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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.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,603 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 571 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 27 at LBSF Sofia Airport in Bulgaria. The takeoff distance was 1,232 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 320 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was also 1 knot. After departing from Sofia, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took 38 minutes and covered a distance of 266 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 2,791 feet above sea level to 38,887 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 15 miles south of LTBA İstanbul Atatürk Airport in Turkey. This phase lasted for 129 minutes and covered a distance of 1,321 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 16 miles south of OEJB Jubail Airport in Saudi Arabia. The descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 54 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 38,646 feet to 3,234 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south east of OEDR King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudi Arabia. This phase lasted for only 3 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 11 miles south of Khobar in Saudi Arabia. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 2,536 feet to 1,357 feet.
The final approach to runway 34R at OEDR King Abdulaziz Air Base was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 340.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 3,603 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 155 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. However, the touchdown rate was good at -176 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 42°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 0 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,058 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway in just 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,666 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 191 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 10,555 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at OEDR King Abdulaziz Air Base, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The final approach to runway 34R was conducted from the south, with the aircraft heading 340.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed. The touchdown point was located 155 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than the ideal speed, but the touchdown rate of -176 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 42°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 0°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,058 meters was 29% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft maintaining a straight and stable path after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and stability during the landing process.
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