KMCI to KDSM Flight Report - RJ85

Flight from KMCI to KDSM

Thursday, 11 December 2025 00:50

Minutes 51

170 nm

Fuel 1,300 kg

RJ85

Departure

Runway 01R at KMCI

Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Altitude

1,004 ft asl

Weight

37,763 kg

Fuel

4,125 kg

Temperature

2 °C

Wind Speed

3 kt

Wind Direction

320.0 °

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

2 kt

Arrival

Runway 31 at KDSM

Des Moines International Airport

Des Moines Iowa, United States

928 ft asl

Altitude

36,655 kg

Weight

2,825 kg

Fuel

-3 °C

Temperature

8 kt

Wind Speed

329.0 °

Wind Direction

7 kt

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind

Flight Score 98.8%

Departure Score 100%

Enroute Score 100%

Arrival Score 96.39%

The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 01R at Kansas City International Airport (KMCI). The takeoff distance was 974 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 133 knots.

As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 320 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was also 2 knots. After departing from KMCI, the enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 2,003 feet above sea level to 19,024 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,021 feet in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 27 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise began 4 miles west of Blazer Airport (69MU) in Easton, Missouri, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles northeast of Albany, Missouri, and descended from 18,781 feet above sea level to 2,811 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,970 feet in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.

The enroute level cruise resumed 3 miles north of Melcher-Dallas, Iowa, and lasted for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 21 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 31 at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 313.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,357 feet above ground level.

The landing on runway 31 at KDSM was successful, with the touchdown distance being 351 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 101 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -556 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of -3 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 329 degrees, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.

The total landing distance was 698 meters, which accounted for 25% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 170 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used 1,300 kilograms of fuel during the flight.

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Flight Image — Flight from KMCI to KDSM in the RJ85 on Thu 11-Dec-25 00:03. Altitude 8,822 ft agl, Heading 12.8 °, Speed 290 kt. Enroute climb overhead Platte City (Missouri, United States).

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Departure Taxi

100 %

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

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 15 kt 0 kt min to max 24 kt	7		0 kt
100 %	Average speed turning corners 12 kt max 15 kt	0		0 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 0.4 ° -0.7 ° min to max 2.3 °	2.3		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.1 °
Info	Battery Master On at 00:50:44
Info	Engine 4 Started at 00:50:44
Info	Beacon Lights Switched On at 00:50:44
Info	Navigation Lights Switched On at 00:50:44
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Activated at 00:50:44
Info	Autopilot Flight Director Activated at 00:50:44
Info	Landing Gear Down at 00:50:44
Info	Parking Brake On at 00:50:44
Info	Engine 3 Started at 00:51:02
Info	Engine 2 Started at 00:51:19
Info	Engine 1 Started at 00:51:37
Info	Pitot Heat Switched On at 00:51:58
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 00:52:07
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 00:52:08
Info	Parking Brake Off at 00:53:26

Departure Runway Entry

Entering runway 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport, Average speed was 8 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 9 kt 5 kt min to max 10 kt	5		10 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.5 ° -0.6 ° min to max -0.4 °	-0.5		-0.5 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.2 °	0.1		0.2 °
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 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport. Takeoff distance 974 m 34 % of runway. Liftoff speed was 133 kt. Local weather - Temperature 4 °C. Wind 3 kt at 320 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 2 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Takeoff distance 974 m 34 % of runway
100 %	Liftoff speed was 133 kt Target 132 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 2.25 m 0.00 m left to 2.25 m right	-2.13		-0.54 m
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.96 g min to max 1.15 g	1.00		1.15 g
100 %	Takeoff Bounce
Info	Average pitch angle 0.0 ° -1.0 ° min to max 7.9 °	-0.6		7.9 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.2 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.2 °
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 00:59:42
Info	Strobe Lights Switched On at 00:59:42
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 00:59:44

Departure Climb 1

100 %

Departure climb to 50 ft agl from runway 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
100 %	Average speed 136 kt 133 kt min to max 139 kt	133		139 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.2		0.4 °
100 %	Average g force 1.19 g 1.04 g min to max 1.28 g	1.17		1.04 g
Info	Average VSI 1,085 fpm 583 fpm min to max 1,341 fpm	583		1,341 fpm
Info	Average altitude 17 ft agl 0 ft agl min to max 42 ft agl	0		42 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 10.5 ° 8.2 ° min to max 11.2 °	8.2		10.7 °

Departure Climb 2

100 %

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.0		0.1 °
100 %	Average speed 143 kt 140 kt min to max 152 kt	140		152 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 0.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.4		1.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.97 g min to max 1.06 g	1.03		1.03 g
Info	Average VSI 1,518 fpm 1,341 fpm min to max 2,712 fpm	1,346		2,712 fpm
Info	Average altitude 104 ft agl 44 ft agl min to max 377 ft agl	44		377 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 11.0 ° 10.4 ° min to max 14.4 °	10.7		14.4 °
Info	Landing Gear Up at 01:00:29

Departure Climb 3

100 %

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Heading variation 0.4 ° 0.2 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.2		0.6 °
100 %	Average speed 152 kt 151 kt min to max 153 kt	152		151 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.1 ° 1.0 ° min to max 1.2 °	1.0		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 0.99 g 0.95 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		0.95 g
100 %	Landing gear up
Info	Average VSI 3,070 fpm 2,784 fpm min to max 3,272 fpm	2,784		3,208 fpm
Info	Average altitude 672 ft agl 423 ft agl min to max 935 ft agl	423		935 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 15.3 ° 14.4 ° min to max 16.0 °	14.4		15.6 °

Enroute Climb

100 %

Enroute climb started overhead KMCI Kansas City International Airport Kansas City (Missouri, United States). Climbing from 2,003 ft asl to 19,024 ft asl, an increase of 17,021 ft in 8 minutes and covering 27 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 228 kt 144 kt min to max 285 kt	151		278 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 18.9 ° 0.1 ° min to max 34.8 °	1.1		0.7 °
100 %	Average g force 1.05 g 0.69 g min to max 1.20 g	0.95		1.00 g
Info	Average VSI 2,252 fpm 6 fpm min to max 4,124 fpm	3,171		44 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8,819 ft asl 2,003 ft asl min to max 19,024 ft asl	2,003		19,024 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 8.3 ° 1.6 ° min to max 18.5 °	15.5		1.9 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Autopilot Master Switched On at 01:00:53
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 01:01:33
Info	Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated at 01:01:55
Info	Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Armed at 01:01:55
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 01:01:55
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 01:03:42
Info	Autopilot Airspeed Hold Deactivated at 01:05:41
Info	Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Disarmed at 01:05:41
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 01:05:41
Info	Autopilot Airspeed Hold Activated at 01:07:44
Info	Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Armed at 01:07:44
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 01:07:44
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 01:08:16
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 01:08:16

Enroute Level

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 4 miles west of 69MU Blazer Airport Easton (Missouri, United States) and lasted 7 minutes, covering 37 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 19,134 ft asl 18,988 ft asl min to max 19,167 ft asl	19,040		18,988 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 284 kt 276 kt min to max 300 kt	277		280 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 15.4 ° 0.0 ° min to max 32.7 °	1.5		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.07 g 0.98 g min to max 1.20 g	0.98		1.02 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 1.9 ° -0.1 ° min to max 2.4 °	2.3		-0.1 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 01:15:21
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Activated at 01:15:21

Enroute Descent

100 %

Enroute descent started 4 miles north east of Albany (Missouri, United States). Descent from 18,781 ft asl to 2,811 ft asl, a decrease of 15,970 ft in 16 minutes and covering 76 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 250 kt 217 kt min to max 281 kt	278		217 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 6.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 30.8 °	0.0		6.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.90 g min to max 1.25 g	1.01		0.97 g
Info	Average VSI -927 fpm -1,242 fpm min to max -630 fpm	-1,220		-790 fpm
Info	Average altitude 8,392 ft asl 2,811 ft asl min to max 18,781 ft asl	18,781		2,811 ft asl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -0.2 ° min to max 2.1 °	-0.1		1.4 °
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Landing Lights Switched On at 01:23:50

Enroute Level 2

100 %

Enroute level cruise started 3 miles north of Melcher-Dallas (Iowa, United States) and lasted 6 minutes, covering 21 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average altitude 2,404 ft asl 2,286 ft asl min to max 2,797 ft asl	2,797		2,286 ft asl
100 %	Average speed 210 kt 181 kt min to max 217 kt	217		181 kt
100 %	Average bank angle 1.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 6.5 °	6.5		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.82 g min to max 1.15 g	0.95		0.99 g
Info	Turn coordination 0 0 min to max 0	0		0
Info	Average pitch angle 3.7 ° -0.7 ° min to max 6.0 °	1.1		-0.3 °
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Activated at 01:32:47
Info	Autopilot Vertical Hold Deactivated at 01:32:47
Info	Autopilot Heading Hold Deactivated at 01:36:50
Info	Autopilot Approach Mode Activated at 01:36:50
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 01:37:57
Info	Autopilot Altitude Hold Deactivated at 01:38:01

Arrival Final 4

100 %

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,357 ft agl to 1,017 ft agl. A decrease of 340 ft in 21 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 173 kt 163 kt min to max 181 kt	181		163 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.6 °	1.6		1.2 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.10 g	1.09		1.01 g
Info	Average VSI -930 fpm -1,124 fpm min to max -774 fpm	-1,066		-1,110 fpm
Info	Average altitude 1,194 ft agl 1,017 ft agl min to max 1,357 ft agl	1,357		1,017 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle -0.1 ° -0.9 ° min to max 0.9 °	0.6		-0.2 °
Info	Landing Gear Down at 01:38:20
Info	Flaps Position 2 at 01:38:31
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 01:38:32

