Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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B763

14,417 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 1,510 ft/min · 184 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 2,285.0 ft/min · 184 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 2,998 ft/min · 184 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 2,035 ft/min · 235 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,747.0 ft/min · 235 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 3,397 ft/min · 235 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,826 ft/min · 315 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,568.0 ft/min · 315 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 3,251 ft/min · 315 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,826 ft/min · 362 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,568.0 ft/min · 362 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 3,251 ft/min · 362 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,701 ft/min · 419 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,375.0 ft/min · 419 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,974 ft/min · 419 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,569 ft/min · 453 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,252.0 ft/min · 453 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,849 ft/min · 453 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,287 ft/min · 449 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,954.0 ft/min · 449 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,530 ft/min · 449 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 750 ft/min · 385 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,347.0 ft/min · 385 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,832 ft/min · 385 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 750 ft/min · 11 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,347.0 ft/min · 11 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,832 ft/min · 11 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 782 ft/min · 24 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,167.0 ft/min · 24 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,532 ft/min · 24 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 881 ft/min · 788 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,501.0 ft/min · 788 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 2,038 ft/min · 788 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,240 ft/min · 1,292 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 2,011.0 ft/min · 1,292 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,666 ft/min · 1,292 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,494 ft/min · 1,431 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,288.0 ft/min · 1,431 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,961 ft/min · 1,431 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,576 ft/min · 1,524 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,344.0 ft/min · 1,524 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 3,018 ft/min · 1,524 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,553 ft/min · 1,572 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,325.0 ft/min · 1,572 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,976 ft/min · 1,572 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,101 ft/min · 1,641 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 1,867.0 ft/min · 1,641 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,487 ft/min · 1,641 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 933 ft/min · 1,678 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,567.0 ft/min · 1,678 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,049 ft/min · 1,678 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 721 ft/min · 1,654 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,241.0 ft/min · 1,654 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,648 ft/min · 1,654 samples

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