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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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,031 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 836 ft touchdown sits inside 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,726 feet, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 229 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Rumlang in the Kanton Zurich region of Switzerland. It climbed from an altitude of 2,413 feet above sea level to 38,215 feet, an increase of 35,803 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of Kaunerberg in the Tirol region of Austria. This phase lasted for 54 minutes and covered a distance of 401 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 9 miles south of Zaton Doli in the Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija region of Croatia. It descended from an altitude of 38,588 feet to 1,800 feet, a decrease of 36,788 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at LATI Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa was made from the north, heading 174.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,660 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was smooth, with a threshold speed of 128 knots and a touchdown speed of 121 knots. The touchdown distance was 835 feet, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as during takeoff, with a temperature of 61 degrees Fahrenheit and winds blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 229 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 4,148 feet, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 610 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 111 minutes. The aircraft used 9,208 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LATI Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa, achieving a score of 99.9%. The final approach to runway 17 was executed from the north, heading 174.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,660 feet above ground level.
The aircraft's landing performance was impressive, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 128 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 835 feet, and the touchdown speed of 121 knots was well within the recommended range. The touchdown rate was smooth at -132 feet per minute, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 11 knots from 229°. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. Despite these wind conditions, the aircraft's landing performance was not significantly affected.
The total landing distance of 4,148 feet was 46% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, bringing the aircraft to a stop without any issues.
Overall, the landing of the Boeing 737-800 at LATI Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa was a textbook example of a well-executed landing, with the aircraft's performance and the crew's skills combining to achieve a safe and efficient touchdown.
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