Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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A21N

73,381 observations · updated 2026-08-28 03:49 UTC

Climb

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 5k 10k 20k 30k 40k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 0–5,000 ft · Min 1,225 ft/min · 772 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,956.0 ft/min · 772 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 2,607 ft/min · 772 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,641 ft/min · 1,159 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,353.0 ft/min · 1,159 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,995 ft/min · 1,159 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,540 ft/min · 1,605 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,240.0 ft/min · 1,605 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,845 ft/min · 1,605 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,479 ft/min · 2,063 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,137.0 ft/min · 2,063 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,698 ft/min · 2,063 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,183 ft/min · 2,532 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 1,806.0 ft/min · 2,532 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,312 ft/min · 2,532 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 936 ft/min · 2,960 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 1,488.0 ft/min · 2,960 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 1,924 ft/min · 2,960 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 627 ft/min · 3,940 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,099.0 ft/min · 3,940 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 1,464 ft/min · 3,940 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 443 ft/min · 2,280 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 753.0 ft/min · 2,280 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 993 ft/min · 2,280 samples

Descent

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 45k 40k 30k 20k 10k 5k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 608 ft/min · 5 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,050.0 ft/min · 5 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,419 ft/min · 5 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 608 ft/min · 3,112 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,050.0 ft/min · 3,112 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,419 ft/min · 3,112 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 932 ft/min · 6,818 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,658.0 ft/min · 6,818 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,257 ft/min · 6,818 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,424 ft/min · 7,053 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,188.0 ft/min · 7,053 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,830 ft/min · 7,053 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,509 ft/min · 7,343 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,269.0 ft/min · 7,343 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,917 ft/min · 7,343 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,473 ft/min · 7,605 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,222.0 ft/min · 7,605 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,858 ft/min · 7,605 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,166 ft/min · 7,884 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 1,894.0 ft/min · 7,884 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,478 ft/min · 7,884 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 907 ft/min · 8,200 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,569.0 ft/min · 8,200 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,082 ft/min · 8,200 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 706 ft/min · 8,050 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,194.0 ft/min · 8,050 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,570 ft/min · 8,050 samples

Values come from the performance table and are shown as positive vertical-rate magnitudes in 5,000-foot altitude bands.