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EGBB
Birmingham, England
Runway 33
Elevation315 ft asl
Weight70,203 kg
Fuel7,071 kg
Wind304° · 11 kn · 4 kn cross

Flight Score

98.81 %
EDDK
Köln (Cologne), Germany
Runway 31R
Elevation249 ft asl
Weight66,723 kg
Fuel3,361 kg
Wind272° · 10 kn · 7 kn cross
2 Aug 2025 1:15 380 nm Airbus A321 3,710 kg
Departure Score
98.92 %
Enroute Score
99.42 %
Arrival Score
98.10 %

What went well

Touched down at -351 fpm — a soft arrival
Straight touchdown — 4.16 m off the centreline, no bounce
1.28 G at touchdown — inside band

What held you back

Departure Taxi — Taxi Lights at 46 %, −0.36 points
Arrival Landing — Flare profile at 76 %, −0.34 points
Enroute Climb — 250 kt exceeded below 10,000 ft; speed limits at 90 %, −0.19 points

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Improve the taxi

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Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.

Read more in How to Taxi Anywhere

Start to finish · 22 stages, 20 scored

The flight story

Departure One segment per stage, in flight order — colour is the score band. Drag the bar to move along the flight, or click a stage card to open its detail. Arrival
Departure Taxi 94.60Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 2 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 10 kt0 kt min to max 18 kt 3 14 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 10 ktmax 12 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.99 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.1 °-0.3 ° min to max 0.2 ° -0.0 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.0 0.0 °

Events

Fail Taxi Lights
Info Battery Master On 9 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 9 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 9 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 9 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 9 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 7 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 3 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched On 9 ft agl · 4 kt
Departure Runway Entry Entering runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport, Average speed was 21 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 15 kt9 kt min to max 18 kt 16 9 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.0 °-0.9 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.4 0.2 °
Info Average bank angle 1.0 °0.0 ° min to max 2.9 ° 0.0 0.6 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Departure Roll 100.00Departure roll runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,150 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 150 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 13 kt at 303 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 12 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Takeoff distance 1,150 m50 % of runway
100 % Liftoff speed was 150 ktTarget 152 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 2.58 m left2.58 m left to 0.24 m right -0.24 2.58 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.89 g min to max 1.08 g 1.00 1.03 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle 0.2 °-0.9 ° min to max 6.8 ° 0.2 6.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.3 °0.0 ° min to max 1.0 ° 0.7 1.0 °

Events

Info Parking Brake On 9 ft agl · 11 kt
Info Parking Brake Off 9 ft agl · 12 kt
Departure Climb 1 100.00Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 EGBB Birmingham International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.1 -0.2 °
100 % Average speed 154 kt150 kt min to max 160 kt 150 160 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 1.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.08 g1.02 g min to max 1.14 g 1.03 1.05 g
Info Average VSI 494 fpm120 fpm min to max 835 fpm 120 835 fpm
Info Average altitude 16 ft agl0 ft agl min to max 41 ft agl 0 41 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 8.4 °7.0 ° min to max 8.9 ° 7.0 8.8 °
Departure Climb 2 100.00Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 EGBB Birmingham International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.1 °-0.2 ° min to max -0.0 ° -0.2 -0.0 °
100 % Average speed 164 kt160 kt min to max 171 kt 160 171 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.6 °0.4 ° min to max 0.7 ° 0.7 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.97 g min to max 1.13 g 1.06 0.99 g
Info Average VSI 1,216 fpm845 fpm min to max 1,981 fpm 845 1,981 fpm
Info Average altitude 96 ft agl42 ft agl min to max 347 ft agl 42 347 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °8.9 ° min to max 10.1 ° 8.9 9.5 °

Events

Info Taxi Lights Switched Off 102 ft agl · 166 kt
Info Landing Gear Up 102 ft agl · 166 kt
Departure Climb 3 100.00Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 EGBB Birmingham International Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °-0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.0 0.1 °
100 % Average speed 180 kt172 kt min to max 186 kt 172 186 kt
100 % Average bank angle 0.7 °0.1 ° min to max 1.4 ° 0.4 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.95 g min to max 1.07 g 0.99 0.98 g
100 % Landing gear up
Info Average VSI 2,353 fpm2,013 fpm min to max 2,790 fpm 2,013 2,721 fpm
Info Average altitude 639 ft agl381 ft agl min to max 947 ft agl 381 947 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 9.8 °9.0 ° min to max 10.7 ° 9.4 10.6 °

Events

Info Flaps Position 2 800 ft agl · 186 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 893 ft agl · 188 kt
Enroute Climb 95.95Enroute climb started 1 mile south west of Chelmsley Wood (Solihull, England). Climbing from 1,324 ft asl to 18,962 ft asl, an increase of 17,638 ft in 9 minutes and covering 37 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
90 % Average speed 244 kt186 kt min to max 290 kt 186 290 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.9 °0.0 ° min to max 31.6 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.04 g0.71 g min to max 1.47 g 0.89 1.03 g
Info Average VSI 1,995 fpm-13 fpm min to max 4,042 fpm 2,690 600 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,936 ft asl1,324 ft asl min to max 18,962 ft asl 1,324 18,962 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 7.5 °2.7 ° min to max 12.0 ° 9.4 2.9 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 3,559 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,165 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 4,299 ft agl
Fail Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft 6,277 ft agl
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 1,191 ft agl · 196 kt
Info Landing Lights Switched Off 10,529 ft agl · 295 kt
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Steeple Aston (Oxfordshire, England) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 25 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,454 ft of 19,199 ft asl19,077 ft asl min to max 19,566 ft asl 19,077 19,566 ft asl
100 % Average speed 313 kt296 kt min to max 338 kt 296 338 kt
100 % Average bank angle 12.1 °0.0 ° min to max 20.5 ° 0.2 0.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.03 g0.98 g min to max 1.08 g 0.98 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.6 °1.2 ° min to max 2.3 ° 2.3 1.6 °
Enroute Climb 2 100.00Enroute climb started 1 mile east of Fawley (Buckinghamshire, England). Climbing from 19,651 ft asl to 36,578 ft asl, an increase of 16,927 ft in 13 minutes and covering 97 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 282 kt254 kt min to max 342 kt 342 254 kt
100 % Average bank angle 4.2 °0.0 ° min to max 14.8 ° 0.3 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.90 g min to max 1.03 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI 1,286 fpm499 fpm min to max 2,898 fpm 510 680 fpm
Info Average altitude 30,333 ft asl19,651 ft asl min to max 36,578 ft asl 19,651 36,578 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 3.8 °1.5 ° min to max 4.6 ° 1.5 4.0 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 2 100.00Enroute level cruise started 11 miles south east of Deal (Kent, England) and lasted 14 minutes, covering 113 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±2,334 ft of 36,879 ft asl36,688 ft asl min to max 36,949 ft asl 36,688 36,853 ft asl
100 % Average speed 252 kt251 kt min to max 253 kt 253 252 kt
100 % Average bank angle 2.0 °0.0 ° min to max 14.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 3.3 °2.6 ° min to max 4.4 ° 4.0 3.3 °
Enroute Descent 100.00Enroute descent started overhead Sint-Agatha-Rode (Flanders, Belgium). Descent from 36,824 ft asl to 17,921 ft asl, a decrease of 18,903 ft in 8 minutes and covering 59 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 287 kt251 kt min to max 295 kt 251 294 kt
100 % Average bank angle 7.5 °0.0 ° min to max 14.2 ° 0.0 9.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.19 g 0.93 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -2,362 fpm-4,086 fpm min to max 194 fpm -573 44 fpm
Info Average altitude 25,512 ft asl17,890 ft asl min to max 36,824 ft asl 36,824 17,921 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -1.2 °-2.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.0 1.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 3 100.00Enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of Breinigerberg (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 10 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±1,396 ft of 17,918 ft asl17,912 ft asl min to max 17,923 ft asl 17,921 17,915 ft asl
100 % Average speed 293 kt292 kt min to max 294 kt 293 294 kt
100 % Average bank angle 8.8 °0.0 ° min to max 11.4 ° 11.0 0.2 °
100 % Average g force 1.01 g0.99 g min to max 1.05 g 1.04 1.00 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 1.5 °1.2 ° min to max 1.7 ° 1.7 1.6 °
Enroute Descent 2 100.00Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Nideggen (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany). Descent from 17,915 ft asl to 1,547 ft asl, a decrease of 16,367 ft in 10 minutes and covering 29 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 216 kt137 kt min to max 311 kt 293 139 kt
100 % Average bank angle 10.3 °0.0 ° min to max 29.0 ° 0.2 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.79 g min to max 1.22 g 0.99 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -1,792 fpm-6,695 fpm min to max 204 fpm 10 -398 fpm
Info Average altitude 7,032 ft asl1,547 ft asl min to max 17,917 ft asl 17,915 1,547 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle -0.8 °-8.0 ° min to max 3.8 ° 1.6 3.3 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0

Events

Info Landing Lights Switched On 9,398 ft agl · 297 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 7,262 ft agl · 248 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 3,291 ft agl · 214 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 3,208 ft agl · 214 kt
Info Landing Gear Down 2,910 ft agl · 208 kt
Info Taxi Lights Switched On 2,660 ft agl · 188 kt
Info Flaps Position 4 1,966 ft agl · 165 kt
Info Flaps Position 5 1,789 ft agl · 153 kt
Arrival Final 4 99.90Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,284 ft agl to 1,010 ft agl. A decrease of 274 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.0 °3.0 ° min to max 3.0 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.0 °
100 % Average speed 138 kt136 kt min to max 139 kt 139 136 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 0.1 °
99 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° 3.2 0.8 °
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.03 g 0.97 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -621 fpm-744 fpm min to max -444 fpm -444 -744 fpm
Info Average altitude 1,155 ft agl1,010 ft agl min to max 1,284 ft agl 1,284 1,010 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °1.8 ° min to max 3.3 ° 2.6 2.4 °
33.253.53.7549009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft33.253.53.754-130-98-65-330336598130Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 3 100.00Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 998 ft agl to 720 ft agl. A decrease of 278 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.1 °3.0 ° min to max 3.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.0 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 139 kt136 kt min to max 140 kt 137 140 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.3 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average bank angle 1.0 °0.3 ° min to max 1.8 ° 0.8 0.3 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.97 g min to max 1.04 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average VSI -648 fpm-808 fpm min to max -539 fpm -760 -808 fpm
Info Average altitude 863 ft agl720 ft agl min to max 998 ft agl 998 720 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.4 °1.8 ° min to max 3.2 ° 2.5 1.9 °
22.252.52.7536006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft22.252.52.753-110-83-55-280285583110Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 2 99.25Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 706 ft agl to 380 ft agl. A decrease of 327 ft in 26 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.2 °3.0 ° min to max 3.3 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 3.2 °
100 % Average speed 138 kt137 kt min to max 140 kt 140 138 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
96 % Average bank angle 1.1 °0.0 ° min to max 4.4 ° 0.1 0.0 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.11 g 1.01 1.02 g
Info Average VSI -722 fpm-931 fpm min to max -397 fpm -802 -756 fpm
Info Average altitude 545 ft agl380 ft agl min to max 706 ft agl 706 380 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.6 °1.6 ° min to max 4.2 ° 2.0 2.0 °
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft11.251.51.752-90-68-45-23023456890Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Final 1 100.00Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 367 ft agl to 118 ft agl. A decrease of 249 ft in 21 seconds.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Approach angle 3.8 °3.1 ° min to max 4.2 °Target 3.0 ° 3.2 4.2 °
100 % Average speed 137 kt136 kt min to max 138 kt 138 136 kt
100 % Heading variation 0.1 °0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° 0.1 0.1 °
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.2 ° min to max 2.2 ° 1.1 0.6 °
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.93 g min to max 1.06 g 0.94 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -734 fpm-805 fpm min to max -404 fpm -760 -782 fpm
Info Average altitude 180 ft agl118 ft agl min to max 367 ft agl 367 118 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 2.5 °1.8 ° min to max 4.1 ° 2.4 2.7 °
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Height ft00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370Distance to Touchdown NMApproach Runway Alignment m
Arrival Landing 91.91Landing on runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, runway length 3,807 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 136 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Threshold speed was good at 136 kt. Target 131 kt
91 % Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target.Target 50 ft agl
76 % Good landing flare
100 % Runway alignment max 0.03 m left0.03 m left to 0.02 m right 0.03 -0.02 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 1.6 ° 0.6 0.4 °
100 % Average g force 1.02 g0.91 g min to max 1.13 g 1.00 1.01 g
Info Average speed 132 kt127 kt min to max 136 kt 136 127 kt
Info Average VSI -460 fpm-784 fpm min to max -207 fpm -783 -350 fpm
Info Average altitude 20 ft agl-2 ft agl min to max 59 ft agl 59 -2 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 5.2 °2.8 ° min to max 6.6 ° 2.8 6.2 °
07515022530037545052560001123344657Runway Distance mLanding Height ft075150225300375450525600-30-24-18-12-60612182430Runway Distance mRunway Width m
Arrival Touchdown 95.69Touchdown point was 127 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 127 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -350 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 10 kt at 275 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
91 % Touchdown rate was -350 fpm.
90 % Touchdown distance was 548 mTarget 457 m
100 % Speed at touchdown 127 ktTarget below 127 kt
96 % Runway alignment max 4.25 m right4.19 m right -4.05 -4.16 m
100 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.1 ° min to max 1.7 ° 0.4 1.7 °
100 % Average g force 1.18 g1.01 g min to max 1.28 g 1.01 1.22 g
100 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 127 kt126 kt min to max 127 kt 127 126 kt
Info Average pitch angle 5.8 °5.3 ° min to max 6.2 ° 6.2 5.3 °
Arrival Rollout 98.03Total landing distance 2,679 m, 70 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 2,679 m70 % of runway.
96 % Runway alignment max 4.25 m left4.25 m left to 4.13 m right -4.13 -2.78 m
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.94 g min to max 1.18 g 1.18 1.01 g
Info Average speed 103 kt61 kt min to max 118 kt 118 61 kt
Info Average pitch angle 0.5 °-0.7 ° min to max 5.2 ° 5.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° 1.8 0.2 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 45 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 37 kt11 kt min to max 60 kt 60 11 kt
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.8 ° min to max -0.1 ° -0.2 -0.5 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.1 0.2 °
Info Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.01 1.00 g

Events

Info Flaps Position 4 9 ft agl · 46 kt
Info Flaps Position 3 9 ft agl · 48 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 9 ft agl · 38 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 9 ft agl · 35 kt
Info Flaps Fully Retracted 9 ft agl · 29 kt
Info Strobe Lights Switched Off 9 ft agl · 33 kt
Arrival Taxi 100.00Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 9 kt3 kt min to max 16 kt 11 3 kt
100 % Average speed turning corners 0 ktmax 0 kt 0 0 kt
100 % Average g force 1.00 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 1.00 1.00 g
Info Average pitch angle -0.2 °-0.8 ° min to max 0.1 ° -0.6 -0.3 °
Info Average bank angle 0.1 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.1 0.0 °

Takeoff

FailTaxi lightsOff
100.00Takeoff roll778 m · 34 %
100.00Liftoff speed150 kt · target 144, 6 fast
100.00Runway alignment2.58 m L
OkBounce on takeoffNone
100.00Rate of climb493 fpm

Landing

The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.

91.44Threshold height58 ft
100.00Threshold speed136 kt · on target
100.00Centreline offset0.03 m L
Flare 76.19Good landing flare

The stabilisation gates

Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.

Seven checks, two gates1,000 ft 500 ft
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
3.0 nm 1,005 ft 0.14° L +1 kt
2.0 nm 715 ft 0.33° L +1 kt
1.5 nm 523 ft 0.00° L +1 kt
1.0 nm 382 ft 0.17° L +1 kt
0.5 nm 212 ft 0.53° L +1 kt
THR 56 ft 6.28 m L +0 kt

Touchdown on EDDK 31R

Past threshold90.03
548m
Centreline95.63
4.16m R
Speed100.00
127kttarget 133 or less
Touchdown rate91.36
-351fpmfirst contact -300 fpm
Impact100.00
1.28G
BouncesOk
None

Side view — the last 2,763 m of the approach.

58 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 305 m This flight — 58 ft, down at 548 m

Plan view — the first 2,763 m of the 3,807 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,0002,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 7 kn FULL SCORE TO 503 M 548 m past threshold CLEARED

Touched down 548 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.

Runway used 2,641 m of 3,807 m · 69 %
Rollout distance100.00
2,093m69 % used
Rollout alignment95.61
4.25m L

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Flight narrative

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,150 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 20°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 303°.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south west of Chelmsley Wood in Solihull, England. The climb took 9 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,324 feet above sea level to 18,962 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,638 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 37 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south east of Steeple Aston in Oxfordshire, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began another climb, this time starting 1 mile east of Fawley in Buckinghamshire, England. The climb took 13 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 19,651 feet above sea level to 36,578 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,927 feet. The distance covered during this climb was 97 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 11 miles south east of Deal in Kent, England, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 113 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began its descent, starting overhead Sint-Agatha-Rode in Flanders, Belgium. The descent took 8 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,824 feet above sea level to 17,921 feet above sea level, a decrease of 18,903 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 59 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south west of Breinigerberg in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Nideggen in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The descent took 10 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 17,915 feet above sea level to 1,547 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,367 feet. The distance covered during this descent was 29 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport was made from the south east, heading 318.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31R, which has a length of 3,807 meters. The threshold height at 59 feet above ground level was slightly above target, but the threshold speed was good at 136 knots.

The touchdown point was 128 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 275°.

The total landing distance was 2,679 meters, which is 70% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport in the Airbus A321neo
98.92 %
94.6 %
Taxi
Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Taxi Lights
46 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
100 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 33 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,150 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 150 kt. Local weather - Temperature 20 °C. Wind 13 kt at 303 °. Crosswind: 5 kt Headwind: 12 kt.
Takeoff Distance
100 %
Roll distance of 1,150 m using 49.64 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
100 %
Liftoff speed was 150 kn - Target 152 kn
Alignment
100 %
2.58 m left to 0.24 m right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
100 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
160 85 10
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
7 3.5 0
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250-20-15-10-505101520 Runway Distance m Runway Alignment to End of Runway m
100 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 33 EGBB Birmingham International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
160 155 150
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
9 7.5 6
Climb Rate fpm
Info
900 400 -100
100 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 33 EGBB Birmingham International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
180 170 160
Bank °
100 %
1 0.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 9.5 8
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,000 1,350 700
100 %
Climb 3
Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 33 EGBB Birmingham International Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
190 180 170
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
11 10 9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
2,800 2,350 1,900
02505007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,250097194291388485 Runway Distance m Height at End of Runway ft
00.250100200300400500600700800900 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-60-48-36-24-1201224364860 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment (in m) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport in the Airbus A321neo
Landing Score 96.41 %
Landing Summary

The Airbus A321 successfully landed at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, achieving a score of 96.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 318.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 31R, which has a length of 3,807 meters.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the touchdown zone, 128 meters past the designated area. The touchdown speed was recorded at 127 knots, which was a little faster than the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -350 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 10 knots from 275°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 7 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance was 2,679 meters, accounting for 70% of the runway length. Notably, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration of the aircraft after touchdown.

Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the target parameters. The pilots demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the final approach and landing phases.

99.9 %
Final 4
Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,284 ft agl to 1,010 ft agl. A decrease of 274 ft in 26 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
139 135 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
99.49 %
4 2 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-444 -622 -800
33.253.53.7549009501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,3501,4001,4501,500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
33.253.53.754-130-98-65-330336598130 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 3
Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 998 ft agl to 720 ft agl. A decrease of 278 ft in 26 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-539 -720 -900
22.252.52.7536006507007508008509009501,0001,0501,100 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
22.252.52.753-110-83-55-280285583110 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
99.25 %
Final 2
Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 706 ft agl to 380 ft agl. A decrease of 327 ft in 26 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
140 135 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
96.27 %
5 2.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-397 -699 -1,000
11.251.51.752250300350400450500550600650700750 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
11.251.51.752-90-68-45-23023456890 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
100 %
Final 1
Approaching runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 367 ft agl to 118 ft agl. A decrease of 249 ft in 21 seconds.
Glideslope
100 %
Excellent glideslope alignment
Heading
100 %
Excellent heading alignment
Glideslope °
100 %
4 3 2
IAS kt
100 %
139 134 130
Alignment
100 %
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
100 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-404 -652 -900
00.250.50.751050100150200250300350 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.751-70-53-35-18018355370 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment m
91.91 %
Landing
Landing on runway 31R at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport, runway length 3,807 m. Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Threshold speed was good at 136 kt.
Height
91.44 %
Threshold height at 59 ft agl was slightly above target. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
100 %
Threshold speed was good at 136 kt. Target 131 kt
Flare
76.19 %
Good landing flare
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
100 %
2 1 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
136 128 120
Pitch °
Info
7 4.5 2
Descent Rate fpm
Info
-207 -504 -800
07515022530037545052560001123344657 Runway Distance m Landing Height ft
075150225300375450525600-30-24-18-12-60612182430 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
95.69 %
Touchdown
Touchdown point was 127 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 127 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -350 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 10 kt at 275 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 7 kt.
Touchdown
91.36 %
Touchdown rate was firm at -351 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 127 kt was a little fast. Target below 127 kn
Distance
89.93 %
Touchdown point was 128 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Alignment
95.63 %
Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 m from centreline.
Bank
100 %
Bank angle 0.8 °
G
100 %
G 1.18 g
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
98.02 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 2,679 m, 70 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 2,679 m using 70.37 % of runway
Alignment
95.61 %
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
126 98 70
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
6 3 0
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,600 Runway Distance m Runway Width m
100 %
Taxi
Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched Off
Taxi Lights
100 %
Switched On
Ground Speed kt
100 %
30 15 0
Turn Speed
100 %
30 15 0
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
1 0.5 0
Metrics
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