Air Facts

MAY 5, 2025

I got out my instrument approach chart and studied the holding pattern and the VOR approach procedure. A few minutes later, we heard the center controller clear a Trans Missouri Airlines commuter plane for the VOR Runway 30 approach to Jefferson City. To continue the approach was no longer an option. I had to land.

VOR

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

IFR approaches can be very complicated, and you need to keep track of lots of data, including: The route. The descent profile. The procedure for the missed approach. Approach minima. Requirements and restrictions for the approach. The T Triangle this airport or runway has non-standard takeoff minimums.

Approach

Fear of Landing

JUNE 27, 2025

Near Miss at Midway Flight paths for SWA2504 (orange) and ground path for LXJ560 (blue) showing The NTSB has released the preliminary report on the runway incursion which caused Southwest Airlines 2504 to perform a last-minute go-around. The descent profile matches what we saw from the ADSB data. seconds before touchdown.

Descent

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

How do the approaches differ from each other? Type of Guidance Instrument approaches offer two types of navigational guidance. Lateral guidance tells you to go left or right to align yourself with the runway. Vertical guidance lets you know youre too high or too low on your approach path. Thats up to you! Easy, right?

Approach

Flight Training Central

MAY 13, 2025

Apply carb heat if applicable, establish a descent airspeed (defer setting flaps until the base leg). Reduce your power, and set flaps to full to establish a maximum descent rate. Apply carb heat if applicable, reduce your power, set the flaps to their first setting, and establish your descent airspeed of 1.4

Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

In addition to this terminal, a 3rd runway was built to cope with the demand, runway 15/33). Once we were on our way, our source of information about our flight only came before the start of our descent. After the engines were started up, we taxied to runway 15 for departure. On final approach to SIN.

Runway

Photographic Logbook

MAY 26, 2025

Despite being charted as an airport with an unimproved surface (the open circle in the above chart), runway 17-35 at Re-Dun is actually paved. However, the runway is not much wider than the 10 foot wheelbase of a Cherokee. Obviously, such a narrow runway is a novel feature of the airport. He's cleared the runway."

Runway

Flying Magazine

JUNE 20, 2025

The controller cleared the pilot for the approach, and when the airplane was about 10 miles northeast of the NESTY, an initial approach fix (IAF), the controller asked the pilot if he was going to “make your descent” and asked if he would like vectors to the south. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m.

Knot

Pilot Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The jet slammed into the ground six thousand feet short of the runway, taking the lives of 134 people. Detecting them is difficult, which makes final approach and landing especially dangerous. In seconds, an aircraft can be forced into an uncontrollable descent, leaving you with barely any time to react.

Wind Shear

Flying Magazine

JULY 18, 2025

If you’ve ever flown a modern Rockwell Collins suite, you’ll recognize the airport dome and extended runway centerlines with mile markers that are intended to better orient the pilot from top of descent through final approach. Fusion includes three 14.1-inch

Flight Deck

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 3, 2025

The airport layout of CDG airport This airport consists of 4 runways, (08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09L/27R and 09R/27L) and was opened in March 1974. However after pushing back while on the way to the runway, I managed to see some deicing action on an Easyjet A321 aircraft. At this point, we reached the threshold of the runway.

Runway

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

It was nice to hear the Captain making announcement before departure and he warned us of some expected turbulence during our descent towards HND. It all started when she approach and notify me not to take photos of any one, from there, I shared with her what I do, it was very pleasant chatting with her. Posh looking lavatory, isn't it?

Airline

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JUNE 17, 2025

This airport is a hub for Iberia, Level, Air Nostrum and Vueling and operates 3 runways, 06L/24R, 06R/24L and 02/20. Currently the airport has 2 runways 17L/35R and 17R/35L and operates 2 terminals. We entered the runway. At this point we started our descent as we passed by some snowy mountains. Goodbye Barcelona!

Airline

Plane and Pilot

JULY 1, 2025

A witness reported that they saw the airplane lift off from the runway and remain in ground effect until it crossed the departure end of the runway. As it crossed the departure end of the runway, it was in a left bank and then struck a tree, then came down in shallow water off a public beach.

Density Altitude

One Mile at a Time

DECEMBER 25, 2024

The aircraft was exposed to strong GPS jamming which made the aircraft pic.twitter.com/rM1Q0jmMPt Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 25, 2024 The plane attempted a landing on runway 11 at the airport, but while on approach, it impacted the ground near the runway, broke into pieces, and caught fire.

Jet

Airline Reporter

MAY 10, 2025

JAL 777-300ER takeoff and climb-out: In this JFK takeoff video we depart from runway 4L and get a different view at the JFK terminal layout. The entire descent and landing was beautiful since it happened during sunset. The entire descent and landing was beautiful since it happened during sunset.

Final Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 23, 2025

Currently, this airport host both domestic and international flights and have 4 runways in operation. They are runway 01L/19R, 01R/19L, 18R/36L and 18L/36R. At this point, it was on final approach into New Chitose Airport. Window View We were on final approach into HND airport.

Turbulence

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

At this point, we were on final approach to Okinawa. The reason is the cabin lights were on through out the entire flight and the reflection from the light made it impossible to take a descent photo of the view outside. My ride: JA820A (Photo: K.H During disembarkment, we were each given a sweet.

Turbulence

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

JULY 24, 2025

After the meal service ended, the cabin light was dimmed and I managed to catch a short nap and woke up while our aircraft started the descent. As we flew through some clouds during the descent, we encountered a few bumps. At this point, we were on final approach into Taipei Taoyuan Airport.

Final Approach

Northstar VFR

MARCH 23, 2025

As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. As the plane descends toward the runway on final approach, it may encounter various scenarios where a safe landing cannot be assured. This may be difficult if the weather is at or below minimums for the approach.

Pilot

Pilot's Life Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Whether it’s due to runway obstacles, unstable approaches, or weather changes, the aircraft go-around is a pilot’s best tool to avoid accidents and ensure a smooth, safe flight every time. This ensures the aircraft gains enough thrust to climb away from the runway safely.

Air Traffic Control

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MARCH 30, 2025

We were almost there and at this point, we started our descent. we started our descent. On final approach We touched down after 4 hours and 1 minute in the air. I managed to catch a couple of movies on this flight. I am able to watch the movie while checking out the inflight map at the same time. At this point.

Airline

One Mile at a Time

JULY 18, 2025

View taxiing Iberia Airbus A321XLR I loved the views of planes on the way to the runway, like of the Wamos Air A330, World2Fly A350, and Boliviana de Aviacion A330 (SWOON!). View approaching Washington Iberia Airbus A321XLR At 2:15PM, the crew was told to prepare the cabin for landing, and the seatbelt sign was turned on.

Approach

AV Web

DECEMBER 11, 2024

I had plenty of altitude and enough engine power to reach a nearby 9000-foot-long runway after a couple of 360-degree turns to lose altitude. Pro tip: Keep as much altitude as you can as long as you can until descending for the runway in such a situation.) The last thing you want to do is make a normal descent and landing.

Runway

One Mile at a Time

JULY 12, 2025

View pushing back Dublin Airport Aer Lingus A320 At 6:35AM, we began our taxi out to runway 10R, which was quite a distance from the terminal, and required crossing another set of runways. At 9:30AM local time, we started our initial descent, at which point the first officer announced that we’d be landing in around 25 minutes.

Approach

Flying Magazine

JULY 16, 2025

not often easy in a descent. It’s a long runway, so even with the wheels kissing the pavement with half the pavement behind, the airplane is slowed, and you vacate the runway. It’s a long runway, so even with the wheels kissing the pavement with half the pavement behind, the airplane is slowed, and you vacate the runway.

Approach

Charles Ryan's Flying Adventure

MAY 7, 2025

At this point, we were on final approach towards LHR's runway 27R. We were given the clearance to enter the runway. We started our descent and for the rest of our flight, the flying condition was great. We were on final approach into runway 27R. Thanks for the hospitality, Beijing PEK airport!

Turbulence

Cranky Flier

JUNE 19, 2025

We had a nice view of Monterey as we started our descent, and it was surprisingly clear around the Bay Area. Once we did, well, it was a very quick taxi to the runway where we jumped up into the murk before turning around. We seemed to hover above the low marine layer for awhile, before finally plunging in for final approach.

Runway

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

We will also examine the next most critical phase of our flight, from descent and deceleration to the approach and landing phases, even touching upon what happens when the aircraft arrives safely at the gate. Mario Hagen / Shutterstock The announcement will also be one of the first items on the pilots before-descent checklist.

Cabin Crew

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 13, 2024

On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. Screenshot from ADSB Exchange; click for detail.

Runway

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

The NTSB released its final report into the fatal April 2022 accident that occurred when the pilot was on approach to Burley Municipal Airport (KBYI). The aircraft collided with an exhaust stack that lies directly beneath the extended centerline of Runway 20. The standard approach gradient for an instrument approach is 3.0

Pilot

Flight Training Central

MAY 28, 2024

The numbers 4 and 22 on the approach ends of the runway indicate that the runway is orientated approximately 004° and 022° true. If the wind is as shown by the landing direction indicator, the pilot should land on Runway 9 and expect a crosswind from the right. Runway 31 directly into the wind. 040° and 220° true.

Crosswind

Fear of Landing

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Runway 14, a 4,202 foot runway , was in use. During the final stages of the flight, air traffic control told the pilot to expect the RNAV A approach to Montgomery County. The pilot asked for the RNAV GPS RWY 14 approach, which had lower minimums. View of GPS track when viewed from landing runway (NTSB) At about 1.25

Approach

Air Facts

MAY 10, 2024

Perhaps just prior to the start of descent could be the optimum time–certainly completed no later than commencement of approach. Recall that we must remain at or above MDA until we are in a normal position to perform a normal rate of descent to landing. What is the runway lighting? What speed on final approach?

Approach

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 27, 2024

Back in the early days of jet airliners, pilots long experienced in more forgiving two- and four-engine, piston-powered prop planes found themselves running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas on the final approach to landing. Several of these unstabilized approaches resulted in major aircraft damage or worse. No pressure.

Stability

Pilot Institute

OCTOBER 17, 2024

They are the Visual Approach Slope Indicator and Precision Approach Path Indicator. These systems are designed to help you stay on the correct glide path as you approach the runway. VASI and PAPI each have their own approach. nautical miles from the runway threshold.

Runway

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The pilot told the airport tower controller that he may need the runway. The controller asked the pilot to report when two miles out and to expect runway 28. It rotated several times before crashing into the grass north of runway 28.

Torque