KCLT to KDCA Flight Report - Boeing 737-800

Flight from KCLT to KDCA

Sunday, 02 February 2025 14:26

Minutes 46

306 nm

Fuel 2,643 kg

Boeing 737-800

Departure

Runway 36C at KCLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Altitude

728 ft asl

Weight

61,587 kg

Fuel

5,433 kg

Temperature

13 °C

Wind Speed

4 kt

Wind Direction

120.0 °

Headwind

-2 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 19 at KDCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington Virginia, United States

10 ft asl

Altitude

58,945 kg

Weight

2,790 kg

Fuel

4 °C

Temperature

13 kt

Wind Speed

170.0 °

Wind Direction

13 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.7%

Departure Score 96.1%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 91%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 36C at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). The takeoff distance was 1,591 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of KCLT, and climbed from an altitude of 1,723 feet above sea level to 31,059 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,336 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northwest of Pittsboro, North Carolina, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 2 miles south of Kenbridge, Virginia, and lasted for 20 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 30,934 feet above sea level to 268 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,667 feet, and covered a distance of 128 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 19 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) was made from the north, with a heading of 177.0 degrees at an altitude of 242 feet above ground level and a distance of 0 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 19, which had a length of 2,190 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 130 knots.

The touchdown point was 73 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -685 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 170 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 13 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,363 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 306 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 46 minutes, during which the aircraft used 2,643 kilograms of fuel.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	2		8 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 14 kn max 14 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.01 g	0.95		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -2.6 ° min to max 0.7 °	-0.8		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 14:26:11
Info	Engine 2 Started at 14:26:11
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 14:26:11
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 14:26:11
Info	Landing Gear Down at 14:26:11
Info	Parking Brake On at 14:26:49
Info	Engine 1 Started at 14:27:02
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 14:27:46
Info	Parking Brake Off at 14:28:19
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:28:35
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:28:36
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:28:43
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:28:51
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 14:31:52
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 14:31:53
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 14:31:53
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 14:34:44

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Average speed was 5 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 9 kn 9 kn min to max 9 kn	9		9 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -1.0 ° min to max -0.6 °	-0.6		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g

Departure Roll

96.79 %

Departure roll runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,591 m 52 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 167 kn. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 5 kn at 120 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Tailwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,591 m 52 % of runway
87.16 %	Liftoff speed was 167 kn Target 147 kn
96.81 %	Runway alignment max 5.68 m 1.75 m left to 3.92 m right	1.48		-3.92 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.06 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -1.1 ° min to max 6.9 °	-0.8		6.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.0		2.0 °

Departure Climb 1

98.7 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 173 kn 168 kn min to max 179 kn	168		179 kn
94.82 %	Average bank angle 2.7 ° 2.2 ° min to max 4.0 °	2.2		4.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 1.08 g min to max 1.17 g	1.09		1.17 g
Info	Average VSI 622 fpm 225 fpm min to max 1,052 fpm	225		1,052 fpm
Info	Average altitude 18 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 49 ft agl	0		49 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.6 ° 7.1 ° min to max 10.4 °	7.1		10.4 °

Departure Climb 2

97.9 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 183 kn 179 kn min to max 196 kn	179		196 kn
91.61 %	Average bank angle 4.2 ° 1.9 ° min to max 5.2 °	4.2		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.98 g min to max 1.17 g	1.17		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,561 fpm 1,077 fpm min to max 2,592 fpm	1,077		2,592 fpm
Info	Average altitude 116 ft agl 51 ft agl min to max 360 ft agl	51		360 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.5 ° 10.2 ° min to max 11.6 °	10.5		11.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 14:36:22
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 14:36:24

Departure Climb 3

87.08 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.7 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.3 °	-0.3		-1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 203 kn 197 kn min to max 206 kn	197		206 kn
35.39 %	Average bank angle 10.6 ° 1.0 ° min to max 26.6 °	1.8		26.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.08 g	0.98		1.00 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,877 fpm 2,646 fpm min to max 3,139 fpm	2,646		3,050 fpm
Info	Average altitude 639 ft agl 404 ft agl min to max 890 ft agl	404		890 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.5 ° 11.0 ° min to max 12.2 °	11.3		11.1 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north of KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte (North Carolina, United States). Climbing from 1,723 ft asl to 31,059 ft asl, an increase of 29,336 ft in 7 minutes and covering 90 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 261 kn 207 kn min to max 287 kn	207		278 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 16.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.9 °	28.4		16.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.89 g min to max 1.34 g	1.02		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI 1,941 fpm -154 fpm min to max 3,790 fpm	2,772		-142 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15,234 ft asl 1,723 ft asl min to max 31,083 ft asl	1,723		31,059 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° 1.9 ° min to max 11.7 °	10.3		2.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:36:52
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:37:00
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 14:38:55

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of Pittsboro (North Carolina, United States) and lasted 4 minutes, covering 83 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 31,022 ft asl 30,920 ft asl min to max 31,069 ft asl	31,057		30,952 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 280 kn 273 kn min to max 284 kn	279		274 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.3 °	13.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.2 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.5		2.4 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south of Kenbridge (Virginia, United States). Descent from 30,934 ft asl to 268 ft asl, a decrease of 30,667 ft in 20 minutes and covering 128 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 200 kn 136 kn min to max 292 kn	276		136 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.8 °	0.1		4.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.74 g min to max 1.26 g	1.00		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI -796 fpm -2,051 fpm min to max 320 fpm	-36		-786 fpm
Info	Average altitude 5,798 ft asl 268 ft asl min to max 30,943 ft asl	30,934		268 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° -2.1 ° min to max 5.6 °	2.4		-0.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 14:57:54
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:01:24
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:03:37
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:03:38
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:03:44
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:04:35
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:04:36
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:04:39
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:05:01
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:05:02
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:05:04
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:05:46
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:05:47
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:05:49
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:06:25
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:06:30
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 15:06:45
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:06:46
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 15:06:48
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 15:06:51
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 15:07:15
100 %	Landing Lights at 15:08:50

Arrival Final 1

95.2 %

Approaching runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 242 ft agl to 69 ft agl. A decrease of 174 ft in 11 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.91 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.9 ° Target 3.0 °	3.9		3.7 °
100 %	Average speed 132 kn 130 kn min to max 136 kn	136		130 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.2 °
80.11 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.4 °	2.9		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.95 g min to max 1.13 g	0.95		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -640 fpm -1,054 fpm min to max -393 fpm	-869		-393 fpm
Info	Average altitude 94 ft agl 69 ft agl min to max 242 ft agl	242		69 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° -0.8 ° min to max 3.2 °	-0.6		2.2 °

Arrival Landing

82.78 %

Landing on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, runway length 2,190 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 130 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 130 kn. Target 132 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
41.97 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.4 °
72.84 %	Average bank angle 6.1 ° 0.6 ° min to max 12.4 °	0.6		5.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.89 g min to max 1.09 g	0.97		1.09 g
Info	Average speed 125 kn 122 kn min to max 130 kn	130		122 kn
Info	Average VSI -510 fpm -685 fpm min to max -393 fpm	-393		-685 fpm
Info	Average altitude 32 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 55 ft agl	55		4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 0.7 ° min to max 4.0 °	2.2		4.0 °

Arrival Touchdown

82.52 %

Touchdown point was 73 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 122 kn was good. Touchdown rate was heavy at -685 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 13 kn at 170 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Headwind: 13 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
79.82 %	Touchdown VSI was -685 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 309 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 122 kn Target below 129 kn
58.17 %	Runway alignment max 14.52 m 7.00 m left	14.52		0.68 m
46.83 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 6.3 °	5.3		3.4 °
90 %	Average g force 1.09 g 0.85 g min to max 1.85 g	1.09		1.30 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 118 kn 114 kn min to max 122 kn	122		115 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 0.9 ° min to max 5.8 °	4.0		0.9 °

Arrival Rollout

99.54 %

Total landing distance 1,363 m, 62 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,363 m 62 % of runway.
98.99 %	Runway alignment max 4.04 m 3.33 m left to 0.71 m right	0.64		1.71 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.92 g min to max 1.22 g	1.19		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 90 kn 56 kn min to max 101 kn	101		56 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -1.3 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.4		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 24 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kn 5 kn min to max 50 kn	50		5 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.3 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.2		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

94.95 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kn 3 kn min to max 17 kn	5		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 5 kn max 5 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.2 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.0		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:10:21
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 15:10:22
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 15:10:28
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 15:10:33
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 15:10:37
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 15:10:39
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 15:10:43
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 15:10:46
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 15:10:46
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:10:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:10:47
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:10:51
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 15:10:53
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:10:54
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 15:10:55
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:10:59
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 15:13:17
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 15:13:19
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 15:13:19
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:13:20
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:13:20
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 15:13:28
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:15:53
100 %	Landing Lights at 15:11:11
100 %	Taxi Lights at 15:12:15

Takeoff on runway 36C at KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport in the Boeing 737-800

96.1 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

96.79 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,591 m using 52.06 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

87.16 %

Liftoff speed was 167 kn - Target 147 kn

Alignment

96.81 %

1.75 m left to 3.92 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.7 %

Climb 1

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

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

94.82 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

97.9 %

Climb 2

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

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

91.61 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

87.08 %

Climb 3

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

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

35.39 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Boeing 737-800

Landing Score 90.01 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 177.0° at an altitude of 242 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 130 knots.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 73 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly off-center but not excessively so. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -685 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly steeper-than-desired descent angle.

The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.5 meters from the centerline, which may be a result of the crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C, a wind speed of 13 knots from 170°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 13 knots. These conditions were relatively calm, which should have made the landing easier.

The total landing distance of 1,363 meters was 62% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and were able to bring it to a stop safely.

Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor issues that could be improved upon. The pilots demonstrated good control and handling of the aircraft, and the aircraft performed as expected. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway alignment.

95.2 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 242 ft agl to 69 ft agl. A decrease of 174 ft in 11 seconds.

Glideslope

95.91 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

95.91 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

80.11 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

82.78 %

Landing

Landing on runway 19 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, runway length 2,190 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 130 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 130 kt. Target 132 kt

Flare

41.97 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank