YMML to NZQN Flight Report - Boeing 737-800

Flight from YMML to NZQN

Wednesday, 08 January 2025 07:19

Minutes 170

1,162 nm

Fuel 7,139 kg

Boeing 737-800

Departure

Runway 34 at YMML

Melbourne International Airport

Melbourne, State of Victoria, Australia

Altitude

390 ft asl

Weight

65,799 kg

Fuel

10,930 kg

Temperature

22 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

80.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

3 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at NZQN

Queenstown International Airport

Queenstown Otago, New Zealand

1,161 ft asl

Altitude

58,660 kg

Weight

3,791 kg

Fuel

12 °C

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

140.0 °

Wind Direction

4 kt

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.73%

Departure Score 96.1%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 97.08%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34 at Melbourne International Airport (YMML). The takeoff distance was 1,519 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 152 knots.

As the aircraft climbed out of Melbourne Airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 0 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northwest of the airport and continued for 19 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles. During this period, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,451 feet above sea level to 36,979 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,528 feet.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles north of Yarram in the state of Victoria, Australia. This phase lasted for 116 minutes and covered a distance of 976 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 39 miles west of Quintin Lodge Airstrip in Southland, New Zealand. The descent phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 83 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,917 feet above sea level to 1,464 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,454 feet.

The final approach to runway 05 at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 77.0 degrees at an altitude of 291 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 1,771 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 155 meters, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -384 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 12°C temperature and a wind speed of 8 knots at 140 degrees. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 925 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 1,162 nautical miles and took 170 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 7,139 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

81.5 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	3		0 kn
53.75 %	Average speed turning corners 18 kn max 21 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.02		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -1.6 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.3		-0.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.4		0.6 °
Info	Battery Master On at 07:19:59
Info	Engine 2 Started at 07:19:59
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 07:19:59
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 07:19:59
Info	Landing Gear Down at 07:19:59
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 07:20:32
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 07:20:35
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 07:20:39
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 07:20:47
Info	Engine 1 Started at 07:20:49
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 07:20:51
Info	Parking Brake On at 07:21:19
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 07:21:35
Info	Parking Brake Off at 07:23:32
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 07:27:46
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 07:27:50
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 07:27:51
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 07:27:51

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 34 at YMML Melbourne International Airport, Average speed was 6 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 8 kn 6 kn min to max 8 kn	6		8 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.5 °	-0.8		-0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

99.52 %

Departure roll runway 34 at YMML Melbourne International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,519 m 41 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 152 kn. Local weather - Temperature 25 °C. Wind 4 kn at 80 °. Crosswind: 4 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,519 m 41 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 152 kn Target 160 kn
97.58 %	Runway alignment max 4.50 m 0.79 m left to 3.71 m right	0.75		-3.71 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		1.03 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.7 ° min to max 9.1 °	-0.7		9.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.0		1.1 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34 YMML Melbourne International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 156 kn 152 kn min to max 159 kn	152		159 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	1.1		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.15 g 1.04 g min to max 1.19 g	1.04		1.18 g
Info	Average VSI 726 fpm 296 fpm min to max 1,234 fpm	296		1,234 fpm
Info	Average altitude 20 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 53 ft agl	0		53 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.1 ° 9.2 ° min to max 14.7 °	9.2		14.7 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 YMML Melbourne International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 161 kn 159 kn min to max 165 kn	159		165 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.8		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 0.93 g min to max 1.18 g	1.18		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI 1,731 fpm 1,270 fpm min to max 2,706 fpm	1,270		2,686 fpm
Info	Average altitude 111 ft agl 56 ft agl min to max 376 ft agl	56		376 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.1 ° 14.7 ° min to max 16.0 °	14.7		14.8 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 07:29:56
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 07:29:57

Departure Climb 3

99.47 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34 YMML Melbourne International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.5 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.5 °
100 %	Average speed 167 kn 165 kn min to max 169 kn	165		167 kn
97.37 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.0 °	0.2		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.13 g	0.94		0.94 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,048 fpm 2,626 fpm min to max 3,741 fpm	2,662		3,741 fpm
Info	Average altitude 686 ft agl 421 ft agl min to max 995 ft agl	421		995 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.3 ° 14.6 ° min to max 18.1 °	14.6		17.2 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Melbourne Airport (State of Victoria, Australia). Climbing from 1,451 ft asl to 36,979 ft asl, an increase of 35,528 ft in 19 minutes and covering 98 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 250 kn 165 kn min to max 262 kn	167		256 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 13.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 29.7 °	0.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.83 g min to max 1.15 g	0.96		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,322 fpm 771 fpm min to max 3,861 fpm	3,740		1,032 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16,521 ft asl 1,451 ft asl min to max 36,979 ft asl	1,451		36,979 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 4.1 ° min to max 17.2 °	17.2		4.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 07:30:28
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 07:31:04
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 07:31:12
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 07:37:38

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles north of Yarram (State of Victoria, Australia) and lasted 116 minutes, covering 976 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 37,315 ft asl 36,943 ft asl min to max 37,556 ft asl	37,145		36,943 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 257 kn 252 kn min to max 262 kn	254		257 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.8 °	0.0		6.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		0.91 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 1.9 ° min to max 4.4 °	4.4		1.9 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 39 miles west of T004 Quintin Lodge Airstrip (Southland, New Zealand). Descent from 36,917 ft asl to 1,464 ft asl, a decrease of 35,454 ft in 25 minutes and covering 83 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 204 kn 133 kn min to max 300 kn	258		140 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 27.3 °	9.4		2.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.71 g min to max 1.32 g	0.94		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -1,152 fpm -3,282 fpm min to max -279 fpm	-777		-803 fpm
Info	Average altitude 12,051 ft asl 1,464 ft asl min to max 36,917 ft asl	36,917		1,464 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° -4.8 ° min to max 3.9 °	1.6		0.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 09:59:20
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:59:21
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 09:59:22
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 09:59:23
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 09:59:27
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 09:59:35
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 09:59:39
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 10:00:18
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 10:02:05
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:02:07
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 10:02:08
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 10:06:44
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 10:06:45
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 10:06:47
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 10:06:48
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:06:49
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 10:06:50
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 10:06:53
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 10:06:58
100 %	Landing Lights at 10:09:31

Arrival Final 1

99.58 %

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 291 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 259 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.9 ° 1.6 ° min to max 2.7 ° Target 3.0 °	2.7		1.6 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kn 133 kn min to max 140 kn	140		133 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		-0.1 °
97.89 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 4.5 °	0.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.95 g min to max 1.08 g	1.02		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -580 fpm -827 fpm min to max -445 fpm	-741		-510 fpm
Info	Average altitude 79 ft agl 31 ft agl min to max 291 ft agl	291		31 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° -0.4 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.1		1.5 °

Arrival Landing

95.54 %

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,771 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 133 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 133 kn. Target 143 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
82.15 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.4		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 1.00 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		1.09 g
Info	Average speed 132 kn 130 kn min to max 133 kn	133		130 kn
Info	Average VSI -476 fpm -520 fpm min to max -384 fpm	-513		-384 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 7 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl	24		7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 3.0 °	1.6		3.0 °

Arrival Touchdown

97.55 %

Touchdown distance was good at 155 m. Touchdown speed at 130 kn was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -384 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 8 kn at 140 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Headwind: 4 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
90.21 %	Touchdown VSI was -384 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 155 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 130 kn Target 141 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.51 m 2.01 m right	-1.72		-2.51 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.29 g 1.09 g min to max 1.40 g	1.09		1.24 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 130 kn 129 kn min to max 130 kn	130		129 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 2.9 ° min to max 3.1 °	3.0		2.9 °

Arrival Rollout

92.71 %

Total landing distance 925 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 925 m 52 % of runway.
83.8 %	Runway alignment max 7.49 m 0.00 m left to 7.49 m right	-2.65		-3.76 m
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.94 g min to max 1.20 g	1.20		0.98 g
Info	Average speed 119 kn 67 kn min to max 126 kn	126		67 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -1.5 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.9		-1.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.5 °	0.6		0.0 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 15 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 17 kn 0 kn min to max 54 kn	54		8 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.9 ° -1.5 ° min to max -0.5 °	-1.5		-1.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 10:10:52
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 10:10:57
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 10:11:01
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 10:11:03
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:11:07
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 10:11:11
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 10:11:14
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:11:22
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 10:13:21
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 10:13:24

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 6 kn 4 kn min to max 10 kn	8		4 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -4.4 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.2		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.0		0.0 °

Takeoff on runway 34 at YMML Melbourne International Airport in the Boeing 737-800

96.1 %

81.5 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

53.75 %

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.52 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,519 m using 41.47 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 152 kn - Target 159 kn

Alignment

97.58 %

0.79 m left to 3.71 m 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 34 YMML Melbourne International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34 YMML Melbourne International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.47 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34 YMML Melbourne International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

97.37 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport in the Boeing 737-800

Landing Score 96.34 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) with a score of 96.3%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 77.0° at 1 nautical mile and 291 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 05, which has a length of 1,771 meters.

The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 133 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 155 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 130 knots was also within acceptable limits.

The touchdown rate of -384 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots from 140°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots.

The total landing distance of 925 meters was 52% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and touchdown phases.

99.58 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 291 ft agl to 31 ft agl. A decrease of 259 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

97.89 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

95.54 %

Landing

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,771 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 133 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly below target at 133 kt. Target 143 kt

Flare

82.15 %

Very good landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

IAS

Info

Pitch

Info

Descent Rate

Info

97.55 %

Touchdown

90.21 %

Touchdown rate was firm at -384 ft/m.

Speed

100 %

Touchdown speed at 130 kt was good. Target below 141 kn

Distance

100 %

Touchdown distance was good at 155 m.

Alignment

100 %

Runway touchdown alignment was very good.

Bank

100 %

Bank angle 0.8 °

100 %

G 1.29 g

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

92.71 %

Rollout

Total landing distance 925 m, 52 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

Landing distance 925 m using 52.22 % of runway

Alignment

83.8 %

Runway rollout alignment was very good.

100 %

IAS

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Taxi

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

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched Off

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

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