KCLT to KIAD Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from KCLT to KIAD

Saturday, 14 December 2024 18:46

Minutes 71

297 nm

Fuel 5,363 lbs

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 36C at KCLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Altitude

728 ft asl

Weight

138,947 lbs

Fuel

138,947 lbs

Temperature

44 °F

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 01C at KIAD

Washington Dulles International Airport

Dulles Virginia, United States

289 ft asl

Altitude

133,584 lbs

Weight

133,584 lbs

Fuel

33 °F

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

0.0 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 89.00%

Departure Score 93.92%

Enroute Score 74.14%

Arrival Score 98.93%

The flight in the Airbus A320 began with a 10-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The departure was from runway 36C, with a takeoff distance of 5,735 ft, covering 57% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 169 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 45 °F with calm winds.

During the enroute climb, the aircraft started climbing 1 mile north of KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport, ascending from 1,712 ft to 37,773 ft, covering 136 nm in 20 minutes. The enroute descent began 3 miles northwest of Stovall, descending from 37,777 ft to 1,663 ft in 36 minutes, covering 153 nm.

The final approach was to runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from the south, at a heading of 1.0 °, 4 nm away and at an altitude of 1,362 ft. The landing occurred on runway 01C, with a runway length of 11,515 ft. The touchdown point was 364 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 130 knots and a very good touchdown rate of -64 ft/m.

The total landing distance was 3,728 ft, covering 32% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 297 nm, took 71 minutes, and used 5,363 lbs of fuel. The flight operations were conducted smoothly and efficiently, with good performance during takeoff, climb, descent, and landing.

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

98.01 %

Touchdown

98.75 %

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 138 kt.

Flare

92.03 %

Great landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

100 %

Touchdown rate was excellent at -64 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 130 kt was good.

Aim point

92.03 %

Touchdown point was 364 ft beyond the touchdown zone.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bounce

100 %

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Flight Stages KCLT to KIAD

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 0 kn min to max 13 kn	1		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max 1.1 °	-0.6		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.3		0.6 °
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 18:46:59
Info	Navigation Lights On at 18:46:59
Info	Beacon Lights On at 18:46:59
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 18:46:59
Info	Landing Lights Off at 18:46:59
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:46:59
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:46:59
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:46:59
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:47:05
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:47:06
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:48:27
Info	Taxi Lights On at 18:50:13
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:51:08
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:57:21
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:57:23
Info	Landing Lights On at 18:57:30
Info	Landing Lights Off at 18:57:50

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Average speed was 10 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 5 kn 0 kn min to max 9 kn	2		9 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -0.9 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.7		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.3		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g

Departure Roll

82.64 %

Departure roll runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Takeoff distance 5,735 ft 57 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 169 kn. Local weather - Temperature 45 °F. Wind 0 kn at 0 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 5,735 ft 57 % of runway
94.91 %	Liftoff speed was 169 kn Target 158 kn
43.31 %	Runway alignment max 61.0 ft 0.0 ft left to 61.0 ft right	-3.1		-59.7 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.78 g min to max 1.18 g	1.00		1.13 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -6.3 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.6		-6.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.9 °	0.6		5.9 °
Info	Strobe Lights On at 18:59:46
0 %	Landing Lights at 18:59:11

Departure Climb 1

97.31 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36C KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.5 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 173 kn 169 kn min to max 175 kn	169		175 kn
89.24 %	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.1 °	6.1		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.28 g 1.12 g min to max 1.42 g	1.12		1.42 g
Info	Average VSI 923 ft/m 548 ft/m min to max 1,328 ft/m	548		1,328 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 12 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl	0		31 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -10.1 ° -14.5 ° min to max -6.4 °	-6.4		-14.5 °

Departure Climb 2

99.65 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36C KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.5 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 175 kn 174 kn min to max 176 kn	175		174 kn
98.61 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.4		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.29 g 0.94 g min to max 1.43 g	1.43		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 2,181 ft/m 1,391 ft/m min to max 3,748 ft/m	1,391		3,722 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 84 ft agl 34 ft agl min to max 341 ft agl	34		341 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -15.8 ° -16.9 ° min to max -14.8 °	-14.8		-15.3 °

Departure Climb 3

90 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 36C KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 169 kn 166 kn min to max 173 kn	173		166 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.1		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.89 g min to max 0.97 g	0.91		0.92 g
0 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,216 ft/m 2,809 ft/m min to max 3,648 ft/m	3,648		2,809 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 699 ft agl 406 ft agl min to max 951 ft agl	406		951 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -15.5 ° -17.1 ° min to max -14.9 °	-15.0		-17.1 °
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 18:59:57
Info	Landing Lights On at 18:59:59
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:00:01
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:00:01
Info	Gear Not Retracted at 18:59:56

Enroute Climb

48.27 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north of KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,712 ft asl to 37,773 ft asl, an increase of 36,062 ft in 20 minutes and covering 136 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 256 kn 164 kn min to max 308 kn	166		259 kn
70.68 %	Average bank angle 14.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 54.7 °	3.7		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.60 g min to max 1.49 g	0.90		1.14 g
Info	Average VSI 2,050 ft/m -2,580 ft/m min to max 5,118 ft/m	2,742		-108 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 17,663 ft asl 1,712 ft asl min to max 37,774 ft asl	1,712		37,773 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -6.9 ° -17.7 ° min to max 2.6 °	-17.4		-2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Off at 19:03:12
Info	Landing Lights On at 19:03:16
Info	Landing Lights Off at 19:03:17
Info	Landing Lights On at 19:03:22
Info	Landing Lights Off at 19:03:27
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 19:01:23

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles north west of Stovall (North Carolina, United States). Descent from 37,777 ft asl to 1,663 ft asl, a decrease of 36,114 ft in 36 minutes and covering 153 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 173 kn 130 kn min to max 262 kn	259		137 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.4 °	0.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.73 g min to max 1.17 g	0.88		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -915 ft/m -2,004 ft/m min to max 884 ft/m	43		-740 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 14,884 ft asl 1,663 ft asl min to max 37,781 ft asl	37,777		1,663 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -4.9 ° min to max 5.7 °	-2.1		-1.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:35:28
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:35:29
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:35:50
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:35:51
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:36:41
Info	Landing Lights On at 19:40:29
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:43:10
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:52:59
Info	Taxi Lights On at 19:53:06
0 %	Landing Lights at 19:56:44

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,362 ft agl to 1,039 ft agl. A decrease of 324 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kn 136 kn min to max 137 kn	136		137 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -748 ft/m -776 ft/m min to max -701 ft/m	-745		-750 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 1,198 ft agl 1,039 ft agl min to max 1,362 ft agl	1,362		1,039 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -1.5 ° min to max -1.2 °	-1.2		-1.3 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,026 ft agl to 694 ft agl. A decrease of 332 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 136 kn min to max 137 kn	137		136 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -723 ft/m -749 ft/m min to max -700 ft/m	-746		-720 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 858 ft agl 694 ft agl min to max 1,026 ft agl	1,026		694 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -1.6 ° min to max -1.3 °	-1.3		-1.6 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 682 ft agl to 370 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 136 kn min to max 138 kn	136		137 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -699 ft/m -739 ft/m min to max -671 ft/m	-719		-739 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 527 ft agl 370 ft agl min to max 682 ft agl	682		370 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -1.6 ° min to max -1.1 °	-1.6		-1.2 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 358 ft agl to 85 ft agl. A decrease of 273 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 137 kn 137 kn min to max 138 kn	137		138 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -697 ft/m -738 ft/m min to max -678 ft/m	-738		-678 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 138 ft agl 85 ft agl min to max 358 ft agl	358		85 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.2 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.2		-0.8 °

Arrival Landing

98.01 %

Landing on runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, runway length 11,515 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 138 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 138 kn. Target 138 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
92.03 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.2		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g	0.99		0.96 g
Info	Average speed 135 kn 130 kn min to max 138 kn	138		130 kn
Info	Average VSI -369 ft/m -681 ft/m min to max -64 ft/m	-677		-64 ft/m
Info	Average altitude 2 ft agl -15 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl	36		-15 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.5 ° -4.8 ° min to max -0.8 °	-0.8		-4.1 °

Arrival Touchdown

98.75 %

Touchdown point was 364 ft beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 130 kn was good. Touchdown rate was excellent at -64 ft/m. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 33 °F. Wind 0 kn at 0 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Touchdown VSI was -64 ft/m.
92.03 %	Touchdown distance was 1,739 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Speed at touchdown 130 kn Target 143 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 7.8 ft 6.1 ft left	7.7		4.8 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.3		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.96 g min to max 1.10 g	0.96		1.08 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 130 kn 129 kn min to max 130 kn	130		129 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -3.8 ° -4.1 ° min to max -3.5 °	-4.1		-3.5 °

Arrival Rollout

94.66 %

Total landing distance 3,728 ft, 32 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 3,728 ft 32 % of runway.
88.14 %	Runway alignment max 22.0 ft 20.7 ft left to 1.3 ft right	5.1		20.1 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.10 g	1.09		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 59 kn 32 kn min to max 63 kn	63		32 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -3.4 ° min to max 0.8 °	-3.4		0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.8		0.9 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 26 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 13 kn 8 kn min to max 29 kn	29		9 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.7		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.4		0.5 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		1.01 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:04:52
Info	Landing Lights Off at 20:04:53

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 5 kn 0 kn min to max 9 kn	9		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.2		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		0.3 °
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 20:07:02

Takeoff on runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the Airbus A320

93.92 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

82.64 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 5,735 ft using 57.2 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

94.91 %

Liftoff speed was 169 kn - Target 153 kn

Alignment

43.31 %

0.0 ft left to 61.0 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

97.31 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 36C KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

89.24 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

99.65 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 36C KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

98.61 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

90 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 36C KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 97.86 %

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,362 ft agl to 1,039 ft agl. A decrease of 324 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,026 ft agl to 694 ft agl. A decrease of 332 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 682 ft agl to 370 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 358 ft agl to 85 ft agl. A decrease of 273 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

98.01 %

Landing

Landing on runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, runway length 11,515 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 138 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 138 kt. Target 138 kt

Flare

92.03 %

Great landing flare

Centreline ft

100 %

Bank °