Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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12,111 observations · updated 2026-08-28 03:49 UTC

Climb

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 5k 10k 20k 30k 40k 45k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 0–5,000 ft · Min 1,179 ft/min · 190 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 2,062.0 ft/min · 190 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 2,819 ft/min · 190 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,575 ft/min · 203 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,295.0 ft/min · 203 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,925 ft/min · 203 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,373 ft/min · 225 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,162.0 ft/min · 225 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,834 ft/min · 225 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,344 ft/min · 238 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,162.0 ft/min · 238 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,834 ft/min · 238 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,056 ft/min · 247 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 1,772.0 ft/min · 247 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,351 ft/min · 247 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 819 ft/min · 259 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 1,453.0 ft/min · 259 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 1,941 ft/min · 259 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 695 ft/min · 262 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,247.0 ft/min · 262 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 1,687 ft/min · 262 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 593 ft/min · 279 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,093.0 ft/min · 279 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,480 ft/min · 279 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 505 ft/min · 112 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 864.0 ft/min · 112 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,163 ft/min · 112 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 857 ft/min · 283 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,272.0 ft/min · 283 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,643 ft/min · 283 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 950 ft/min · 1,062 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,657.0 ft/min · 1,062 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 2,229 ft/min · 1,062 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,302 ft/min · 1,118 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 2,056.0 ft/min · 1,118 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,686 ft/min · 1,118 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,412 ft/min · 1,161 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,209.0 ft/min · 1,161 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,889 ft/min · 1,161 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,451 ft/min · 1,221 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,193.0 ft/min · 1,221 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,827 ft/min · 1,221 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,360 ft/min · 1,248 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,130.0 ft/min · 1,248 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,780 ft/min · 1,248 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,020 ft/min · 1,303 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 1,777.0 ft/min · 1,303 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,375 ft/min · 1,303 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 790 ft/min · 1,350 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,435.0 ft/min · 1,350 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 1,923 ft/min · 1,350 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 675 ft/min · 1,350 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,150.0 ft/min · 1,350 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,507 ft/min · 1,350 samples

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