YPDN to YPDN Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from YPDN to YPDN

Thursday, 15 January 2026 12:17

Minutes 6

11 nm

Fuel 7,440 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 29 at YPDN

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Altitude

89 ft asl

Weight

69,377 kg

Fuel

10,185 kg

Temperature

29 °C

Wind Speed

11 kt

Wind Direction

280.0 °

Headwind

10 kt

Crosswind

1 kt

Arrival

Runway 29 at YPDN

Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin

Darwin Northern Territory, Australia

89 ft asl

Altitude

46,774 kg

Weight

2,745 kg

Fuel

29 °C

Temperature

14 kt

Wind Speed

280.0 °

Wind Direction

13 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.85%

Departure Score 97.13%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 90.43%

The flight began with a departure roll from runway 29 at Darwin International Airport, also known as RAAF Darwin. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, accelerated down the runway and lifted off at a speed of 150 kt. The takeoff distance was 984 meters, which is 29% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 °C and a wind speed of 12 kt from a direction of 280 °.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 1,118 ft above sea level to a higher altitude of 2,316 ft. This climb of 1,198 ft took place over a distance of 3 nm in just 1 minute. The aircraft then leveled off at the higher altitude and continued on its enroute journey.

Later, the aircraft began its descent from the higher altitude of 2,316 ft to a lower altitude of 842 ft. This descent of 1,474 ft took place over a distance of 5 nm in 3 minutes. The aircraft then continued on its final approach to runway 29 at Darwin International Airport.

The final approach was made from the east, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 289.0 ° at an altitude of 739 ft above ground level and a distance of 2 nm from the runway threshold. The aircraft then touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point being 501 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 103 kt, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -295 fpm.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 °C and a wind speed of 14 kt from a direction of 280 °. The total landing distance was 1,572 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.

In terms of the overall flight, the total distance traveled was 11 nm, and the flight took 6 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 7,440 kg of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Roll

88.52 %

Departure roll runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin. Takeoff distance 984 m 29 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 150 kt. Local weather - Temperature 30 °C. Wind 12 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 12 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 984 m 29 % of runway
92.59 %	Liftoff speed was 150 kt Target 134 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.65 m 2.65 m left to 0.00 m left	0.14		2.03 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		0.98 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -0.5 ° min to max 6.0 °	0.3		6.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.4 °
Info	Battery Master On at 12:17:55
Info	Engine 2 Started at 12:17:55
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 12:17:55
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 12:17:55
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 12:17:55
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 12:17:55
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 12:17:55
Info	Landing Gear Down at 12:17:55
Info	Parking Brake On at 12:17:55
Info	Engine 1 Started at 12:18:14
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 12:18:28
Info	Battery Master Off at 12:18:33
Info	Battery Master On at 12:18:35
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 12:18:37
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 12:18:37
Info	Navigation Lights Switched Off at 12:18:37
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 12:18:37
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 12:18:37
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 12:18:41
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 12:18:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 12:18:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 12:18:44
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 12:18:51
Info	Parking Brake Off at 12:18:58
0 %	Landing Lights at 12:18:04
0 %	Strobe Lights at 12:19:12

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 156 kt 150 kt min to max 164 kt	150		164 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.19 g 0.99 g min to max 1.31 g	0.99		1.25 g
Info	Average VSI 619 fpm 134 fpm min to max 1,218 fpm	134		1,218 fpm
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 43 ft agl	0		43 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.5 ° 6.4 ° min to max 11.9 °	6.4		11.9 °
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 12:19:26

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 170 kt 164 kt min to max 183 kt	164		183 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.20 g 0.98 g min to max 1.25 g	1.25		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,962 fpm 1,253 fpm min to max 3,876 fpm	1,253		3,876 fpm
Info	Average altitude 107 ft agl 45 ft agl min to max 400 ft agl	45		400 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.9 ° 12.0 ° min to max 14.1 °	12.0		13.2 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 12:19:29

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 193 kt 185 kt min to max 201 kt	185		201 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.6		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g	0.97		1.06 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 4,064 fpm 3,980 fpm min to max 4,216 fpm	3,980		4,216 fpm
Info	Average altitude 709 ft agl 467 ft agl min to max 945 ft agl	467		945 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.6 ° 13.1 ° min to max 14.2 °	13.1		13.5 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia). Climbing from 1,118 ft asl to 2,316 ft asl, an increase of 1,198 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 211 kt 204 kt min to max 216 kt	205		204 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 24.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 27.8 °	0.1		22.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.85 g min to max 1.18 g	1.00		1.09 g
Info	Average VSI 1,078 fpm -266 fpm min to max 4,460 fpm	4,372		-16 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,127 ft asl 1,118 ft asl min to max 2,329 ft asl	1,118		2,316 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.2 ° 2.5 ° min to max 13.1 °	13.1		3.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 12:19:50

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started overhead Stuart Park (Northern Territory, Australia). Descent from 2,316 ft asl to 842 ft asl, a decrease of 1,474 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 139 kt 120 kt min to max 203 kt	203		129 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.3 ° 0.4 ° min to max 22.2 °	21.0		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.92 g min to max 1.12 g	1.08		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -540 fpm -1,030 fpm min to max 183 fpm	-1		-534 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,581 ft asl 842 ft asl min to max 2,329 ft asl	2,316		842 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.1 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.2 °	3.7		1.7 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 12:21:22
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 12:21:29
Info	Landing Gear Down at 12:21:33
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 12:21:57
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 12:21:58
0 %	Landing Lights at 12:23:44

Arrival Final 2

99.24 %

Approaching runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 739 ft agl to 360 ft agl. A decrease of 379 ft in 29 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
97.9 %	Approach angle 3.4 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.6		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 122 kt 114 kt min to max 128 kt	128		126 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.3 °
99.38 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.8		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.90 g min to max 1.07 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -772 fpm -1,260 fpm min to max -418 fpm	-428		-685 fpm
Info	Average altitude 539 ft agl 360 ft agl min to max 739 ft agl	739		360 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° -1.1 ° min to max 3.6 °	1.4		1.9 °

Arrival Final 1

99.09 %

Approaching runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 349 ft agl to 78 ft agl. A decrease of 272 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.43 %	Approach angle 3.9 ° 3.4 ° min to max 4.6 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		4.6 °
100 %	Average speed 125 kt 123 kt min to max 127 kt	126		126 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.2 ° min to max 2.4 °	0.9		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.04 g	1.02		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -637 fpm -828 fpm min to max -517 fpm	-664		-517 fpm
Info	Average altitude 161 ft agl 78 ft agl min to max 349 ft agl	349		78 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.9 °	1.6		2.9 °

Arrival Landing

65.74 %

Landing on runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin, runway length 3,353 m. Threshold height at 71 ft agl was well above target. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 125 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 125 kt. Target 115 kt
63.6 %	Target 50 ft agl
0 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
98.39 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.3		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.93 g min to max 1.19 g	1.03		0.95 g
Info	Average speed 117 kt 102 kt min to max 126 kt	125		103 kt
Info	Average VSI -257 fpm -512 fpm min to max 135 fpm	-512		-295 fpm
Info	Average altitude 26 ft agl 4 ft agl min to max 71 ft agl	71		4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.5 ° 2.4 ° min to max 8.6 °	2.9		7.8 °

Arrival Touchdown

81.69 %

Touchdown point was 501 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed at 103 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -295 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 29 °C. Wind 14 kt at 280 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 13 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
92.96 %	Touchdown VSI was -295 fpm.
0 %	Touchdown distance was 927 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 103 kt Target below 112 kt
92.17 %	Runway alignment max 5.20 m 5.09 m left	5.20		5.00 m
92.56 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.1		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.22 g 0.95 g min to max 1.39 g	0.95		1.25 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 104 kt 103 kt min to max 104 kt	103		104 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 7.6 ° min to max 7.8 °	7.8		7.6 °
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 12:24:55

Arrival Rollout

96.83 %

Total landing distance 1,572 m, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,572 m 47 % of runway.
92.96 %	Runway alignment max 4.98 m 4.98 m left to 0.00 m left	4.98		1.22 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.21 g	1.21		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 88 kt 53 kt min to max 95 kt	95		53 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 9.0 °	7.7		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 14 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 11 kt 5 kt min to max 44 kt	44		7 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.3		-0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.6 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Takeoff on runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin in the Airbus A320

97.13 %

88.52 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 984 m using 29.35 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

92.59 %

Liftoff speed was 150 kn - Target 134 kn

Alignment

100 %

2.65 m left to 0.00 m left

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

0 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

0 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 29 YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 29 YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 85.84 %

Landing Summary

The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin, with a score of 85.8%. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the east, heading 289.0° at 2 nautical miles and 739 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 3,353 meters.

The threshold height at 71 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a safe altitude during the approach. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 125 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the wind conditions. The touchdown point was 501 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance, but the touchdown speed of 103 knots was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and slow down effectively.

The touchdown rate of -295 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or oscillation during the touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind or the pilot's alignment during the approach.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 14 knots at 280°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind was 13 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly above-target threshold speed.

The total landing distance was 1,572 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and align itself with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the threshold speed and touchdown rate.

99.24 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 739 ft agl to 360 ft agl. A decrease of 379 ft in 29 seconds.

Glideslope

97.9 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

97.9 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

99.38 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.09 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 29 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 349 ft agl to 78 ft agl. A decrease of 272 ft in 23 seconds.

Glideslope

95.43 %

Good glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

95.43 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %