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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
61 Paro Bhutan - PBH 15 - 7,428 feet, 150 degrees 65.38 +/- 24.7 1,463 +/- 1,121 ft -429 +/- 238 ft/min 12
62 Lagos Nigeria - LOS 18R - 12,798 feet, 179 degrees 65.39 +/- 15.8 2,724 +/- 1,141 ft -218 +/- 151 ft/min 36
63 Chicago-O'Hare IL - ORD 10L - 12,993 feet, 90 degrees 65.39 +/- 14.4 3,539 +/- 2,729 ft -210 +/- 157 ft/min 15
64 Ankavandra Madagascar - JVA 16 - 3,123 feet, 149 degrees 65.41 +/- 18.1 2,664 +/- 1,577 ft -128 +/- 136 ft/min 38
65 Tahoua Niger - THZ 24 - 7,026 feet, 240 degrees 65.50 +/- 19.7 2,653 +/- 1,666 ft -179 +/- 157 ft/min 13
66 Birmingham AL - BHM 24 - 11,989 feet, 235 degrees 65.76 +/- 13.3 2,457 +/- 1,556 ft -230 +/- 145 ft/min 42
67 Nuku'alofa Tonga - TBU 11 - 8,763 feet, 122 degrees 65.82 +/- 20.4 2,034 +/- 958 ft -272 +/- 231 ft/min 11
68 Ampanihy Madagascar - AMP 13 - 4,063 feet, 109 degrees 65.97 +/- 17.0 2,390 +/- 1,387 ft -141 +/- 125 ft/min 20
69 Tokyo-Narita Japan - NRT 34L - 13,144 feet, 329 degrees 66.01 +/- 16.4 2,737 +/- 1,479 ft -207 +/- 137 ft/min 369
70 Christmas Island Australia - XCH 18 - 6,878 feet, 175 degrees 66.07 +/- 22.0 2,288 +/- 800 ft -410 +/- 493 ft/min 11
71 Madrid Spain - MAD 33L - 13,485 feet, 322 degrees 66.13 +/- 15.1 3,215 +/- 1,981 ft -229 +/- 138 ft/min 155
72 Amsterdam Netherlands - AMS 36R - 11,158 feet, 3 degrees [was 01R] 66.20 +/- 20.6 266 +/- 1,248 ft -276 +/- 170 ft/min 11
73 Zurich Switzerland - ZRH 16 - 12,108 feet, 155 degrees 66.40 +/- 16.4 1,039 +/- 1,718 ft -226 +/- 178 ft/min 110
74 Madrid Spain - MAD 18L - 11,651 feet, 180 degrees 66.41 +/- 15.8 3,648 +/- 4,343 ft -221 +/- 138 ft/min 116
75 Caracas Venezuela - CCS 09 - 9,425 feet, 76 degrees 66.63 +/- 18.8 2,875 +/- 1,463 ft -194 +/- 137 ft/min 38
76 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - ADD 25R - 12,125 feet, 254 degrees 66.73 +/- 17.4 1,776 +/- 1,518 ft -206 +/- 174 ft/min 28
77 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 04L - 12,078 feet, 31 degrees 66.73 +/- 16.4 840 +/- 1,713 ft -234 +/- 156 ft/min 194
78 Minneapolis/St Paul MN - MSP 04 - 11,125 feet, 45 degrees 66.74 +/- 16.4 2,146 +/- 1,597 ft -256 +/- 192 ft/min 200
79 Kayes Mali - KYS 27 - 8,816 feet, 261 degrees 66.83 +/- 14.6 1,563 +/- 1,626 ft -115 +/- 187 ft/min 21
80 Ankara Turkey - ESB 03L - 12,289 feet, 36 degrees 66.98 +/- 16.0 2,515 +/- 1,175 ft -218 +/- 117 ft/min 12
81 Madrid Spain - MAD 32R - 11,682 feet, 322 degrees [was 33R] 66.99 +/- 16.1 2,610 +/- 1,288 ft -219 +/- 161 ft/min 73
82 Faya-Largeau Chad - FYT 06 - 9,175 feet, 58 degrees 67.00 +/- 19.7 2,409 +/- 1,181 ft -137 +/- 111 ft/min 11
83 Goiania Brazil - GYN 32 - 8,194 feet, 300 degrees 67.01 +/- 15.5 2,114 +/- 890 ft -257 +/- 185 ft/min 19
84 Maintirano Madagascar - MXT 21 - 4,227 feet, 196 degrees 67.02 +/- 18.1 3,493 +/- 1,946 ft -123 +/- 57 ft/min 11
85 Kiffa Mauritania - KFA 07 - 5,210 feet, 61 degrees 67.13 +/- 11.9 1,507 +/- 1,401 ft -99 +/- 69 ft/min 12
86 Baghdad Iraq - BGW 15L - 13,113 feet, 150 degrees 67.22 +/- 14.9 2,534 +/- 958 ft -195 +/- 128 ft/min 15
87 Oujda Morocco - OUD 13 - 9,845 feet, 131 degrees [was 06] 67.30 +/- 14.8 2,439 +/- 1,161 ft -195 +/- 135 ft/min 16
88 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia - KUL 14R - 13,137 feet, 146 degrees 67.30 +/- 15.7 2,641 +/- 1,456 ft -244 +/- 161 ft/min 34
89 Tehran-Mehrabad Iran - THR 29R - 13,500 feet, 290 degrees 67.32 +/- 18.6 2,580 +/- 1,213 ft -170 +/- 139 ft/min 10
90 Pointe-Noire Congo - PNR 35 - 8,563 feet, 346 degrees 67.35 +/- 14.8 1,976 +/- 1,304 ft -186 +/- 124 ft/min 12
91 Fianarantsoa Madagascar - WFI 26 - 4,082 feet, 242 degrees 67.41 +/- 15.5 2,198 +/- 2,512 ft -110 +/- 171 ft/min 16
92 Little Rock AR - LIT 04R - 8,251 feet, 46 degrees 67.49 +/- 16.3 1,255 +/- 1,227 ft -296 +/- 215 ft/min 13
93 Boeing Field WA - BFI 32L - 9,997 feet, 330 degrees [was 31L] 67.59 +/- 16.6 2,364 +/- 1,358 ft -213 +/- 137 ft/min 13
94 New York-Newark NJ - EWR 04R - 10,005 feet, 26 degrees 67.63 +/- 13.0 563 +/- 1,452 ft -190 +/- 108 ft/min 31
95 Manja Madagascar - MJA 11 - 4,796 feet, 91 degrees 67.66 +/- 15.5 2,862 +/- 2,107 ft -122 +/- 96 ft/min 17
96 Charlotte NC - CLT 18R - 8,991 feet, 176 degrees [was 18C] 67.73 +/- 19.0 2,697 +/- 1,262 ft -202 +/- 141 ft/min 23
97 Vladivostok Russia - VVO 07L - 11,479 feet, 61 degrees 67.78 +/- 17.8 2,426 +/- 1,077 ft -289 +/- 137 ft/min 11
98 Analalava Madagascar - HVA 11 - 4,075 feet, 99 degrees 67.98 +/- 14.0 1,907 +/- 1,022 ft -100 +/- 79 ft/min 15
99 Mahanoro Madagascar - VVB 21 - 4,487 feet, 193 degrees 68.06 +/- 15.5 2,303 +/- 975 ft -126 +/- 92 ft/min 21
100 Lyon France - LYS 17R - 13,180 feet, 175 degrees [was 18R] 68.09 +/- 22.4 2,222 +/- 1,581 ft -299 +/- 250 ft/min 78
101 Cleveland-Hopkins OH - CLE 06R - 9,951 feet, 50 degrees 68.12 +/- 13.4 1,127 +/- 1,367 ft -197 +/- 107 ft/min 16
102 Palm Springs CA - PSP 13R - 10,012 feet, 144 degrees 68.12 +/- 13.7 704 +/- 1,724 ft -158 +/- 108 ft/min 23
103 New York-Kennedy NY - JFK 13R - 14,510 feet, 121 degrees 68.24 +/- 17.0 687 +/- 1,937 ft -193 +/- 134 ft/min 48
104 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - ADD 07L - 12,125 feet, 74 degrees 68.27 +/- 15.2 952 +/- 1,745 ft -198 +/- 117 ft/min 20
105 Denver CO - DEN 34L - 16,016 feet, 360 degrees 68.33 +/- 18.6 2,719 +/- 1,941 ft -272 +/- 196 ft/min 27
106 Frankfurt Germany - FRA 07C - 13,122 feet, 70 degrees 68.35 +/- 18.8 2,321 +/- 1,330 ft -274 +/- 222 ft/min 49
107 Paris-De Gaulle France - CDG 09R - 13,783 feet, 85 degrees 68.36 +/- 16.9 1,567 +/- 1,620 ft -266 +/- 210 ft/min 482
108 Lhasa China - LXA 27R - 13,108 feet, 269 degrees 68.37 +/- 15.2 3,266 +/- 3,185 ft -274 +/- 153 ft/min 15
109 Dallas-Fort Worth TX - DFW 18L - 13,400 feet, 180 degrees 68.40 +/- 15.7 2,902 +/- 2,011 ft -207 +/- 124 ft/min 27
110 Mexico City Mexico - MEX 05L - 12,860 feet, 59 degrees 68.42 +/- 18.0 320 +/- 1,025 ft -213 +/- 184 ft/min 112
111 Thessaloniki Greece - SKG 34 - 7,964 feet, 346 degrees 68.50 +/- 20.0 2,433 +/- 913 ft -243 +/- 173 ft/min 14
112 Shanghai-Pudong China - PVG 17L - 13,122 feet, 162 degrees 68.50 +/- 14.3 2,444 +/- 733 ft -228 +/- 142 ft/min 51
113 Warsaw Poland - WAW 33 - 12,104 feet, 332 degrees 68.51 +/- 16.9 1,646 +/- 1,895 ft -273 +/- 579 ft/min 130
114 Paris-Le Bourget France - LBG 07 - 9,805 feet, 68 degrees 68.61 +/- 16.1 822 +/- 1,699 ft -192 +/- 113 ft/min 37
115 New Orleans LA - MSY 11 - 10,100 feet, 106 degrees 68.65 +/- 20.7 2,389 +/- 1,032 ft -235 +/- 199 ft/min 11
116 Mexico City Mexico - MEX 23R - 12,860 feet, 239 degrees 68.67 +/- 16.2 2,447 +/- 1,534 ft -246 +/- 140 ft/min 32
117 Rome-Fiumicino Italy - FCO 34L - 12,800 feet, 343 degrees 68.70 +/- 15.6 2,544 +/- 1,243 ft -238 +/- 165 ft/min 230
118 Guadalajara Mexico - GDL 28 - 13,145 feet, 294 degrees 68.74 +/- 17.2 2,697 +/- 1,793 ft -250 +/- 164 ft/min 50
119 Ho Chi Minh City Viet Nam - SGN 07R - 12,560 feet, 69 degrees 68.81 +/- 16.6 1,008 +/- 1,876 ft -273 +/- 243 ft/min 44
120 Cairo Egypt - CAI 05C - 13,121 feet, 49 degrees [was 05R] 68.82 +/- 16.6 2,942 +/- 2,067 ft -248 +/- 137 ft/min 46
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