The flight began with the departure roll from runway 13L at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP). The MD-11 aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 1,267 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 168 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 90°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.

As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Vecses, a town in Pest megye, Hungary. The climb started from an altitude of 1,448 feet above sea level (asl) and continued to 6,961 ft asl, an increase of 5,513 ft in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles.

The next enroute climb started 1 mile east of Ocsa, another town in Pest megye, Hungary. This climb was more significant, taking the aircraft from 6,967 ft asl to 15,543 ft asl, an increase of 8,576 ft in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time lasting 7 minutes and covering 44 nautical miles, as it flew overhead Martonvasar, a town in Fejer megye, Hungary.

As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent 1 mile northwest of Győr-Pér International Airport (LHPR), located in Gyor-Moson-Sopron megye, Hungary. The descent took the aircraft from 15,999 ft asl to 4,965 ft asl, a decrease of 11,034 ft in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered another cruise phase, lasting 14 minutes and covering 39 nautical miles, as it flew 2 miles west of Tadten, a town in Burgenland, Austria.

The next descent started 1 mile east of Purkersdorf, a town in Niederoesterreich, Austria. This descent took the aircraft from 4,989 ft asl to 1,979 ft asl, a decrease of 3,010 ft in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 11 at Vienna International Airport (LOWW), flying from the west at a heading of 116.0° and at an altitude of 1,379 ft above ground level (agl).

The landing on runway 11 at LOWW was successful, with the aircraft touching down 71 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 148 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was fair at -247 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 126°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 17 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,947 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.5 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft took 22 minutes to taxi to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.

The total flight distance was 164 nautical miles,