YWLM to YWLM Flight Report - Boeing F/A 18E

Flight from YWLM to YWLM

Sunday, 22 February 2026 15:14

Minutes 4

19 nm

Fuel 1,284 kg

Boeing F/A 18E

Departure

Runway 12 at YWLM

Newcastle Airport

Williamtown, State of New South Wales, Australia

Altitude

20 ft asl

Weight

17,872 kg

Fuel

3,168 kg

Temperature

33 °C

Wind Speed

15 kt

Wind Direction

90.0 °

Headwind

11 kt

Crosswind

9 kt

Arrival

Runway 30 at YWLM

Newcastle Airport

Williamtown State of New South Wales, Australia

20 ft asl

Altitude

16,587 kg

Weight

1,884 kg

Fuel

35 °C

Temperature

9 kt

Wind Speed

90.1 °

Wind Direction

-7 kt

Headwind

6 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 67.1%

Departure Score 93.22%

Enroute Score 22.68%

Arrival Score 85.39%

The flight began with the aircraft, a Boeing F/A-18E, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at YWLM Newcastle Airport. This short taxiing period took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 12, with a takeoff distance of 291 meters, which is approximately 13% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 172 knots.

As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 90 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Williamtown, a location in the state of New South Wales, Australia. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 448 feet above sea level to 3,805 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,357 feet, in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.

The enroute descent started overhead Williamtown, with the aircraft descending from 3,703 feet above sea level to 734 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,969 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern, with the distance covered being less than 1 nautical mile in just 4 seconds.

The aircraft then began another enroute descent, this time from 1,724 feet above sea level to 317 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,407 feet, in 1 minute and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport was made from the south-east, with the aircraft heading at 311.0 degrees and at an altitude of 293 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 30 was made with a runway length of 2,223 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 194 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 162 knots, which was fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -311 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions during the landing were a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots at a direction of 90 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 6 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.

The total flight distance was 19 nautical miles, taking 4 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,284 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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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 15:14:41
Info	Engine 1 Started at 15:14:41
Info	Engine 2 Started at 15:14:41
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 15:14:41
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:14:41
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 15:14:41
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 15:14:41
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 15:14:41
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:14:41
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:14:41
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:14:41
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:14:41
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:14:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 15:14:46
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 15:14:46
Info	Parking Brake On at 15:14:46
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:14:46
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 15:14:51
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 15:14:51
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 15:14:51
Info	Parking Brake Off at 15:14:56

Departure Roll

98.86 %

Departure roll runway 12 at YWLM Newcastle Airport. Takeoff distance 291 m 13 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 172 kt. Local weather - Temperature 33 °C. Wind 15 kt at 90 °. Crosswind: 9 kt Headwind: 11 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 291 m 13 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 172 kt Target 170 kt
94.32 %	Runway alignment max 4.61 m 4.61 m left to 0.00 m left	3.77		2.57 m
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.99 g min to max 1.12 g	1.00		1.12 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.9 ° min to max 5.3 °	-0.8		5.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.1		0.1 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 12 YWLM Newcastle Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.0		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 199 kt 173 kt min to max 221 kt	173		221 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.13 g 1.06 g min to max 1.18 g	1.13		1.16 g
Info	Average VSI 702 fpm 328 fpm min to max 1,156 fpm	328		1,156 fpm
Info	Average altitude 10 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 28 ft agl	0		28 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 6.0 ° 5.4 ° min to max 7.1 °	5.4		7.1 °
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 15:15:08
Info	Landing Gear Up at 15:15:09
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 15:15:09

Departure Climb 2

74.03 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 12 YWLM Newcastle Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.2 °
100 %	Average speed 264 kt 222 kt min to max 349 kt	222		349 kt
0 %	Average bank angle 2.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 73.2 °	0.0		73.2 °
90.29 %	Average g force 0.87 g 0.16 g min to max 1.52 g	1.15		1.52 g
Info	Average VSI 746 fpm 158 fpm min to max 1,488 fpm	1,183		1,262 fpm
Info	Average altitude 74 ft agl 30 ft agl min to max 197 ft agl	30		197 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.1 ° min to max 7.1 °	7.1		3.3 °
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 15:15:12
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 15:15:12
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 15:15:12
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:15:12
Info	49 Activated at 15:15:12
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 15:15:12

Enroute Climb

44.41 %

Enroute climb started overhead Williamtown (State of New South Wales, Australia). Climbing from 448 ft asl to 3,805 ft asl, an increase of 3,357 ft in 1 minutes and covering 4 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
86.02 %	Average speed 319 kt 208 kt min to max 389 kt	343		236 kt
0 %	Average bank angle 68.0 ° 0.1 ° min to max 177.5 °	73.1		177.5 °
0 %	Average g force 3.78 g 0.74 g min to max 6.38 g	6.38		0.74 g
Info	Average VSI 3,934 fpm -9,038 fpm min to max 26,426 fpm	1,374		-3,879 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,720 ft asl 448 ft asl min to max 3,810 ft asl	448		3,805 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 9.2 ° -39.5 ° min to max 81.4 °	7.2		-19.8 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 15:15:25
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:15:26
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:15:51
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:15:56
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 15:15:59
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:16:04
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:16:04
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:16:05
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:16:07
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:16:09
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:16:10
Info	49 Activated at 15:16:10
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:16:10
Info	Exceeded 250 kn below 10000 ft at 15:15:23

Enroute Descent

10 %

Enroute descent started overhead Williamtown (State of New South Wales, Australia). Descent from 3,703 ft asl to 734 ft asl, a decrease of 2,969 ft in 2 minutes and covering 10 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 317 kt 110 kt min to max 496 kt	259		293 kt
0 %	Average bank angle 73.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 179.1 °	176.7		39.3 °
0 %	Average g force 3.65 g -0.46 g min to max 7.05 g	1.27		5.40 g
Info	Average VSI -1,281 fpm -30,199 fpm min to max 37,368 fpm	-8,638		-505 fpm
Info	Average altitude 2,263 ft asl 422 ft asl min to max 5,823 ft asl	3,703		734 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle -3.7 ° -81.8 ° min to max 82.0 °	-29.8		18.6 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:16:17
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:16:22
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:16:24
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:16:36
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:16:48
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 15:16:54
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:17:08
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:17:08
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:17:09
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:17:10
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:17:14
Info	49 Activated at 15:17:14
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:17:22
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:17:23
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:17:28
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:17:43
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:17:46
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:17:48
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 15:17:48
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:17:48
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:17:48
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:17:49
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:17:55
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:18:04
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:18:06
Info	49 Activated at 15:18:06
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:18:07
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:18:07
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:18:07
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:18:08
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:18:08
Info	49 Activated at 15:18:08
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:18:11
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:18:11
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:18:16

Arrival Crosswind

0 %

Right hand pattern entry. Distance was less than 1 nm in 4 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Heading 75.5 ° 46.1 ° min to max 108.6 °	46.1		108.6 °
0 %	Average altitude 1,166 ft agl 745 ft agl min to max 1,576 ft agl	745		1,576 ft agl
0 %	Average speed 190 kt 124 kt min to max 274 kt	274		124 kt
Info	Average VSI 9,320 fpm 4,781 fpm min to max 12,529 fpm	4,781		8,714 fpm
Info	Average pitch angle 32.9 ° 27.9 ° min to max 40.6 °	29.2		30.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 84.6 ° 47.2 ° min to max 111.2 °	47.2		94.0 °
Info	Average g force 3.42 g 0.84 g min to max 6.17 g	6.17		0.84 g
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:18:18
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:18:18
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:18:18
Info	Landing Gear Down at 15:18:19
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Activated at 15:18:20
Info	49 Activated at 15:18:20
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 15:18:20

Enroute Descent 2

13.63 %

Enroute descent started overhead Williamtown (State of New South Wales, Australia). Descent from 1,724 ft asl to 317 ft asl, a decrease of 1,407 ft in 1 minutes and covering 3 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Average speed 188 kt 71 kt min to max 240 kt	98		198 kt
0 %	Average bank angle 32.1 ° 0.3 ° min to max 95.2 °	95.2		4.1 °
36.29 %	Average g force 1.45 g 0.39 g min to max 3.73 g	0.81		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -1,343 fpm -4,116 fpm min to max 6,383 fpm	6,383		-1,092 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,011 ft asl 317 ft asl min to max 1,881 ft asl	1,724		317 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° -5.5 ° min to max 24.6 °	24.6		0.0 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:18:24
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 15:18:30
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 15:18:37
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 15:18:38
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:18:49
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:19:00
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:19:10
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 15:19:13
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 15:19:22
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Deactivated at 15:19:23

Arrival Final 1

100 %

Approaching runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 293 ft agl to 266 ft agl. A decrease of 27 ft in 1 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.6 ° 3.4 ° min to max 3.7 ° Target 3.0 °	3.4		3.7 °
100 %	Average speed 196 kt 194 kt min to max 198 kt	198		194 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.3 ° 0.3 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.3 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.96 g min to max 1.16 g	0.99		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -1,037 fpm -1,087 fpm min to max -945 fpm	-1,087		-945 fpm
Info	Average altitude 280 ft agl 266 ft agl min to max 293 ft agl	293		266 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.8 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.4 °	0.0		0.9 °
Info	Autopilot Bank Hold Activated at 15:19:24

Arrival Landing

69.32 %

Landing on runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport, runway length 2,223 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was excessively high at 194 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
0 %	Threshold speed was excessively high at 194 kt. Target 125 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
77.26 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.3		0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 1.4 ° 0.3 ° min to max 2.5 °	1.0		1.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.06 g 0.94 g min to max 1.31 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average speed 176 kt 162 kt min to max 194 kt	194		162 kt
Info	Average VSI -616 fpm -970 fpm min to max -303 fpm	-939		-311 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl -8 ft agl min to max 50 ft agl	50		-8 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.1 ° 0.9 ° min to max 4.4 °	0.9		4.4 °
Info	Autopilot Yaw Damper Deactivated at 15:19:31
Info	49 Deactivated at 15:19:31

Arrival Touchdown

86.86 %

Touchdown point was very long using more than 50% of available runway. Touchdown speed at 162 kt was fast. Touchdown rate was firm at -311 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 35 °C. Wind 9 kt at 90 °. Crosswind: 6 kt Tailwind: 7 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
87.83 %	Touchdown VSI was -311 fpm.
88.33 %	Touchdown distance was 564 m Target 457 m
87.74 %	Speed at touchdown 162 kt Target below 144 kt
94.78 %	Runway alignment max 5.12 m 0.84 m left	4.48		-0.64 m
0 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 10.3 °	1.6		10.3 °
97.71 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.94 g min to max 1.58 g	1.00		1.28 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 129 kt 104 kt min to max 162 kt	162		104 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 7.5 ° 4.4 ° min to max 8.6 °	4.4		8.6 °

Takeoff on runway 12 at YWLM Newcastle Airport in the Boeing F/A 18E

93.22 %

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

98.86 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 291 m using 13.11 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 172 kn - Target 170 kn

Alignment

94.32 %

4.61 m left to 0.00 m left

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 12 YWLM Newcastle Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

74.03 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 12 YWLM Newcastle Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

0 %

90.29 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport in the Boeing F/A 18E

Landing Score 85.39 %

Landing Summary

The Boeing F/A-18E aircraft successfully landed on runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The pilot achieved a final approach from the south east, heading 311.0° at 0 nm and 293 ft above ground level (agl), which is a standard approach procedure for the airport. However, the landing was marked by a few areas of concern.

One of the main issues was the excessively high threshold speed of 194 kt, which is higher than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft and potentially compromised the safety of the landing. Additionally, the touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This indicates that the pilot may have been too high or too fast on final approach, resulting in a longer than necessary rollout.

The touchdown speed of 162 kt was also faster than recommended, which could have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -311 fpm. A firm touchdown rate can be a concern as it may indicate that the aircraft is touching down with too much energy, which can be difficult to control. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach path.

The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also a factor. The temperature was a hot 35 °C, and the wind was blowing at 9 kt from 90°, resulting in a crosswind of 6 kt and a tailwind of 7 kt. While the wind conditions were not extreme, they may have still affected the pilot's ability to control the aircraft during the landing.

Overall, while the Boeing F/A-18E aircraft successfully landed on runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport, the landing was marked by several areas of concern that need to be addressed in order to improve the safety and efficiency of future landings.

100 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 30 at YWLM Newcastle Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 293 ft agl to 266 ft agl. A decrease of 27 ft in 1 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

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