The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. This process took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than a nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 25L, and the aircraft lifted off after a takeoff distance of 1,639 meters, which was 53% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 269 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of the airport and ascending from an altitude of 8,364 feet above sea level to 26,951 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 37 nautical miles, took 7 minutes and resulted in an increase of 18,588 feet in altitude.

Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 14 miles southeast of Fiche and lasted for 20 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 146 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 15 miles east of Lalibela and descending from an altitude of 26,441 feet above sea level to 12,973 feet above sea level. This descent, which covered a distance of 45 nautical miles, took 7 minutes and resulted in a decrease of 13,468 feet in altitude.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 8 miles west of Maych'ew and lasted for 5 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 28 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 13 miles south of HAMK Alula Aba Nega Airport and descending from an altitude of 13,001 feet above sea level to 8,470 feet above sea level. This descent, which covered a distance of 14 nautical miles, took 5 minutes and resulted in a decrease of 4,531 feet in altitude.

The final approach to runway 29 at HAMK Alula Aba Nega Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 287.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,073 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on runway 29, which had a length of 2,996 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 145 knots.

The touchdown distance was good at 239 meters, but the touchdown speed of 141 knots was fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -818 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.

The total landing distance was 894 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.9 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, a process that took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than a nautical mile. The total flight distance was 277 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 52 minutes. The aircraft used 39 kilograms of fuel during the flight.