The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 28R at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport, a movement that lasted 8 minutes and covered approximately 1 nm.

During the departure roll on runway 28R, the Boeing 737-800 used 8,463 ft of runway, representing 65 % of the available length, and achieved liftoff at 154 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 83 °F with a wind of 7 kt from 258°, providing a 7 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind component.

Climb commenced overhead Bensenville, Illinois, with the aircraft ascending from 1,604 ft asl to 38,551 ft asl, an increase of 36,947 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 156 nm.

Level cruise began 1 mile northeast of 0I2 Brazil Clay County Airport, Indiana, and continued for 80 minutes, during which the flight covered 624 nm at cruise altitude.

Descent was initiated 14 miles southwest of 6FL4 Sylvanmir Farms Airport, Florida, with the airplane descending from 38,883 ft asl to 1,418 ft asl, a loss of 37,465 ft over 28 minutes and a distance of 151 nm.

The final approach to runway 14 at KSRQ Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport was flown from the northwest on a heading of 134.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,377 ft agl.

Landing on runway 14 was executed with a threshold speed of 139 kt, a touchdown distance of 1,306 ft, and a touchdown speed of 133 kt; the aircraft’s vertical speed at touchdown was minus 244 fpm and alignment was perfect. Weather at the time was 75 °F with a wind of 4 kt from 120°, giving a 3 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind.

The rollout covered a total landing distance of 4,337 ft, equivalent to 53 % of the runway, and the aircraft remained aligned perfectly throughout the deceleration phase.

After exiting the runway, the airplane taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, traveling less than 1 nm.

In total, the flight covered 939 nm, required 141 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 12,380 lbs of fuel.