Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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B737

18,607 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 1,264 ft/min · 128 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,882.0 ft/min · 128 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 2,420 ft/min · 128 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,684 ft/min · 211 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,238.0 ft/min · 211 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,744 ft/min · 211 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,822 ft/min · 316 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,409.0 ft/min · 316 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,953 ft/min · 316 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,912 ft/min · 401 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,446.0 ft/min · 401 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,932 ft/min · 401 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,686 ft/min · 496 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,267.0 ft/min · 496 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,794 ft/min · 496 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,440 ft/min · 603 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,015.0 ft/min · 603 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,507 ft/min · 603 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,320 ft/min · 660 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,891.0 ft/min · 660 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,375 ft/min · 660 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 935 ft/min · 608 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,448.0 ft/min · 608 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,904 ft/min · 608 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 933 ft/min · 51 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,259.0 ft/min · 51 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,563 ft/min · 51 samples

Descent

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 45k 40k 30k 20k 10k 5k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 963 ft/min · 88 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,284.0 ft/min · 88 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,572 ft/min · 88 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 993 ft/min · 1,274 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,622.0 ft/min · 1,274 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 2,147 ft/min · 1,274 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,356 ft/min · 1,593 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 2,099.0 ft/min · 1,593 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,737 ft/min · 1,593 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,606 ft/min · 1,832 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,344.0 ft/min · 1,832 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,988 ft/min · 1,832 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,671 ft/min · 1,946 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,434.0 ft/min · 1,946 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 3,103 ft/min · 1,946 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,680 ft/min · 2,024 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,438.0 ft/min · 2,024 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 3,106 ft/min · 2,024 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,260 ft/min · 2,137 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,047.0 ft/min · 2,137 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,696 ft/min · 2,137 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 928 ft/min · 2,196 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,590.0 ft/min · 2,196 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,099 ft/min · 2,196 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 778 ft/min · 2,043 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,290.0 ft/min · 2,043 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,707 ft/min · 2,043 samples

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