VNKT to VQPR Flight Report - Boeing 737-600

Flight from VNKT to VQPR

Thursday, 02 January 2025 21:17

Minutes 47

245 nm

Fuel 2,291 kg

Boeing 737-600

Departure

Runway 02 at VNKT

Tribhuvan International Airport

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal

Altitude

4,357 ft asl

Weight

63,267 kg

Fuel

11,331 kg

Temperature

8 °C

Wind Speed

1 kt

Wind Direction

240.0 °

Headwind

-1 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 15 at VQPR

Paro International Airport

Paro Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan

7,333 ft asl

Altitude

60,976 kg

Weight

9,040 kg

Fuel

-2 °C

Temperature

3 kt

Wind Speed

293.0 °

Wind Direction

-2 kt

Headwind

1 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 95.7%

Departure Score 97.62%

Enroute Score 99.94%

Arrival Score 89.54%

The flight began with a short taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, taking approximately 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-600, then departed from runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. The takeoff distance was 1,361 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.

As the aircraft climbed out of Kathmandu, it encountered local weather conditions of 10°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 239 degrees. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead the airport and continued for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 151 nautical miles and an altitude increase of 27,692 feet to 33,107 feet above sea level.

After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 18 nautical miles. This phase took place 7 miles southeast of Ilam, Nepal. Following the cruise, the aircraft began its descent, starting 2 miles northeast of VEBD Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri, India. The descent from 33,130 feet to 7,864 feet above sea level took 16 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 166.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 494 feet above ground level. The landing on the 1,991-meter runway was successful, with a touchdown distance of 195 meters and a touchdown speed of 137 knots. However, the touchdown rate was quite hard at -582 feet per minute.

The local weather conditions at Paro International Airport were -2°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 292 degrees, with crosswind and tailwind components of 2 knots each. The total landing distance was 1,267 meters, accounting for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.

In total, the flight covered a distance of 245 nautical miles, taking 47 minutes and consuming 2,291 kilograms of fuel.

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Flight Image — Flight from VNKT to VQPR in the Boeing 737-600 on Thu 02-Jan-25 21:17. Altitude 8 ft agl, Heading 219.4 °, Speed 0 kt. Departure runway entry runway 02 VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu (Bagmati Province, Nepal)

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Departure Taxi

90 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 3 kn 3 kn min to max 3 kn	3		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 0 kn max 0 kn	0		0 kn
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 -1.3 ° -1.4 ° min to max -1.3 °	-1.4		-1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 21:17:04
Info	Engine 2 Started at 21:17:04
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 21:17:04
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 21:17:04
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:17:04
Info	Engine 1 Started at 21:17:47
0 %	Taxi Lights at 21:17:06

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport, Average speed was 17 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 19 kn 0 kn min to max 26 kn	3		13 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.9 ° -3.3 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.4		-1.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	0.0		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.03 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 21:18:31
Info	Parking Brake On at 21:18:35
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:18:44
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:18:52
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:18:56
Info	Parking Brake Off at 21:20:05
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:22:08
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 21:22:39

Departure Roll

98.1 %

Departure roll runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,361 m 46 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 147 kn. Local weather - Temperature 10 °C. Wind 1 kn at 239 °. Crosswind: 1 kn Tailwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,361 m 46 % of runway
90.52 %	Liftoff speed was 147 kn Target 145 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.73 m 0.78 m left to 0.95 m right	-0.64		0.78 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.94 g min to max 1.05 g	1.00		1.03 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -1.8 ° min to max 10.4 °	-1.5		10.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.1 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 02 VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 152 kn 147 kn min to max 156 kn	147		156 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.10 g 1.02 g min to max 1.17 g	1.04		1.02 g
Info	Average VSI 786 fpm 394 fpm min to max 1,110 fpm	394		1,110 fpm
Info	Average altitude 21 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 51 ft agl	0		51 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.0 ° 10.7 ° min to max 12.5 °	10.7		11.9 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan 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 161 kn 156 kn min to max 173 kn	156		173 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 3.7 °	0.0		3.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.98 g min to max 1.17 g	1.01		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 1,421 fpm 1,124 fpm min to max 3,074 fpm	1,124		3,074 fpm
Info	Average altitude 101 ft agl 52 ft agl min to max 358 ft agl	52		358 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.4 ° 11.7 ° min to max 17.9 °	12.0		17.9 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 21:25:00

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.0		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 174 kn 173 kn min to max 175 kn	173		173 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 5.8 ° 1.4 ° min to max 10.7 °	5.7		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.84 g min to max 1.14 g	1.14		1.06 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,897 fpm 3,487 fpm min to max 4,082 fpm	3,487		4,032 fpm
Info	Average altitude 687 ft agl 419 ft agl min to max 950 ft agl	419		950 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 17.4 ° 16.4 ° min to max 18.6 °	18.4		17.8 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:25:17

Enroute Climb

99.83 %

Enroute climb started overhead VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu (Bagmati Province, Nepal). Climbing from 5,415 ft asl to 33,107 ft asl, an increase of 27,692 ft in 20 minutes and covering 151 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 284 kn 174 kn min to max 329 kn	174		277 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 12.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.8 °	0.7		0.1 °
98.29 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.44 g min to max 1.41 g	0.65		0.98 g
Info	Average VSI 1,640 fpm -651 fpm min to max 4,363 fpm	4,117		-180 fpm
Info	Average altitude 17,058 ft asl 5,415 ft asl min to max 33,161 ft asl	5,415		33,107 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 5.1 ° 1.3 ° min to max 13.1 °	13.1		2.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:25:21
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:25:59
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 21:27:35
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 21:27:37

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 7 miles south east of Ilam (Province 1, Nepal) and lasted 2 minutes, covering 18 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 33,119 ft asl 33,091 ft asl min to max 33,156 ft asl	33,107		33,129 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 284 kn 278 kn min to max 285 kn	278		283 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 20.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 28.9 °	0.1		20.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.97 g min to max 1.19 g	1.05		1.05 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 2.0 ° min to max 2.8 °	2.8		2.4 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 2 miles north east of VEBD Bagdogra Airport Siliguri (West Bengal, India). Descent from 33,130 ft asl to 7,864 ft asl, a decrease of 25,266 ft in 16 minutes and covering 71 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 182 kn 132 kn min to max 337 kn	283		143 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 9.7 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.4 °	20.8		20.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.76 g min to max 1.26 g	1.06		1.25 g
Info	Average VSI -1,514 fpm -4,929 fpm min to max 87 fpm	87		-1,657 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16,075 ft asl 7,864 ft asl min to max 33,131 ft asl	33,130		7,864 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.4 ° -7.5 ° min to max 5.2 °	2.4		1.3 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:57:12
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:57:29
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:57:42
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 21:58:32
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:59:17
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 21:59:19
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 22:00:01
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 22:00:06
Info	Flaps Position 8 at 22:00:52
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 22:03:06
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 22:03:16
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 22:03:17
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 22:03:27
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 22:03:30
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 22:03:37
100 %	Landing Lights at 22:03:37

Arrival Final 1

66.94 %

Approaching runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 494 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 452 ft in 19 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
81.78 %	Approach angle 2.7 ° 2.2 ° min to max 4.3 ° Target 3.0 °	4.3		2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 140 kn 138 kn min to max 143 kn	143		138 kn
0 %	Heading variation 0.8 ° -0.1 ° min to max 6.8 °	6.8		-0.1 °
52.94 %	Average bank angle 15.0 ° 0.8 ° min to max 20.5 °	20.5		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.09 g 0.94 g min to max 1.19 g	1.16		1.08 g
Info	Average VSI -1,101 fpm -1,597 fpm min to max -813 fpm	-1,407		-813 fpm
Info	Average altitude 117 ft agl 42 ft agl min to max 494 ft agl	494		42 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° -1.6 ° min to max 2.7 °	0.9		2.3 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 22:03:43
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 22:03:49

Arrival Landing

88.89 %

Landing on runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport, runway length 1,991 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 kn. Target 130 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
55.67 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.1		0.0 °
99.72 %	Average bank angle 1.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 2.3 °	0.7		1.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 1.03 g min to max 1.08 g	1.08		1.06 g
Info	Average speed 138 kn 137 kn min to max 138 kn	138		137 kn
Info	Average VSI -692 fpm -809 fpm min to max -582 fpm	-809		-582 fpm
Info	Average altitude 9 ft agl -3 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl	22		-3 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° 1.9 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.3		2.4 °

Arrival Touchdown

91.88 %

Touchdown distance was good at 195 m. Touchdown speed at 137 knwas fast. Touchdown rate was very hard at -582 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather - Temperature -2 °C. Wind 3 kn at 292 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Tailwind: 2 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
83.36 %	Touchdown VSI was -582 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 195 m Target 457 m
80.18 %	Speed at touchdown 137 kn Target 121 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 0.73 m 0.67 m left	0.47		0.72 m
100 %	Average bank angle 1.2 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	1.4		1.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.22 g 1.06 g min to max 1.36 g	1.06		1.14 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 137 kn 137 kn min to max 137 kn	137		137 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 2.0 ° 1.5 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.4		1.5 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 1,267 m, 64 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,267 m 64 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.59 m 0.72 m left to 1.87 m right	0.72		-1.87 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.97 g min to max 1.12 g	1.12		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 138 kn 83 kn min to max 154 kn	154		83 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.6 ° -2.6 ° min to max 1.5 °	1.5		-2.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 2.0 °	1.3		0.2 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 28 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 32 kn 15 kn min to max 75 kn	75		15 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -1.8 ° -2.4 ° min to max -1.0 °	-2.3		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.1		0.8 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.99		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 16 kn 5 kn min to max 23 kn	15		6 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kn max 15 kn	0		0 kn
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 -1.0 ° -1.8 ° min to max -0.8 °	-1.0		-1.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		0.5 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 22:05:32
Info	Flaps Position 7 at 22:05:53
Info	Flaps Position 6 at 22:05:58
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 22:06:02
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 22:06:04
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 22:06:08
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 22:06:12
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 22:06:16
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 22:06:24
Info	Beacon Lights Switched Off at 22:06:46
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 22:06:46
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 22:06:47
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 22:06:47

Takeoff on runway 02 at VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport in the Boeing 737-600

97.62 %

90 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

0 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

98.1 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,361 m using 46.39 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

90.52 %

Liftoff speed was 147 kn - Target 167 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.78 m left to 0.95 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 VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 02 VNKT Tribhuvan 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 VNKT Tribhuvan International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport in the Boeing 737-600

Landing Score 86.93 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing 737-600 aircraft successfully landed at VQPR Paro International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.9%. The final approach to runway 15 was initiated from the north, with a heading of 166.0° at a distance of 1 nautical mile and an altitude of 494 feet above ground level (agl).

Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 137 knots, which was slightly above the target threshold speed of 138 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 195 meters was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. Unfortunately, the touchdown speed was fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard, with a rate of -582 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or hard landing, which could have put additional stress on the landing gear and potentially affected the overall safety of the operation.

The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 292°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was also 2 knots. These conditions were relatively calm and did not pose a significant challenge to the landing operation.

The total landing distance of 1,267 meters was 64% of the available runway length of 1,991 meters. This suggests that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining to safely stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, while there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate, the landing was considered successful, and the aircraft was able to safely come to a stop on the runway.

66.94 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 494 ft agl to 42 ft agl. A decrease of 452 ft in 19 seconds.

Glideslope

81.78 %

Poor descent path above glideslope limit

Heading

0 %

Poor heading alignment

Glideslope

81.78 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

0 %

Bank

52.94 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

88.89 %

Landing

Landing on runway 15 at VQPR Paro International Airport, runway length 1,991 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 kn.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 138 kt. Target 130 kt

Flare

55.67 %

Poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank