KPAE to KPAE Flight Report - Boeing 747-8

Flight from KPAE to KPAE

Friday, 20 March 2026 13:25

Minutes 7

21 nm

Fuel 1,780 kg

Boeing 747-8

Departure

Runway 16R at KPAE

Seattle Paine Field International Airport

Everett, Washington, United States

Altitude

584 ft asl

Weight

342,148 kg

Fuel

95,530 kg

Temperature

11 °C

Wind Speed

21 kt

Wind Direction

180.0 °

Headwind

21 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 16R at KPAE

Seattle Paine Field International Airport

Everett Washington, United States

584 ft asl

Altitude

340,368 kg

Weight

93,749 kg

Fuel

11 °C

Temperature

25 kt

Wind Speed

180.0 °

Wind Direction

25 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.51%

Departure Score 99.99%

Enroute Score 99.39%

Arrival Score 93.14%

Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport took less than a minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 747-8 then began its departure roll on runway 16R, utilizing 57% of the 1,555-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 161 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff featured a temperature of 14°C and a headwind of 26 knots from a direction of 179°.

As the aircraft climbed enroute, it began to ascend from an altitude of 1,603 feet above sea level to 7,378 feet, an increase of 5,775 feet over a distance of 9 nautical miles, within a timeframe of 2 minutes. The climb phase concluded 1 mile north of Eastmont, Washington, after which the aircraft initiated its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 7,228 feet to 833 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,395 feet over a distance of 8 nautical miles, within a timeframe of 3 minutes. The final approach to runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport was conducted from the north, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 161.0° at an altitude of 268 feet above ground level, 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold.

The Boeing 747-8 landed on runway 16R, utilizing 43% of the 2,744-meter runway, with a touchdown distance of 88 meters and a touchdown speed of 146 knots. The touchdown rate was relatively high at -590 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.3 meters. Following touchdown, the aircraft's runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,178 meters, and the total flight distance was 21 nautical miles, consuming 1,780 kilograms of fuel over a duration of 7 minutes.

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Departure Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 0 kt 0 kt min to max 0 kt	0		0 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 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 13:25:17
Info	Engine 1 Started at 13:25:17
Info	Engine 2 Started at 13:25:17
Info	Engine 3 Started at 13:25:17
Info	Engine 4 Started at 13:25:17
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 13:25:17
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 13:25:17
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 13:25:17
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 13:25:17
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 13:25:17
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 13:25:17
Info	Landing Gear Down at 13:25:17
Info	Parking Brake On at 13:25:17
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 13:25:17
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 13:25:52
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 13:25:52
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 13:25:52
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 13:26:00
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 13:26:00

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,555 m 57 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 161 kt. Local weather - Temperature 14 °C. Wind 26 kt at 179 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 26 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,555 m 57 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 161 kt Target 164 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.35 m 0.00 m left to 2.35 m right	-0.15		-2.35 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.95 g min to max 1.04 g	1.00		0.96 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.9 ° -0.7 ° min to max 8.6 °	-0.1		8.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.4 °
Info	Parking Brake Off at 13:26:30

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 16R KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 175 kt 161 kt min to max 183 kt	161		178 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.96 g min to max 1.16 g	0.96		1.11 g
Info	Average VSI 364 fpm 100 fpm min to max 952 fpm	100		952 fpm
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 45 ft agl	0		45 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.3 ° 8.3 ° min to max 11.1 °	8.6		11.1 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16R KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 184 kt 178 kt min to max 191 kt	178		189 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.4		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.08 g min to max 1.16 g	1.10		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI 1,420 fpm 973 fpm min to max 3,272 fpm	973		3,272 fpm
Info	Average altitude 92 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 356 ft agl	46		356 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.6 ° 11.1 ° min to max 15.7 °	11.1		15.7 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 13:27:22

Departure Climb 3

99.96 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16R KPAE Seattle Paine Field 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 189 kt 187 kt min to max 191 kt	191		190 kt
99.79 %	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.1 °	0.4		2.1 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.07 g	1.07		1.04 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,839 fpm 3,526 fpm min to max 4,031 fpm	3,526		4,031 fpm
Info	Average altitude 674 ft agl 416 ft agl min to max 938 ft agl	416		938 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.9 ° 15.2 ° min to max 16.7 °	15.5		16.7 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 13:27:32

Enroute Climb

98.77 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile north west of Lake Stickney (Washington, United States). Climbing from 1,603 ft asl to 7,378 ft asl, an increase of 5,775 ft in 2 minutes and covering 9 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 205 kt 182 kt min to max 252 kt	193		188 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 19.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 32.3 °	2.4		0.0 °
87.71 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.43 g min to max 1.93 g	1.09		0.84 g
Info	Average VSI 2,467 fpm -5,292 fpm min to max 8,737 fpm	4,200		1,169 fpm
Info	Average altitude 4,160 ft asl 1,603 ft asl min to max 7,378 ft asl	1,603		7,378 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.8 ° -13.9 ° min to max 23.9 °	16.6		4.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 13:28:11
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 13:29:53
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 13:29:55
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 13:29:57

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Eastmont (Washington, United States). Descent from 7,228 ft asl to 833 ft asl, a decrease of 6,395 ft in 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 181 kt 152 kt min to max 208 kt	180		155 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 14.3 ° 0.9 ° min to max 33.0 °	0.9		2.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.54 g min to max 1.34 g	0.80		0.89 g
Info	Average VSI -2,195 fpm -5,654 fpm min to max 2,000 fpm	-2,199		112 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,442 ft asl 510 ft asl min to max 7,228 ft asl	7,228		833 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.3 ° -14.2 ° min to max 9.2 °	-5.5		2.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Gear Down at 13:31:15
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 13:32:04
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 13:32:21
100 %	Landing Lights at 13:32:40

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 268 ft agl to 223 ft agl. A decrease of 45 ft in 5 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.1 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.2 ° Target 3.0 °	1.2		1.0 °
100 %	Average speed 154 kt 152 kt min to max 156 kt	156		152 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.4 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.8		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 0.92 g 0.87 g min to max 1.00 g	0.87		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -450 fpm -782 fpm min to max -114 fpm	-114		-782 fpm
Info	Average altitude 250 ft agl 223 ft agl min to max 268 ft agl	268		223 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.6 ° 1.9 ° min to max 4.5 °	1.9		4.5 °

Arrival Final 2

92.13 %

Approaching runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 206 ft agl to 310 ft agl. A decrease of 105 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 1.4 ° 0.8 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	1.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 161 kt 142 kt min to max 178 kt	152		176 kt
97.62 %	Heading variation 1.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.8		0.0 °
61.86 %	Average bank angle 10.6 ° 1.4 ° min to max 17.1 °	16.2		8.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.68 g min to max 1.18 g	1.05		0.68 g
Info	Average VSI 197 fpm -808 fpm min to max 983 fpm	-808		258 fpm
Info	Average altitude 204 ft agl 136 ft agl min to max 310 ft agl	206		310 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.2 ° -1.6 ° min to max 9.2 °	6.7		-1.6 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 13:32:50
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 13:32:57

Arrival Final 1

97.89 %

Approaching runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 305 ft agl to 37 ft agl. A decrease of 268 ft in 19 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 1.9 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		1.9 °
100 %	Average speed 157 kt 153 kt min to max 176 kt	176		153 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.2 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.1		-0.2 °
89.45 %	Average bank angle 4.3 ° 0.5 ° min to max 7.2 °	4.7		3.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.74 g min to max 1.12 g	1.03		1.12 g
Info	Average VSI -884 fpm -1,002 fpm min to max -128 fpm	-128		-803 fpm
Info	Average altitude 97 ft agl 37 ft agl min to max 305 ft agl	305		37 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.2 ° -2.8 ° min to max 5.9 °	1.5		5.8 °

Arrival Landing

88.24 %

Landing on runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport, runway length 2,744 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 153 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 153 kt. Target 160 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
54.63 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
95.83 %	Average bank angle 3.5 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.6		3.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 1.05 g min to max 1.12 g	1.12		1.05 g
Info	Average speed 151 kt 146 kt min to max 153 kt	153		146 kt
Info	Average VSI -694 fpm -795 fpm min to max -590 fpm	-795		-590 fpm
Info	Average altitude 7 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 14 ft agl	14		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 5.8 ° min to max 6.4 °	5.8		6.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

90.93 %

Touchdown distance was good at 88 m. Touchdown speed at 146 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very hard at -590 fpm. Runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 11 °C. Wind 25 kt at 180 °. Crosswind: 0 kt Headwind: 25 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
83.09 %	Touchdown VSI was -590 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 88 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 146 kt Target below 156 kt
73.56 %	Runway alignment max 10.30 m 9.86 m right	-10.30		-9.42 m
82.42 %	Average bank angle 2.9 ° 2.4 ° min to max 3.4 °	3.4		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.25 g 1.05 g min to max 1.42 g	1.05		1.15 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 143 kt 142 kt min to max 146 kt	146		142 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 6.3 ° 6.2 ° min to max 6.4 °	6.4		6.2 °

Arrival Rollout

89.65 %

Total landing distance 1,178 m, 43 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.4 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,178 m 43 % of runway.
77 %	Runway alignment max 10.83 m 1.47 m left to 9.36 m right	-9.36		1.47 m
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.97 g min to max 1.13 g	1.13		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 111 kt 66 kt min to max 123 kt	123		66 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 4.5 ° -0.7 ° min to max 7.0 °	6.2		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.3 °	2.3		0.4 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 52 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 34 kt 3 kt min to max 61 kt	61		3 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.8 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.7		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g

Takeoff on runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport in the Boeing 747-8

99.99 %

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,555 m using 56.67 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 161 kn - Target 164 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 2.35 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 16R KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 16R KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

99.96 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 16R KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

99.79 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport in the Boeing 747-8

Landing Score 91.68 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing 747-8 touched down on runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed of 153 kt was also well-managed, indicating a high degree of control and precision. The touchdown distance of 88 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 146 kt was also satisfactory.

However, the touchdown rate of -590 fpm was somewhat higher than desired, suggesting a slightly harder-than-ideal touchdown. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 10.3 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly harder touchdown. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 11 °C and a 25 kt headwind, were not particularly challenging, but the crosswind component was negligible.

The total landing distance of 1,178 m was 43% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.4 m from the centreline, but this was not as significant as the initial touchdown misalignment. Overall, the landing performance was good, with a score of 91.7%, indicating a high level of proficiency and control.

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 268 ft agl to 223 ft agl. A decrease of 45 ft in 5 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

92.13 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 206 ft agl to 310 ft agl. A decrease of 105 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

97.62 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

97.62 %

Bank

61.86 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

97.89 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 305 ft agl to 37 ft agl. A decrease of 268 ft in 19 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

89.45 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

88.24 %

Landing

Landing on runway 16R at KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport, runway length 2,744 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 153 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was good at 153 kt. Target 160 kt

Flare

54.63 %

Poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank