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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
841 Charlotte NC - CLT 36R - 8,852 feet, 356 degrees 75.95 +/- 15.6 1,765 +/- 834 ft -256 +/- 161 ft/min 17
842 Seoul-Inchon South Korea - ICN 33R - 12,314 feet, 325 degrees 75.95 +/- 15.7 1,999 +/- 1,242 ft -226 +/- 183 ft/min 203
843 Moroni Comoros - HAH 20 - 9,510 feet, 190 degrees 75.96 +/- 12.4 1,830 +/- 1,038 ft -124 +/- 88 ft/min 11
844 Toronto ON Canada - YYZ 33R - 11,048 feet, 317 degrees 75.97 +/- 16.2 1,886 +/- 1,058 ft -201 +/- 157 ft/min 92
845 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - OUA 22 - 9,868 feet, 213 degrees 75.97 +/- 14.1 1,674 +/- 936 ft -96 +/- 114 ft/min 19
846 Reggio Calabria Italy - REG 15 - 6,556 feet, 153 degrees 75.97 +/- 12.3 1,207 +/- 791 ft -322 +/- 165 ft/min 26
847 Guatemala City Guatemala - GUA 02 - 9,791 feet, 17 degrees [was 01] 75.98 +/- 16.5 1,862 +/- 973 ft -182 +/- 113 ft/min 28
848 Daytona Beach FL - DAB 07L - 10,498 feet, 65 degrees 76.00 +/- 13.2 1,604 +/- 1,067 ft -161 +/- 79 ft/min 27
849 St. Jean Airport Saint Barthélemy - SBH 10 - 2,107 feet, 89 degrees 76.00 +/- 15.0 1,242 +/- 2,191 ft -264 +/- 180 ft/min 45
850 Tangier Morocco - TNG 28 - 11,480 feet, 277 degrees 76.01 +/- 17.6 1,112 +/- 946 ft -219 +/- 180 ft/min 27
851 Oakland CA - OAK 30 - 9,999 feet, 310 degrees 76.01 +/- 15.1 2,099 +/- 1,092 ft -216 +/- 134 ft/min 19
852 Lyon France - LYS 17L - 8,877 feet, 175 degrees [was 18L] 76.01 +/- 17.5 1,802 +/- 1,164 ft -243 +/- 196 ft/min 208
853 Beijing-Capital China - PEK 01 - 12,455 feet, 353 degrees 76.02 +/- 15.7 1,979 +/- 890 ft -225 +/- 132 ft/min 64
854 Mogadishu Somalia - MGQ 05 - 10,416 feet, 50 degrees 76.03 +/- 18.9 1,610 +/- 1,122 ft -243 +/- 181 ft/min 29
855 Ponta Delgada Azores - PDL 30 - 8,169 feet, 292 degrees 76.03 +/- 13.9 899 +/- 838 ft -286 +/- 144 ft/min 48
856 Omaha NE - OMA 32L - 9,491 feet, 324 degrees 76.06 +/- 17.9 1,700 +/- 698 ft -270 +/- 302 ft/min 18
857 Lyon France - LYS 35L - 13,180 feet, 355 degrees 76.06 +/- 16.2 1,923 +/- 999 ft -292 +/- 155 ft/min 72
858 Brazzaville Congo - BZV 05 - 10,802 feet, 50 degrees 76.07 +/- 14.5 1,937 +/- 1,220 ft -191 +/- 136 ft/min 114
859 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 04 - 8,167 feet, 35 degrees 76.07 +/- 14.2 1,739 +/- 779 ft -248 +/- 133 ft/min 13
860 Douala Cameroon - DLA 12 - 9,473 feet, 117 degrees 76.09 +/- 16.3 1,635 +/- 1,300 ft -197 +/- 151 ft/min 23
861 Honolulu HI - HNL 08L - 12,317 feet, 90 degrees 76.09 +/- 14.0 1,937 +/- 1,090 ft -200 +/- 118 ft/min 348
862 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 28 - 8,170 feet, 276 degrees 76.10 +/- 14.7 1,941 +/- 1,010 ft -243 +/- 138 ft/min 92
863 Brussels Belgium - BRU 25R - 11,938 feet, 245 degrees 76.11 +/- 16.7 1,605 +/- 1,086 ft -204 +/- 139 ft/min 72
864 Cork Ireland - ORK 35 - 6,990 feet, 340 degrees 76.11 +/- 19.8 1,628 +/- 833 ft -241 +/- 182 ft/min 20
865 Nagoya-Komaki Japan - NKM 34 - 8,938 feet, 333 degrees 76.11 +/- 10.4 1,857 +/- 1,549 ft -182 +/- 112 ft/min 15
866 Tokyo-Haneda Japan - HND 16L - 10,994 feet, 150 degrees 76.11 +/- 17.1 1,907 +/- 971 ft -258 +/- 137 ft/min 15
867 Mouila Gabon - MJL 17 - 5,900 feet, 168 degrees 76.12 +/- 14.2 1,931 +/- 1,897 ft -173 +/- 101 ft/min 12
868 Detroit-Wayne County MI - DTW 27L - 8,500 feet, 269 degrees 76.12 +/- 16.1 1,593 +/- 872 ft -223 +/- 253 ft/min 78
869 Anjouan Comoros - AJM 10 - 4,415 feet, 95 degrees 76.13 +/- 10.3 862 +/- 662 ft -121 +/- 115 ft/min 38
870 Tenerife-Norte Spain - TFN 30 - 11,150 feet, 291 degrees 76.13 +/- 14.7 1,714 +/- 1,128 ft -208 +/- 129 ft/min 57
871 Atlanta GA - ATL 27R - 12,389 feet, 270 degrees 76.14 +/- 15.9 1,721 +/- 1,250 ft -213 +/- 155 ft/min 379
872 St-Etienne France - EBU 18 - 7,559 feet, 175 degrees 76.14 +/- 14.3 1,439 +/- 893 ft -239 +/- 145 ft/min 10
873 Basel Switzerland - BSL 33 - 12,807 feet, 335 degrees 76.14 +/- 16.3 288 +/- 1,972 ft -278 +/- 123 ft/min 11
874 Papeete French Polynesia - PPT 22 - 11,310 feet, 234 degrees 76.15 +/- 14.7 1,680 +/- 984 ft -179 +/- 135 ft/min 143
875 Moscow-Sheremetyevo Russia - SVO 06L - 10,189 feet, 75 degrees [was 07L] 76.15 +/- 14.4 1,985 +/- 1,073 ft -201 +/- 125 ft/min 90
876 Sharm El Sheikh Egypt - SSH 04L - 10,071 feet, 43 degrees 76.16 +/- 14.4 2,058 +/- 621 ft -182 +/- 72 ft/min 12
877 Turin Italy - TRN 36 - 10,836 feet, 3 degrees 76.16 +/- 14.3 1,567 +/- 1,125 ft -247 +/- 154 ft/min 119
878 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 22L - 10,005 feet, 206 degrees 76.17 +/- 15.5 1,137 +/- 1,146 ft -231 +/- 124 ft/min 49
879 Fayetteville AR - XNA 34 - 8,792 feet, 340 degrees 76.17 +/- 13.1 1,822 +/- 1,264 ft -221 +/- 155 ft/min 15
880 Las Vegas NV - LAS 01L - 9,766 feet, 25 degrees 76.18 +/- 14.3 2,048 +/- 1,223 ft -207 +/- 118 ft/min 43
881 Managua Nicaragua - MGA 10 - 8,018 feet, 97 degrees 76.18 +/- 14.5 1,985 +/- 798 ft -171 +/- 75 ft/min 14
882 Taipei-Songshan Taiwan - TSA 10 - 8,542 feet, 92 degrees 76.18 +/- 10.9 1,889 +/- 795 ft -260 +/- 112 ft/min 13
883 Cincinnati OH - CVG 18L - 9,988 feet, 180 degrees 76.19 +/- 14.3 1,922 +/- 1,452 ft -193 +/- 161 ft/min 57
884 Köln/Bonn Germany - CGN 14L - 12,507 feet, 138 degrees 76.20 +/- 15.2 2,110 +/- 1,509 ft -227 +/- 175 ft/min 48
885 Corfu Greece - CFU 17 - 7,793 feet, 169 degrees 76.20 +/- 15.4 1,658 +/- 1,085 ft -239 +/- 87 ft/min 13
886 Apia Samoa - APW 08 - 9,844 feet, 89 degrees 76.21 +/- 11.5 1,884 +/- 739 ft -225 +/- 121 ft/min 19
887 Papeete French Polynesia - PPT 04 - 11,310 feet, 54 degrees 76.21 +/- 14.5 1,724 +/- 1,025 ft -207 +/- 222 ft/min 382
888 Nouméa-La Tontouta New Caledonia - NOU 29 - 10,661 feet, 301 degrees 76.21 +/- 14.1 1,339 +/- 966 ft -163 +/- 137 ft/min 28
889 Bogota Colombia - BOG 13L - 12,442 feet, 127 degrees 76.21 +/- 15.9 1,798 +/- 1,153 ft -253 +/- 194 ft/min 83
890 Phnom Penh Cambodia - PNH 23 - 9,837 feet, 226 degrees 76.23 +/- 15.7 1,757 +/- 865 ft -248 +/- 127 ft/min 34
891 Chongqing China - CKG 02L - 10,495 feet, 17 degrees 76.23 +/- 13.2 2,623 +/- 2,253 ft -172 +/- 83 ft/min 12
892 Edmonton AB Canada - YEG 02 - 10,944 feet, 35 degrees 76.24 +/- 17.3 2,173 +/- 1,060 ft -177 +/- 100 ft/min 26
893 Brussels Belgium - BRU 19 - 9,802 feet, 194 degrees [was 20] 76.24 +/- 13.5 1,892 +/- 961 ft -214 +/- 125 ft/min 42
894 Billings MT - BIL 10L - 10,504 feet, 112 degrees 76.24 +/- 13.7 1,902 +/- 920 ft -217 +/- 120 ft/min 32
895 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 12L - 8,198 feet, 121 degrees 76.24 +/- 14.3 1,882 +/- 842 ft -199 +/- 142 ft/min 237
896 Essen-Mulheim Germany - ESS 07 - 5,180 feet, 66 degrees 76.25 +/- 9.8 725 +/- 650 ft -122 +/- 96 ft/min 18
897 Tirana Albania - TIA 35 - 9,018 feet, 354 degrees [was 36] 76.26 +/- 15.9 1,252 +/- 654 ft -252 +/- 230 ft/min 11
898 Phoenix AZ - PHX 07R - 7,788 feet, 90 degrees 76.27 +/- 14.5 1,890 +/- 1,055 ft -184 +/- 123 ft/min 24
899 Seattle-Tacoma WA - SEA 16C - 9,418 feet, 180 degrees 76.27 +/- 15.0 1,921 +/- 802 ft -203 +/- 137 ft/min 241
900 Nice France - NCE 04L - 8,974 feet, 45 degrees 76.27 +/- 16.4 1,709 +/- 931 ft -291 +/- 190 ft/min 906
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