NZAA to NZQN Flight Report - Airbus A320

Flight from NZAA to NZQN

Friday, 10 January 2025 18:16

Minutes 106

563 nm

Fuel 4,214 kg

Airbus A320

Departure

Runway 05R at NZAA

Auckland International Airport

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Altitude

16 ft asl

Weight

65,784 kg

Fuel

7,694 kg

Temperature

15 °C

Wind Speed

2 kt

Wind Direction

160.0 °

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 05 at NZQN

Queenstown International Airport

Queenstown Otago, New Zealand

1,161 ft asl

Altitude

61,569 kg

Weight

3,480 kg

Fuel

12 °C

Temperature

2 kt

Wind Speed

70.0 °

Wind Direction

1 kt

Headwind

0 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 97.8%

Departure Score 96.76%

Enroute Score 99.88%

Arrival Score 96.77%

The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 05R at Auckland International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,261 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.

As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 17°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots at 160 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was negligible. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile east of Auckland International Airport, where the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 715 feet above sea level to 36,033 feet, an increase of 35,318 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 128 nautical miles.

Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 15 miles northwest of Okato, Taranaki, New Zealand. This phase lasted for 56 minutes and covered a distance of 380 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 14 miles west of Makarora Airstrip, Wanaka, Otago, New Zealand, where the aircraft descended from 35,183 feet to 1,519 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,664 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.

The final approach to runway 05 at Queenstown International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 75.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 344 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 1,771 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -402 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline.

The total landing distance was 1,023 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 563 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 106 minutes. The aircraft used 4,214 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Flight Image — Flight from NZAA to NZQN in the Airbus A320 on Fri 10-Jan-25 18:25. Altitude 5,127 ft agl, Heading 192.8 °, Speed 229 kt. Enroute climb 3 miles south west of Takanini (Auckland, New Zealand).

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Departure Taxi

98.3 %

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kn 0 kn min to max 22 kn	3		14 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 10 kn max 11 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 -0.0 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	-0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Battery Master On at 18:16:22
Info	Engine 1 Started at 18:16:22
Info	Engine 2 Started at 18:16:22
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 18:16:22
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 18:16:22
Info	Landing Gear Down at 18:16:22
Info	Parking Brake On at 18:17:14
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 18:17:25
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:17:36
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 18:17:43
Info	Parking Brake Off at 18:18:38
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 18:21:53
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 18:21:55
83 %	Taxi Lights at 18:21:43

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 05R at NZAA Auckland International Airport, Average speed was 15 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 14 kn 13 kn min to max 14 kn	14		13 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.0 ° -0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		-0.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.0		0.0 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 1.00 g min to max 1.00 g	1.00		1.00 g

Departure Roll

100 %

Departure roll runway 05R at NZAA Auckland International Airport. Takeoff distance 1,261 m 38 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 154 kn. Local weather - Temperature 17 °C. Wind 2 kn at 160 °. Crosswind: 2 kn Headwind: 0 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 1,261 m 38 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 154 kn Target 154 kn
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.73 m 0.00 m left to 2.73 m right	-1.98		-2.73 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.01 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° -0.0 ° min to max 7.6 °	-0.0		7.6 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.3 °

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 05R NZAA Auckland 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 158 kn 154 kn min to max 162 kn	154		162 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.3		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.21 g 1.02 g min to max 1.27 g	1.02		1.24 g
Info	Average VSI 628 fpm 132 fpm min to max 1,231 fpm	132		1,231 fpm
Info	Average altitude 16 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 46 ft agl	0		46 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.0 ° 7.8 ° min to max 14.4 °	7.8		14.4 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 18:24:01
Info	Landing Gear Up at 18:24:01

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05R NZAA Auckland International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 167 kn 162 kn min to max 180 kn	162		180 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.4 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.4		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.08 g 0.87 g min to max 1.23 g	1.23		0.92 g
Info	Average VSI 1,629 fpm 846 fpm min to max 2,262 fpm	1,267		846 fpm
Info	Average altitude 143 ft agl 48 ft agl min to max 395 ft agl	48		395 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 12.7 ° 7.0 ° min to max 14.5 °	14.5		7.0 °
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 18:24:04

Departure Climb 3

85.52 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05R NZAA Auckland International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° -0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.0		1.1 °
100 %	Average speed 197 kn 182 kn min to max 208 kn	182		208 kn
27.61 %	Average bank angle 10.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 29.5 °	0.4		29.5 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.93 g min to max 1.19 g	0.93		1.19 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 943 fpm 406 fpm min to max 1,686 fpm	715		1,686 fpm
Info	Average altitude 499 ft agl 406 ft agl min to max 654 ft agl	406		654 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 5.6 ° min to max 10.9 °	6.5		10.9 °
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 18:24:21
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 18:24:30

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started 1 mile east of NZAA Auckland International Airport Auckland (Auckland, New Zealand). Climbing from 715 ft asl to 36,033 ft asl, an increase of 35,318 ft in 21 minutes and covering 128 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 258 kn 204 kn min to max 300 kn	208		260 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 7.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.6 °	30.6		0.0 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.90 g min to max 1.24 g	1.24		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,024 fpm -34 fpm min to max 3,301 fpm	1,841		-1 fpm
Info	Average altitude 17,231 ft asl 715 ft asl min to max 36,036 ft asl	715		36,033 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.3 ° 3.0 ° min to max 14.2 °	11.5		3.1 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 18:28:57

Enroute Level

99.63 %

Enroute level cruise started 15 miles north west of Okato (Taranaki, New Zealand) and lasted 56 minutes, covering 380 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
98.78 %	Average altitude 36,087 ft asl 35,532 ft asl min to max 36,146 ft asl	36,034		35,532 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 260 kn 259 kn min to max 263 kn	259		263 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 0.6 ° 0.0 ° min to max 14.3 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.94 g min to max 1.03 g	1.01		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.0 ° 1.5 ° min to max 3.6 °	3.2		1.6 °

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 14 miles west of NZMW Makarora Airstrip Wanaka (Otago, New Zealand). Descent from 35,183 ft asl to 1,519 ft asl, a decrease of 33,664 ft in 19 minutes and covering 50 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 224 kn 141 kn min to max 306 kn	265		142 kn
100 %	Average bank angle 10.9 ° 0.0 ° min to max 23.7 °	0.3		2.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.03 g 0.79 g min to max 1.26 g	0.92		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -1,508 fpm -4,398 fpm min to max -462 fpm	-3,325		-784 fpm
Info	Average altitude 11,997 ft asl 1,519 ft asl min to max 35,183 ft asl	35,183		1,519 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.6 ° -3.6 ° min to max 3.4 °	-2.2		1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 19:54:38
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 19:55:39
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 19:57:13
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 19:57:20
Info	Landing Gear Down at 19:58:01
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 19:58:22
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 19:58:26
Info	Flaps Position 5 at 19:58:38
100 %	Landing Lights at 20:00:03

Arrival Final 2

96.59 %

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 344 ft agl to 299 ft agl. A decrease of 45 ft in 2 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 142 kn 142 kn min to max 142 kn	142		142 kn
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
82.97 %	Average bank angle 6.0 ° 1.9 ° min to max 9.3 °	1.9		9.3 °
100 %	Average g force 0.98 g 0.97 g min to max 1.00 g	0.98		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI -861 fpm -927 fpm min to max -800 fpm	-800		-927 fpm
Info	Average altitude 322 ft agl 299 ft agl min to max 344 ft agl	344		299 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 1.1 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	1.1		1.3 °

Arrival Final 1

98.03 %

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 283 ft agl to 36 ft agl. A decrease of 247 ft in 16 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 2.2 ° min to max 3.2 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		2.2 °
100 %	Average speed 142 kn 141 kn min to max 142 kn	142		141 kn
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.3 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		-0.2 °
90.16 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.7 °	6.7		0.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 0.96 g min to max 1.07 g	1.02		1.06 g
Info	Average VSI -848 fpm -950 fpm min to max -703 fpm	-946		-703 fpm
Info	Average altitude 89 ft agl 36 ft agl min to max 283 ft agl	283		36 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.2 ° 0.6 ° min to max 3.1 °	1.3		3.1 °

Arrival Landing

94.95 %

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport, runway length 1,771 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 141 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was good at 141 kn. Target 135 kn
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
79.8 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation -0.2 ° -0.2 ° min to max -0.2 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.4		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.04 g 1.02 g min to max 1.06 g	1.06		1.05 g
Info	Average speed 138 kn 135 kn min to max 141 kn	141		135 kn
Info	Average VSI -535 fpm -697 fpm min to max -402 fpm	-697		-402 fpm
Info	Average altitude 14 ft agl 1 ft agl min to max 27 ft agl	27		1 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 3.6 ° 3.1 ° min to max 4.6 °	3.1		4.6 °

Arrival Touchdown

95.75 %

Touchdown distance was good at 252 m. Touchdown speed at 135 kn was a little fast. Touchdown rate was hard at -402 fpm. Runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 m from centreline. Local weather - Temperature 12 °C. Wind 2 kn at 70 °. Crosswind: 0 kn Headwind: 1 kn.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
89.6 %	Touchdown VSI was -402 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 252 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 135 kn Target 132 kn
88.98 %	Runway alignment max 6.07 m 5.99 m right	-6.07		-5.91 m
100 %	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.5 °	0.1		0.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.22 g 1.05 g min to max 1.32 g	1.05		1.12 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 135 kn 134 kn min to max 135 kn	135		134 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 4.8 ° 4.6 ° min to max 4.9 °	4.6		4.9 °

Arrival Rollout

95.32 %

Total landing distance 1,023 m, 58 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 1,023 m 58 % of runway.
89.61 %	Runway alignment max 5.90 m 0.00 m left to 5.90 m right	-5.90		-4.43 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.13 g	1.09		1.01 g
Info	Average speed 124 kn 69 kn min to max 135 kn	135		69 kn
Info	Average pitch angle 3.8 ° -0.4 ° min to max 5.3 °	5.0		-0.4 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.0		0.1 °

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 21 kn

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 22 kn 3 kn min to max 63 kn	63		12 kn
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -2.3 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.3		-1.0 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.7 °	0.0		0.4 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.02 g	1.00		1.01 g
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 20:01:21
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 20:01:24
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 20:01:32
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 20:01:34
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 20:01:43

Arrival Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 9 kn 3 kn min to max 15 kn	13		3 kn
100 %	Average speed turning corners 7 kn max 9 kn	0		0 kn
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.7 ° min to max 0.6 °	-0.7		0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.3 °	0.2		0.0 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 20:05:05
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 20:05:08

Takeoff on runway 05R at NZAA Auckland International Airport in the Airbus A320

96.76 %

98.3 %

Taxi

Taxiing from the parking to the runway took 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.

Taxi Lights

83 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 1,261 m using 38.37 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 154 kn - Target 157 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 2.73 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 05R NZAA Auckland International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 05R NZAA Auckland International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

85.52 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 05R NZAA Auckland International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

27.61 %

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport in the Airbus A320

Landing Score 96.01 %

Landing Summary

The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) with a score of 96.0%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 75.0° at 1 nautical mile and 344 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 05, which has a length of 1,771 meters.

The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was also good at 141 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate of -402 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or landing.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and a light wind of 2 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the aircraft had a slight headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,023 meters, which is 58% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown.

One of the notable aspects of the landing was the excellent runway rollout alignment, which was very good. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to come to a stop within a safe distance from the end of the runway.

96.59 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 344 ft agl to 299 ft agl. A decrease of 45 ft in 2 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Excellent heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

82.97 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

98.03 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 283 ft agl to 36 ft agl. A decrease of 247 ft in 16 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %