The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 35 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, a Portuguese airport. The takeoff distance was 1,376 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 170 knots.

As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 20 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 20 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from 1,181 feet above sea level to 35,952 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,771 feet in 22 minutes and covering 136 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise began 79 miles west of Peniche, a city in the Leiria district of Portugal, and lasted 52 minutes, covering 389 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 89 miles northeast of LPPS Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, a Portuguese airport located on the island of Madeira. The descent from 36,244 feet above sea level to 2,873 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,371 feet, took 18 minutes and covered 107 nautical miles.

The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting 9 miles northeast of Canical, a town on the island of Madeira, and lasting 7 minutes, covering 17 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 3 miles southeast of Canico, another town on the island of Madeira. The descent from 1,692 feet above sea level to 397 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,295 feet, took 2 minutes and covered 4 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, heading 44.0° at 1 nautical mile and 222 feet above ground level. The landing on the runway, which has a length of 2,483 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 136 knots. The touchdown point was 79 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 122 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -144 feet per minute.

The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 5 knots at 20°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,216 meters, which is 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect.

After landing, the aircraft taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 657 nautical miles, taking 108 minutes, and the aircraft used 4,993 kilograms of fuel.