KDTW to KDSM Flight Report - CRJ900

Flight from KDTW to KDSM

Tuesday, 22 April 2025 20:31

Minutes 45

475 nm

Fuel 2,534 kg

CRJ900

Departure

Runway 21R at KDTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Altitude

633 ft asl

Weight

34,766 kg

Fuel

5,611 kg

Temperature

14 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

190.0 °

Headwind

3 kt

Crosswind

0 kt

Arrival

Runway 13 at KDSM

Des Moines International Airport

Des Moines Iowa, United States

928 ft asl

Altitude

32,232 kg

Weight

3,077 kg

Fuel

18 °C

Temperature

4 kt

Wind Speed

90.0 °

Wind Direction

3 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.12%

Departure Score 96.37%

Enroute Score 98.66%

Arrival Score 96.32%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 21R at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW). The takeoff distance was 1,303 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.

The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KDTW and took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,691 feet above sea level to 34,128 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,436 feet in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.

Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southeast of Dowling, Michigan, and lasted for 13 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 288 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile north of Hills, Iowa, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 34,072 feet above sea level to 2,209 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,863 feet in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 13 at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 132.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 13, which had a length of 2,738 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 143 knots.

The touchdown distance was good at 424 meters, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -357 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.3 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 90 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.

The total landing distance was 1,291 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 9.4 meters. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 475 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,534 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Departure Taxi

81.87 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
94.67 %	Average speed 18 kt 0 kt min to max 26 kt	3		13 kt
60 %	Average speed turning corners 16 kt max 20 kt	0		13 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -2.5 ° min to max -1.5 °	-2.1		-2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.0		0.6 °
Info	Battery Master On at 20:31:33
Info	Engine 2 Started at 20:31:33
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 20:31:33
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 20:31:33
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 20:31:33
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 20:31:33
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 20:31:33
Info	Landing Gear Down at 20:31:33
Info	Parking Brake On at 20:32:36
Info	Engine 1 Started at 20:32:46
Info	Parking Brake Off at 20:34:13
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 20:34:20

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Average speed was 12 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 10 kt 8 kt min to max 12 kt	12		8 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -2.0 ° -2.1 ° min to max -1.8 °	-2.1		-1.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.6		0.1 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	0.99		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:39:34
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:39:35
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 20:39:38
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 20:39:40

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Takeoff distance 1,303 m 50 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 149 kt. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 3 kt at 189 °. Crosswind: 1 kt Headwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,303 m 50 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 149 kt Target 155 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 3.62 m 2.82 m left to 0.80 m right	-0.80		0.25 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.96 g min to max 1.07 g	1.00		0.99 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -1.5 ° -2.2 ° min to max 10.4 °	-1.9		10.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.0		0.1 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 21R KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation -0.0 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.0		-0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 156 kt 149 kt min to max 161 kt	149		161 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.94 g min to max 1.13 g	1.00		1.13 g
Info	Average VSI 410 fpm 204 fpm min to max 783 fpm	204		783 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 44 ft agl	0		44 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.6 ° 8.9 ° min to max 12.8 °	10.5		12.8 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 163 kt 161 kt min to max 166 kt	161		166 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.9 °
100 %	Average g force 1.12 g 0.92 g min to max 1.15 g	1.13		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI 1,315 fpm 804 fpm min to max 2,656 fpm	804		2,611 fpm
Info	Average altitude 96 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 363 ft agl	46		363 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 14.2 ° 12.9 ° min to max 16.6 °	12.9		15.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 20:40:48

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 167 kt 166 kt min to max 167 kt	166		167 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.0 °	0.4		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.90 g min to max 1.04 g	1.04		0.90 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,072 fpm 2,655 fpm min to max 3,418 fpm	2,655		3,414 fpm
Info	Average altitude 684 ft agl 408 ft agl min to max 984 ft agl	408		984 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 16.8 ° 15.8 ° min to max 17.9 °	16.2		16.6 °

Enroute Climb

95.97 %

Enroute climb started overhead KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit (Michigan, United States). Climbing from 1,691 ft asl to 34,128 ft asl, an increase of 32,436 ft in 9 minutes and covering 79 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.92 %	Average speed 250 kt 163 kt min to max 293 kt	166		270 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 9.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.5 °	2.6		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.70 g min to max 1.41 g	0.92		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,686 fpm -690 fpm min to max 4,858 fpm	3,345		59 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13,482 ft asl 1,691 ft asl min to max 34,128 ft asl	1,691		34,128 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 17.9 °	16.7		1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 20:41:17
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:42:10
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 20:42:45
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 20:43:08
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 20:44:26
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 20:44:26
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 20:47:16
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 20:49:19
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 20:49:19
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 20:42:48

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 6 miles south east of Dowling (Michigan, United States) and lasted 13 minutes, covering 288 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 34,090 ft asl 34,070 ft asl min to max 34,139 ft asl	34,134		34,073 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 267 kt 225 kt min to max 276 kt	266		268 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 4.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 22.1 °	0.0		4.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 1.00 g min to max 1.09 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.5 ° 1.0 ° min to max 3.2 °	1.5		1.3 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 1 mile north of Hills (Iowa, United States). Descent from 34,072 ft asl to 2,209 ft asl, a decrease of 31,863 ft in 12 minutes and covering 99 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 215 kt 143 kt min to max 292 kt	267		145 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 8.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 31.2 °	2.6		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.95 g min to max 1.20 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -1,105 fpm -1,938 fpm min to max 17 fpm	-13		-846 fpm
Info	Average altitude 9,766 ft asl 2,209 ft asl min to max 34,077 ft asl	34,072		2,209 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -2.0 ° min to max 5.0 °	1.3		-1.5 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 21:09:27
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Activated at 21:09:52
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 21:09:52
Info	Autopilot Wing Leveler Deactivated at 21:10:01
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 21:10:01
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 21:11:52
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 21:11:54
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 21:12:01
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 21:12:52
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Activated at 21:12:52
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 21:13:30
Info	Landing Gear Down at 21:13:50
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 21:13:51
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 21:14:15
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 21:14:44
100 %	Landing Lights at 21:15:04

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,286 ft agl to 967 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 22 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 144 kt 141 kt min to max 146 kt	146		141 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -835 fpm -878 fpm min to max -767 fpm	-846		-767 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,124 ft agl 967 ft agl min to max 1,286 ft agl	1,286		967 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.4 ° -1.7 ° min to max -0.9 °	-1.5		-0.9 °

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 954 ft agl to 647 ft agl. A decrease of 307 ft in 26 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.0 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.0 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.0 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kt 133 kt min to max 141 kt	141		133 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.1 °	-0.1		-0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.3		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -714 fpm -764 fpm min to max -652 fpm	-764		-652 fpm
Info	Average altitude 797 ft agl 647 ft agl min to max 954 ft agl	954		647 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.7 °	-0.8		0.7 °

Arrival Final 2

100 %

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 636 ft agl to 357 ft agl. A decrease of 279 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.1 ° 3.0 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.0		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 137 kt 134 kt min to max 138 kt	134		138 kt
100 %	Heading variation -0.1 ° -0.1 ° min to max -0.0 °	-0.1		-0.0 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -669 fpm -786 fpm min to max -604 fpm	-646		-786 fpm
Info	Average altitude 501 ft agl 357 ft agl min to max 636 ft agl	636		357 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -0.6 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.7		-0.6 °
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 21:16:20

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 344 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 20 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.6 ° 2.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 143 kt 139 kt min to max 144 kt	139		144 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.2		0.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.13 g	1.00		1.13 g
Info	Average VSI -835 fpm -1,042 fpm min to max -652 fpm	-789		-845 fpm
Info	Average altitude 103 ft agl 46 ft agl min to max 344 ft agl	344		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -1.3 ° -2.3 ° min to max 0.4 °	-1.0		0.4 °

Arrival Landing

96.44 %

Landing on runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 143 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly above target at 143 kt. Target 136 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
85.77 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.89 g min to max 1.18 g	1.14		0.97 g
Info	Average speed 138 kt 133 kt min to max 143 kt	143		133 kt
Info	Average VSI -376 fpm -834 fpm min to max -169 fpm	-834		-357 fpm
Info	Average altitude 15 ft agl 2 ft agl min to max 31 ft agl	31		2 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.6 ° 0.5 ° min to max 2.6 °	0.5		2.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

97.06 %

Touchdown distance was good at 424 m. Touchdown speed at 133 kt was good. Touchdown rate was firm at -357 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 18 °C. Wind 4 kt at 90 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 3 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
91.01 %	Touchdown VSI was -357 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 424 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 133 kt Target below 133 kt
95.37 %	Runway alignment max 4.32 m 4.15 m left	4.03		4.32 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 1.2 °	0.1		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.24 g 0.97 g min to max 1.43 g	0.97		1.12 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 132 kt 131 kt min to max 133 kt	133		131 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 2.7 ° 2.4 ° min to max 2.9 °	2.6		2.4 °

Arrival Rollout

89.6 %

Total landing distance 1,291 m, 47 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.4 m from centreline.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,291 m 47 % of runway.
76.88 %	Runway alignment max 17.40 m 8.01 m left to 9.39 m right	4.36		-3.54 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.95 g min to max 1.09 g	1.09		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 118 kt 68 kt min to max 130 kt	130		68 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -2.1 ° min to max 2.2 °	2.2		-2.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.7 ° 0.1 ° min to max 5.0 °	1.2		0.1 °
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Deactivated at 21:16:49

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 31 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 29 kt 13 kt min to max 61 kt	61		13 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -2.4 ° min to max -1.9 °	-2.4		-2.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.01 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 21:17:28
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 21:17:31
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 21:17:32

Arrival Taxi

87.45 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 13 kt 3 kt min to max 20 kt	13		3 kt
70 %	Average speed turning corners 13 kt max 19 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		0.99 g
Info	Average pitch angle -2.1 ° -2.2 ° min to max -2.0 °	-2.0		-2.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.1		0.0 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 21:19:14
100 %	Taxi Lights at 21:18:26

Takeoff on runway 21R at KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in the CRJ900

96.37 %

81.87 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 8 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

94.67 %

Turn Speed

60 %

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,303 m using 50.24 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 149 kn - Target 155 kn

Alignment

100 %

2.82 m left to 0.80 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 21R KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 21R KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport in the CRJ900

Landing Score 95.77 %

Landing Summary

The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) with a score of 95.8%. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 132.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 13, which has a length of 2,738 meters.

The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 143 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 424 meters, and the touchdown speed of 133 knots was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate of -357 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent.

The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.3 meters, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's alignment during future approaches. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were mild, with a temperature of 18°C and a light wind of 4 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.

The total landing distance of 1,291 meters was within 47% of the runway length, indicating a controlled and efficient landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 9.4 meters, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's alignment during future landings. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft scored well on its approach and touchdown.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,286 ft agl to 967 ft agl. A decrease of 319 ft in 22 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 3

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 954 ft agl to 647 ft agl. A decrease of 307 ft in 26 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 636 ft agl to 357 ft agl. A decrease of 279 ft in 25 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 344 ft agl to 46 ft agl. A decrease of 298 ft in 20 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

96.44 %

Landing

Landing on runway 13 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 143 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly above target at 143 kt. Target 136 kt

Flare

85.77 %

Very good landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank