Departure
Arrival
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321 aircraft. The descent phase of the flight began as the aircraft flew overhead Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 222 feet above sea level (asl) to 224 ft asl, a decrease of just 2 feet over a period of 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Following the descent, the aircraft initiated an enroute climb, again starting from the same location over Rhoose. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from 224 ft asl to 1,510 ft asl, an increase of 1,285 feet over a period of 4 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 4 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Cardiff International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 30 from the south east, flying at a heading of 297.0° at an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was executed with a threshold speed that was slightly above the target speed of 149 knots.
The touchdown point was located 317 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was also smooth, at -137 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline, by 7.9 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 267°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,422 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway length.
Following the landing, the aircraft underwent a rollout phase, during which it was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 8.0 meters. The total flight distance covered by the aircraft was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 10 minutes. The aircraft consumed a total of 8,801 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
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Enroute Descent
100 %
Enroute descent started overhead Rhoose (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales). Descent from 222 ft asl to 224 ft asl, a decrease of 2 ft in 5 minutes and covering less than 1 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 14 kn 9 kn min to max 16 kn |
9 | 11 kn | |
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Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI 2 fpm -2 fpm min to max 7 fpm |
0 | 2 fpm | |
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Average altitude 223 ft asl 222 ft asl min to max 224 ft asl |
222 | 224 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
-0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Battery Master On at 17:06:23 |
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Engine 1 Started at 17:06:23 |
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Landing Gear Down at 17:06:23 |
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Parking Brake On at 17:06:23 |
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Engine 2 Started at 17:07:15 |
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Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:07:15 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:07:15 |
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Strobe Lights Switched Off at 17:07:17 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 17:07:50 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 17:07:59 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 17:08:00 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 17:08:01 |
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Parking Brake Off at 17:08:07 |
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Landing Lights OFF should be ON at 17:11:03 |
Enroute Climb
100 %
Enroute climb started overhead Rhoose (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales). Climbing from 224 ft asl to 1,510 ft asl, an increase of 1,285 ft in 4 minutes and covering 4 nm.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Average speed 157 kn 9 kn min to max 197 kn |
17 | 197 kn | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 ° |
0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.12 g |
1.01 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -775 fpm -1,586 fpm min to max 55 fpm |
4 | -968 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,778 ft asl 224 ft asl min to max 4,281 ft asl |
224 | 1,510 ft asl | |
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Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -0.4 ° min to max 8.1 ° |
0.2 | -0.2 ° | |
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Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0 |
0 | 0 | |
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Parking Brake On at 17:11:22 |
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Parking Brake Off at 17:11:23 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 17:11:50 |
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Flaps Position 3 at 17:11:54 |
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Flaps Position 2 at 17:12:01 |
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Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:12:34 |
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Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:12:48 |
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Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:12:49 |
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Landing Lights Switched On at 17:12:54 |
Arrival Final 4
100 %
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,286 ft agl to 981 ft agl. A decrease of 306 ft in 18 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 ° | |
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Average speed 197 kn 197 kn min to max 197 kn |
197 | 197 kn | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.1 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.2 ° |
0.2 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g |
1.00 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -966 fpm -969 fpm min to max -960 fpm |
-968 | -966 fpm | |
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Average altitude 1,131 ft agl 981 ft agl min to max 1,286 ft agl |
1,286 | 981 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.2 ° |
-0.2 | -0.5 ° |
Arrival Final 3
100 %
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 964 ft agl to 683 ft agl. A decrease of 281 ft in 19 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.0 | 3.2 ° | |
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Average speed 191 kn 177 kn min to max 197 kn |
197 | 177 kn | |
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Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
0.1 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 ° |
0.2 | 1.9 ° | |
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Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.04 g |
1.00 | 0.99 g | |
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Average VSI -855 fpm -966 fpm min to max -633 fpm |
-966 | -644 fpm | |
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Average altitude 816 ft agl 683 ft agl min to max 964 ft agl |
964 | 683 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -2.2 ° min to max -0.5 ° |
-0.5 | -2.1 ° | |
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Flaps Position 3 at 17:15:35 |
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Flaps Position 4 at 17:15:36 |
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Flaps Position 5 at 17:15:37 |
Arrival Final 2
98.43 %
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 672 ft agl to 250 ft agl. A decrease of 423 ft in 23 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.8 ° 2.3 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 ° |
3.2 | 2.3 ° | |
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Average speed 161 kn 152 kn min to max 175 kn |
175 | 152 kn | |
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Heading variation -0.3 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.0 ° |
-0.0 | -0.3 ° | |
| 92.14 % |
Average bank angle 2.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.9 ° |
2.3 | 0.0 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.86 g min to max 1.09 g |
0.98 | 1.09 g | |
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Average VSI -1,083 fpm -1,330 fpm min to max -661 fpm |
-661 | -746 fpm | |
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Average altitude 457 ft agl 250 ft agl min to max 672 ft agl |
672 | 250 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -3.8 ° min to max 1.8 ° |
-2.1 | 1.8 ° |
Arrival Final 1
98.37 %
Approaching runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 241 ft agl to 50 ft agl. A decrease of 190 ft in 19 seconds.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Approach angle 2.5 ° 2.3 ° min to max 2.8 ° Target 3.0 ° |
2.3 | 2.8 ° | |
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Average speed 151 kn 149 kn min to max 154 kn |
153 | 149 kn | |
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Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.1 ° |
-0.0 | 0.0 ° | |
| 91.83 % |
Average bank angle 3.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.8 ° |
1.4 | 5.3 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g |
1.05 | 1.00 g | |
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Average VSI -501 fpm -662 fpm min to max -459 fpm |
-603 | -536 fpm | |
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Average altitude 87 ft agl 50 ft agl min to max 241 ft agl |
241 | 50 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 2.0 ° |
1.4 | 1.6 ° |
Arrival Landing
88.49 %
Landing on runway 30 at EGFF Cardiff International Airport, runway length 1,986 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 149 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Threshold speed was slightly above target at 149 kn. Target 140 kn |
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| 100 % |
Target 50 ft agl |
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| 57.07 % |
Landing and flare profile |
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| 100 % |
Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.0 ° |
0.0 | -0.3 ° | |
| 92.25 % |
Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.4 ° |
5.4 | 1.1 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g |
1.00 | 0.95 g | |
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Average speed 144 kn 135 kn min to max 149 kn |
149 | 135 kn | |
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Average VSI -243 fpm -541 fpm min to max -3 fpm |
-538 | -137 fpm | |
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Average altitude 10 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl |
35 | 0 ft agl | |
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Average pitch angle 3.2 ° 1.6 ° min to max 4.3 ° |
1.6 | 3.7 ° |
Arrival Touchdown
92.52 %
Touchdown point was 317 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 135 kn was good. Touchdown rate was smooth at -137 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 15 °C. Wind 15 kn at 267 °. Crosswind: 7 kn Headwind: 13 kn.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 98.72 % |
Touchdown VSI was -137 fpm. |
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| 69.6 % |
Touchdown distance was 735 m Target 457 m |
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Speed at touchdown 135 kn Target 142 kn |
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| 82.4 % |
Runway alignment max 7.88 m 7.56 m right |
-7.06 | -7.88 m | |
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Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.2 ° |
1.1 | 0.7 ° | |
| 100 % |
Average g force 1.14 g 0.95 g min to max 1.25 g |
0.95 | 1.20 g | |
| 100 % |
Landing Bounce |
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Average speed 134 kn 134 kn min to max 135 kn |
135 | 134 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 3.5 ° 3.3 ° min to max 3.7 ° |
3.7 | 3.3 ° |
Arrival Rollout
91.8 %
Total landing distance 1,422 m, 72 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 m from centreline.
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
| 100 % |
Landing distance 1,422 m 72 % of runway. |
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| 81.77 % |
Runway alignment max 9.03 m 0.98 m left to 8.05 m right |
-7.90 | -1.35 m | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.16 g |
1.16 | 1.00 g | |
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Average speed 116 kn 64 kn min to max 126 kn |
126 | 64 kn | |
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Average pitch angle 2.7 ° -0.9 ° min to max 3.9 ° |
3.3 | -0.9 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° |
0.6 | 0.0 ° |
Runway Exit
Exiting runway, average speed 29 kn
| Score | Description | Start | Profile | End |
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Average speed 20 kn 1 kn min to max 58 kn |
58 | 1 kn | |
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Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.7 ° min to max -0.3 ° |
-0.7 | -0.4 ° | |
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Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.7 ° |
0.3 | 0.2 ° | |
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Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g |
1.02 | 1.00 g | |
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Strobe Lights Switched Off at 17:17:43 |
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Cardiff International Airport, achieving a score of 92.8%. The final approach to runway 30 was conducted from the south east, with the aircraft heading 297.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold speed being slightly above the target at 149 knots. The touchdown point was located 317 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -137 feet per minute was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
However, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by the aircraft's wheels not being perfectly aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 267°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots. These conditions were likely taken into account by the pilots during the approach and landing, and they were able to successfully navigate the aircraft to the runway.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a reasonable distance of 1,422 meters, which is 72% of the runway length. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing, the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a safe stop.
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