KLAX to KMSP Flight Report - A321-231

Flight from KLAX to KMSP

Wednesday, 21 May 2025 11:22

Minutes 195

1,344 nm

Fuel 8,450 kg

A321-231

Departure

Runway 25R at KLAX

Los Angeles International Airport

Los Angeles, California, United States

Altitude

108 ft asl

Weight

78,216 kg

Fuel

12,940 kg

Temperature

17 °C

Wind Speed

4 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

4 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 35 at KMSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

Minneapolis Minnesota, United States

830 ft asl

Altitude

69,767 kg

Weight

4,490 kg

Fuel

8 °C

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

50.0 °

Wind Direction

4 kt

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 94.33%

Departure Score 98.55%

Enroute Score 96.01%

Arrival Score 88.43%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an A321-231, then departed from runway 25R at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 2,015 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 175 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 270°. This resulted in a headwind of 4 knots and a crosswind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of El Segundo, California. The climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 122 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,128 feet above sea level to 35,386 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,257 feet.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 12 miles southeast of Bicycle Lake Army Air Field Fort Irwin/Barstow (KBYS) in California. This phase lasted for 137 minutes and covered a distance of 1,119 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of Wabasso, Minnesota. The descent took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 84 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,567 feet above sea level to 4,272 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,294 feet.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of the Riverwood Healthcare Center Heliport Aitkin (14MN) in Minnesota. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 2 miles northeast of Lakeville, Minnesota. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,875 feet above sea level to 2,127 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,748 feet.

The final approach to runway 35 at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 350.0° at an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 35, which had a length of 2,437 meters. The threshold height at 103 feet above ground level was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 140 knots.

The touchdown point was 661 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -373 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,711 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.0 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,344 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 195 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 8,450 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 12 kt 0 kt min to max 20 kt	3		11 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kt max 11 kt	0		11 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 -0.1 ° -0.6 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.3		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 11:22:16
Info	Engine 1 Started at 11:22:16
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 11:22:16
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 11:22:16
Info	Landing Gear Down at 11:22:16
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:22:43
Info	Engine 2 Started at 11:23:23
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 11:24:23
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 11:24:35
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:25:39

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 25R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport, Average speed was 6 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 5 kt 3 kt min to max 11 kt	11		5 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

93.41 %

Departure roll runway 25R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,015 m 60 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 175 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 4 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 4 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 2,015 m 60 % of runway
90.18 %	Liftoff speed was 175 kt Target 156 kt
76.88 %	Runway alignment max 13.40 m 4.01 m left to 9.39 m right	-0.48		-9.39 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max 5.4 °	-0.1		5.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.4 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 11:31:43
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 11:31:52
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 11:31:53
Info	Parking Brake Off at 11:32:29

Departure Climb 1

99.68 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25R KLAX Los Angeles International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 180 kt 175 kt min to max 183 kt	175		183 kt
98.71 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.5 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.5		2.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 1.01 g min to max 1.18 g	1.01		1.17 g
Info	Average VSI 553 fpm 140 fpm min to max 1,053 fpm	140		1,053 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl	0		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.4 ° 5.5 ° min to max 11.2 °	5.5		11.2 °

Departure Climb 2

99.64 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25R KLAX Los Angeles International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 183 kt 180 kt min to max 183 kt	183		180 kt
98.58 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.5		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.19 g 0.98 g min to max 1.25 g	1.17		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,623 fpm 1,086 fpm min to max 3,301 fpm	1,086		3,301 fpm
Info	Average altitude 96 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 335 ft agl	48		335 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.4 ° 11.4 ° min to max 15.7 °	11.4		15.2 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 11:33:23
Info	Landing Gear Up at 11:33:23

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25R KLAX Los Angeles International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 172 kt 168 kt min to max 177 kt	177		168 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.7		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.86 g min to max 0.96 g	0.96		0.90 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,121 fpm 2,665 fpm min to max 3,333 fpm	3,333		2,665 fpm
Info	Average altitude 712 ft agl 447 ft agl min to max 959 ft agl	447		959 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.0 ° 13.6 ° min to max 15.7 °	15.3		13.7 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of El Segundo (California, United States). Climbing from 1,128 ft asl to 35,386 ft asl, an increase of 34,257 ft in 21 minutes and covering 122 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 266 kt 168 kt min to max 309 kt	168		268 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 12.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.1 °	1.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.84 g min to max 1.34 g	0.93		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,899 fpm 848 fpm min to max 3,302 fpm	2,542		1,000 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13,544 ft asl 1,128 ft asl min to max 35,386 ft asl	1,128		35,386 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.6 ° 3.1 ° min to max 13.5 °	13.5		4.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 11:34:36
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 11:34:49
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 11:37:46
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 11:35:36

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 12 miles south east of KBYS Bicycle Lake Army Air Field Fort Irwin/Barstow (California, United States) and lasted 137 minutes, covering 1,119 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 34,984 ft asl 34,527 ft asl min to max 35,674 ft asl	35,548		34,567 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 265 kt 264 kt min to max 267 kt	267		265 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.08 g	0.96		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 2.9 ° min to max 4.1 °	4.1		3.0 °

Enroute Descent

80.03 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Wabasso (Minnesota, United States). Descent from 34,567 ft asl to 4,272 ft asl, a decrease of 30,294 ft in 14 minutes and covering 84 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
50.07 %	Average speed 302 kt 214 kt min to max 341 kt	265		216 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 10.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.4 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.91 g min to max 1.16 g	1.00		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI -1,717 fpm -4,424 fpm min to max 24 fpm	-2		-488 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15,428 ft asl 4,272 ft asl min to max 34,568 ft asl	34,567		4,272 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -4.4 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.0		3.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 14:23:42
100 %	Landing Lights at 14:23:30
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 14:22:04

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile west of 14MN Riverwood Healthcare Center Heliport Aitkin (Minnesota, United States) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,941 ft asl 3,799 ft asl min to max 4,188 ft asl	4,188		3,874 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 201 kt 177 kt min to max 216 kt	216		180 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 23.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 30.8 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 0.98 g min to max 1.21 g	1.00		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.9 ° min to max 5.7 °	3.4		2.2 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:26:23
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:26:49
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 14:26:58

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of Lakeville (Minnesota, United States). Descent from 3,875 ft asl to 2,127 ft asl, a decrease of 1,748 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 165 kt 140 kt min to max 182 kt	180		140 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 18.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.07 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -657 fpm -1,010 fpm min to max 26 fpm	21		-744 fpm
Info	Average altitude 3,016 ft asl 2,127 ft asl min to max 3,875 ft asl	3,875		2,127 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -1.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.0		0.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 14:29:35
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 14:29:47
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 14:29:56
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 14:30:05
100 %	Landing Lights at 14:30:26

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,271 ft agl to 964 ft agl. A decrease of 307 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kt 140 kt min to max 141 kt	140		140 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -800 fpm -838 fpm min to max -762 fpm	-766		-817 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,124 ft agl 964 ft agl min to max 1,271 ft agl	1,271		964 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° 0.7 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.9		1.0 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 950 ft agl to 659 ft agl. A decrease of 291 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 141 kt 139 kt min to max 142 kt	140		140 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -732 fpm -804 fpm min to max -685 fpm	-804		-701 fpm
Info	Average altitude 804 ft agl 659 ft agl min to max 950 ft agl	950		659 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.2 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.0		1.4 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 647 ft agl to 353 ft agl. A decrease of 295 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 141 kt 139 kt min to max 141 kt	140		141 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.3		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -708 fpm -750 fpm min to max -622 fpm	-716		-622 fpm
Info	Average altitude 496 ft agl 353 ft agl min to max 647 ft agl	647		353 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 1.1 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		1.5 °

Arrival Final 1

93.72 %

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 343 ft agl to 121 ft agl. A decrease of 222 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
68.61 %	Approach angle 3.9 ° 3.2 ° min to max 6.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		6.0 °
100 %	Average speed 141 kt 140 kt min to max 142 kt	141		140 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.0		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -634 fpm -711 fpm min to max -554 fpm	-610		-568 fpm
Info	Average altitude 226 ft agl 121 ft agl min to max 343 ft agl	343		121 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 1.3 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.5		1.5 °

Arrival Landing

50 %

Landing on runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, runway length 2,437 m. Threshold height at 103 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 140 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 140 kt. Target 134 kt
0 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	-0.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.3		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g	0.98		1.05 g
Info	Average speed 138 kt 129 kt min to max 141 kt	140		129 kt
Info	Average VSI -351 fpm -620 fpm min to max -104 fpm	-589		-373 fpm
Info	Average altitude 39 ft agl 7 ft agl min to max 103 ft agl	103		7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.3 ° min to max 5.2 °	1.3		5.2 °

Arrival Touchdown

78.39 %

Touchdown point was 661 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 129 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -373 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.8 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 8 °C. Wind 8 kt at 50 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 4 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
90.58 %	Touchdown VSI was -373 fpm.
0 %	Touchdown distance was 1,091 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 129 kt Target below 130 kt
71.67 %	Runway alignment max 10.82 m 10.55 m left	10.22		10.82 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.30 g 1.05 g min to max 1.40 g	1.05		1.34 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 129 kt 128 kt min to max 129 kt	129		128 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 5.2 ° min to max 5.3 °	5.2		5.2 °

Arrival Rollout

85.32 %

Total landing distance 1,711 m, 70 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.0 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,711 m 70 % of runway.
67.38 %	Runway alignment max 12.00 m 12.00 m left to 0.00 m left	11.16		1.11 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.11 g	1.11		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 116 kt 68 kt min to max 124 kt	124		68 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° -0.8 ° min to max 5.4 °	5.3		-0.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 22 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kt 9 kt min to max 62 kt	62		14 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.8		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 8 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kt 4 kt min to max 16 kt	14		4 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kt max 10 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 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.5 °	-0.2		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.4		0.7 °
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 14:33:23
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 14:33:27
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 14:33:34
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 14:33:37
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 14:33:41
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 14:33:44
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 14:33:46
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 14:41:45

Takeoff on runway 25R at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport in the Airbus A321

98.55 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

93.41 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,015 m using 59.51 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

90.18 %

Liftoff speed was 175 kn - Target 156 kn

Alignment

76.88 %

4.01 m left to 9.39 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.68 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 25R KLAX Los Angeles International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

98.71 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.64 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 25R KLAX Los Angeles International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

98.58 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 25R KLAX Los Angeles International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport in the Airbus A321

Landing Score 76.86 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft in question, an A321-231, successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on runway 35. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 350.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,271 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 76.9%.

The threshold height at 103 feet agl was found to be excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down higher than desired. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 140 knots, demonstrating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's speed effectively during the landing. The touchdown point was located 661 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot.

The touchdown speed of 129 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot successfully managed the aircraft's descent and speed during the landing. The touchdown rate of -373 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and avoided a hard landing. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.8 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended landing spot.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 8°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 50°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.

The total landing distance was 1,711 meters, which is 70% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.0 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the overall deviation from the intended landing spot.

Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some areas for improvement. The pilot successfully managed the aircraft's speed and descent during the landing, but there were deviations from the intended landing spot and threshold height.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,271 ft agl to 964 ft agl. A decrease of 307 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 950 ft agl to 659 ft agl. A decrease of 291 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 647 ft agl to 353 ft agl. A decrease of 295 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

93.72 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 343 ft agl to 121 ft agl. A decrease of 222 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

68.61 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

68.61 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

50 %

Landing

Landing on runway 35 at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, runway length 2,437 m. Threshold height at 103 ft agl was excessively over target. Threshold speed was good at 140 kt.

Height

0 %

Threshold height at 103 ft agl was excessively over target. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 140 kt. Target 134 kt

Flare

0 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank