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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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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,391 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 366 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LGTS Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport. This process took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 16, and the takeoff distance was 1,266 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots at 88 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile northeast of Plagiari, Central Macedonia, Greece, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,085 feet above sea level to 30,599 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,514 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles south of Skopelos, Thessaly, Greece, and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 9 miles north of Naxos, South Aegean, Greece, where the aircraft descended from 30,837 feet above sea level to 1,808 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,029 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at LGKO Kos Airport was made from the southeast, heading 327.0 degrees at 3 nautical miles and 1,406 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 32, which had a length of 2,391 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots. The touchdown distance was 365 meters, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown rate was good at -185 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots at 300 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,379 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 321 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 63 minutes. The aircraft used 2,549 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LGKO Kos Airport, achieving a high score of 99.0%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south east, heading 327.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,406 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 2,391 meters and its orientation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 139 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have been due to the pilot's decision to prioritize a smooth landing over a perfectly controlled touchdown speed. The touchdown rate of -185 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent.
The aircraft's touchdown position on the runway was slightly misaligned by 3.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach. However, this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 300°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 1,379 meters was 58% of the runway's length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase and ensured a smooth deceleration.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing at LGKO Kos Airport was a success, with the pilot executing a precise and controlled approach and touchdown. While there were minor deviations in the touchdown speed and alignment, the aircraft's performance was generally good, and the landing was completed safely and efficiently.
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