KDEN to KDCA Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from KDEN to KDCA

Monday, 24 August 2026 18:01

Minutes 194

1,320 nm

Fuel 6,958 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 08 at KDEN

Denver International Airport

Denver, Colorado, United States

Altitude

5,351 ft asl

Weight

63,417 kg

Fuel

9,887 kg

Temperature

23 °C

Wind Speed

7 kt

Wind Direction

20.0 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

7 kt

Arrival

Runway 01 at KDCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington Virginia, United States

10 ft asl

Altitude

56,459 kg

Weight

2,929 kg

Fuel

22 °C

Temperature

9 kt

Wind Speed

330.0 °

Wind Direction

8 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.53%

Departure Score 95.90%

Enroute Score 100.00%

Arrival Score 96.70%

The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 08 at KDEN, covering 5 nm in 13 minutes.

During the departure roll on runway 08, the aircraft used 2,374 m of runway, representing 65 % of the available length, and lifted off at 161 kt. Ambient conditions were 26 °C with wind 8 kt from 019°, providing a 3 kt headwind and an 8 kt crosswind component.

Climb commenced 3 mi east of KDEN, with the airplane ascending from 6,298 ft asl to 31,231 ft asl, a gain of 24,933 ft achieved in 14 minutes while covering 90 nm.

The first cruise segment began 7 mi south-east of 2V6 Yuma Mun and continued for 136 minutes, during which 1,073 nm were flown.

Descent started 2 mi south of PZ52 Cheat Island, with the aircraft descending from 30,619 ft asl to 3,885 ft asl, a loss of 26,733 ft in 21 minutes over 130 nm.

A brief cruise followed 2 mi north-west of Bryans Road, lasting 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.

The subsequent descent began overhead Accokeek, dropping from 3,088 ft asl to 1,297 ft asl, a decrease of 1,791 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 7 nm.

For the final approach to runway 01 at KDCA, the aircraft approached from the south on a heading of 356.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl.

Landing on runway 01 was executed with a runway length of 2,186 m; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt. Touchdown occurred 325 m down the runway at 126 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 490 fpm, but alignment was perfect. Local weather reported 22 °C, wind 9 kt from 330°, a 4 kt crosswind and an 8 kt headwind.

The rollout covered a total landing distance of 831 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was very good.

After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, traveling less than 1 nm.

In total, the flight covered 1,320 nm, required 194 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 6,958 kg of fuel.

Vertical profile — planned vs actual

Landing

100 %

Touchdown

81.56 %

✓ Stabilised approach (by 1,000 ft, IFR) · Gear · Flaps · Sink rate · Glideslope · Centreline

✓ Stabilised approach (by 500 ft, VFR) · Gear · Flaps · Sink rate · Glideslope · Centreline

Approach & flare

Threshold height

100 %

Good threshold height.

Threshold speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt.

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Touchdown

Sink rate

38.24 %

Touchdown rate was hard at -490 ft/m.

Impact

100 %

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 126 kt was a little fast.

Aim point

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 325 m.

Centreline

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

Bounce

80 %

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Flight Stages KDEN to KDCA

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Departure Taxi

91.8 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 13 minutes and covered 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87 %	Average speed 22 kt 0 kt min to max 33 kt	4		10 kt
92.5 %	Average speed turning corners 13 kt max 18 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.9 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.3		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 18:01:33
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:01:33
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:01:33
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:01:33
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:01:33
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:02:06
Info	Engine 2 Started at 18:02:28
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:03:46
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:04:55
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:07:00
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:13:08
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:13:49
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:13:51
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:14:18

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport, Average speed was 23 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 25 kt 2 kt min to max 38 kt	10		38 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.2		0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.0		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:15:12
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:15:29

Departure Roll

98.74 %

Departure roll runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport. Takeoff distance 2,374 m 65 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 161 kt. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 8 kt at 19 °. Crosswind: 8 kt Headwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 2,374 m 65 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 161 kt Target 150 kt
93.68 %	Runway alignment max 4.78 m 4.78 m left to 0.00 m left	1.08		0.06 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -1.1 ° min to max 8.1 °	0.3		8.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.6 °	0.2		2.9 °

Departure Climb 1

95.57 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 08 KDEN Denver 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 163 kt 161 kt min to max 165 kt	161		165 kt
82.29 %	Average bank angle 4.5 ° 2.7 ° min to max 8.7 °	3.0		8.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.14 g 1.01 g min to max 1.19 g	1.01		1.19 g
Info	Average VSI 531 fpm 168 fpm min to max 1,000 fpm	168		1,000 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 39 ft agl	0		39 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.7 ° 8.3 ° min to max 13.8 °	8.3		13.8 °

