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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
661 Durban South Africa - DUR 06 - 12,248 feet, 37 degrees 74.87 +/- 16.0 2,249 +/- 1,236 ft -205 +/- 121 ft/min 39
662 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 10L - 9,008 feet, 90 degrees [was 09L] 74.87 +/- 17.8 1,788 +/- 803 ft -216 +/- 195 ft/min 47
663 Indianapolis IN - IND 05R - 9,993 feet, 44 degrees 74.87 +/- 16.0 1,836 +/- 1,147 ft -262 +/- 165 ft/min 24
664 Punta Cana Dominican Republic - PUJ 27 - 10,154 feet, 265 degrees 74.88 +/- 17.7 1,921 +/- 1,009 ft -226 +/- 193 ft/min 14
665 Vancouver BC Canada - YVR 26R - 9,949 feet, 280 degrees 74.89 +/- 11.8 936 +/- 877 ft -156 +/- 99 ft/min 124
666 Gao Mali - GAQ 07 - 8,223 feet, 62 degrees 74.89 +/- 15.6 1,561 +/- 1,147 ft -153 +/- 145 ft/min 15
667 Perpignan France - PGF 33 - 8,205 feet, 328 degrees 74.89 +/- 13.8 1,450 +/- 924 ft -232 +/- 156 ft/min 42
668 Bari Italy - BRI 07 - 9,839 feet, 69 degrees 74.89 +/- 17.6 1,371 +/- 1,095 ft -288 +/- 217 ft/min 52
669 Jayapura Indonesia - DJJ 30 - 9,812 feet, 307 degrees 74.89 +/- 16.8 1,364 +/- 1,038 ft -267 +/- 345 ft/min 32
670 Calgary AB Canada - YYC 35L - 12,672 feet, 360 degrees 74.91 +/- 15.2 1,941 +/- 1,388 ft -231 +/- 159 ft/min 33
671 Budapest Hungary - BUD 31R - 12,158 feet, 312 degrees 74.91 +/- 14.7 2,009 +/- 1,162 ft -230 +/- 146 ft/min 110
672 San Jose Costa Rica - SJO 25 - 9,889 feet, 249 degrees 74.91 +/- 14.8 1,582 +/- 981 ft -293 +/- 186 ft/min 11
673 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 25L - 13,103 feet, 250 degrees 74.93 +/- 15.3 2,143 +/- 1,250 ft -223 +/- 145 ft/min 165
674 Brest France - BES 25L - 10,175 feet, 251 degrees [was 26L] 74.93 +/- 11.8 2,113 +/- 689 ft -240 +/- 142 ft/min 38
675 Seoul-Inchon South Korea - ICN 15R - 12,319 feet, 145 degrees 74.93 +/- 13.5 1,905 +/- 1,327 ft -192 +/- 124 ft/min 126
676 Billund Denmark - BLL 09 - 10,178 feet, 87 degrees 74.94 +/- 16.0 1,646 +/- 985 ft -254 +/- 166 ft/min 78
677 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 34R - 12,764 feet, 343 degrees 74.94 +/- 15.8 2,116 +/- 1,668 ft -250 +/- 161 ft/min 234
678 Hamilton Bermuda - BDA 12 - 9,707 feet, 102 degrees 74.95 +/- 15.3 1,823 +/- 918 ft -246 +/- 146 ft/min 21
679 Cancun Mexico - CUN 30L - 11,480 feet, 304 degrees 74.96 +/- 14.2 1,774 +/- 705 ft -178 +/- 147 ft/min 18
680 London-Heathrow United Kingdom - LHR 09L - 12,822 feet, 90 degrees 74.97 +/- 15.8 1,704 +/- 1,212 ft -237 +/- 152 ft/min 266
681 Conakry Guinea - CKY 06 - 10,797 feet, 49 degrees 74.97 +/- 16.4 2,012 +/- 1,260 ft -214 +/- 156 ft/min 113
682 Los Angeles CA - LAX 24L - 10,878 feet, 263 degrees 74.98 +/- 16.1 1,247 +/- 1,079 ft -243 +/- 199 ft/min 140
683 Athens Greece - ATH 21R - 12,466 feet, 217 degrees 74.98 +/- 14.7 1,522 +/- 1,265 ft -220 +/- 131 ft/min 80
684 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 24C - 11,643 feet, 255 degrees 74.98 +/- 15.2 2,044 +/- 938 ft -308 +/- 127 ft/min 19
685 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 34L - 11,991 feet, 355 degrees 75.01 +/- 15.1 2,069 +/- 1,295 ft -195 +/- 128 ft/min 265
686 Okinawa Japan - OKA 18 - 9,872 feet, 178 degrees 75.01 +/- 13.8 2,115 +/- 1,334 ft -182 +/- 112 ft/min 20
687 Keflavik Iceland - KEF 19 - 10,009 feet, 180 degrees [was 20] 75.02 +/- 17.4 2,041 +/- 809 ft -118 +/- 77 ft/min 11
688 Lome Togo - LFW 04 - 9,856 feet, 38 degrees 75.02 +/- 15.2 1,324 +/- 836 ft -228 +/- 207 ft/min 17
689 Las Vegas NV - LAS 26L - 10,527 feet, 270 degrees [was 25L] 75.04 +/- 14.4 1,941 +/- 928 ft -214 +/- 152 ft/min 167
690 Irkutsk Russia - IKT 12 - 12,191 feet, 114 degrees 75.04 +/- 16.8 1,836 +/- 898 ft -252 +/- 167 ft/min 11
691 Helsinki Finland - HEL 04R - 11,676 feet, 47 degrees 75.05 +/- 16.3 1,683 +/- 1,113 ft -228 +/- 145 ft/min 84
692 Fort Lauderdale FL - FLL 28R - 9,008 feet, 270 degrees [was 27R] 75.06 +/- 14.7 1,810 +/- 1,065 ft -182 +/- 133 ft/min 25
693 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 30 - 10,674 feet, 307 degrees 75.06 +/- 15.0 2,076 +/- 1,001 ft -250 +/- 159 ft/min 63
694 Hanoi Viet Nam - HAN 11L - 10,493 feet, 107 degrees 75.06 +/- 15.3 1,774 +/- 1,065 ft -202 +/- 152 ft/min 77
695 Djerba Tunisia - DJE 27 - 10,151 feet, 268 degrees 75.07 +/- 10.9 1,756 +/- 729 ft -143 +/- 116 ft/min 10
696 Atuona French Polynesia - AUQ 02 - 5,262 feet, 29 degrees 75.07 +/- 14.2 855 +/- 733 ft -244 +/- 169 ft/min 17
697 Nairobi Kenya - NBO 06 - 13,503 feet, 54 degrees 75.08 +/- 14.8 1,979 +/- 1,016 ft -211 +/- 151 ft/min 613
698 Zinder Niger - ZND 05 - 5,966 feet, 53 degrees 75.09 +/- 11.3 1,210 +/- 748 ft -100 +/- 128 ft/min 14
699 Xian China - XIY 05L - 9,839 feet, 49 degrees 75.09 +/- 13.4 1,607 +/- 863 ft -228 +/- 147 ft/min 33
700 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 26L - 8,861 feet, 265 degrees 75.10 +/- 15.3 2,035 +/- 917 ft -233 +/- 148 ft/min 2,440
701 Kona HI - KOA 17 - 10,998 feet, 185 degrees 75.10 +/- 14.7 1,955 +/- 1,005 ft -184 +/- 120 ft/min 77
702 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 08R - 8,861 feet, 85 degrees 75.11 +/- 15.3 2,024 +/- 1,010 ft -245 +/- 166 ft/min 1,849
703 San Francisco CA - SFO 28L - 11,382 feet, 298 degrees 75.12 +/- 15.7 2,107 +/- 1,337 ft -233 +/- 142 ft/min 261
704 Istanbul Turkey - IST 35R - 13,451 feet, 359 degrees 75.12 +/- 14.2 1,960 +/- 1,206 ft -229 +/- 139 ft/min 49
705 Mount Isa Australia - ISA 16 - 8,392 feet, 168 degrees 75.13 +/- 13.0 2,088 +/- 1,217 ft -159 +/- 84 ft/min 10
706 Antananarivo Madagascar - TNR 29 - 10,169 feet, 279 degrees 75.14 +/- 13.6 1,767 +/- 950 ft -151 +/- 126 ft/min 92
707 Cairo Egypt - CAI 05L - 10,831 feet, 49 degrees 75.15 +/- 14.0 2,188 +/- 1,818 ft -240 +/- 113 ft/min 83
708 Barcelona Spain - BCN 07R - 8,694 feet, 66 degrees 75.16 +/- 17.2 1,965 +/- 1,020 ft -261 +/- 232 ft/min 41
709 Porto Portugal - OPO 17 - 11,424 feet, 169 degrees 75.16 +/- 14.6 1,611 +/- 1,143 ft -228 +/- 144 ft/min 61
710 Seoul-Inchon South Korea - ICN 15L - 12,314 feet, 145 degrees 75.16 +/- 16.3 1,992 +/- 1,283 ft -229 +/- 151 ft/min 125
711 Jakarta Indonesia - CGK 07L - 11,814 feet, 68 degrees 75.16 +/- 13.0 2,010 +/- 1,014 ft -207 +/- 119 ft/min 39
712 Sacramento CA - SMF 16L - 8,614 feet, 181 degrees 75.19 +/- 18.3 1,544 +/- 912 ft -211 +/- 165 ft/min 23
713 Miami FL - MIA 08R - 10,495 feet, 87 degrees 75.20 +/- 15.9 2,149 +/- 1,141 ft -221 +/- 137 ft/min 122
714 Marseille France - MRS 13R - 7,785 feet, 135 degrees 75.20 +/- 17.9 1,894 +/- 953 ft -290 +/- 276 ft/min 60
715 Washington-Dulles VA - IAD 01R - 11,492 feet, 1 degrees 75.21 +/- 15.2 1,871 +/- 1,178 ft -227 +/- 181 ft/min 68
716 Victoria BC Canada - YYJ 09 - 6,966 feet, 106 degrees 75.22 +/- 16.6 2,076 +/- 700 ft -176 +/- 121 ft/min 13
717 Albuquerque NM - ABQ 03 - 10,056 feet, 45 degrees 75.23 +/- 13.2 2,239 +/- 1,369 ft -189 +/- 138 ft/min 38
718 Timisoara Romania - TSR 29 - 11,488 feet, 290 degrees 75.23 +/- 14.4 1,627 +/- 938 ft -222 +/- 156 ft/min 33
719 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - KUL 14L - 13,195 feet, 146 degrees 75.23 +/- 13.8 2,004 +/- 1,370 ft -210 +/- 134 ft/min 88
720 San Jose CA - SJC 30L - 11,003 feet, 319 degrees 75.24 +/- 19.7 1,091 +/- 1,400 ft -212 +/- 155 ft/min 33
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