YSSY to NZQN Flight Report - Boeing 737-800

Flight from YSSY to NZQN

Friday, 03 January 2025 10:01

Minutes 187

1,127 nm

Fuel 7,876 kg

Boeing 737-800

Departure

Runway 34R at YSSY

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Sydney, State of New South Wales, Australia

Altitude

13 ft asl

Weight

69,254 kg

Fuel

11,315 kg

Temperature

22 °C

Wind Speed

9 kt

Wind Direction

20.0 °

Headwind

7 kt

Crosswind

4 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at NZQN

Queenstown International Airport

Queenstown Otago, New Zealand

1,161 ft asl

Altitude

61,379 kg

Weight

3,439 kg

Fuel

5 °C

Temperature

5 kt

Wind Speed

30.0 °

Wind Direction

3 kt

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.86%

Departure Score 96.79%

Enroute Score 98.8%

Arrival Score 91.98%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,669 meters, which accounted for 77% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.

As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at 19 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Botany, a location in the State of New South Wales, Australia. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,060 feet above sea level to 34,450 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,390 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.

After reaching the desired cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 83 miles south east of FC03 Sydney Static Carrier - CVN78, another location in the State of New South Wales, Australia. This phase lasted for 132 minutes and covered a distance of 958 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 12 miles south west of Omarama, a location in Canterbury, New Zealand. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 32,807 feet above sea level to 1,502 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,305 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 78.0 degrees at an altitude of 1 nautical mile and 321 feet above ground level. 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 also satisfactory at 142 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 137 meters, and the touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was also satisfactory.

However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -764 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 5 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at 30 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,084 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centreline.

The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,127 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 187 minutes. The aircraft used 7,876 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 14 kn 0 kn min to max 18 kn	2		0 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 12 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 -1.0 ° -1.5 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.0		-1.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 10:01:30
Info	Engine 2 Started at 10:01:30
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 10:01:30
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 10:01:30
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 10:01:30
Info	Landing Gear Down at 10:01:30
Info	Parking Brake On at 10:02:09
Info	Engine 1 Started at 10:02:50
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 10:04:02
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 10:04:09
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 10:04:13
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 10:04:26
Info	Parking Brake Off at 10:04:34

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 34R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport, Average speed was 14 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 8 kn 5 kn min to max 12 kn	6		5 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -1.7 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.5		-1.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

92.22 %

Departure roll runway 34R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,669 m 77 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 161 kn. Local weather - Temperature 26 °C. Wind 9 kn at 19 °. Crosswind: 5 kn Headwind: 8 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
92.73 %	Takeoff distance 1,669 m 77 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 161 kn Target 160 kn
93.4 %	Runway alignment max 4.86 m 4.86 m left to 0.00 m left	3.65		2.14 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.05 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -1.2 ° min to max 8.1 °	-1.2		8.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.0		0.1 °
0 %	Landing Lights at 10:16:40

Departure Climb 1

98.06 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34R YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 166 kn 161 kn min to max 170 kn	161		170 kn
92.24 %	Average bank angle 2.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.0 °	0.3		4.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 1.00 g min to max 1.16 g	1.06		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI 517 fpm 188 fpm min to max 872 fpm	188		872 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	0		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.3 ° 7.9 ° min to max 10.9 °	8.2		10.9 °

Departure Climb 2

97.94 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34R YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -1.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 172 kn 170 kn min to max 175 kn	170		172 kn
91.76 %	Average bank angle 3.1 ° 0.7 ° min to max 5.1 °	4.4		3.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 1.03 g min to max 1.16 g	1.08		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI 1,302 fpm 883 fpm min to max 2,946 fpm	883		2,946 fpm
Info	Average altitude 96 ft agl 45 ft agl min to max 380 ft agl	45		380 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.8 ° 10.9 ° min to max 17.2 °	11.0		17.2 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 10:17:35

Departure Climb 3

95.73 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34R YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -1.8 ° -2.0 ° min to max -1.4 °	-1.4		-2.0 °
100 %	Average speed 172 kn 170 kn min to max 173 kn	172		170 kn
78.66 %	Average bank angle 5.7 ° 1.4 ° min to max 10.1 °	3.0		6.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.92 g min to max 1.09 g	1.02		0.97 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,511 fpm 3,138 fpm min to max 3,770 fpm	3,138		3,705 fpm
Info	Average altitude 698 ft agl 435 ft agl min to max 973 ft agl	435		973 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.0 ° 15.5 ° min to max 18.6 °	16.5		16.9 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Botany (State of New South Wales, Australia). Climbing from 1,060 ft asl to 34,450 ft asl, an increase of 33,390 ft in 19 minutes and covering 112 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 243 kn 166 kn min to max 278 kn	169		278 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 8.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.0 °	2.8		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.88 g min to max 1.35 g	0.92		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 1,903 fpm -306 fpm min to max 4,594 fpm	3,678		-18 fpm
Info	Average altitude 14,734 ft asl 1,060 ft asl min to max 34,453 ft asl	1,060		34,450 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.6 ° 2.9 ° min to max 18.4 °	16.8		2.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 10:18:33
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 10:18:37
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 10:18:45
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 10:18:54

Enroute Level

96.4 %

Enroute level cruise started 83 miles south east of FC03 Sydney Static Carrier - CVN78 (State of New South Wales, Australia) and lasted 132 minutes, covering 958 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
88 %	Average altitude 33,880 ft asl 32,840 ft asl min to max 34,445 ft asl	34,445		32,840 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 278 kn 274 kn min to max 285 kn	279		285 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 3.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.5 °	0.2		17.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.80 g min to max 1.21 g	1.00		0.94 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° -0.9 ° min to max 3.4 °	2.8		-0.1 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 12 miles south west of Omarama (Canterbury, New Zealand). Descent from 32,807 ft asl to 1,502 ft asl, a decrease of 31,305 ft in 19 minutes and covering 50 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 231 kn 135 kn min to max 331 kn	285		145 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 26.1 °	16.9		1.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.85 g min to max 1.23 g	0.92		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -1,347 fpm -4,084 fpm min to max -71 fpm	-1,879		-1,178 fpm
Info	Average altitude 11,068 ft asl 1,502 ft asl min to max 32,807 ft asl	32,807		1,502 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -3.8 ° min to max 4.0 °	-0.5		-2.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 13:04:46
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:05:19
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:05:36
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 13:05:51
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 13:06:03
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 13:06:14
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 13:06:23
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 13:06:33
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 13:06:42
0 %	Landing Lights at 13:08:25

Arrival Final 1

98.71 %

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 321 ft agl to 34 ft agl. A decrease of 287 ft in 21 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 2.1 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		2.1 °
100 %	Average speed 142 kn 141 kn min to max 145 kn	145		141 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		-0.2 °
93.53 %	Average bank angle 2.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 5.6 °	2.6		4.8 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.11 g	1.11		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -769 fpm -1,198 fpm min to max -680 fpm	-1,198		-744 fpm
Info	Average altitude 97 ft agl 34 ft agl min to max 321 ft agl	321		34 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.9 °	-0.2		-0.6 °

Arrival Landing

82.21 %

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,771 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 142 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 142 kn. Target 143 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
31.43 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.3 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.3 °
93.52 %	Average bank angle 2.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.7 °	4.7		2.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.24 g	0.95		1.24 g
Info	Average speed 140 kn 139 kn min to max 142 kn	142		139 kn
Info	Average VSI -793 fpm -820 fpm min to max -747 fpm	-747		-764 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl	26		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -0.6 ° min to max 3.4 °	-0.6		3.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

87.51 %

Touchdown distance was good at 137 m. Touchdown speed at 139 kn was good. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -764 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 5 °C. Wind 5 kn at 30 °. Crosswind: 3 kn Headwind: 3 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
77.09 %	Touchdown VSI was -764 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 137 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 139 kn Target 141 kn
78.74 %	Runway alignment max 8.88 m 8.67 m right	-8.82		-8.31 m
95.27 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.6 °	2.3		2.6 °
93.14 %	Average g force 1.51 g 1.24 g min to max 1.74 g	1.24		1.33 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 138 kn 138 kn min to max 139 kn	139		138 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.7 °	3.4		3.5 °

Arrival Rollout

91.48 %

Total landing distance 1,084 m, 61 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,084 m 61 % of runway.
81.06 %	Runway alignment max 8.24 m 0.00 m left to 8.24 m right	-8.24		-3.85 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.88 g min to max 1.28 g	1.28		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 125 kn 72 kn min to max 136 kn	136		72 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° -1.2 ° min to max 3.5 °	3.5		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 4.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.8 °	3.2		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 19 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 20 kn 3 kn min to max 68 kn	68		16 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.6 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.0		-1.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 13:10:26
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 13:10:27
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 13:10:32
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 13:10:36
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 13:10:38
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 13:10:42
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 13:10:46
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 13:10:50
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 13:10:57

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kn 11 kn min to max 14 kn	14		13 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 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -1.0 ° -1.5 ° min to max -1.0 °	-1.5		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.4 °

Takeoff on runway 34R at YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport in the Boeing 737-800

96.79 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 14 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

92.22 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

84.45 %

Roll distance of 1,669 m using 76.82 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 161 kn - Target 165 kn

Alignment

93.4 %

4.86 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.06 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 34R YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

92.24 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

97.94 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 34R YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

91.76 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

95.73 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 34R YSSY Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

78.66 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

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

Landing Score 89.97 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) on runway 05, achieving a score of 90.0%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 78.0° at 1 nautical mile and 321 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 142 knots.

Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 137 meters, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed of 139 knots was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. However, the touchdown rate was quite heavy, at -764 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.

Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor error in navigation. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by a similar issue.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 30°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 3 knots, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. Overall, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft performed well in the landing, but there is room for improvement in terms of approach and rollout alignment.

98.71 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 321 ft agl to 34 ft agl. A decrease of 287 ft in 21 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %