Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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A321

52,722 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 1,130 ft/min · 637 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,774.0 ft/min · 637 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 2,316 ft/min · 637 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,459 ft/min · 1,048 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,133.0 ft/min · 1,048 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,721 ft/min · 1,048 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,257 ft/min · 1,534 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 1,899.0 ft/min · 1,534 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,437 ft/min · 1,534 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,257 ft/min · 1,895 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 1,893.0 ft/min · 1,895 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,398 ft/min · 1,895 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,023 ft/min · 2,235 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 1,598.0 ft/min · 2,235 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,055 ft/min · 2,235 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 813 ft/min · 2,604 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 1,346.0 ft/min · 2,604 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 1,756 ft/min · 2,604 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 591 ft/min · 3,028 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,060.0 ft/min · 3,028 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 1,417 ft/min · 3,028 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 478 ft/min · 1,130 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 828.0 ft/min · 1,130 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,108 ft/min · 1,130 samples

Descent

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 40k 30k 20k 10k 5k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 590 ft/min · 1,433 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,020.0 ft/min · 1,433 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,380 ft/min · 1,433 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 828 ft/min · 4,559 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,512.0 ft/min · 4,559 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,064 ft/min · 4,559 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,329 ft/min · 4,981 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,059.0 ft/min · 4,981 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,668 ft/min · 4,981 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,460 ft/min · 5,204 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,219.0 ft/min · 5,204 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,864 ft/min · 5,204 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,520 ft/min · 5,334 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,268.0 ft/min · 5,334 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,907 ft/min · 5,334 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,150 ft/min · 5,563 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 1,904.0 ft/min · 5,563 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,515 ft/min · 5,563 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 941 ft/min · 5,773 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,627.0 ft/min · 5,773 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,157 ft/min · 5,773 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 717 ft/min · 5,764 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,228.0 ft/min · 5,764 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,623 ft/min · 5,764 samples

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