NZCH to NZWN Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from NZCH to NZWN

Monday, 06 April 2026 21:35

Minutes 47

171 nm

Fuel 1,805 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 02 at NZCH

Christchurch International Airport

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Altitude

105 ft asl

Weight

60,820 kg

Fuel

5,391 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

18 kt

Wind Direction

60.0 °

Headwind

17 kt

Crosswind

6 kt

Arrival

Runway 34 at NZWN

Wellington International Airport

Wellington Wellington, New Zealand

30 ft asl

Altitude

59,016 kg

Weight

3,587 kg

Fuel

18 °C

Temperature

14 kt

Wind Speed

50.0 °

Wind Direction

10 kt

Headwind

10 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 99.59%

Departure Score 99.6%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 99.17%

Departing Christchurch International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 02, utilizing 1,283 meters, or 39% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 158 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 20 knots at a direction of 60°, resulting in a 7-knot crosswind and a 19-knot headwind.

As the aircraft climbed out of Christchurch, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 25,008 feet above sea level in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 53 nautical miles. The climb phase concluded 3 miles north of Cheviot, where the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 25,008 feet for 5 minutes while covering an additional 33 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase commenced 7 miles north of Kaikoura, during which the aircraft descended from 24,973 feet to 1,355 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,618 feet, in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles.

Upon reaching the final approach phase, the aircraft began its descent towards runway 34 at Wellington International Airport, approaching from the south at a heading of 3.0°, 4 nautical miles from the threshold, and 1,301 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, utilizing 387 meters, or 54% of the runway's length, to come to a stop. The touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly above the recommended threshold speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -319 feet per minute. The aircraft taxied to the parking area, concluding the flight that covered a total distance of 171 nautical miles, utilized 1,805 kilograms of fuel, and lasted 47 minutes.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 13 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 14 kt 0 kt min to max 22 kt	0		12 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kt max 12 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.3		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		0.4 °
Info	Battery Master On at 21:35:40
Info	Engine 1 Started at 21:35:40
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 21:35:40
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:35:40
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 21:35:40
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 21:35:40
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:35:40
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:35:40
Info	Engine 2 Started at 21:36:32
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:38:00
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:38:01
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:41:39
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:44:05
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:44:37
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:47:36
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:48:12
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:48:14
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:48:23

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 02 at NZCH Christchurch International Airport, Average speed was 28 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kt 11 kt min to max 13 kt	12		11 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.5		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

98.01 %

Departure roll runway 02 at NZCH Christchurch International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,283 m 39 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 158 kt. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 20 kt at 60 °. Crosswind: 7 kt Headwind: 19 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,283 m 39 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 158 kt Target 148 kt
90.07 %	Runway alignment max 5.77 m 0.00 m left to 5.77 m right	-4.30		-5.77 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.08 g	1.01		1.08 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max 9.4 °	-0.3		9.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.4 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 NZCH Christchurch International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 159 kt 157 kt min to max 160 kt	158		160 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.24 g 1.09 g min to max 1.31 g	1.09		1.30 g
Info	Average VSI 671 fpm 189 fpm min to max 1,285 fpm	189		1,285 fpm
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl	0		27 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 13.7 ° 9.6 ° min to max 17.0 °	9.6		17.0 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.3 °
100 %	Average speed 159 kt 157 kt min to max 161 kt	159		157 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.22 g 0.97 g min to max 1.30 g	1.30		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,999 fpm 1,323 fpm min to max 3,419 fpm	1,323		3,419 fpm
Info	Average altitude 79 ft agl 29 ft agl min to max 314 ft agl	29		314 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 18.4 ° 17.1 ° min to max 19.4 °	17.1		18.9 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 21:50:12
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:50:12

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 156 kt 155 kt min to max 159 kt	156		159 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.95 g 0.94 g min to max 0.97 g	0.95		0.97 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,475 fpm 3,453 fpm min to max 3,496 fpm	3,455		3,453 fpm
Info	Average altitude 605 ft agl 371 ft agl min to max 841 ft agl	371		841 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 19.0 ° 18.8 ° min to max 19.0 °	18.8		19.0 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:50:22

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead NZCH Christchurch International Airport Christchurch (Canterbury, New Zealand). Climbing from 1,068 ft asl to 25,008 ft asl, an increase of 23,941 ft in 10 minutes and covering 53 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 243 kt 155 kt min to max 288 kt	156		276 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 3.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 21.6 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.97 g 0.78 g min to max 1.07 g	0.85		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI 2,571 fpm -2 fpm min to max 3,884 fpm	3,362		-2 fpm
Info	Average altitude 11,578 ft asl 1,068 ft asl min to max 25,013 ft asl	1,068		25,008 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.7 ° 2.0 ° min to max 18.4 °	17.4		2.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:50:32
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:51:07
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:51:16
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 21:53:38

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of Cheviot (Canterbury, New Zealand) and lasted 5 minutes, covering 33 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 24,993 ft asl 24,981 ft asl min to max 25,012 ft asl	25,008		24,987 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 275 kt 274 kt min to max 276 kt	276		274 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 1.9 ° min to max 2.1 °	2.0		2.1 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 7 miles north of Kaikoura (Canterbury, New Zealand). Descent from 24,973 ft asl to 1,355 ft asl, a decrease of 23,618 ft in 18 minutes and covering 77 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 195 kt 134 kt min to max 277 kt	274		134 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 5.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 17.9 °	0.2		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.87 g min to max 1.15 g	0.87		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -962 fpm -2,324 fpm min to max -1 fpm	-423		-729 fpm
Info	Average altitude 7,510 ft asl 1,355 ft asl min to max 24,973 ft asl	24,973		1,355 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.4 ° -1.5 ° min to max 5.6 °	0.8		2.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 22:15:34
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:18:53
Info	Landing Gear Down at 22:19:52
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:21:01
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:21:09
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:21:19
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:21:24
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 22:21:30
100 %	Landing Lights at 22:24:18

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,301 ft agl to 1,000 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 134 kt 132 kt min to max 137 kt	134		134 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.03 g	1.01		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -682 fpm -784 fpm min to max -569 fpm	-717		-640 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,153 ft agl 1,000 ft agl min to max 1,301 ft agl	1,301		1,000 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	2.8		3.1 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 986 ft agl to 675 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kt 132 kt min to max 138 kt	137		137 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.3		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g	1.03		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -666 fpm -824 fpm min to max -524 fpm	-599		-740 fpm
Info	Average altitude 837 ft agl 675 ft agl min to max 986 ft agl	986		675 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.8 ° 0.6 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.8		1.8 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 664 ft agl to 360 ft agl. A decrease of 303 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.1 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.1 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kt 134 kt min to max 137 kt	137		135 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -672 fpm -789 fpm min to max -587 fpm	-734		-637 fpm
Info	Average altitude 511 ft agl 360 ft agl min to max 664 ft agl	664		360 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° 0.8 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.0		1.3 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 348 ft agl to 68 ft agl. A decrease of 280 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.9 ° 2.7 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		2.7 °
100 %	Average speed 134 kt 133 kt min to max 136 kt	135		134 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.5 °	1.2		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.06 g	0.97		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -665 fpm -807 fpm min to max -541 fpm	-643		-541 fpm
Info	Average altitude 124 ft agl 68 ft agl min to max 348 ft agl	348		68 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 1.3 ° min to max 4.3 °	1.3		4.3 °

Arrival Landing

97.16 %

Landing on runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport, runway length 1,815 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 134 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 134 kt. Target 128 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
90.75 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
94.69 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.0 °	1.5		5.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	1.06		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 130 kt 126 kt min to max 135 kt	134		126 kt
Info	Average VSI -364 fpm -535 fpm min to max -302 fpm	-535		-319 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 35 ft agl	35		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.8 ° 3.9 ° min to max 5.8 °	4.3		5.5 °

Arrival Touchdown

96.18 %

Touchdown distance was good at 387 m. Touchdown speed at 126 kt was a little fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -319 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 14 kt at 50 °. Crosswind: 10 kt Headwind: 10 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
92.43 %	Touchdown VSI was -319 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 387 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 126 kt Target below 125 kt
96.41 %	Runway alignment max 4.03 m 3.51 m left	4.03		2.92 m
72.2 %	Average bank angle 1.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.0 °	5.0		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.15 g 1.01 g min to max 1.22 g	1.01		1.22 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 127 kt 126 kt min to max 127 kt	126		127 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.3 ° 5.2 ° min to max 5.5 °	5.5		5.2 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 975 m, 54 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 975 m 54 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 4.05 m 2.78 m left to 1.27 m right	2.78		0.04 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.21 g	1.21		1.02 g
Info	Average speed 107 kt 61 kt min to max 115 kt	115		61 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 4.4 ° -0.1 ° min to max 5.7 °	5.2		0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 1.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	0.5		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 27 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 15 kt 9 kt min to max 50 kt	50		10 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.3		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

100 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 10 kt 0 kt min to max 16 kt	10		3 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 11 kt max 11 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.1 °
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:27:11
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 22:27:26
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 22:27:28
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 22:27:30
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 22:27:32
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:27:43
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:27:47
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:27:54
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:27:57
Info	Parking Brake Off at 22:27:59
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:28:05
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 22:29:47
Info	Parking Brake On at 22:30:18

Takeoff on runway 02 at NZCH Christchurch International Airport in the Airbus A320

99.6 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 13 minutes and covered 3 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.01 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,283 m using 39 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 158 kn - Target 148 kn

Alignment

90.07 %

0.00 m left to 5.77 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 NZCH Christchurch International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 NZCH Christchurch International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 98.33 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft touched down on runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 134 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 387 m was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.

However, the touchdown speed of 126 kt was slightly above the ideal range, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -319 fpm. This may have been due to the pilot's attempt to maintain control and stability during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from the centreline, which may have been a result of the crosswind component of 10 kt. Despite this, the pilot managed to maintain control and bring the aircraft to a stop within a total landing distance of 975 m, which is 54% of the runway length.

The rollout phase was executed flawlessly, with the aircraft aligning perfectly with the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C and a moderate headwind of 10 kt, did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing. Overall, the pilot's performance was impressive, with a score of 98.3% indicating a high level of proficiency and skill.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,301 ft agl to 1,000 ft agl. A decrease of 301 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 986 ft agl to 675 ft agl. A decrease of 311 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 664 ft agl to 360 ft agl. A decrease of 303 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 34 at NZWN Wellington International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 348 ft agl to 68 ft agl. A decrease of 280 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %