Aircraft performance

Observed vertical-rate profile by ICAO aircraft type.

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GLF4

1,603 observations · updated 2026-08-28 03:49 UTC

Climb

MinimumAverageMaximum
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 10k 20k 30k 40k 45k Vertical rate (ft/min) Altitude (ft) 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,676 ft/min · 12 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 2,097.0 ft/min · 12 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,496 ft/min · 12 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,681 ft/min · 17 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,316.0 ft/min · 17 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,953 ft/min · 17 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,470 ft/min · 22 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,124.0 ft/min · 22 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 2,718 ft/min · 22 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,470 ft/min · 29 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,118.0 ft/min · 29 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 2,592 ft/min · 29 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,019 ft/min · 37 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 1,530.0 ft/min · 37 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 1,912 ft/min · 37 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,019 ft/min · 38 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,448.0 ft/min · 38 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 1,777 ft/min · 38 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 1,013 ft/min · 38 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,448.0 ft/min · 38 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 1,777 ft/min · 38 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Min 788 ft/min · 33 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,242.0 ft/min · 33 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,608 ft/min · 33 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 937 ft/min · 90 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Avg 1,457.0 ft/min · 90 samples 40,000–45,000 ft · Max 1,902 ft/min · 90 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Min 1,292 ft/min · 132 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Avg 1,952.0 ft/min · 132 samples 35,000–40,000 ft · Max 2,502 ft/min · 132 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Min 1,300 ft/min · 147 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Avg 1,989.0 ft/min · 147 samples 30,000–35,000 ft · Max 2,597 ft/min · 147 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Min 1,521 ft/min · 158 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Avg 2,233.0 ft/min · 158 samples 25,000–30,000 ft · Max 2,871 ft/min · 158 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Min 1,635 ft/min · 166 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Avg 2,385.0 ft/min · 166 samples 20,000–25,000 ft · Max 3,079 ft/min · 166 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Min 1,581 ft/min · 170 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Avg 2,360.0 ft/min · 170 samples 15,000–20,000 ft · Max 3,042 ft/min · 170 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Min 1,309 ft/min · 177 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Avg 2,097.0 ft/min · 177 samples 10,000–15,000 ft · Max 2,726 ft/min · 177 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Min 1,032 ft/min · 176 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Avg 1,725.0 ft/min · 176 samples 5,000–10,000 ft · Max 2,272 ft/min · 176 samples 0–5,000 ft · Min 744 ft/min · 161 samples 0–5,000 ft · Avg 1,300.0 ft/min · 161 samples 0–5,000 ft · Max 1,762 ft/min · 161 samples

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