Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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A320

138,690 observations · updated 2026-08-28 03:49 UTC

Climb

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5k 10k 20k 30k 40k 45k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 0–5,000 ft · Min 1,183 ft/min · 2,076 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,886.0 ft/min · 2,076 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 2,493 ft/min · 2,076 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,686 ft/min · 3,081 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,416.0 ft/min · 3,081 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 3,066 ft/min · 3,081 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,512 ft/min · 4,286 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,249.0 ft/min · 4,286 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,885 ft/min · 4,286 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,486 ft/min · 5,287 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,172.0 ft/min · 5,287 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,757 ft/min · 5,287 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,203 ft/min · 6,228 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 1,836.0 ft/min · 6,228 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,353 ft/min · 6,228 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 946 ft/min · 6,997 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 1,534.0 ft/min · 6,997 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 1,989 ft/min · 6,997 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 752 ft/min · 7,387 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,285.0 ft/min · 7,387 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 1,700 ft/min · 7,387 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 511 ft/min · 4,977 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 886.0 ft/min · 4,977 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,188 ft/min · 4,977 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 511 ft/min · 18 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 886.0 ft/min · 18 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,188 ft/min · 18 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 658 ft/min · 22 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,154.0 ft/min · 22 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,567 ft/min · 22 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 658 ft/min · 6,400 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,154.0 ft/min · 6,400 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,567 ft/min · 6,400 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,004 ft/min · 11,123 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,717.0 ft/min · 11,123 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,300 ft/min · 11,123 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,414 ft/min · 12,259 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,174.0 ft/min · 12,259 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,816 ft/min · 12,259 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,523 ft/min · 12,930 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,293.0 ft/min · 12,930 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,955 ft/min · 12,930 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,533 ft/min · 13,339 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,292.0 ft/min · 13,339 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,941 ft/min · 13,339 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,204 ft/min · 13,786 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 1,961.0 ft/min · 13,786 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,583 ft/min · 13,786 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 952 ft/min · 14,249 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,645.0 ft/min · 14,249 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,186 ft/min · 14,249 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 694 ft/min · 14,245 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,204.0 ft/min · 14,245 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,595 ft/min · 14,245 samples

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