The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 26L at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The takeoff distance was 4,851 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 91°F and winds of 18 knots at 219°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead College Park, Georgia, and ascending from 2,089 feet above sea level to 41,709 feet above sea level, an increase of 39,621 feet in 32 minutes and covering 213 nautical miles.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 9 miles south of Jeff, Kentucky, and lasting 29 minutes, covering 215 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles northeast of OH42 Hawk's Nest Airport Butler, Ohio, and descending from 41,436 feet above sea level to 8,054 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,382 feet in 19 minutes and covering 100 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting overhead Woodhaven, Michigan, and lasting 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles. The enroute descent continued, starting 1 mile south of Lincoln Park, Michigan, and descending from 8,266 feet above sea level to 1,754 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,511 feet in 7 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 21L at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) was made from the northeast, heading 210.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,121 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a good threshold height and threshold speed of 128 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,135 feet, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -466 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 25 feet from the centerline.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 81°F and winds of 10 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 6,257 feet, which accounted for 63% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.

The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 548 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 1 hour and 2 minutes. The aircraft used 20,825 pounds of fuel during the flight.