VQPR to VNKT Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from VQPR to VNKT

Friday, 26 December 2025 11:18

Minutes 67

251 nm

Fuel 2,259 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 15 at VQPR

Paro International Airport

Paro, Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan

Altitude

7,333 ft asl

Weight

58,610 kg

Fuel

6,369 kg

Temperature

16 °C

Wind Speed

15 kt

Wind Direction

170.0 °

Headwind

14 kt

Crosswind

4 kt

Arrival

Runway 20 at VNKT

Tribhuvan International Airport

Kathmandu Bagmati Province, Nepal

4,357 ft asl

Altitude

56,351 kg

Weight

4,110 kg

Fuel

14 °C

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

264.2 °

Wind Direction

2 kt

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 98.38%

Departure Score 99.64%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 95.49%

The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at VQPR Paro International Airport, a process that took just 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 15, with a takeoff distance of 1,020 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 140 knots.

As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 18°C temperature and a wind speed of 15 knots at 170°. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 14 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of the airport, where the aircraft ascended from 8,358 feet above sea level to 38,739 feet, an increase of 30,381 feet in just 15 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise began 1 mile north west of Siliguri, India, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering 39 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 11 miles north west of Ilam, Nepal, and descended from 38,686 feet to 7,885 feet, a decrease of 30,801 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 132 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again 3 miles south of Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles.

The final descent began 3 miles east of Madhyapur Thimi, where the aircraft descended from 7,556 feet to 4,515 feet, a decrease of 3,041 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then made its final approach to runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport from the north, heading 201.0° at 0 nautical miles and 141 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 20 was successful, with a touchdown point 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was heavy at -612 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 16°C temperature and a wind speed of 5 knots at 264°, with a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.

The total landing distance was 956 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area from the runway in just 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 251 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 67 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 2,259 kilograms.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 1 kt 1 kt min to max 2 kt	1		2 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° 0.7 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.1		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 11:18:02
Info	Engine 2 Started at 11:18:02
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 11:18:02
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 11:18:02
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 11:18:02
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 11:18:02
Info	Landing Gear Down at 11:18:02
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 11:18:02
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 11:18:16

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport, Average speed was 6 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kt 0 kt min to max 34 kt	0		34 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Engine 1 Started at 11:20:15
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:22:22
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:22:24
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 11:22:27
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 11:23:09
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 11:23:13
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 11:23:15

Departure Roll

98.2 %

Departure roll runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,020 m 51 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 140 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 15 kt at 170 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 14 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,020 m 51 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 140 kt Target 146 kt
91 %	Runway alignment max 5.52 m 5.52 m left to 0.00 m left	5.06		0.81 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	1.01		1.07 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 5.6 °	-0.2		5.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.1		0.8 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 VQPR Paro International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 145 kt 141 kt min to max 148 kt	141		148 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.8		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.19 g 1.08 g min to max 1.25 g	1.08		1.20 g
Info	Average VSI 481 fpm -14 fpm min to max 1,062 fpm	-14		1,062 fpm
Info	Average altitude 12 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 40 ft agl	0		40 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.2 ° 5.8 ° min to max 11.9 °	5.8		11.9 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 151 kt 148 kt min to max 156 kt	148		156 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.15 g 1.02 g min to max 1.20 g	1.20		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 1,578 fpm 1,089 fpm min to max 2,682 fpm	1,089		2,682 fpm
Info	Average altitude 86 ft agl 42 ft agl min to max 285 ft agl	42		285 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.5 ° 11.9 ° min to max 12.9 °	11.9		12.7 °

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.5 ° -2.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-2.0 °
100 %	Average speed 155 kt 152 kt min to max 157 kt	156		153 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 9.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 16.9 °	0.1		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.86 g min to max 1.05 g	1.01		0.99 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,910 fpm 2,751 fpm min to max 3,268 fpm	2,880		3,268 fpm
Info	Average altitude 649 ft agl 382 ft agl min to max 969 ft agl	382		969 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.3 ° 12.6 ° min to max 15.8 °	12.6		15.6 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 11:31:17

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of VQPR Paro International Airport Paro (Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan). Climbing from 8,358 ft asl to 38,739 ft asl, an increase of 30,381 ft in 15 minutes and covering 66 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 236 kt 120 kt min to max 292 kt	153		246 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.8 °	1.8		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.60 g min to max 1.33 g	0.96		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,922 fpm -1,757 fpm min to max 4,180 fpm	3,312		6 fpm
Info	Average altitude 19,695 ft asl 8,358 ft asl min to max 38,740 ft asl	8,358		38,739 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 21.0 °	15.8		3.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:31:42
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 11:32:31
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Deactivated at 11:32:31
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 11:32:31
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 11:34:00
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 11:34:00
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 11:34:00
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:34:26
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 11:34:34
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 11:37:17
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 11:37:21
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 11:44:25
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 11:44:25

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile north west of Siliguri (West Bengal, India) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 39 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 38,733 ft asl 38,661 ft asl min to max 38,742 ft asl	38,739		38,691 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 247 kt 244 kt min to max 249 kt	247		246 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 13.1 °	0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.85 g min to max 1.12 g	1.00		1.07 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 2.6 ° min to max 4.8 °	3.1		3.2 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 11 miles north west of Ilam (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 38,686 ft asl to 7,885 ft asl, a decrease of 30,801 ft in 31 minutes and covering 132 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 269 kt 219 kt min to max 293 kt	247		219 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.17 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,064 fpm -1,670 fpm min to max 99 fpm	-372		-56 fpm
Info	Average altitude 19,511 ft asl 7,885 ft asl min to max 38,715 ft asl	38,686		7,885 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -0.8 ° min to max 4.1 °	4.0		3.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 12:21:54
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 12:24:11

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles south of Madhyapur Thimi (Bagmati Province, Nepal) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 7,884 ft asl 7,766 ft asl min to max 7,912 ft asl	7,884		7,766 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 174 kt 124 kt min to max 208 kt	208		124 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.4 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.92 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		0.95 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.2 ° min to max 6.2 °	4.1		1.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 12:24:42
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 12:24:44
Info	Landing Gear Down at 12:25:00
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 12:25:03
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 12:25:53

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles east of Madhyapur Thimi (Bagmati Province, Nepal). Descent from 7,556 ft asl to 4,515 ft asl, a decrease of 3,041 ft in 4 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 129 kt 118 kt min to max 153 kt	123		129 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.0 °	0.0		2.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.81 g min to max 1.35 g	1.03		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -663 fpm -1,337 fpm min to max 1,163 fpm	-1,337		-940 fpm
Info	Average altitude 5,616 ft asl 4,515 ft asl min to max 7,556 ft asl	7,556		4,515 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° -1.2 ° min to max 12.9 °	1.3		0.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 12:30:05
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 12:30:18
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 12:30:21
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 12:30:22

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 141 ft agl to 72 ft agl. A decrease of 69 ft in 5 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 2.4 ° min to max 2.7 ° Target 3.0 °	2.7		2.4 °
100 %	Average speed 127 kt 126 kt min to max 129 kt	129		127 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.12 g	1.11		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -705 fpm -970 fpm min to max -615 fpm	-970		-632 fpm
Info	Average altitude 97 ft agl 72 ft agl min to max 141 ft agl	141		72 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° 0.7 ° min to max 3.5 °	2.9		2.3 °

Arrival Landing

87.93 %

Landing on runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport, runway length 2,933 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 127 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 127 kt. Target 125 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
51.73 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.15 g	1.03		1.15 g
Info	Average speed 126 kt 124 kt min to max 127 kt	127		124 kt
Info	Average VSI -607 fpm -629 fpm min to max -589 fpm	-628		-612 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl	28		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° 1.5 ° min to max 5.3 °	2.2		5.3 °

Arrival Touchdown

92.24 %

Touchdown point was 62 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 124 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was heavy at -612 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 16 °C. Wind 5 kt at 264 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
82.34 %	Touchdown VSI was -612 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 207 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 124 kt Target below 122 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.75 m 0.02 m right	1.10		-0.60 m
99.27 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.7		0.3 °
93.71 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.73 g min to max 1.72 g	1.15		1.43 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 120 kt 113 kt min to max 124 kt	124		113 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 4.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max 8.1 °	5.3		-0.4 °

Arrival Rollout

97.26 %

Total landing distance 956 m, 33 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 956 m 33 % of runway.
93.92 %	Runway alignment max 4.72 m 0.00 m left to 4.72 m right	-0.59		-4.72 m
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.98 g min to max 1.35 g	1.35		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 109 kt 67 kt min to max 119 kt	119		67 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -1.5 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.4		-1.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 22 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 21 kt 4 kt min to max 61 kt	61		4 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.7 ° -1.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-1.2		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		0.6 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 12:31:22
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 12:31:25
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 12:31:26
Info	Engine 2 Stopped at 12:31:30
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 12:31:37
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 12:32:23
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 12:32:26
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 12:32:29
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 12:32:38

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kt 4 kt min to max 14 kt	6		8 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
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 0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.4 °
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 12:34:52
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 12:34:57
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 12:34:57

Takeoff on runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport in the Airbus A320

99.64 %

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.2 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,020 m using 51.2 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 140 kn - Target 146 kn

Alignment

91 %

5.52 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 15 VQPR Paro International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 15 VQPR Paro International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 94.36 %

Landing Summary

The Airbus A320 successfully landed at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport, achieving a score of 94.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 201.0° at an altitude of 141 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed on runway 20, which has a length of 2,933 meters.

The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 127 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown point was 62 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 124 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -612 feet per minute (fpm).

Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a gentle wind of 5 knots at 264°. The crosswind component was minimal at 4 knots, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing.

The total landing distance of 956 meters was 33% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision, and the aircraft came to a stop safely on the runway.

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 20 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 141 ft agl to 72 ft agl. A decrease of 69 ft in 5 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %