MMPR to BUSH Flight Report - Cessna 172

Flight from MMPR to BUSH

Wednesday, 20 May 2026 17:53

Minutes 12

22 nm

Fuel 0 lbs

Cessna 172

Departure

Runway 22 at MMPR

Puerto Vallarta International Airport

Puerto Vallarta, Estado de Jalisco, Mexico

Altitude

16 ft asl

Weight

2,199 lbs

Fuel

168 lbs

Temperature

59 °F

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

270.0 °

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Finished 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico)

1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico)

0 ft asl

Altitude

2,199 lbs

Weight

168 lbs

Fuel

59 °F

Temperature

1 kt

Wind Speed

270.0 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 91.66%

Departure Score 85.51%

Enroute Score 98.84%

Arrival Score 90.64%

Departure from Puerto Vallarta International Airport (MMPR) began with a smooth takeoff roll on runway 22, with the Cessna 172 accelerating to liftoff speed of 79 kt in 1,945 ft, representing 19% of the available runway length. The aircraft then transitioned into a steady climb, overcoming the local weather conditions of a temperature of 60 °F and a negligible headwind of 1 kt.

As the aircraft continued its enroute climb, it reached an altitude of 1,340 ft asl, a gain of 1,091 ft in just 1 minute, while covering 2 nm. Following a brief level cruise phase, the aircraft began its descent, reducing its altitude from 1,198 ft asl to 488 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 3 nm. The descent was followed by a short climb phase, where the aircraft regained a mere 9 ft in 3 minutes, covering 5 nm. The final approach to landing was initiated, with the aircraft descending from 471 ft agl to 0 ft agl in 6 seconds, touching down at a speed of 56 kt and a touchdown rate of -239 fpm. The touchdown distance of 737 ft was within acceptable limits.

Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 1 minute to cover less than 1 nm. The total flight distance of 22 nm was achieved in 12 minutes, with no fuel consumption reported. The landing rollout distance of 739 ft was also within acceptable limits, with the aircraft coming to a stop at an altitude of 4 ft asl. The local weather conditions remained consistent throughout the flight, with a temperature of 59 °F and a negligible headwind of 1 kt.

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Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 22 at MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport, Average speed was 20 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 30 kt 0 kt min to max 37 kt	0		37 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		-0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.1		1.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Battery Master On at 17:53:49
Info	Engine 1 Started at 17:53:49
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 17:53:49
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:53:49
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 17:53:49
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 17:53:49
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 17:53:49
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:53:49
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:54:10
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:54:10
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 17:54:10
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 17:54:10
Info	Parking Brake On at 17:54:10
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 17:54:15
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 17:54:15
Info	Landing Gear Up at 17:54:15
Info	Landing Gear Down at 17:54:16
Info	Landing Gear Activated at 17:54:17
Info	Parking Brake Off at 17:54:42
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 17:54:44

Departure Roll

76.8 %

Departure roll runway 22 at MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,945 ft 19 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 79 kt. Local weather - Temperature 60 °F. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 1 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,945 ft 19 % of runway
19.24 %	Liftoff speed was 79 kt Target 55 kt
64.76 %	Runway alignment max 43.8 ft 2.1 ft left to 41.7 ft right	-31.0		2.1 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.10 g	0.99		1.10 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.5 ° min to max 3.4 °	-0.0		3.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.8 °	1.2		6.7 °

Departure Climb 1

93.23 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.78 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.4 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 83 kt 79 kt min to max 85 kt	79		85 kt
77.16 %	Average bank angle 7.2 ° 5.7 ° min to max 10.7 °	6.6		10.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.11 g 1.07 g min to max 1.17 g	1.13		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 542 fpm 267 fpm min to max 822 fpm	267		822 fpm
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 26 ft agl	0		26 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.7 ° 3.6 ° min to max 8.1 °	3.6		8.1 °

Departure Climb 2

86.5 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.62 %	Heading variation -0.9 ° -1.4 ° min to max 3.0 °	-1.4		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 86 kt 86 kt min to max 87 kt	86		87 kt
58.37 %	Average bank angle 14.2 ° 5.1 ° min to max 17.8 °	11.9		5.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.92 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI 1,067 fpm 927 fpm min to max 1,159 fpm	927		1,040 fpm
Info	Average altitude 69 ft agl 33 ft agl min to max 205 ft agl	33		205 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.8 ° 6.9 ° min to max 9.0 °	8.5		6.9 °

Enroute Climb

98.51 %

Enroute climb started overhead MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport Puerto Vallarta (Estado de Jalisco, Mexico). Climbing from 250 ft asl to 1,340 ft asl, an increase of 1,091 ft in 1 minutes and covering 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 99 kt 86 kt min to max 124 kt	88		124 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 7.0 ° 0.3 ° min to max 30.3 °	0.3		25.1 °
85.14 %	Average g force 1.01 g -0.02 g min to max 1.44 g	0.93		1.40 g
Info	Average VSI 834 fpm -1,418 fpm min to max 2,495 fpm	960		-1,076 fpm
Info	Average altitude 934 ft asl 250 ft asl min to max 1,448 ft asl	250		1,340 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° -8.7 ° min to max 14.6 °	6.4		-2.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Up at 17:55:34
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 17:56:49

Enroute Level

96.86 %

Enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport Puerto Vallarta (Estado de Jalisco, Mexico) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 11 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 1,502 ft asl 1,112 ft asl min to max 1,885 ft asl	1,325		1,220 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 139 kt 116 kt min to max 172 kt	125		139 kt
95 %	Average bank angle 9.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 42.5 °	20.0		6.1 °
88.57 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.10 g min to max 1.81 g	1.44		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -10.9 ° min to max 10.7 °	0.0		-5.2 °
Info	Overspeed Warning Activated at 17:59:40
Info	Overspeed Warning Deactivated at 17:59:45

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles south west of Puerto Vallarta (Estado de Jalisco, Mexico). Descent from 1,198 ft asl to 488 ft asl, a decrease of 710 ft in 2 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 123 kt 100 kt min to max 140 kt	139		101 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 16.8 °	5.0		2.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.80 g min to max 1.35 g	0.99		0.95 g
Info	Average VSI -474 fpm -1,861 fpm min to max 622 fpm	-1,251		-226 fpm
Info	Average altitude 660 ft asl 404 ft asl min to max 1,198 ft asl	1,198		488 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.7 ° -8.6 ° min to max 4.1 °	-5.3		-1.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0

Enroute Climb 2

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead Puerto Vallarta (Estado de Jalisco, Mexico). Climbing from 483 ft asl to 492 ft asl, an increase of 9 ft in 3 minutes and covering 5 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 97 kt 78 kt min to max 107 kt	102		98 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.5 °	0.5		8.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.65 g min to max 1.29 g	0.91		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -3 fpm -1,851 fpm min to max 1,122 fpm	-383		-1,061 fpm
Info	Average altitude 988 ft asl 442 ft asl min to max 1,496 ft asl	483		492 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -10.1 ° min to max 7.0 °	-1.9		-6.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:04:29
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:05:43
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:05:44

Arrival Final 1

86.05 %

Approaching landing ground 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 471 ft agl to 58 ft agl. A decrease of 413 ft in 18 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
39.69 %	Approach angle 5.3 ° 4.4 ° min to max 7.6 ° Target 3.0 °	7.6		4.4 °
100 %	Average speed 76 kt 70 kt min to max 97 kt	97		70 kt
92.4 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.7		0.0 °
98.16 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.8 °	0.1		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.90 g min to max 1.18 g	0.94		1.07 g
Info	Average VSI -1,023 fpm -1,636 fpm min to max -740 fpm	-1,197		-740 fpm
Info	Average altitude 136 ft agl 58 ft agl min to max 471 ft agl	471		58 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -5.4 ° -10.6 ° min to max -2.7 °	-7.4		-2.7 °

Arrival Landing

100 %

Approaching touchdown 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico). Descent from 44 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 44 ft in 6 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kt. Target 60 kt
100 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.5		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.98 g min to max 1.16 g	1.08		1.05 g
Info	Average speed 63 kt 56 kt min to max 70 kt	70		56 kt
Info	Average VSI -490 fpm -731 fpm min to max -239 fpm	-731		-239 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl -7 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	44		-7 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.1 ° -2.6 ° min to max 1.8 °	-2.6		1.1 °

Arrival Touchdown

80.19 %

Touchdown 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico). Touchdown speed at 56 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -239 fpm. Touchdown distance was good at 737 ft. Local weather - Temperature 59 °F. Wind 1 kt at 270 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 0 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
95.19 %	Touchdown VSI was -239 fpm.
100 %	Speed at touchdown 56 kt Target below 57 kt
75.98 %	Alignment max 31.6 ft 30.7 ft left	29.8		31.6 ft
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.3		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 1.00 g min to max 1.12 g	1.05		1.12 g
0 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 55 kt 54 kt min to max 56 kt	56		54 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.8 ° min to max 1.1 °	1.1		-0.1 °

Arrival Rollout

86.94 %

Landing rollout 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico). Altitude4 ft asl. Distance was 739 ft.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
70.97 %	Alignment max 36.1 ft 36.1 ft left to 0.0 ft left	31.8		19.8 ft
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.80 g min to max 1.28 g	1.16		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 49 kt 32 kt min to max 61 kt	61		32 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.3 ° -2.7 ° min to max 2.5 °	0.4		-0.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	0.0		0.3 °

Runway Exit

Exiting rollout 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico), Average speed was 4 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kt 5 kt min to max 30 kt	30		5 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.7 °	-0.4		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.01 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 4 kt 4 kt min to max 6 kt	5		4 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.7 °	-0.7		0.7 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.0		0.2 °

Takeoff on runway 22 at MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport in the Cessna 172

85.51 %

76.8 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,945 ft using 19.05 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

19.24 %

Liftoff speed was 79 kn - Target 55 kn

Alignment

64.76 %

2.1 ft left to 41.7 ft right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

93.23 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 22 MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport.

Heading

95.78 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

77.16 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

86.5 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 22 MMPR Puerto Vallarta International Airport.

Heading

87.62 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

58.37 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway XX at 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico) in the Cessna 172

Landing Score 88.29 %

Landing Summary

The final approach to landing ground 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico) was executed with a high degree of precision, culminating in a satisfactory touchdown. The aircraft descended from 44 feet above ground level (agl) to 0 ft agl in a controlled manner, with a rate of descent of -239 feet per minute (fpm) over a distance of 737 feet. This performance was achieved during a 6-second period, demonstrating a well-coordinated and stable approach.

Touchdown occurred at a speed of 56 knots, which was within acceptable limits. The aircraft maintained its centreline alignment, with a smooth and controlled rollout. The landing rollout distance of 739 feet was slightly longer than the touchdown distance, but still within the expected range. The aircraft came to a stop at an altitude of 4 feet above sea level (asl), indicating a successful deceleration.

The overall performance of the approach and landing was satisfactory, with a score of 88.3%. The approach quality was good, with a stable and controlled descent. The threshold speed and height were well-managed, and the touchdown characteristics were satisfactory. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind of 1 kt at 270°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.

86.05 %

Final 1

Approaching landing ground 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico) from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 471 ft agl to 58 ft agl. A decrease of 413 ft in 18 seconds.

Glideslope

39.69 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

92.4 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

39.69 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

92.4 %

Bank

98.16 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Landing

Approaching touchdown 1 mile south of Nuevo Vallarta (Estado de Nayarit, Mexico). Descent from 44 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 44 ft in 6 seconds.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was well above target at 70 kt. Target 60 kt

Flare

100 %

Perfect landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank