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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,974 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 30L, the Boeing 737-700 accelerated to a liftoff speed of 148 kt and became airborne after traveling 1,310 m, which represented 43 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were 21 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 299°, providing a 2 kt headwind and zero crosswind.
Climb commenced overhead KMSP, with the aircraft ascending from 1,781 ft asl to 39,982 ft asl, a gain of 38,201 ft achieved in 44 minutes while covering 297 nm.
Cruise began 9 nm north-east of 48Y Piney Pinecreek Border Airport and continued for 237 minutes, during which the flight traversed 1,760 nm at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 17 nm south-west of AK0 Jakes Bar Airport, with the aircraft descending from 39,995 ft asl to 1,358 ft asl, a loss of 38,636 ft in 19 minutes over a distance of 114 nm.
The final approach to runway 06 at PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field was conducted from the west, on a heading of 70.0° at 4 nm and 1,261 ft agl. Local weather reported 14 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 81°, giving a 9 kt headwind and no crosswind.
Landing on runway 06, which is 1,974 m long, was executed with a threshold speed of 132 kt. Touchdown occurred at a distance of 371 m down the runway, at a speed of 124 kt, and with a vertical speed of minus 81 fpm; runway alignment at touchdown was noted as perfect.
Rollout continued with a total landing distance of 825 m, representing 42 % of the runway length, and the aircraft maintained perfect alignment throughout the rollout.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,178 nm, lasted 306 minutes, and consumed 12,373 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700, scoring 99.7%, executed the final approach to runway 06 at PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field from the west on a heading of 70.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,261 ft agl. Local weather was temperature 14 °C, wind 9 kt at 81 ° with a headwind of 9 kt and crosswind of 0 kt. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 132 kt.
Touchdown occurred 371 m down the runway, with a touchdown speed of 124 kt that was good, a touchdown rate of minus 81 fpm that was excellent, and runway touchdown alignment perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 825 m, representing 42 % of the 1,974 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Future approaches should focus on maintaining centreline tracking to achieve a stabilised approach at the 1,000 ft gate. Consistent alignment will convert the current instability into a fully stabilised profile while preserving the excellent landing performance.
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