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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
1,801 Sioux Falls SD - FSD 03 - 8,992 feet, 35 degrees 81.28 +/- 12.0 1,760 +/- 621 ft -170 +/- 65 ft/min 14
1,802 Nouméa-Magenta New Caledonia - GEA 35 - 4,546 feet, 359 degrees 81.28 +/- 10.1 974 +/- 512 ft -171 +/- 150 ft/min 30
1,803 Campo Grande Brazil - CGR 06 - 8,533 feet, 42 degrees 81.29 +/- 11.7 1,690 +/- 967 ft -168 +/- 93 ft/min 21
1,804 Algiers Algeria - ALG 27 - 11,484 feet, 272 degrees 81.30 +/- 13.4 1,386 +/- 491 ft -194 +/- 201 ft/min 21
1,805 Wichita KS - ICT 01R - 7,284 feet, 20 degrees 81.30 +/- 9.7 1,474 +/- 921 ft -210 +/- 119 ft/min 20
1,806 Anchorage AK - ANC 07L - 10,589 feet, 90 degrees [was 06L] 81.30 +/- 14.0 2,036 +/- 1,378 ft -197 +/- 135 ft/min 14
1,807 Fresno CA - FAT 29R - 9,536 feet, 305 degrees 81.32 +/- 13.2 1,414 +/- 745 ft -256 +/- 120 ft/min 31
1,808 Bethel AK - BET 19R - 6,390 feet, 204 degrees 81.32 +/- 10.8 1,673 +/- 573 ft -127 +/- 67 ft/min 10
1,809 Alta Norway - ALF 11 - 7,382 feet, 121 degrees 81.33 +/- 10.8 1,227 +/- 770 ft -182 +/- 93 ft/min 14
1,810 Chico CA - CIC 13L - 6,725 feet, 148 degrees 81.33 +/- 15.1 1,816 +/- 1,465 ft -126 +/- 81 ft/min 12
1,811 Alice Springs Australia - ASP 12 - 7,995 feet, 120 degrees 81.33 +/- 9.2 1,695 +/- 564 ft -243 +/- 121 ft/min 17
1,812 Southampton United Kingdom - SOU 02 - 5,651 feet, 19 degrees 81.34 +/- 9.9 974 +/- 693 ft -194 +/- 115 ft/min 47
1,813 Yakima WA - YKM 09 - 7,598 feet, 110 degrees 81.34 +/- 9.6 1,729 +/- 596 ft -195 +/- 101 ft/min 11
1,814 Guernsey United Kingdom - GCI 27 - 5,193 feet, 268 degrees 81.35 +/- 11.1 889 +/- 621 ft -211 +/- 132 ft/min 24
1,815 Tromso Norway - TOS 18 - 6,576 feet, 193 degrees 81.38 +/- 13.6 1,490 +/- 669 ft -219 +/- 133 ft/min 11
1,816 Podgorica Montenegro - TGD 36 - 8,155 feet, 4 degrees 81.38 +/- 12.6 1,636 +/- 774 ft -187 +/- 102 ft/min 34
1,817 San Juan Puerto Rico - SJU 10 - 8,008 feet, 90 degrees 81.38 +/- 11.2 1,685 +/- 790 ft -193 +/- 99 ft/min 101
1,818 Siem Reap Cambodia - REP 05 - 8,362 feet, 48 degrees 81.38 +/- 7.4 1,435 +/- 643 ft -229 +/- 126 ft/min 20
1,819 Surabaya Indonesia - SUB 10 - 9,835 feet, 99 degrees 81.38 +/- 10.7 1,616 +/- 675 ft -198 +/- 94 ft/min 22
1,820 Lorient France - LRT 25 - 7,884 feet, 252 degrees 81.39 +/- 8.5 1,622 +/- 569 ft -192 +/- 102 ft/min 15
1,821 Homer AK - HOM 22 - 6,701 feet, 235 degrees 81.39 +/- 10.4 1,432 +/- 617 ft -143 +/- 86 ft/min 12
1,822 Magdalena Bolivia - MGD 34 - 4,236 feet, 335 degrees 81.39 +/- 9.2 824 +/- 290 ft -142 +/- 138 ft/min 11
1,823 Burbank CA - BUR 08 - 5,793 feet, 91 degrees 81.40 +/- 12.1 1,536 +/- 655 ft -235 +/- 156 ft/min 33
1,824 Berlin-Tegel Germany - TXL 08R - 7,882 feet, 81 degrees 81.41 +/- 12.2 1,210 +/- 696 ft -259 +/- 142 ft/min 41
1,825 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 22R - 7,495 feet, 219 degrees 81.41 +/- 10.3 1,330 +/- 726 ft -197 +/- 129 ft/min 21
1,826 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 19L - 8,292 feet, 182 degrees 81.42 +/- 12.9 1,705 +/- 618 ft -207 +/- 104 ft/min 22
1,827 Bristol-Tri Cities TN/VA - TRI 05 - 7,999 feet, 42 degrees 81.42 +/- 13.9 1,795 +/- 1,089 ft -174 +/- 94 ft/min 12
1,828 Halifax NS Canada - YHZ 23 - 10,475 feet, 215 degrees 81.43 +/- 18.7 1,855 +/- 747 ft -237 +/- 159 ft/min 20
1,829 Sydney Australia - SYD 16L - 7,993 feet, 168 degrees 81.43 +/- 12.8 1,295 +/- 872 ft -207 +/- 98 ft/min 43
1,830 Burlington VT - BTV 33 - 8,305 feet, 311 degrees 81.44 +/- 10.4 1,370 +/- 643 ft -169 +/- 117 ft/min 40
1,831 Fargo ND - FAR 36 - 8,999 feet, 360 degrees 81.44 +/- 16.0 1,604 +/- 724 ft -185 +/- 165 ft/min 27
1,832 Midway Island HI - MDY 06 - 7,792 feet, 68 degrees 81.44 +/- 14.5 1,769 +/- 1,186 ft -189 +/- 85 ft/min 12
1,833 Kagoshima Japan - KOJ 16 - 9,804 feet, 150 degrees 81.44 +/- 10.3 1,351 +/- 523 ft -234 +/- 179 ft/min 11
1,834 Kuching Malaysia - KCH 25 - 12,393 feet, 248 degrees 81.44 +/- 11.2 1,746 +/- 637 ft -195 +/- 135 ft/min 13
1,835 Kahului HI - OGG 20 - 6,988 feet, 215 degrees 81.46 +/- 9.0 1,258 +/- 702 ft -258 +/- 116 ft/min 10
1,836 Chicago-Midway IL - MDW 22L - 6,452 feet, 223 degrees 81.48 +/- 15.7 1,174 +/- 761 ft -245 +/- 124 ft/min 14
1,837 Kristiansand Norway - KRS 03 - 6,660 feet, 35 degrees [was 04] 81.49 +/- 12.0 1,372 +/- 597 ft -233 +/- 157 ft/min 26
1,838 Malmo Sweden - MMX 35 - 9,143 feet, 353 degrees 81.50 +/- 12.7 1,886 +/- 926 ft -177 +/- 92 ft/min 22
1,839 Satu Mare Romania - SUJ 19 - 8,194 feet, 193 degrees 81.51 +/- 10.2 1,381 +/- 701 ft -245 +/- 103 ft/min 10
1,840 Edinburgh United Kingdom - EDI 24 - 8,389 feet, 239 degrees 81.52 +/- 12.8 1,529 +/- 806 ft -193 +/- 120 ft/min 149
1,841 Krasnodar Russia - KRR 23L - 9,802 feet, 232 degrees 81.53 +/- 8.0 1,655 +/- 538 ft -142 +/- 61 ft/min 10
1,842 Nassau Bahamas - NAS 32 - 11,128 feet, 315 degrees 81.54 +/- 11.8 1,324 +/- 587 ft -201 +/- 156 ft/min 14
1,843 Sitka AK - SIT 11 - 6,494 feet, 136 degrees 81.55 +/- 13.0 1,648 +/- 706 ft -218 +/- 111 ft/min 40
1,844 Muret France - LRR 12 - 3,569 feet, 117 degrees 81.57 +/- 12.6 776 +/- 435 ft -271 +/- 160 ft/min 17
1,845 Mikonos Greece - JMK 34 - 6,231 feet, 341 degrees 81.58 +/- 10.5 1,407 +/- 612 ft -234 +/- 158 ft/min 30
1,846 Touggourt Algeria - TGR 01 - 9,837 feet, 8 degrees 81.60 +/- 13.7 1,135 +/- 887 ft -188 +/- 105 ft/min 12
1,847 Lannion France - LAI 29 - 5,319 feet, 288 degrees 81.63 +/- 13.4 918 +/- 566 ft -193 +/- 141 ft/min 21
1,848 Damascus Syria - DAM 23R - 11,763 feet, 228 degrees 81.63 +/- 11.4 1,475 +/- 1,195 ft -210 +/- 142 ft/min 29
1,849 Adelaide Australia - ADL 05 - 10,172 feet, 50 degrees 81.63 +/- 11.5 1,722 +/- 615 ft -232 +/- 100 ft/min 15
1,850 Cotonou Benin - COO 24 - 7,742 feet, 233 degrees 81.64 +/- 10.9 1,505 +/- 752 ft -176 +/- 97 ft/min 77
1,851 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 08 - 8,162 feet, 76 degrees 81.65 +/- 11.4 1,737 +/- 1,111 ft -209 +/- 127 ft/min 11
1,852 Sioux Falls SD - FSD 21 - 8,992 feet, 215 degrees 81.65 +/- 11.0 1,565 +/- 581 ft -159 +/- 101 ft/min 21
1,853 Kosice Slovakia - KSC 19 - 10,186 feet, 193 degrees 81.65 +/- 12.3 1,397 +/- 715 ft -163 +/- 84 ft/min 10
1,854 Charlotte NC - CLT 05 - 7,494 feet, 49 degrees 81.66 +/- 14.3 1,743 +/- 875 ft -189 +/- 118 ft/min 10
1,855 Huahine French Polynesia - HUH 25 - 4,953 feet, 260 degrees 81.66 +/- 9.6 786 +/- 510 ft -180 +/- 91 ft/min 10
1,856 Moroni Comoros - HAH 02 - 9,510 feet, 10 degrees 81.67 +/- 11.0 1,397 +/- 778 ft -193 +/- 111 ft/min 61
1,857 Santa Maria Azores - SMA 36 - 10,015 feet, 351 degrees 81.68 +/- 14.4 1,972 +/- 1,098 ft -177 +/- 78 ft/min 24
1,858 Marquette MI - MQT 01 - 12,364 feet, 9 degrees 81.69 +/- 12.0 1,503 +/- 603 ft -140 +/- 91 ft/min 14
1,859 Alghero Sassari Italy - AHO 20 - 9,857 feet, 205 degrees 81.69 +/- 16.9 1,408 +/- 599 ft -297 +/- 225 ft/min 23
1,860 Humberside United Kingdom - HUY 20 - 7,197 feet, 202 degrees 81.70 +/- 8.8 1,395 +/- 589 ft -217 +/- 155 ft/min 11
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