Departure Climb 2

95.06 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.1		0.9 °
100 %	Average speed 166 kt 165 kt min to max 166 kt	165		166 kt
80.24 %	Average bank angle 7.9 ° 1.6 ° min to max 9.5 °	8.9		4.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 0.97 g min to max 1.20 g	1.19		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 1,532 fpm 1,027 fpm min to max 2,444 fpm	1,027		2,444 fpm
Info	Average altitude 100 ft agl 41 ft agl min to max 356 ft agl	41		356 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.9 ° 13.8 ° min to max 14.0 °	13.8		13.8 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 18:16:26
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:16:26

Departure Climb 3

98.34 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.0 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 165 kt 164 kt min to max 165 kt	165		165 kt
91.68 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.2 °	5.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.96 g min to max 1.00 g	0.97		0.96 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,591 fpm 2,425 fpm min to max 2,728 fpm	2,437		2,714 fpm
Info	Average altitude 652 ft agl 396 ft agl min to max 920 ft agl	396		920 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.8 ° 13.9 ° min to max 15.2 °	13.9		15.2 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 3 miles east of KDEN Denver International Airport Denver (Colorado, United States). Climbing from 6,298 ft asl to 31,231 ft asl, an increase of 24,933 ft in 14 minutes and covering 90 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 254 kt 162 kt min to max 292 kt	164		286 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.4 °	1.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.84 g min to max 1.08 g	0.97		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 1,911 fpm 214 fpm min to max 2,933 fpm	2,708		214 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16,928 ft asl 6,298 ft asl min to max 31,231 ft asl	6,298		31,231 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 2.3 ° min to max 15.6 °	15.4		2.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:16:56
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:17:05
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 18:19:02

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south east of 2V6 Yuma Mun Yuma (Colorado, United States) and lasted 136 minutes, covering 1,073 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 30,998 ft asl 30,616 ft asl min to max 31,253 ft asl	31,252		30,624 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 272 kt 267 kt min to max 280 kt	280		268 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.2 °	0.0		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.3		2.2 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south of PZ52 Cheat Island (West Virginia, United States). Descent from 30,619 ft asl to 3,885 ft asl, a decrease of 26,733 ft in 21 minutes and covering 130 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 238 kt 180 kt min to max 275 kt	268		180 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 4.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 15.1 °	0.3		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.88 g min to max 1.10 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -1,084 fpm -2,422 fpm min to max 7 fpm	-44		-418 fpm
Info	Average altitude 12,784 ft asl 3,885 ft asl min to max 30,619 ft asl	30,619		3,885 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -1.8 ° min to max 5.2 °	2.4		5.2 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:01:09
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:07:04

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 2 miles north west of Bryans Road (Maryland, United States) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 3,448 ft asl 3,116 ft asl min to max 3,829 ft asl	3,829		3,116 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 149 kt 134 kt min to max 180 kt	180		135 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 14.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 24.7 °	0.8		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.11 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 6.9 ° 3.6 ° min to max 9.2 °	5.2		8.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:09:19
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:09:26

Enroute Descent 2

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead Accokeek (Maryland, United States). Descent from 3,088 ft asl to 1,297 ft asl, a decrease of 1,791 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 135 kt 134 kt min to max 137 kt	135		134 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 20.3 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.07 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -585 fpm -827 fpm min to max -152 fpm	-160		-653 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,987 ft asl 1,297 ft asl min to max 3,088 ft asl	3,088		1,297 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° 1.9 ° min to max 9.6 °	8.6		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:12:20
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 21:12:32
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 21:12:40
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 21:12:52
100 %	Landing Lights at 21:15:07

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,276 ft agl to 974 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 26 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 133 kt 132 kt min to max 134 kt	134		132 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 0.1 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -671 fpm -696 fpm min to max -650 fpm	-662		-681 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,121 ft agl 974 ft agl min to max 1,276 ft agl	1,276		974 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.8 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.0 °	2.6		3.0 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 962 ft agl to 652 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 27 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 131 kt 131 kt min to max 132 kt	132		132 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -666 fpm -700 fpm min to max -638 fpm	-680		-700 fpm
Info	Average altitude 806 ft agl 652 ft agl min to max 962 ft agl	962		652 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.9 ° 2.5 ° min to max 3.2 °	3.1		2.6 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 640 ft agl to 336 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 132 kt 131 kt min to max 132 kt	131		132 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 0.9 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -678 fpm -733 fpm min to max -634 fpm	-718		-657 fpm
Info	Average altitude 485 ft agl 336 ft agl min to max 640 ft agl	640		336 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 2.7 ° min to max 3.6 °	2.7		2.7 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 324 ft agl to 67 ft agl. A decrease of 258 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.6 °
100 %	Average speed 132 kt 132 kt min to max 132 kt	132		132 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 1.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -673 fpm -738 fpm min to max -614 fpm	-681		-661 fpm
Info	Average altitude 122 ft agl 67 ft agl min to max 324 ft agl	324		67 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.6 °	2.8		2.9 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, runway length 2,186 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt. Target 125 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	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 1.1 °	0.0		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 1.00 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		1.06 g
Info	Average speed 131 kt 126 kt min to max 133 kt	132		126 kt
Info	Average VSI -616 fpm -660 fpm min to max -490 fpm	-660		-490 fpm
Info	Average altitude 25 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl	51		2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 2.9 ° min to max 6.8 °	2.9		6.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

81.56 %

Touchdown distance was good at 325 m. Touchdown speed at 126 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -490 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature 22 °C. Wind 9 kt at 330 °. Crosswind: 4 kt Headwind: 8 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
38.24 %	Touchdown VSI was -490 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 325 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 126 kt Target below 123 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.05 m 0.54 m right	-0.35		-1.05 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.0		1.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.30 g 1.06 g min to max 1.46 g	1.06		1.35 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 126 kt 125 kt min to max 126 kt	126		125 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 7.0 ° 6.8 ° min to max 7.1 °	6.8		7.1 °

Arrival Rollout

95.52 %

Total landing distance 831 m, 38 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 831 m 38 % of runway.
90.04 %	Runway alignment max 6.39 m 0.61 m left to 5.78 m right	-1.13		0.61 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.31 g	1.31		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 111 kt 61 kt min to max 119 kt	119		61 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.5 ° -0.9 ° min to max 8.6 °	7.2		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.7 °	1.7		0.5 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 24 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 16 kt 0 kt min to max 52 kt	52		2 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.6		0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.5		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:17:57
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 21:18:01
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 21:18:04
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:18:05
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:18:12
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:18:15
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:18:24
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:19:17

Arrival Taxi

96.5 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kt 0 kt min to max 29 kt	6		0 kt
91.25 %	Average speed turning corners 9 kt max 18 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:23:05

Takeoff on runway 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport in the Airbus A320

95.9 %

91.8 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 13 minutes and covered 5 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Ground Speed kt

87 %

Turn Speed

92.5 %

100 %

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

98.74 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 2,374 m using 64.92 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 161 kn - Target 150 kn

Alignment

93.68 %

4.78 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

IAS kt

Info

Bank °

Info

Pitch °

Info

95.57 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

82.29 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

95.06 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

80.24 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

98.34 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 08 KDEN Denver International Airport.

Alignment

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Bank °

91.68 %

100 %

Pitch °

Info

Climb Rate fpm

Info

Landing on runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 94.27 %

Landing Summary

The Airbus A320 completed the final approach to runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from the south, flying a heading of 356.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 22 °C with wind 9 kt from 330 °, giving a 4 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind component.

At threshold the aircraft maintained a speed of 132 kt, which was slightly above target, and the threshold height was good. The flare placed the touchdown point 325 m down the runway, a distance judged good.

Touchdown occurred at a speed of 126 kt, described as a little fast, and the vertical rate was hard at minus 490 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.

The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 831 m, representing 38 % of the 2,186 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.

To convert the hard touchdown and slightly fast speed into a smoother landing, refine flare timing to achieve a gentler descent rate while allowing the airspeed to bleed off to the target value before touchdown. Maintaining the current high alignment accuracy will preserve the overall strong performance reflected in the 94.3 % score.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,276 ft agl to 974 ft agl. A decrease of 302 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 962 ft agl to 652 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 640 ft agl to 336 ft agl. A decrease of 304 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 324 ft agl to 67 ft agl. A decrease of 258 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope °

100 %

IAS kt

100 %

Alignment

100 %

Bank °

100 %

Descent Rate fpm

Info

100 %

Landing

Landing on runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, runway length 2,186 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt. Target 125 kt

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Alignment

100 %

Bank °