KBUF to KORD Flight Report - B739

Flight from KBUF to KORD

Saturday, 27 June 2026 18:01

Minutes 91

472 nm

Fuel 8,545 lbs

B739

Departure

Runway 05 at KBUF

Buffalo Niagara International Airport

Buffalo, New York, United States

Altitude

702 ft asl

Weight

154,478 lbs

Fuel

16,543 lbs

Temperature

79 °F

Wind Speed

5 kt

Wind Direction

50.0 °

Headwind

5 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 09L at KORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Chicago Illinois, United States

659 ft asl

Altitude

145,933 lbs

Weight

7,998 lbs

Fuel

72 °F

Temperature

6 kt

Wind Speed

60.0 °

Wind Direction

5 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 98.35%

Departure Score 97.11%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 97.94%

A Boeing 737-900 took off from runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, departing into a local weather pattern characterized by a temperature of 79 °F and a gentle headwind of 5 kt. The aircraft accelerated down the 4,629-foot runway, reaching liftoff speed of 159 kt at 56% of the runway's length. Following a 9-minute taxi from the parking area, the aircraft began its departure roll.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 33,653 ft in 16 minutes and covering 96 nm. The climb phase was initiated 1 mile southeast of Williamsville, New York, and concluded 7 miles southwest of Port Rowan, Ontario, Canada. The aircraft then entered a 51-minute level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 33,653 ft and covering 244 nm. Following a 24-minute descent from 33,990 ft to 1,945 ft, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The approach was conducted from the west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 91.0° at 4 nm and 1,268 ft above ground level.

The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 09L at KORD, with a touchdown speed of 138 kt and a touchdown rate of -368 fpm. The touchdown distance was 1,417 ft, with the aircraft rolling out to a total distance of 4,107 ft, or 55% of the runway's length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the aircraft's rollout alignment was very good. Following a 7-minute taxi to the parking area, the aircraft completed its flight, having covered a total distance of 472 nm and consumed 8,545 lbs of fuel.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kt 0 kt min to max 10 kt	0		3 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 0.4 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.8 °	-0.4		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 18:01:22
Info	Navigation Lights On at 18:01:22
Info	Beacon Lights On at 18:01:22
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 18:01:22
Info	Landing Lights Off at 18:01:22
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:01:22
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:01:22
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:01:22
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:02:08
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:04:43
Info	Navigation Lights Off at 18:10:17
Info	Navigation Lights On at 18:10:18
Info	Strobe Lights On at 18:10:18
Info	Landing Lights On at 18:10:20

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, Average speed was 14 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 5 kt 0 kt min to max 9 kt	0		9 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.4		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 0.99 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g

Departure Roll

97.7 %

Departure roll runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Takeoff distance 4,629 ft 56 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 159 kt. Local weather - Temperature 79 °F. Wind 5 kt at 50 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 4,629 ft 56 % of runway
100 %	Average speed 112 kt 25 kt min to max 159 kt	25		159 kt
88.49 %	Runway alignment max 20.4 ft 0.0 ft left to 20.4 ft right	-5.9		-20.4 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.26 g	0.99		1.26 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -9.8 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.6		-9.8 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.3 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05 KBUF Buffalo Niagara 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 161 kt 159 kt min to max 163 kt	159		163 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.28 g 1.26 g min to max 1.34 g	1.27		1.34 g
Info	Average VSI 863 fpm 485 fpm min to max 1,265 fpm	485		1,265 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 23 ft agl	0		23 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -12.5 ° -15.8 ° min to max -9.9 °	-9.9		-15.8 °

Departure Climb 2

98.68 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 163 kt 162 kt min to max 164 kt	163		162 kt
94.74 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.3 ° min to max 4.0 °	0.3		4.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.29 g 0.96 g min to max 1.36 g	1.35		0.96 g
Info	Average VSI 2,053 fpm 1,306 fpm min to max 3,965 fpm	1,306		3,965 fpm
Info	Average altitude 67 ft agl 24 ft agl min to max 295 ft agl	24		295 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -17.6 ° -19.6 ° min to max -16.0 °	-16.0		-19.1 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:12:25

Departure Climb 3

89.15 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.7 °
100 %	Average speed 163 kt 159 kt min to max 171 kt	161		171 kt
95.76 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.6		1.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.88 g 0.78 g min to max 1.03 g	0.84		1.03 g
0 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,600 fpm 1,615 fpm min to max 4,029 fpm	4,029		1,662 fpm
Info	Average altitude 667 ft agl 363 ft agl min to max 885 ft agl	363		885 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -12.4 ° -17.7 ° min to max -9.7 °	-17.7		-10.4 °
Info	Gear Not Retracted at 18:12:27

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Williamsville (New York, United States). Climbing from 1,602 ft asl to 33,653 ft asl, an increase of 32,051 ft in 16 minutes and covering 96 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 260 kt 173 kt min to max 297 kt	173		274 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.2 °	1.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.81 g min to max 1.18 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,203 fpm 975 fpm min to max 3,508 fpm	1,802		994 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13,749 ft asl 1,602 ft asl min to max 33,653 ft asl	1,602		33,653 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -6.5 ° -14.2 ° min to max -2.5 °	-10.5		-2.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:13:06
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:13:07
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:13:17
Info	Landing Lights Off at 18:16:16

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south west of Port Rowan (Ontario, Canada) and lasted 51 minutes, covering 244 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 34,001 ft asl 33,871 ft asl min to max 34,046 ft asl	33,871		34,003 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 270 kt 267 kt min to max 273 kt	273		269 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.4 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.71 g min to max 1.39 g	0.94		0.98 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -2.6 ° min to max -1.1 °	-2.6		-1.5 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 3 miles south west of 4MI3 Phil's Field Overisel (Michigan, United States). Descent from 33,990 ft asl to 1,945 ft asl, a decrease of 32,045 ft in 24 minutes and covering 124 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 230 kt 144 kt min to max 284 kt	270		144 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 9.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.0 °	0.0		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.92 g min to max 1.18 g	0.95		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,278 fpm -2,650 fpm min to max 45 fpm	45		-637 fpm
Info	Average altitude 10,337 ft asl 1,945 ft asl min to max 33,990 ft asl	33,990		1,945 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -4.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	-1.4		-1.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights On at 19:35:12
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:39:06
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:39:20
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:39:25
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 19:40:00
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 19:40:20
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 19:40:37

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,268 ft agl to 977 ft agl. A decrease of 291 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 146 kt 144 kt min to max 147 kt	144		146 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.3 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.9		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -739 fpm -816 fpm min to max -643 fpm	-643		-739 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,123 ft agl 977 ft agl min to max 1,268 ft agl	1,268		977 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.9		0.1 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 964 ft agl to 660 ft agl. A decrease of 304 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 146 kt 146 kt min to max 146 kt	146		146 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.3		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.3 °	1.4		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	0.98		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -774 fpm -828 fpm min to max -694 fpm	-791		-808 fpm
Info	Average altitude 809 ft agl 660 ft agl min to max 964 ft agl	964		660 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		-0.3 °

Arrival Final 2

99.56 %

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 646 ft agl to 311 ft agl. A decrease of 334 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		2.8 °
100 %	Average speed 146 kt 146 kt min to max 148 kt	146		148 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.6 °
97.81 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.8 °	0.4		3.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.96 g min to max 1.02 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -821 fpm -1,074 fpm min to max -675 fpm	-788		-1,074 fpm
Info	Average altitude 489 ft agl 311 ft agl min to max 646 ft agl	646		311 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max 1.4 °	-0.3		1.0 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 293 ft agl to 59 ft agl. A decrease of 234 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.6 ° 2.5 ° min to max 2.9 ° Target 3.0 °	2.7		2.6 °
100 %	Average speed 148 kt 146 kt min to max 148 kt	148		146 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.4 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.4		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.7		2.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.92 g min to max 1.14 g	1.01		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI -742 fpm -1,086 fpm min to max -277 fpm	-1,086		-473 fpm
Info	Average altitude 105 ft agl 59 ft agl min to max 293 ft agl	293		59 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -2.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.7		-2.0 °

Arrival Landing

95.81 %

Landing on runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, runway length 7,481 ft. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was 146 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 143 kt 138 kt min to max 146 kt	146		138 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
83.48 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.1 °
99.4 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.5 °	2.5		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.14 g	1.02		1.14 g
Info	Average speed 143 kt 138 kt min to max 146 kt	146		138 kt
Info	Average VSI -432 fpm -470 fpm min to max -368 fpm	-470		-368 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl	43		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -2.5 ° -5.0 ° min to max -1.8 °	-2.0		-5.0 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.49 %

Touchdown distance was good at 1,417 ft. Touchdown speed 138 kt. Touchdown rate was firm at -368 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 16 ft from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 72 °F. Wind 6 kt at 60 °. Crosswind: 3 kt Headwind: 5 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
90.76 %	Touchdown VSI was -368 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 1,417 ft Target 1,500 ft
100 %	Average speed 138 kt 137 kt min to max 138 kt	138		137 kt
93.01 %	Runway alignment max 16.3 ft 14.6 ft right	-13.4		-16.3 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.7		0.4 °
96.86 %	Average g force 1.25 g 0.98 g min to max 1.61 g	1.14		0.98 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 138 kt 137 kt min to max 138 kt	138		137 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -4.9 ° -5.1 ° min to max -4.4 °	-5.0		-4.4 °

Arrival Rollout

94.7 %

Total landing distance 4,107 ft, 55 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 4,107 ft 55 % of runway.
88.21 %	Runway alignment max 20.7 ft 0.1 ft left to 20.6 ft right	-16.3		-6.0 ft
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.86 g min to max 1.44 g	0.98		1.03 g
Info	Average speed 62 kt 34 kt min to max 68 kt	68		34 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -4.4 ° min to max 1.1 °	-4.4		0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.4		1.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 30 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kt 6 kt min to max 32 kt	32		8 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 19:45:38

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 7 kt 1 kt min to max 11 kt	8		4 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 19:49:29
Info	Landing Lights Off at 19:49:32

Takeoff on runway 05 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport in the B739

97.11 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.7 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 4,629 ft using 55.82 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 159 kn

Alignment

88.49 %

0.0 ft left to 20.4 ft right

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 05 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

98.68 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

94.74 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

89.15 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05 KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

95.76 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport in the B739

Landing Score 96 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing 737-900 aircraft, designated as B739, successfully landed on runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The approach to the runway, which was aligned with a heading of 91.0° from a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level, was characterized by good quality. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, with the threshold height being well managed.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 138 knots, which was slightly below the threshold speed of 146 knots. The touchdown distance of 1,417 feet was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -368 feet per minute was firm but not excessive. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 16 feet, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 72°F and a wind of 6 knots at 60°, contributed to a relatively calm environment for the landing.

The aircraft's rollout on the runway was very good, with excellent alignment to the centreline. The total landing distance of 4,107 feet was 55% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,268 ft agl to 977 ft agl. A decrease of 291 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 964 ft agl to 660 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.56 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 646 ft agl to 311 ft agl. A decrease of 334 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.81 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 293 ft agl to 59 ft agl. A decrease of 234 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %