The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an MD-11, then departed from runway 18L at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW). The takeoff distance was 6,035 feet, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.

As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 63°F and winds of 6 knots at 230°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was also 4 knots. After departing from KDFW, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of the airport and rising from 1,601 feet above sea level to 37,000 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,398 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 132 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southwest of Linden, Texas, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 30 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 6 miles west of Bradley, Arkansas, and rising from 37,003 feet above sea level to 38,982 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,980 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 3 miles southeast of Magnolia Municipal Airport (KAGO) and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 45 nautical miles. As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its enroute descent, starting 6 miles east of Hampton Muni Airport (0R6) and descending from 38,969 feet above sea level to 16,015 feet above sea level, a decrease of 22,953 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 70 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise started 7 miles southeast of De Witt Municipal Airport (5M1) and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 22 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, starting 3 miles north of Lakeview, Arkansas, and descending from 15,989 feet above sea level to 1,507 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,482 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 18R at Memphis International Airport (KMEM) was made from the north, heading 179.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,204 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18R, which had a length of 9,337 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 158 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 539 feet, but the touchdown speed of 156 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -435 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 12 feet from the centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 61°F and winds of 7 knots at 200°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 4,491 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.

After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 395 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 75 minutes. The aircraft used 20,070 pounds of fuel during the flight.