 1,968 ft -279 +/- 199 ft/min 13
226 Metz France - ETZ 22 - 9,978 feet, 219 degrees 71.05 +/- 15.1 2,074 +/- 1,137 ft -173 +/- 128 ft/min 24
227 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 04 - 6,631 feet, 41 degrees 71.08 +/- 16.0 1,823 +/- 1,125 ft -221 +/- 188 ft/min 31
228 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 08 - 13,787 feet, 90 degrees 71.08 +/- 16.7 1,855 +/- 1,410 ft -236 +/- 178 ft/min 40
229 Moscow-Vnukovo Russia - VKO 06 - 11,504 feet, 68 degrees 71.10 +/- 16.2 2,379 +/- 1,499 ft -273 +/- 109 ft/min 13
230 St. Jean Airport Saint Barthélemy - SBH 28 - 2,107 feet, 269 degrees 71.12 +/- 12.5 829 +/- 841 ft -287 +/- 171 ft/min 10
231 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 21R - 8,503 feet, 209 degrees 71.14 +/- 15.0 2,267 +/- 965 ft -167 +/- 99 ft/min 17
232 Port au Prince Haiti - PAP 10 - 10,063 feet, 87 degrees 71.14 +/- 16.6 2,048 +/- 810 ft -284 +/- 227 ft/min 69
233 Koné New Caledonia - KNQ 27 - 3,285 feet, 280 degrees 71.15 +/- 5.5 496 +/- 376 ft -140 +/- 151 ft/min 10
234 Dothan AL - DHN 32 - 8,463 feet, 315 degrees 71.16 +/- 10.7 1,922 +/- 757 ft -195 +/- 167 ft/min 12
235 Entebbe Uganda - EBB 35 - 12,004 feet, 352 degrees 71.17 +/- 18.8 2,343 +/- 1,736 ft -158 +/- 144 ft/min 18
236 Geneva Switzerland - GVA 04 - 12,801 feet, 45 degrees [was 05] 71.17 +/- 15.7 2,130 +/- 1,247 ft -239 +/- 152 ft/min 216
237 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 25R - 10,498 feet, 245 degrees 71.19 +/- 15.7 2,421 +/- 1,120 ft -245 +/- 145 ft/min 13
238 Koh Samui Thailand - USM 35 - 6,886 feet, 354 degrees 71.20 +/- 15.6 850 +/- 950 ft -287 +/- 197 ft/min 22
239 Tel Aviv Israel - TLV 26 - 13,312 feet, 260 degrees 71.23 +/- 17.2 1,910 +/- 1,423 ft -214 +/- 156 ft/min 77
240 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26L - 10,527 feet, 270 degrees 71.28 +/- 16.5 2,144 +/- 1,010 ft -231 +/- 162 ft/min 39
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