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Track the centreline on final
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,991 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 193 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
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.
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.
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