EIDW to KPHL Flight Report - A321-253NX

Flight from EIDW to KPHL

Wednesday, 26 March 2025 08:41

Minutes 466

2,860 nm

Fuel 19,758 kg

A321-253NX

Departure

Runway 28L at EIDW

Dublin Airport

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Altitude

213 ft asl

Weight

91,862 kg

Fuel

25,082 kg

Temperature

9 °C

Wind Speed

0 kt

Wind Direction

0.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 27R at KPHL

Philadelphia International Airport

Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States

13 ft asl

Altitude

72,104 kg

Weight

5,324 kg

Fuel

11 °C

Temperature

0 kt

Wind Speed

0.0 °

Wind Direction

0 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.68%

Departure Score 95.47%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 97.57%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an A321-253NX, then departed from runway 28L at Dublin Airport (EIDW), with a takeoff distance of 2,032 meters, which accounted for 78% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.

As the aircraft climbed out of Dublin Airport, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of the airport. The climb took 23 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,260 feet above sea level to 33,586 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,326 feet. The climb covered a distance of 138 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 15 miles north of Belmullet, Ireland. This phase lasted for 408 minutes and covered a distance of 2,646 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 20 miles east of Seaside Park, New Jersey, United States. The descent took 23 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 33,974 feet above sea level to 1,326 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,648 feet. The descent covered a distance of 69 nautical miles.

As the aircraft approached Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), it began its final approach to runway 27R from the east, heading 256.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a threshold speed of 138 knots and a touchdown speed of 136 knots. The touchdown distance was 230 meters, and the touchdown rate was fair at -253 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 meters from the centreline.

The aircraft then taxied to the parking from the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total landing distance was 1,269 meters, accounting for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 2,860 nautical miles and took 466 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 19,758 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 1 kt 0 kt min to max 5 kt	1		5 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kt max 0 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.4 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.5		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.5		0.2 °
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 08:41:44
Info	Navigation Lights On at 08:41:44
Info	Beacon Lights Off at 08:41:44
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 08:41:44
Info	Landing Lights Off at 08:41:44
Info	Landing Gear Down at 08:41:44
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 08:41:44
Info	Parking Brake Off at 08:41:44
Info	Parking Brake On at 08:42:20
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 08:43:50
Info	Taxi Lights On at 08:43:57
Info	Parking Brake Off at 08:44:11
Info	Parking Brake On at 08:46:26
Info	Landing Lights On at 08:48:42
Info	Beacon Lights On at 08:48:43
Info	Strobe Lights On at 08:48:47
Info	Parking Brake Off at 08:49:21

Departure Roll

93.34 %

Departure roll runway 28L at EIDW Dublin Airport. Takeoff distance 2,032 m 78 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 167 kt. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. .

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.44 %	Takeoff distance 2,032 m 78 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 167 kt Target 165 kt
77.26 %	Runway alignment max 13.70 m 4.41 m left to 9.29 m right	-9.29		-4.29 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.69 g min to max 1.27 g	1.00		1.04 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.8 ° -7.4 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.9		-7.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.1		0.1 °

Departure Climb 1

97.97 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28L EIDW Dublin Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average speed 171 kt 167 kt min to max 174 kt	167		174 kt
91.87 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 5.1 °	0.1		5.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.12 g 1.03 g min to max 1.21 g	1.04		1.15 g
Info	Average VSI 775 fpm 456 fpm min to max 1,152 fpm	456		1,152 fpm
Info	Average altitude 11 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 36 ft agl	0		36 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -10.2 ° -13.2 ° min to max -7.5 °	-7.5		-13.2 °

Departure Climb 2

97.53 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28L EIDW Dublin Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.6 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.4		1.4 °
100 %	Average speed 175 kt 174 kt min to max 179 kt	174		179 kt
90.11 %	Average bank angle 4.7 ° 0.7 ° min to max 5.8 °	5.2		5.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.98 g min to max 1.15 g	1.15		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,630 fpm 1,180 fpm min to max 2,262 fpm	1,180		2,262 fpm
Info	Average altitude 99 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 377 ft agl	37		377 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -12.7 ° -13.2 ° min to max -12.1 °	-13.2		-12.8 °
Info	Taxi Lights Off at 08:51:22
Info	Landing Gear Down at 08:51:27

Departure Climb 3

88.53 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 28L EIDW Dublin Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 1.3 ° 1.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 180 kt 178 kt min to max 182 kt	179		182 kt
92.63 %	Average bank angle 2.2 ° 0.8 ° min to max 4.8 °	4.8		0.8 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.96 g min to max 1.02 g	0.97		0.96 g
0 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 2,475 fpm 2,270 fpm min to max 2,689 fpm	2,276		2,689 fpm
Info	Average altitude 685 ft agl 417 ft agl min to max 972 ft agl	417		972 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -13.2 ° -13.4 ° min to max -12.8 °	-12.8		-13.3 °
Info	Gear Not Retracted at 08:51:31

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile west of EIDW Dublin Airport Dublin (Leinster, Ireland). Climbing from 1,260 ft asl to 33,586 ft asl, an increase of 32,326 ft in 23 minutes and covering 138 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 281 kt 181 kt min to max 307 kt	181		273 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.7 °	0.8		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.81 g min to max 1.30 g	0.96		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI 1,429 fpm -206 fpm min to max 3,135 fpm	2,680		479 fpm
Info	Average altitude 17,451 ft asl 1,260 ft asl min to max 33,586 ft asl	1,260		33,586 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -4.5 ° -13.4 ° min to max -0.7 °	-13.4		-2.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 08:52:45
Info	Landing Lights Off at 08:55:39

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 15 miles north of Belmullet (Connaught, Ireland) and lasted 408 minutes, covering 2,646 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 33,988 ft asl 33,674 ft asl min to max 34,025 ft asl	33,674		33,978 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 271 kt 270 kt min to max 275 kt	273		271 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 7.1 °	0.1		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.10 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -2.4 ° min to max -0.7 °	-2.4		-0.9 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 20 miles east of Seaside Park (New Jersey, United States). Descent from 33,974 ft asl to 1,326 ft asl, a decrease of 32,648 ft in 23 minutes and covering 69 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 244 kt 150 kt min to max 326 kt	271		151 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 11.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.3 °	0.1		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.88 g min to max 1.22 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,294 fpm -4,057 fpm min to max 465 fpm	38		-769 fpm
Info	Average altitude 10,404 ft asl 1,326 ft asl min to max 33,974 ft asl	33,974		1,326 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.5 ° -3.0 ° min to max 5.6 °	-0.9		1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights On at 16:15:43
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 16:21:06
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:22:39
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 16:23:43
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:23:44
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 16:23:45
Info	Landing Gear Down at 16:23:53
Info	Taxi Lights On at 16:23:59
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 16:24:58
100 %	Landing Lights at 16:26:52

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,299 ft agl to 965 ft agl. A decrease of 334 ft in 30 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 150 kt 149 kt min to max 152 kt	151		149 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -751 fpm -803 fpm min to max -706 fpm	-764		-760 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,133 ft agl 965 ft agl min to max 1,299 ft agl	1,299		965 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.3 ° 1.1 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		1.1 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 954 ft agl to 617 ft agl. A decrease of 337 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.1 ° Target 3.0 °	3.1		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 149 kt 148 kt min to max 150 kt	149		148 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.7		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -778 fpm -816 fpm min to max -723 fpm	-767		-723 fpm
Info	Average altitude 787 ft agl 617 ft agl min to max 954 ft agl	954		617 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.0 ° 0.4 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.2		0.5 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 605 ft agl to 333 ft agl. A decrease of 272 ft in 30 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.3 °
100 %	Average speed 147 kt 146 kt min to max 148 kt	148		146 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.9 °	1.5		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.02 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -610 fpm -726 fpm min to max -540 fpm	-707		-726 fpm
Info	Average altitude 464 ft agl 333 ft agl min to max 605 ft agl	605		333 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.4 °

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 322 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 322 ft in 24 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.1 ° 1.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.3		1.2 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kt 138 kt min to max 146 kt	146		138 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	0.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.09 g	0.99		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI -802 fpm -958 fpm min to max -484 fpm	-738		-484 fpm
Info	Average altitude 66 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 322 ft agl	322		0 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.6 ° -3.4 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.4		-3.2 °

Arrival Landing

99.9 %

Landing on runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, runway length 2,887 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 138 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 138 kt. Target 137 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
99.6 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.4		1.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 1.00 g min to max 1.05 g	1.04		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 137 kt 136 kt min to max 138 kt	138		136 kt
Info	Average VSI -335 fpm -478 fpm min to max -253 fpm	-478		-253 fpm
Info	Average altitude 4 ft agl -4 ft agl min to max 16 ft agl	16		-4 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.3 ° -3.7 ° min to max -3.2 °	-3.2		-3.7 °

Arrival Touchdown

93.26 %

Touchdown distance was good at 230 m. Touchdown speed at 136 kt was good. Touchdown rate was fair at -253 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.9 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 11 °C. .

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.72 %	Touchdown VSI was -253 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 230 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 136 kt Target below 158 kt
86.03 %	Runway alignment max 6.88 m 6.64 m right	-6.48		-6.71 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.3 ° min to max 1.0 °	1.0		0.3 °
93.43 %	Average g force 1.47 g 1.01 g min to max 1.73 g	1.01		1.34 g
80 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 135 kt 135 kt min to max 136 kt	136		135 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -3.7 ° -3.7 ° min to max -3.5 °	-3.7		-3.5 °

Arrival Rollout

89.32 %

Total landing distance 1,269 m, 44 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,269 m 44 % of runway.
76.28 %	Runway alignment max 14.15 m 4.59 m left to 9.56 m right	-6.71		1.56 m
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.84 g min to max 1.37 g	1.19		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 60 kt 33 kt min to max 64 kt	64		33 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -1.2 ° -3.4 ° min to max 0.6 °	-3.4		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.8 °	0.3		0.7 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 31 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 12 kt 7 kt min to max 31 kt	31		7 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.3		0.7 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		1.00 g

Arrival Taxi

98.1 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 6 kt 1 kt min to max 8 kt	7		1 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kt max 7 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.4 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.2		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.9		0.0 °
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 16:30:08
Info	Landing Lights Off at 16:30:20
Info	Strobe Lights Off at 16:30:22
100 %	Taxi Lights at 16:30:50

Takeoff on runway 28L at EIDW Dublin Airport in the A21N

95.47 %

100 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

93.34 %

Takeoff Roll

Departure roll runway 28L at EIDW Dublin Airport. Takeoff distance 2,032 m 78 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 167 kt. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. .

Takeoff Distance

93.34 %

Roll distance of 2,032 m using 77.64 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 167 kn - Target 165 kn

Alignment

77.26 %

4.41 m left to 9.29 m right

Bounce

100 %

No Bounce Detected

Strobe Lights

100 %

Switched On

Landing Lights

100 %

Switched On

100 %

Speed

Info

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

97.97 %

Climb 1

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 28L EIDW Dublin Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

91.87 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

97.53 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 28L EIDW Dublin Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

90.11 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

88.53 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 28L EIDW Dublin Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

92.63 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport in the A21N

Landing Score 95.62 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft in question, an A321-253NX, successfully landed at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) on runway 27R. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 256.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,299 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, with a score of 95.6%.

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 136 kt, which was within the acceptable threshold speed of 138 kt. The touchdown distance of 230 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the landing process. However, the touchdown rate of -253 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight loss of altitude during the touchdown.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 6.9 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 11°C, which was likely not a significant factor in the aircraft's performance.

The total landing distance of 1,269 meters was 44% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.6 meters, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining control during the rollout phase.

Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The aircraft's score of 95.6% indicates that it was able to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in its approach and landing, but there is still room for improvement in terms of maintaining control and stability during the touchdown and rollout phases.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,299 ft agl to 965 ft agl. A decrease of 334 ft in 30 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 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 954 ft agl to 617 ft agl. A decrease of 337 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 2

Approaching runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 605 ft agl to 333 ft agl. A decrease of 272 ft in 30 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 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 322 ft agl to 0 ft agl. A decrease of 322 ft in 24 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %