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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
721 Bastia France - BIA 16 - 8,321 feet, 163 degrees 75.25 +/- 15.9 1,574 +/- 814 ft -254 +/- 204 ft/min 54
722 Hong Kong-Kai Tak China - HKX 31 - 11,116 feet, 314 degrees 75.25 +/- 11.5 1,591 +/- 707 ft -306 +/- 198 ft/min 12
723 Eindhoven Netherlands - EIN 03 - 9,843 feet, 35 degrees [was 04] 75.26 +/- 15.7 1,996 +/- 1,063 ft -206 +/- 147 ft/min 40
724 Lyon France - LYS 35R - 8,877 feet, 355 degrees [was 36R] 75.26 +/- 17.2 1,631 +/- 1,158 ft -290 +/- 203 ft/min 153
725 Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Intl Argentina - EZE 11 - 10,807 feet, 102 degrees 75.26 +/- 14.1 2,151 +/- 1,182 ft -198 +/- 115 ft/min 185
726 Damascus Syria - DAM 05R - 11,785 feet, 48 degrees 75.28 +/- 14.1 1,946 +/- 1,176 ft -199 +/- 125 ft/min 25
727 Rio de Janeiro–Galeao Brazil - GIG 10 - 13,161 feet, 74 degrees 75.28 +/- 13.6 1,983 +/- 1,194 ft -199 +/- 132 ft/min 130
728 Miami FL - MIA 30 - 9,359 feet, 300 degrees 75.29 +/- 15.8 1,360 +/- 1,086 ft -241 +/- 160 ft/min 40
729 Lifou Loyalty Islands New Caledonia - LIF 30 - 4,102 feet, 315 degrees 75.29 +/- 9.0 878 +/- 520 ft -132 +/- 172 ft/min 12
730 Venice Italy - VCE 04R - 10,873 feet, 42 degrees 75.30 +/- 16.5 1,915 +/- 1,117 ft -247 +/- 229 ft/min 186
731 Johannesburg South Africa - JNB 21R - 14,480 feet, 196 degrees 75.32 +/- 15.2 1,481 +/- 1,388 ft -213 +/- 115 ft/min 57
732 Mohéli Comoros - NWA 13 - 4,234 feet, 123 degrees 75.33 +/- 8.6 937 +/- 681 ft -133 +/- 133 ft/min 18
733 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 31R - 9,997 feet, 301 degrees 75.33 +/- 15.9 1,309 +/- 1,143 ft -232 +/- 189 ft/min 295
734 Port Gentil Gabon - POG 03 - 8,532 feet, 22 degrees 75.34 +/- 14.9 1,671 +/- 1,075 ft -171 +/- 151 ft/min 17
735 Ketchikan AK - KTN 29 - 7,534 feet, 316 degrees 75.34 +/- 12.1 1,850 +/- 1,217 ft -168 +/- 77 ft/min 10
736 Montrose/Telluride CO - MTJ 17 - 9,983 feet, 180 degrees 75.35 +/- 14.7 1,813 +/- 1,292 ft -201 +/- 153 ft/min 14
737 St Louis MO - STL 12R - 11,019 feet, 122 degrees 75.35 +/- 15.7 1,908 +/- 1,416 ft -241 +/- 108 ft/min 14
738 Kefallinia Greece - EFL 32 - 7,981 feet, 326 degrees 75.35 +/- 17.6 1,666 +/- 1,076 ft -219 +/- 151 ft/min 20
739 Darwin Australia - DRW 29 - 10,999 feet, 289 degrees 75.35 +/- 14.8 2,149 +/- 899 ft -212 +/- 121 ft/min 70
740 Coolangatta/Gold Coast Australia - OOL 14 - 8,173 feet, 151 degrees 75.37 +/- 13.9 1,837 +/- 799 ft -277 +/- 134 ft/min 15
741 Manchester United Kingdom - MAN 23L - 10,796 feet, 231 degrees 75.38 +/- 12.2 1,711 +/- 1,254 ft -304 +/- 179 ft/min 14
742 Brasilia Brazil - BSB 11R - 10,792 feet, 86 degrees 75.38 +/- 13.3 2,006 +/- 1,229 ft -297 +/- 110 ft/min 48
743 Prague Czech Republic - PRG 31 - 10,642 feet, 307 degrees 75.39 +/- 17.3 1,961 +/- 1,360 ft -255 +/- 265 ft/min 68
744 Palm Springs CA - PSP 31L - 10,012 feet, 324 degrees 75.40 +/- 15.8 1,351 +/- 1,057 ft -177 +/- 139 ft/min 51
745 Maré Loyalty Islands New Caledonia - MEE 13 - 3,294 feet, 139 degrees 75.40 +/- 10.8 799 +/- 551 ft -83 +/- 93 ft/min 10
746 Chongqing China - CKG 02R - 11,824 feet, 17 degrees [was 02] 75.40 +/- 16.0 2,009 +/- 994 ft -190 +/- 109 ft/min 27
747 Atlanta GA - ATL 10 - 9,000 feet, 90 degrees 75.41 +/- 14.7 2,088 +/- 1,116 ft -176 +/- 134 ft/min 38
748 Malaga Spain - AGP 13 - 10,499 feet, 132 degrees 75.41 +/- 15.3 2,181 +/- 1,220 ft -209 +/- 115 ft/min 64
749 Guam International Guam - GUM 06L - 11,992 feet, 65 degrees 75.42 +/- 14.2 1,024 +/- 1,056 ft -188 +/- 130 ft/min 108
750 Krasnojarsk Russia - KJA 29 - 12,146 feet, 293 degrees 75.42 +/- 17.8 2,514 +/- 1,592 ft -218 +/- 92 ft/min 13
751 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 18R - 13,399 feet, 180 degrees 75.43 +/- 16.5 2,120 +/- 1,359 ft -204 +/- 127 ft/min 80
752 Tbilisi Georgia - TBS 13R - 9,841 feet, 137 degrees 75.43 +/- 14.4 1,875 +/- 772 ft -184 +/- 117 ft/min 19
753 Stavanger Norway - SVG 36 - 8,650 feet, 359 degrees 75.44 +/- 15.6 1,174 +/- 988 ft -222 +/- 126 ft/min 16
754 Bratislava Slovakia - BTS 31 - 10,474 feet, 314 degrees 75.44 +/- 13.2 1,590 +/- 1,089 ft -197 +/- 92 ft/min 27
755 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 18R - 12,465 feet, 183 degrees 75.46 +/- 15.4 1,906 +/- 1,188 ft -220 +/- 143 ft/min 1,215
756 Lusaka Zambia - LUN 10 - 13,676 feet, 95 degrees 75.46 +/- 13.2 2,026 +/- 1,041 ft -166 +/- 108 ft/min 34
757 Dakar-Blaise Diagne Senegal - DSS 01 - 11,508 feet, 359 degrees 75.46 +/- 17.3 2,039 +/- 936 ft -231 +/- 178 ft/min 16
758 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 35C - 13,397 feet, 360 degrees 75.46 +/- 15.0 2,072 +/- 1,025 ft -207 +/- 127 ft/min 44
759 Algiers Algeria - ALG 09 - 11,484 feet, 92 degrees 75.47 +/- 14.5 1,636 +/- 1,000 ft -230 +/- 168 ft/min 92
760 Colorado Springs CO - COS 35L - 10,993 feet, 360 degrees 75.47 +/- 16.6 2,073 +/- 928 ft -178 +/- 79 ft/min 13
761 Morondava Madagascar - MOQ 14 - 4,395 feet, 124 degrees 75.48 +/- 12.7 1,964 +/- 2,738 ft -87 +/- 100 ft/min 16
762 Jeju South Korea - CJU 07 - 10,417 feet, 58 degrees 75.48 +/- 14.1 2,245 +/- 1,008 ft -227 +/- 115 ft/min 22
763 Los Angeles CA - LAX 25L - 11,097 feet, 263 degrees 75.49 +/- 14.8 2,041 +/- 984 ft -196 +/- 115 ft/min 515
764 Salt Lake City UT - SLC 34R - 11,994 feet, 355 degrees 75.49 +/- 14.7 1,849 +/- 1,055 ft -224 +/- 155 ft/min 246
765 Asheville NC - AVL 34 - 8,011 feet, 340 degrees 75.50 +/- 13.6 1,684 +/- 819 ft -251 +/- 172 ft/min 13
766 Rhodes Greece - RHO 25 - 10,832 feet, 250 degrees 75.50 +/- 15.1 1,825 +/- 791 ft -174 +/- 147 ft/min 41
767 Belgrade Serbia - BEG 12 - 11,133 feet, 122 degrees 75.50 +/- 16.9 1,275 +/- 1,133 ft -233 +/- 158 ft/min 62
768 Fonte Boa Brazil - FBA 36 - 4,167 feet, 351 degrees 75.51 +/- 15.1 1,261 +/- 1,411 ft -234 +/- 176 ft/min 16
769 Valencia Spain - VLC 12 - 10,540 feet, 116 degrees 75.53 +/- 13.8 1,613 +/- 987 ft -205 +/- 129 ft/min 31
770 Helsinki Finland - HEL 04L - 10,273 feet, 47 degrees 75.54 +/- 15.2 2,208 +/- 1,484 ft -222 +/- 149 ft/min 77
771 Yaounde Cameroon - YAO 21 - 6,591 feet, 204 degrees 75.54 +/- 11.2 1,318 +/- 805 ft -82 +/- 82 ft/min 31
772 Tampa/St Petersburg FL - TPA 01L - 11,001 feet, 2 degrees 75.54 +/- 15.1 2,102 +/- 1,345 ft -185 +/- 112 ft/min 51
773 Reno NV - RNO 16R - 11,000 feet, 180 degrees 75.56 +/- 14.4 1,663 +/- 1,104 ft -199 +/- 123 ft/min 50
774 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 22 - 11,125 feet, 225 degrees 75.57 +/- 14.2 1,516 +/- 1,234 ft -220 +/- 128 ft/min 92
775 Oslo Norway - OSL 19L - 9,678 feet, 196 degrees 75.58 +/- 15.0 2,031 +/- 1,047 ft -229 +/- 129 ft/min 58
776 Denver CO - DEN 17L - 12,020 feet, 181 degrees 75.58 +/- 8.3 1,929 +/- 486 ft -264 +/- 155 ft/min 10
777 Indianapolis IN - IND 32 - 7,268 feet, 315 degrees 75.59 +/- 12.3 1,608 +/- 925 ft -242 +/- 137 ft/min 11
778 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 12R - 9,990 feet, 121 degrees 75.59 +/- 15.4 2,016 +/- 1,027 ft -218 +/- 139 ft/min 261
779 Stockholm-Arlanda Sweden - ARN 01R - 8,162 feet, 10 degrees 75.60 +/- 17.0 2,090 +/- 1,330 ft -247 +/- 167 ft/min 40
780 Houston-Hobby TX - HOU 13R - 7,601 feet, 134 degrees [was 12R] 75.60 +/- 11.9 1,775 +/- 726 ft -148 +/- 83 ft/min 16
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