The flight began with a departure roll from runway 22 at DNAA Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,001 meters, which was 28% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.

As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 2 miles southwest of the airport, rising from an altitude of 2,112 feet above sea level to 27,999 feet above sea level, an increase of 25,887 feet in just 8 minutes, covering a distance of 47 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a brief enroute level cruise that started 29 miles north of Lokoja, lasting 5 minutes and covering 39 nautical miles.

The aircraft then began its enroute descent 8 miles southwest of DNLO Lokoja Airstrip, descending from 28,002 feet above sea level to 3,079 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,923 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles. Another brief enroute level cruise started 15 miles northeast of Benin City, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.

The final descent started 8 miles northeast of Benin City, with the aircraft descending from 2,528 feet above sea level to 492 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,036 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23 at DNBE Benin Airport, heading 242.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 221 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 23 was notable for several factors. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 200 knots. However, the touchdown distance was good at 302 meters, and the touchdown speed was 194 knots, which was also excessively fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,223 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 116.9 meters from the centreline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind. The total landing distance was 1,266 meters, which was 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 201.3 meters from the centreline.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 186 nautical miles, taking 34 minutes, and the aircraft used 24 kilograms of fuel during the flight.