LSZH to LSZH Flight Report - Airbus A321

Flight from LSZH to LSZH

Wednesday, 04 March 2026 22:06

Minutes 17

42 nm

Fuel 720 kg

Airbus A321

Departure

Runway 32 at LSZH

Zürich Airport

Zurich, Kanton Zurich, Switzerland

Altitude

1,398 ft asl

Weight

59,265 kg

Fuel

8,489 kg

Temperature

6 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

330.0 °

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 28 at LSZH

Zürich Airport

Zurich Kanton Zurich, Switzerland

1,398 ft asl

Altitude

58,545 kg

Weight

7,768 kg

Fuel

8 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

330.0 °

Wind Direction

2 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 99.85%

Departure Score 99.97%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 99.58%

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Zürich Airport took approximately 6 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A321 then began its departure roll on runway 32, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 150 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,214 meters accounted for 39% of the runway length. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 9°C, with a gentle headwind of 3 knots at 329°.

As the aircraft climbed to cruising altitude, it passed overhead Oberglatt, Switzerland, where the enroute climb commenced. The aircraft ascended from an initial altitude of 2,354 feet above sea level to 6,706 feet, a vertical increase of 4,352 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The climb was followed by a descent from 6,865 feet to 2,760 feet, a decrease of 4,105 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 28 at Zürich Airport, descending from an altitude of 1,352 feet above ground level at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold.

The Airbus A321 touched down on runway 28, with a touchdown distance of 443 meters, slightly above the target. The touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, while the touchdown rate of -226 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.6 meters. Local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 8°C, with a gentle headwind of 2 knots at 329°. The total flight distance was 42 nautical miles, taking approximately 17 minutes, and the aircraft used 720 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 11 kt 0 kt min to max 17 kt	0		6 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kt max 10 kt	0		6 kt
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 -0.2 ° -1.1 ° min to max 0.3 °	-0.2		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.5 °
Info	Battery Master On at 22:06:35
Info	Engine 2 Started at 22:06:35
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 22:06:35
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 22:06:35
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 22:06:35
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:06:35
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:07:20
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:07:38
Info	Engine 1 Started at 22:07:47
Info	Parking Brake Off at 22:09:11
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:11:20
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 22:11:51
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 22:11:56

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 32 at LSZH Zürich Airport, Average speed was 7 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 4 kt 0 kt min to max 8 kt	7		6 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -0.5 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.5		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

99.85 %

Departure roll runway 32 at LSZH Zürich Airport. Takeoff distance 1,214 m 39 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 150 kt. Local weather - Temperature 9 °C. Wind 3 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,214 m 39 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 150 kt Target 146 kt
99.23 %	Runway alignment max 4.21 m 3.26 m left to 0.95 m right	-0.65		3.26 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.91 g min to max 1.06 g	1.00		0.97 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.2 ° -0.6 ° min to max 5.7 °	-0.1		5.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.0 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 LSZH Zürich Airport.

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 162 kt	150		162 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 0.97 g min to max 1.22 g	0.97		1.22 g
Info	Average VSI 476 fpm 73 fpm min to max 1,063 fpm	73		1,063 fpm
Info	Average altitude 7 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 24 ft agl	0		24 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.0 ° 5.8 ° min to max 12.1 °	5.8		12.1 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 LSZH Zürich Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 163 kt 162 kt min to max 165 kt	162		163 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.18 g 0.98 g min to max 1.22 g	1.22		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,731 fpm 1,097 fpm min to max 3,497 fpm	1,097		3,497 fpm
Info	Average altitude 71 ft agl 25 ft agl min to max 328 ft agl	25		328 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.6 ° 12.2 ° min to max 16.2 °	12.2		16.2 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 22:14:23
Info	Landing Gear Up at 22:14:23

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 32 LSZH Zürich Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 162 kt 161 kt min to max 162 kt	162		162 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.93 g 0.88 g min to max 0.97 g	0.97		0.94 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,415 fpm 3,084 fpm min to max 3,564 fpm	3,558		3,084 fpm
Info	Average altitude 679 ft agl 444 ft agl min to max 904 ft agl	444		904 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.4 ° 14.3 ° min to max 16.4 °	16.3		14.3 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Oberglatt (Kanton Zurich, Switzerland). Climbing from 2,354 ft asl to 6,706 ft asl, an increase of 4,352 ft in 4 minutes and covering 17 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 202 kt 162 kt min to max 300 kt	162		270 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.13 g	0.96		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 1,211 fpm -138 fpm min to max 3,037 fpm	3,037		962 fpm
Info	Average altitude 5,219 ft asl 2,354 ft asl min to max 6,706 ft asl	2,354		6,706 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.8 ° 0.8 ° min to max 14.3 °	14.3		3.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:16:47
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:16:58
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 22:17:37

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north east of Altikon (Kanton Zurich, Switzerland). Descent from 6,865 ft asl to 2,760 ft asl, a decrease of 4,105 ft in 6 minutes and covering 19 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 171 kt 135 kt min to max 252 kt	252		138 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 25.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.89 g min to max 1.18 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -689 fpm -1,806 fpm min to max 776 fpm	776		-591 fpm
Info	Average altitude 4,663 ft asl 2,760 ft asl min to max 6,995 ft asl	6,865		2,760 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -4.3 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.5		1.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:19:28
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:20:51
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:21:00
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:23:09
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:23:43
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:24:04
100 %	Landing Lights at 22:25:04

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,352 ft agl to 1,089 ft agl. A decrease of 263 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.3 °	3.2		3.4 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kt 132 kt min to max 139 kt	138		138 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	2.0		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -624 fpm -701 fpm min to max -546 fpm	-581		-546 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,220 ft agl 1,089 ft agl min to max 1,352 ft agl	1,352		1,089 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.7 ° 1.4 ° min to max 2.1 °	1.5		1.6 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,080 ft agl to 784 ft agl. A decrease of 296 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.5 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.3 °	3.4		3.6 °
100 %	Average speed 138 kt 137 kt min to max 139 kt	138		137 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.1 °	1.1		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -733 fpm -784 fpm min to max -547 fpm	-547		-781 fpm
Info	Average altitude 933 ft agl 784 ft agl min to max 1,080 ft agl	1,080		784 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		0.6 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 758 ft agl to 380 ft agl. A decrease of 378 ft in 23 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.6 ° 3.5 ° min to max 3.7 ° Target 3.3 °	3.7		3.6 °
100 %	Average speed 141 kt 137 kt min to max 146 kt	137		141 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.5		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.02 g	0.95		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -950 fpm -1,072 fpm min to max -811 fpm	-894		-857 fpm
Info	Average altitude 565 ft agl 380 ft agl min to max 758 ft agl	758		380 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.4		0.0 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 364 ft agl to 47 ft agl. A decrease of 317 ft in 21 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 2.8 ° min to max 3.6 ° Target 3.3 °	3.5		2.8 °
100 %	Average speed 135 kt 134 kt min to max 140 kt	140		134 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.4		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.99 g min to max 1.05 g	0.99		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI -775 fpm -942 fpm min to max -605 fpm	-868		-605 fpm
Info	Average altitude 105 ft agl 47 ft agl min to max 364 ft agl	364		47 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	0.1		2.8 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Landing on runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport, runway length 2,484 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 134 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 134 kt. Target 123 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.1		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.06 g	1.03		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 131 kt 128 kt min to max 134 kt	134		128 kt
Info	Average VSI -372 fpm -600 fpm min to max -210 fpm	-600		-226 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl -2 ft agl min to max 37 ft agl	37		-2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 2.8 ° min to max 4.9 °	2.8		4.3 °

Arrival Touchdown

97.5 %

Touchdown distance was good at 443 m. Touchdown speed at 128 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was fair at -226 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 8 °C. Wind 3 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.64 %	Touchdown VSI was -226 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 443 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 128 kt Target below 120 kt
90.59 %	Runway alignment max 5.63 m 5.23 m right	-4.86		-5.63 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.6 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.18 g 0.97 g min to max 1.29 g	0.97		1.15 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 127 kt 127 kt min to max 128 kt	128		127 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 4.1 ° 3.9 ° min to max 4.3 °	4.3		4.0 °

Takeoff on runway 32 at LSZH Zürich Airport in the Airbus A321

99.97 %

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

99.85 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,214 m using 38.7 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 150 kn - Target 146 kn

Alignment

99.23 %

3.26 m left to 0.95 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 32 LSZH Zürich Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 32 LSZH Zürich Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 32 LSZH Zürich Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport in the Airbus A321

Landing Score 99.17 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft, an Airbus A321, began its final approach to runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from the east, aligning with the heading of 276.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,352 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height allowing the crew to maintain a stable and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, reaching 134 knots.

As the aircraft touched down on the 2,484-meter runway, the touchdown distance was good at 443 meters, indicating a well-executed landing. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -226 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.6 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. Local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8°C and a light wind of 3 knots from 329°, contributed to a relatively calm and stable environment for the landing.

The overall performance of the crew and the aircraft was impressive, with a final score of 99.2%. The landing was executed with precision and control, despite a few minor deviations from the ideal. The crew's ability to maintain a stable approach and touchdown, despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, was a testament to their skill and experience. The aircraft's performance was also noteworthy, with a good touchdown distance and a fair touchdown rate.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,352 ft agl to 1,089 ft agl. A decrease of 263 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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