Arrival Final 3

100 %

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,000 ft agl to 680 ft agl. A decrease of 320 ft in 25 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.3 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.3 °
100 %	Average speed 146 kt 129 kt min to max 162 kt	162		129 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.1 °	0.1		0.1 °
100 %	Average bank angle 0.5 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.3 °	0.2		0.3 °
100 %	Average g force 1.01 g 0.91 g min to max 1.11 g	1.11		0.99 g
Info	Average VSI -742 fpm -938 fpm min to max -519 fpm	-938		-690 fpm
Info	Average altitude 843 ft agl 680 ft agl min to max 1,000 ft agl	1,000		680 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 0.7 ° -0.2 ° min to max 1.7 °	0.6		1.7 °
Info	Flaps Position 4 at 01:38:55

Arrival Final 2

99.26 %

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 668 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 338 ft in 30 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 3.2 ° 3.2 ° min to max 3.3 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		3.2 °
100 %	Average speed 125 kt 121 kt min to max 129 kt	128		125 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.2 ° 0.1 ° min to max 0.6 °	0.1		0.6 °
96.3 %	Average bank angle 1.5 ° 0.2 ° min to max 4.4 °	0.9		3.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.92 g min to max 1.14 g	1.00		0.94 g
Info	Average VSI -648 fpm -858 fpm min to max -458 fpm	-714		-731 fpm
Info	Average altitude 500 ft agl 330 ft agl min to max 668 ft agl	668		330 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 2.4 ° 0.9 ° min to max 3.8 °	1.6		2.0 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 01:39:07
Info	Autopilot Master Switched Off at 01:39:09
Info	Autopilot AutoThrottle Arm Disarmed at 01:39:13
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 01:39:20

Arrival Final 1

99.11 %

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 317 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 27 seconds.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Approach angle 2.5 ° 1.3 ° min to max 3.4 ° Target 3.0 °	3.2		1.3 °
100 %	Average speed 109 kt 105 kt min to max 120 kt	120		106 kt
100 %	Heading variation 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.4 °	0.4		0.0 °
95.56 %	Average bank angle 3.3 ° 0.1 ° min to max 4.9 °	1.9		0.1 °
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.87 g min to max 1.24 g	1.01		1.24 g
Info	Average VSI -885 fpm -1,182 fpm min to max -301 fpm	-759		-566 fpm
Info	Average altitude 86 ft agl 9 ft agl min to max 317 ft agl	317		9 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 4.2 ° 1.7 ° min to max 7.1 °	2.5		7.1 °
Info	GPWS Warning Activated at 01:39:40
Info	GPWS Warning Deactivated at 01:39:52
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 01:39:56
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 01:39:57
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 01:39:59

Arrival Landing

86.52 %

Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt. Target 117 kt
100 %	Target 50 ft agl
46.81 %	Landing and flare profile
100 %	Heading variation 0.0 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.0 °	0.0		0.0 °
98.19 %	Average bank angle 1.6 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.3 °	0.2		2.6 °
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.73 g min to max 1.29 g	1.23		1.07 g
Info	Average speed 104 kt 100 kt min to max 107 kt	106		101 kt
Info	Average VSI -64 fpm -661 fpm min to max 564 fpm	-540		-556 fpm
Info	Average altitude 13 ft agl 3 ft agl min to max 22 ft agl	14		6 ft agl
Info	Average pitch angle 7.8 ° 4.0 ° min to max 11.9 °	7.0		7.4 °
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 01:40:00
Info	Stall Warning Activated at 01:40:01
Info	Stall Warning Deactivated at 01:40:02

Arrival Touchdown

94.73 %

Touchdown distance was good at 351 m. Touchdown speed at 101 kt was good. Touchdown rate was very hard at -556 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather - Temperature -3 °C. Wind 8 kt at 329 °. Crosswind: 2 kt Headwind: 7 kt.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
84.29 %	Touchdown VSI was -556 fpm.
100 %	Touchdown distance was 351 m Target 457 m
100 %	Speed at touchdown 101 kt Target below 114 kt
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.80 m 1.58 m left	1.76		1.31 m
78.59 %	Average bank angle 3.4 ° 2.6 ° min to max 3.9 °	2.6		3.9 °
94.57 %	Average g force 1.41 g 1.07 g min to max 1.69 g	1.07		1.22 g
100 %	Landing Bounce
Info	Average speed 100 kt 100 kt min to max 101 kt	101		100 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 7.7 ° 7.4 ° min to max 7.8 °	7.4		7.8 °

Arrival Rollout

100 %

Total landing distance 698 m, 25 % of runway. Runway rollout alignment was perfect.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Landing distance 698 m 25 % of runway.
100 %	Runway alignment max 1.19 m 1.19 m left to 0.00 m left	1.19		0.78 m
100 %	Average g force 1.02 g 0.97 g min to max 1.17 g	1.17		0.99 g
Info	Average speed 82 kt 50 kt min to max 89 kt	89		50 kt
Info	Average pitch angle 5.0 ° -0.7 ° min to max 8.0 °	7.9		-0.3 °
Info	Average bank angle 2.8 ° 0.1 ° min to max 3.9 °	3.9		0.1 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched On at 01:40:14
Info	Strobe Lights Switched Off at 01:40:15
Info	Landing Lights Switched Off at 01:40:16

Runway Exit

Exiting runway, average speed 42 kt

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
Info	Average speed 35 kt 17 kt min to max 45 kt	45		18 kt
Info	Average pitch angle -0.2 ° -0.5 ° min to max 0.0 °	-0.2		-0.2 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.1 ° 0.0 ° min to max 0.8 °	0.2		0.3 °
Info	Average g force 1.00 g 0.98 g min to max 1.03 g	1.01		1.00 g
Info	Flaps Position 3 at 01:40:30
Info	Flaps Position 1 at 01:40:44
Info	Flaps Fully Retracted at 01:41:06

Arrival Taxi

91.5 %

Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.

Score	Description	Start	Profile	End
100 %	Average speed 17 kt 3 kt min to max 25 kt	18		3 kt
78.75 %	Average speed turning corners 15 kt max 19 kt	0		0 kt
100 %	Average g force 1.00 g 0.99 g min to max 1.01 g	1.00		1.00 g
Info	Average pitch angle -0.3 ° -0.8 ° min to max 0.2 °	-0.2		-0.1 °
Info	Average bank angle 0.3 ° 0.0 ° min to max 1.1 °	0.3		0.4 °
Info	Taxi Lights Switched Off at 01:44:02
Info	Parking Brake On at 01:44:19

Takeoff on runway 01R at KMCI Kansas City International Airport in the RJ85

100 %

Taxi

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

Taxi Lights

100 %

Switched On

Speed

100 %

Turn Speed

100 %

Bank

Info

Pitch

Info

100 %

Takeoff Roll

Takeoff Distance

100 %

Roll distance of 974 m using 33.58 % of runway

Liftoff Speed

100 %

Liftoff speed was 133 kn - Target 132 kn

Alignment

100 %

0.00 m left to 2.25 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 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 2

Departure climb to 400 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

100 %

Climb 3

Departure climb to 1,000 ft agl from 01R KMCI Kansas City International Airport.

Heading

100 %

Speed

100 %

Bank

100 %

Pitch

Info

Climb Rate

Info

Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport in the RJ85

Landing Score 95.09 %

Landing Summary

The aircraft in question, an RJ85, successfully landed at Des Moines International Airport (KDSM) with a score of 95.1%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 313.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,357 feet above ground level (agl).

Upon landing on runway 31, which has a length of 2,738 meters, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 106 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 351 meters, and the touchdown speed of 101 knots was also within acceptable limits.

One area of concern was the touchdown rate, which was very hard at -556 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown, which could potentially be a safety issue. On the other hand, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach.

The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -3°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 329°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions were likely favorable for the landing, as they did not pose a significant challenge to the pilot.

The total landing distance was 698 meters, which is approximately 25% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.

Overall, the landing was successful, but the hard touchdown rate is a concern that should be addressed to ensure the safety of the aircraft and its occupants.

100 %

Final 4

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 4 nm to 3 nm. Descent from 1,357 ft agl to 1,017 ft agl. A decrease of 340 ft in 21 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 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 3 nm to 2 nm. Descent from 1,000 ft agl to 680 ft agl. A decrease of 320 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

99.26 %

Final 2

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 2 nm to 1 nm. Descent from 668 ft agl to 330 ft agl. A decrease of 338 ft in 30 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Good heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

96.3 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

99.11 %

Final 1

Approaching runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport from 1 nm to 0 nm. Descent from 317 ft agl to 9 ft agl. A decrease of 308 ft in 27 seconds.

Glideslope

100 %

Excellent glideslope alignment

Heading

100 %

Great heading alignment

Glideslope

100 %

IAS

100 %

Heading

100 %

Bank

95.56 %

100 %

Descent Rate

Info

86.52 %

Landing

Landing on runway 31 at KDSM Des Moines International Airport, runway length 2,738 m. Good threshold height. Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt.

Height

100 %

Good threshold height. Target 50 ft agl

Speed

100 %

Threshold speed was slightly below target at 106 kt. Target 117 kt

Flare

46.81 %

Very poor landing flare

Heading

100 %

Bank