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VNLK
Lukla, Nepal
Runway 24
Elevation9,337 ft asl
Weight4,962 lbs
Fuel502 lbs
Wind119° · 3 kn · 2 kn cross

Flight Score

83.54 %
VNLK
Lukla, Nepal
Runway 06
Elevation9,337 ft asl
Weight4,965 lbs
Fuel503 lbs
Wind121° · 2 kn · 2 kn cross
4 Aug 2026 0:03 4 nm Britten-Norman BN2 Islander
Departure Score
86.71 %
Enroute Score
99.98 %
Arrival Score
63.94 %

What went well

Rollout controlled — 29 % of the runway used
Held the centreline on the roll — 3.7 ft off at liftoff

What held you back

Arrival Landing — Threshold speed at 44 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. at 0 %, Touched down 31 ft short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air. at 0 %, −5.50 points
Departure Roll — Takeoff distance 1,801 ft at 0 %, Strobe Lights at 0 %, −4.11 points
Arrival Approach — stall warning; 300 ft gate 57 %, −3.57 points

Next time

Departure

Hold the nose until reaching 85 kt before rotating.

What happened: Rotation began at 55 kt, 30 kt before the 85 kt target.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator approaching 85 kt.

See Departure Roll

Arrival

Add power on short final to hold speed at 68 kt, correcting the slow threshold speed before it carries through to the flare.

What happened: Threshold speed was slow at 44 kt against 68 kt, and touchdown followed short of the aim point at 31 ft. Crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries the touchdown short.

Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 68 kt on short final.

See Arrival LandingArrival Touchdown

Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.

Read more in The Stabilised Approach

Start to finish · 11 stages, 9 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 Runway Entry Entering runway 24 at VNLK Lukla Airport, Average speed was 5 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 7 kt0 kt min to max 20 kt 0 20 kt
Info Average pitch angle -2.8 °-9.4 ° min to max -0.8 ° -2.0 -9.2 °
Info Average bank angle 0.2 °0.0 ° min to max 0.6 ° 0.0 0.2 °
Info Average g force 0.84 g0.00 g min to max 1.00 g 0.00 0.99 g

Events

Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated 5 ft agl
Info 49 Activated 5 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Activated 5 ft agl
Info Landing Gear Down 5 ft agl
Info Parking Brake Off 5 ft agl
Departure Roll 63.00Departure roll runway 24 at VNLK Lukla Airport. Takeoff distance 1,801 ft 101 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kt. Local weather - Temperature 56 °F. Wind 3 kt at 119 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Takeoff distance 1,801 ft101 % of runway
40 % Liftoff speed was 56 ktTarget 85 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 9.7 ft left9.7 ft left to 3.7 ft right 9.0 -3.7 ft
99.98 % Average g force 0.99 g0.95 g min to max 1.19 g 0.98 1.01 g
100 % Takeoff Bounce
Info Average pitch angle -8.9 °-9.6 ° min to max -7.8 ° -9.4 -7.8 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 1.3 ° 0.3 1.2 °

Events

Fail Strobe Lights
Info Flaps Position 1 6 ft agl · 64 kt
Departure Climb 1 97.16Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 VNLK Lukla Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation 0.2 °0.1 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.1 0.2 °
100 % Average speed 60 kt56 kt min to max 65 kt 56 65 kt
90 % Average bank angle 4.2 °1.2 ° min to max 8.6 ° 1.2 8.6 °
97 % Average g force 0.80 g0.65 g min to max 0.99 g 0.89 0.99 g
Info Average VSI -1,526 fpm-1,974 fpm min to max -1,000 fpm -1,000 -1,974 fpm
Info Average altitude -33 ft agl-75 ft agl min to max -1 ft agl -1 -75 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -9.1 °-10.8 ° min to max -7.1 ° -7.7 -9.6 °
Departure Climb 2 99.98Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 VNLK Lukla Airport.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Heading variation -0.7 °-4.6 ° min to max 0.2 ° 0.2 -4.6 °
100 % Average speed 69 kt65 kt min to max 76 kt 65 76 kt
100 % Average bank angle 6.2 °2.3 ° min to max 8.8 ° 8.6 6.7 °
99.8 % Average g force 1.15 g0.86 g min to max 1.30 g 1.00 1.22 g
Info Average VSI -1,570 fpm-2,044 fpm min to max -148 fpm -1,989 -468 fpm
Info Average altitude -142 ft agl-273 ft agl min to max -77 ft agl -77 -273 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle -4.3 °-9.4 ° min to max 4.5 ° -9.4 4.5 °

Events

Info Flaps Fully Retracted 174 ft agl · 88 kt
Enroute Descent 99.96Enroute descent started overhead VNLK Lukla Airport Lukla (Province 1, Nepal). Descent from 8,865 ft asl to 8,724 ft asl, a decrease of 141 ft in 1 minutes and covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Average speed 74 kt69 kt min to max 81 kt 77 81 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.7 °1.5 ° min to max 37.8 ° 7.8 27.7 °
99.6 % Average g force 1.05 g0.89 g min to max 1.36 g 1.08 1.35 g
Info Average VSI -166 fpm-1,057 fpm min to max 275 fpm -228 -653 fpm
Info Average altitude 8,859 ft asl8,724 ft asl min to max 8,894 ft asl 8,865 8,724 ft asl
Info Average pitch angle 4.8 °-1.5 ° min to max 8.5 ° 4.5 2.8 °
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Enroute Level 100.00Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south west of VNLK Lukla Airport Lukla (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted 3 minutes, covering 1 nm.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Altitude held within ±936 ft of 8,773 ft asl8,713 ft asl min to max 8,936 ft asl 8,717 8,936 ft asl
100 % Average speed 76 kt70 kt min to max 94 kt 81 70 kt
100 % Average bank angle 13.7 °0.2 ° min to max 26.0 ° 26.0 7.9 °
100 % Average g force 1.09 g0.94 g min to max 1.28 g 1.28 0.96 g
Info Turn coordination 00 min to max 0 0 0
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °4.7 ° min to max 7.5 ° 4.7 5.4 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Activated 2,281 ft agl · 79 kt
Info Stall Warning Deactivated 2,281 ft agl · 95 kt
Arrival Approach 57.14Final approach to runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport. Descent from 0 ft agl to -253 ft agl in 57 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Gear downpassed
0 % Landing flapfailed
100 % Sink ratepassed
0 % On glideslopefailed
0 % On centrelinefailed
100 % On speedpassed
100 % Wings levelpassed

Events

Fail Stall Warning Activated 93 ft agl · 58 kt
Info Flaps Position 1 424 ft agl · 81 kt
Info Flaps Position 2 268 ft agl · 67 kt
Arrival Landing 33.95Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport, runway length 1,776 ft. Touched down 31 ft short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air. Threshold speed at 44 kt was well below target, take care not to stall.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Threshold speed at 44 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 68 kt
0 % Touched down 31 ft short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air.Target 29 ft agl
36 % The flare strayed well off the target profile. The flare began at 1 ft agl above the runway, lower than this type wants. Touchdown was 31 ft short of the threshold. Begin raising the nose earlier - a late flare leaves no time to arrest the sink.
100 % Runway alignment max 5.2 ft right3.7 ft right to 5.2 ft right -3.7 -5.2 ft
99 % Average bank angle 0.8 °0.0 ° min to max 2.5 ° 2.5 1.5 °
100 % Average g force 0.84 g0.79 g min to max 0.93 g 0.93 0.79 g
Info Average speed 41 kt40 kt min to max 44 kt 44 40 kt
Info Average VSI 765 fpm471 fpm min to max 932 fpm 932 471 fpm
Info Average altitude -46 ft agl-62 ft agl min to max -32 ft agl -62 -32 ft agl
Info Average pitch angle 19.1 °14.7 ° min to max 22.6 ° 22.6 14.7 °
0132639526407.3615222937Runway Distance ftLanding Height ft01326395264-40-32-24-16-80816243240Runway Distance ftRunway Width ft
Arrival Touchdown 72.81Touchdown was 30 ft short of the threshold. Touchdown speed at 40 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -751 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 56 °F. Wind 2 kt at 112 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
0 % Touchdown rate was -751 fpm.
94 % Touched down 31 ft short of the thresholdTarget 1,092 ft
100 % Speed at touchdown 40 ktTarget below 66 kt
100 % Runway alignment max 9.8 ft right7.8 ft right -5.2 -9.8 ft
97 % Average bank angle 1.4 °0.2 ° min to max 2.4 ° 1.5 0.6 °
56 % Average g force 1.03 g0.53 g min to max 2.02 g 0.79 1.07 g
80 % Landing Bounce
Info Average speed 38 kt37 kt min to max 40 kt 40 37 kt
Info Average pitch angle 9.2 °5.8 ° min to max 14.7 ° 14.7 5.8 °

Events

Info Stall Warning Deactivated 5 ft agl · 46 kt
Arrival Rollout 91.85Total landing distance 626 ft, 35 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
100 % Landing distance 626 ft35 % of runway.
82 % Runway alignment max 26.3 ft right0.0 ft left to 26.3 ft right -9.9 -25.5 ft
100 % Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.02 g 1.02 0.99 g
Info Average speed 36 kt30 kt min to max 41 kt 41 30 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.1 °5.8 ° min to max 6.3 ° 5.8 6.1 °
Info Average bank angle 0.4 °0.0 ° min to max 0.8 ° 0.3 0.4 °
Runway Exit Exiting runway, average speed 21 kt
ScoreDescriptionStartProfileEnd
Info Average speed 23 kt22 kt min to max 30 kt 30 22 kt
Info Average pitch angle 6.4 °6.1 ° min to max 6.4 ° 6.1 6.4 °
Info Average bank angle 0.5 °0.0 ° min to max 0.9 ° 0.4 0.5 °
Info Average g force 0.99 g0.98 g min to max 1.01 g 0.99 0.99 g

Events

Info Battery Master On 6 ft agl
Info Engine 1 Started 6 ft agl
Info Engine 2 Started 6 ft agl
Info Beacon Lights Switched On 6 ft agl
Info Landing Lights Switched On 6 ft agl
Info Navigation Lights Switched On 6 ft agl
Info Autopilot Master Switched On 6 ft agl
Info Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated 6 ft agl
Info Autopilot Flight Director Activated 6 ft agl
Info Parking Brake On 6 ft agl

Takeoff

0.00Takeoff roll1,801 ft · 101 %
40.00Liftoff speed55 kt · target 85, 30 slow
100.00Runway alignment9.7 ft L
OkBounce on takeoffNone

Landing

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

FailThresholdnot crossed - landed short
100.00Centreline offset5.2 ft R
Flare 36.14The aircraft touched down before the threshold. Everything the flare is measured against - the profile, the crossing height, the aim point - is referenced to a threshold this landing never reached, so read the numbers below as what happened short of the runway, not on it. Landing short is the fault to fix before anything about the hold-off is worth judging.

The stabilisation gates

One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.

Seven checks, one gate300 ft 57.144 of 7
Gear down
Landing flap
Sink rate
On glideslope
On centreline
On speed
Wings level

At the 300 ft gate: no landing flap set, glideslope 1.9° against the runway's 3° and centreline 3.2° off, against a 1° limit.

The approach, gate by gate

Gate Height Centreline Speed
1.0 nm -274 ft 4.21° R +3 kt
0.5 nm -213 ft 0.21° L +2 kt
THR 1 ft 6.9 ft R −29 kt

Touchdown on VNLK 06

Past threshold94.33
-31ft
Centreline100.00
9.8ft R
Speed100.00
39kttarget 66 or less
Touchdown rate0.00
-751fpm
Impact56.00
2.02G
Bounces80.00
1

Side view — the last 1,776 ft of the approach.

-61 ft over the threshold · target 50 ft 80 ft400 Ideal — 50 ft, down at 1,000 ft This flight — -61 ft, down at -31 ft

Plan view — the full 1,776 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.

1,000 THRESHOLD CROSS 1 kn FULL SCORE TO 1,201 FT 31 ft SHORT of the threshold CLEARED

Touched down 31 ft short of the threshold. The 2.02 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.

Runway used 333 ft of 1,776 ft · 19 %
Rollout distance100.00
333ft29 % used
Rollout alignment81.89
26.3ft R

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Flight narrative

The Britten-Norman BN2 Islander taxied from the parking area to runway 24 in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.

The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 24 at VNLK Lukla Airport; takeoff distance was 1,801 ft, representing 101 % of the runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kt. Ambient temperature was 56 °F with wind from 119° at 3 kt, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.

En-route descent began overhead VNLK Lukla Airport, descending from 8,865 ft asl to 8,724 ft asl-a loss of 141 ft in 1 minute while covering 1 nm.

Level cruise was established 1 mile southwest of VNLK Lukla Airport and lasted 3 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 1 nm.

The final approach to runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport was flown from the southwest on a heading of 60.0° at 1 nm and -400 ft agl. Local weather reported temperature 56 °F, wind from 112° at 2 kt, with a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.

Touchdown occurred before the threshold at a speed of 40 kt and a descent rate of 471 fpm. Total landing distance was 333 ft, 19 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from the centreline.

The flight covered a total distance of 4 nm, lasted 3 minutes, and used -1 lbs of fuel.

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Takeoff report
Takeoff on runway 24 at VNLK Lukla Airport in the Britten-Norman BN2 Islander
86.71 %
63 %
Takeoff Roll
Departure roll runway 24 at VNLK Lukla Airport. Takeoff distance 1,801 ft 101 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 56 kt. Local weather - Temperature 56 °F. Wind 3 kt at 119 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Tailwind: 1 kt.
Takeoff Distance
0.72 %
Roll distance of 1,801 ft using 101.01 % of runway
Liftoff Speed
40 %
Liftoff speed was 56 kn - Target 85 kn
Alignment
100 %
9.7 ft left to 3.7 ft right
Bounce
100 %
No Bounce Detected
Strobe Lights
0 %
Switched On
Landing Lights
100 %
Switched On
G
99.98 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
60 35 10
Bank °
Info
2 1 0
Pitch °
Info
-6 -7.5 -9
01,000-40-30-20-10010203040 Runway Distance ft Runway Alignment to End of Runway ft
97.16 %
Climb 1
Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 24 VNLK Lukla Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
70 60 50
Bank °
89.71 %
9 5 1
G
97.33 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
-6 -8 -10
Climb Rate fpm
Info
-700 -1,350 -2,000
99.98 %
Climb 2
Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 24 VNLK Lukla Airport.
Alignment
100 %
2 0 -2
IAS kt
100 %
80 70 60
Bank °
100 %
9 5.5 2
G
99.76 %
1.5 1 0.5
Pitch °
Info
5 -2 -9
Climb Rate fpm
Info
0 -1,050 -2,100
01,00003876114152190 Runway Distance ft Height at End of Runway ft
00.2500.20.40.60.81 Climb Distance NM Climb Profile to 1,000 ft
00.25-200-160-120-80-4004080120160200 Climb Distance NM Runway Alignment in (ft) to 1,000 ft
Landing report
Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport in the Britten-Norman BN2 Islander
Landing Score 66.2 %
Landing Summary

The final approach to runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 60.0° at 1 NM distance and -400 ft AGL, with ambient temperature 56 °F, wind 2 kt from 112°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.

Touchdown occurred before the runway threshold.

Touchdown speed was 40 kt and was described as good; the vertical speed was 471 fpm and was noted as perfect. Runway touchdown alignment was very good and the total landing distance measured 333 ft, representing 19 % of the runway length.

During rollout the aircraft was slightly off the centreline, deviating 26 ft to the side.

To improve future performance, aim to touch down at the standard aim point approximately 300 m (1 000 ft) beyond the threshold and maintain a centred track through the rollout to keep alignment within a few feet of the centreline.

57.14 %
Approach
Final approach to runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport. Descent from 0 ft agl to -253 ft agl in 57 seconds. Scored on the stabilisation gates.
Glideslope °
4 3 2
IAS kt
75 57 40
Alignment
0.5 0 -0.5
Bank °
14 7 0
G
1.5 1 0.5
Descent Rate fpm
1,042 371 -300
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.7540100200300400500 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Height ft
00.250.50.7511.251.51.7522.252.52.7533.253.53.754-1,560-1,170-780-39003907801,1701,560 Distance to Touchdown NM Approach Runway Alignment ft
33.95 %
Landing
Landing on runway 06 at VNLK Lukla Airport, runway length 1,776 ft. Touched down 31 ft short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air. Threshold speed at 44 kt was well below target, take care not to stall.
Height
0 %
Touched down 31 ft short of the threshold, so it was never crossed in the air. Target 50 ft agl
Speed
0 %
Threshold speed at 44 kt was well below target, take care not to stall. Target 68 kt
Flare
36.14 %
The flare strayed well off the target profile. The flare began at 1 ft agl above the runway, lower than this type wants. Touchdown was 31 ft short of the threshold. Begin raising the nose earlier - a late flare leaves no time to arrest the sink.
Centreline ft
100 %
100 0 -100
Bank °
99.13 %
3 1.5 0
G
100 %
1.5 1 0.5
IAS kt
Info
45 37 30
Pitch °
Info
23 19 14
Descent Rate fpm
Info
932 616 300
0132639526407.3615222937 Runway Distance ft Landing Height ft
01326395264-40-32-24-16-80816243240 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
72.81 %
Touchdown
Touchdown was 30 ft short of the threshold. Touchdown speed at 40 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very heavy at -751 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature 56 °F. Wind 2 kt at 112 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.
Touchdown
0 %
Touchdown rate was very heavy at -751 fpm.
Speed
100 %
Touchdown speed at 40 kt was good. Target below 66 kn
Distance
100 %
Touchdown was 30 ft short of the threshold.
Alignment
100 %
Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Bank
97.2 %
Bank angle 1.4 °
G
56 %
G 1.03 g
Bounce
80 %
Bounce Detected
91.85 %
Rollout
Total landing distance 626 ft, 35 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
Distance
100 %
Landing distance 626 ft using 35.25 % of runway
Alignment
81.89 %
Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 26 ft from centreline.
G
100 %
1.25 1 0.75
IAS kt
Info
36 28 20
Bank °
Info
1 0.5 0
Pitch °
Info
7 6 5
082165247329411 Runway Distance ft Runway Width ft
Metrics
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