The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an MD-11, then departed from runway 33L at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 5,144 feet, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27°F and winds of 17 knots at 269°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was also 12 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Chelsea, Massachusetts, and rising from 1,075 feet above sea level to 15,127 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,052 feet in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 36 nautical miles.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Whitinsville, Massachusetts, and lasting 14 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 109 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its first descent, starting 1 mile east of Plattekill, New York, and descending from 15,209 feet above sea level to 6,839 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,370 feet in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Vernon Center, New Jersey, and lasting 2 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, starting 4 miles southwest of West Milford, New Jersey, and descending from 6,054 feet above sea level to 1,832 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,221 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northwest of Totowa, New Jersey, and lasting 4 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport, coming in from the northeast at a heading of 200.0° and at an altitude of 670 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.

However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around at an altitude of 626 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 22L, which had a length of 7,028 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°F and winds of 5 knots at 190°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 5 knots.

The touchdown speed was 167 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -462 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The total landing distance was 4,809 feet, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

The total flight distance was 222 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 55 minutes. The aircraft used 16,903 pounds of fuel during the flight.