Your Ultimate Guide to Infinite Flight Fuel Burn
Sometime in early 2021, I decided to start my most ambitious Infinite Flight related project to date. I was going to find a fuel burn profile for every airliner in the game, so that people could minimize the fuel they used as well as not accidentally pack too little and have to divert.
August came and went, and my subscription expired and I chose not to renew it. I didn’t finish the project. Over this summer, I decided to come back to it due to the semi-frequent “fuel burn” topic. Yes, I bought a month subscription and spent $10 to do less than an hour of flying on live servers just so I could finish this. I really hope this helps at least one person.
Fuel Calculator
In my previous fuel burn topics, I provided fuel burns with respect to load and altitude. This time, I have added a calculator too. Instructions will be in the follow-up post.
Disclaimers
I don’t have enough characters to write a full list but basically I’m not perfect, my numbers aren’t perfect, and I assume no responsibility for violations (but let me know if something is wrong).
Terminology
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Game Fuel: the amount of time that Infinite Flight says you’ll get if you max out the fuel on an aircraft (also translated into a distance based on cruise speed).
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MFR: maximum ferry range, the absolute maximum amount of time the aircraft can fly for without engine-off shenanigans (also translated into a distance based on cruise speed). Includes exactly zero reserves.
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MPR: maximum practical range, the maximum amount of time the aircraft can fly for while carrying max passengers for airliners or max cargo for cargo planes (also translated into a distance based on cruise speed). Includes 5% contingency fuel, 30 minutes holding fuel, and 30 minutes diversion fuel.
Aircraft Included
This guide is mostly for airliners, so military aircraft as well as select general aviation and specialized aircraft are not included. I simply don’t have the expertise to even begin to measure fuel burn for these aircraft because there are so many variables that I don’t know. However, I suspect that the vast majority of you aren’t long hauling these aircraft anyways so this shouldn’t be a problem.
The link to the Google Sheets file can be found below. DO NOT request access to it - I will not be giving that out. Instead, download a copy to your own machine:
Airbus Aircraft
Airbus A220-300 [BCS3]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38,360 lbs / 17,400 kgs | M 0.78 | 7hr 49m / 3,430 nm | 9hr 10m / 4,040 nm | 6hr 41m / 2,920 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-71%), FL330 (70%-41%), FL350 (40%-21%), FL370 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-61%), FL340 (60%-41%), FL360 (40%-21%), FL380 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Airbus A318-100 [A318]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,246 lbs / 19,616 kgs | M 0.78 | 7hr 56m / 3,480 nm | 9hr 57m / 4,400 nm | 6hr 49m / 2,980 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-91%), FL330 (90%-71%), FL350 (70%-51%), FL370 (50%-21%), FL390 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-81%), FL340 (80%-61%), FL360 (60%-41%), FL380 (40%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Airbus A319-100 [A319]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,246 lbs / 19,616 kgs | M 0.78 | 8hr 01m / 3,520 nm | 10hr 19m / 4,560 nm | 7hr 57m / 3,500 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-71%), FL330 (70%-61%), FL350 (60%-41%), FL370 (40%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-81%), FL320 (80%-61%), FL340 (60%-51%), FL360 (50%-31%), FL380 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Airbus A320-200 [A320]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43,246 lbs / 19,616 kgs | M 0.78 | 7hr 44m / 3,400 nm | 10hr 04m / 4,450 nm | 7hr 38m / 3,350 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-81%), FL330 (80%-71%), FL350 (70%-51%), FL370 (50%-31%), FL390 (30%-11%), FL410 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-81%), FL340 (80%-61%), FL360 (60%-41%), FL380 (40%-21%), FL400 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Airbus A321-200 [A321]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55,609 lbs / 25,224 kgs | M 0.80 | 9hr 46m / 4,430 nm | 13hr 35m / 6,200 nm | 10hr 00m / 4,540 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-0%)
Additional Comments: The A321 has a bit of a broken fuel curve in which it doesn’t exactly matter what altitude you fly at. As long as you aren’t being egregious (like FL400 at 100% load), you will probably be well within margin of error. It also seems to be more efficient at M 0.80 when heavier and 0.78 when lighter.
Airbus A330-200(F) [A332]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 188,275 lbs / 85,400 kgs | M 0.82 | 18hr 33m / 8,710 nm | 20h 47m / 9,770 nm | 9hr 24m / 4,370 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-81%), FL330 (80%-71%), FL350 (70%-51%), FL370 (50%-41%), FL390 (40%-31%), FL410 (30%-11%), FL430 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-91%), FL320 (90%-71%), FL340 (70%-61%), FL360 (60%-41%), FL380 (40%-31%), FL400 (30%-21%), FL420 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Airbus A330-300 [A333]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240,710 lbs / 109,184 kgs | M 0.82 | 23hr 44m / 11,170 nm | 23hr 42m / 11,160 nm | 14hr 55m / 6,990 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-81%), FL330 (80%-61%), FL350 (60%-41%), FL370 (40%-21%), FL390 (20%-11%), FL410 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-91%), FL300 (90%-81%), FL320 (80%-71%), FL340 (70%-51%), FL360 (50%-31%), FL380 (30%-21%), FL400 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Airbus A330-900neo [A339]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245,313 lbs / 111,272 kgs | M 0.82 | 24hr 11m / 11,390 nm | 24hr 23m / 11,490 nm | 15hr 49m / 7,410 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-81%), FL310 (80%-71%), FL330 (70%-61%), FL350 (60%-41%), FL370 (40%-31%), FL390 (30%-11%), FL410 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-91%), FL300 (90%-81%), FL320 (80%-61%), FL340 (60%-51%), FL360 (50%-31%), FL380 (30%-21%), FL400 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: Interesting to note that the A339 presents little fuel efficiency advantage over the A333 (the 40 extra minutes of flight time comes from the added fuel capacity). The only benefit is a slightly higher load capacity, which means a lower load percentage with the same non-fuel weight which means slightly less burn with heavy non-fuel loads.
Airbus A340-600 [A346] (LEGACY)
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375,932 lbs / 170,520 kgs | M 0.82 | 17hr 21m / 8,130 nm | 18hr 02m / 8,470 nm | 14hr 42m / 6,880 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-31%), FL310 (30%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-41%), FL300 (40%-21%), FL320 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: Slight fuel advantage going west but not enough for me to make two different regressions for the calculator.
Airbus A350-900(ULR) [A359]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285,499 lbs / 129,500 kgs | M 0.85 | 22hr 19m / 10,900 nm | 25hr 25m / 12,430 nm | 18hr 17m / 8,910 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-51%), FL310 (50%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-31%), FL320 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: I know most of you won’t want to fly your A350 this way so if you follow a more normal curve starting around FL330 and going up to FL410 and climbing linearly, plan to add about 500 pounds of additional fuel per flight hour.
Airbus A380-800 [A388]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560,263 lbs / 254,131 kg | M 0.85 | 22hr 11m / 10,840 nm | 22hr 32m / 11,000 nm | 17hr 55m / 8,730 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL350 (100%-91%), FL370 (90%-41%), FL410 (40%-11%), FL430 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL360 (100%-81%), FL380 (80%-21%), FL420 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: Be careful climbing, especially when heavy. Above FL320 you’ll probably need to be around 500 FPM maximum.
Boeing Aircraft
Boeing 717-200(HGW) [B712]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,498 lbs / 13,380 kgs | M 0.78 | 3hr 43m / 1,580 nm | 5hr 15m / 2,270 nm | 3hr 55m / 1,670 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 737-700 [B737]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73,811 lbs / 33,480 kgs (83,401 lbs / 37,830 kg) | M 0.78 | 13hr 27m / 5,980 nm (15hr 13m / 6,780 nm) | 18hr 57m / 8,460 nm (~20h 00m / 8,940 nm) | 10hr 01m / 4,420 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-61%), FL330 (60%-41%), FL350 (40%-21%), FL370 (20%-11%), FL390 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-71%), FL320 (70%-61%), FL340 (60%-41%), FL360 (40%-21%), FL380 (20%-11%), FL400 (10%-0%)
Additional Comments: This is the only aircraft in this guide that can go over MTOW in just fuel (values are shown in parentheses). If you are attempting a maximum flight time run, this 13% extra load in fuel will get you about an hour in flight time.
Boeing 737-800 [B738]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46,068 lbs / 20,896 kgs | M 0.78 | 8hr 24m / 3,700 nm | 12hr 44m / 5,650 nm | 8hr 59m / 3,960 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-61%), FL330 (60%-41%), FL350 (40%-21%), FL370 (20%-11%), FL390 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-71%), FL320 (70%-61%), FL340 (60%-41%), FL360 (40%-21%), FL380 (20%-11%), FL400 (10%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 737-900(ER) [B739]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46,068 lbs / 20,896 kgs | M 0.78 | 8hr 24m / 3,700 nm | 12hr 42m / 5,640 nm | 8hr 54m / 3,920 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-81%), FL310 (80%-61%), FL330 (60%-51%), FL350 (50%-21%), FL370 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-91%), FL300 (90%-61%), FL320 (60%-51%), FL340 (50%-31%), FL360 (30%-21%), FL380 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: Slightly different flight profiles than the 737-800 but the flight times and fuel burns are almost identical.
Boeing 747-200 [B742]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354,252 lbs / 160,686 kgs | M 0.85 | 18hr 45m / 9,140 nm | 19hr 43m / 9,620 nm | 17hr 00m / 8,280 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-91%), FL310 (90%-51%), FL330 (50%-41%), FL350 (40%-31%), FL370 (30%-11%), FL390 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-61%), FL320 (60%-41%), FL340 (40%-31%), FL360 (30%-21%), FL380 (20%-11%), FL400 (10%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 747-400 [B744]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354,459 lbs / 160,780 kgs | M 0.85 | 18hr 46m / 9,150 nm | 17hr 54m / 8,720 nm | 14hr 58m / 7,280 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-31%), FL300 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: Using Flaps 10 saves a massive amount of fuel in a pinch.
Boeing 747-8 [B748]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433,936 lbs / 196,830 kgs | M 0.85 | 23hr 44m / 11,600 nm | 21hr 06m / 10,300 nm (20hr 38m / 10,070 nm) | 17hr 31m / 8,530 nm (17hr 01m / 8,280 nm) |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-71%), FL310 (70%-41%), FL330 (40%-21%), FL350 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-0%)
Additional Comments: This is the only aircraft in this guide that had such a big east/west discrepancy that I decided to do one calculator for each (for comparison, most other aircraft are within 5 minutes between their east and west profiles). It is likely that FL270 has the same effect as FL280, but that is below the Mach Transition so I chose not to include it. Eastern values are in parentheses.
Boeing 757-200 [B752]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76,968 lbs / 34,912 kgs | M 0.80 | 10hr 17m / 4,670 nm | 11hr 23m / 5,180 nm | 9hr 29m / 4,300 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-41%), FL390 (40%-21%), FL410 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-71%), FL320 (70%-41%), FL400 (40%-0%)
Additional Comments: The middle altitudes aren’t bad either, just make sure you follow altitudes that are somewhat along the line between the higher loads and lower loads.
Boeing 767-300(ER) [B763] (LEGACY)
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176,370 lbs / 80,000 kgs | M 0.82 | 18hr 51m / 8,850 nm | 28hr 26m / 13,410 nm | 23hr 28m / 11,040 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-81%), FL310 (80%-61%), FL330 (60%-51%), FL370 (50%-31%), FL390 (30%-11%), FL410 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-71%), FL300 (70%-61%), FL320 (60%-51%), FL360 (50%-41%), FL380 (40%-21%), FL400 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 777-200(ER) [B772]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307,492 lbs / 139,476 kgs | M 0.84 | 20hr 55m / 10,090 nm | 27hr 45m / 13,410 nm | 20hr 34m / 9,910 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-71%), FL310 (70%-51%), FL330 (50%-31%), FL350 (30%-21%), FL370 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-51%), FL320 (50%-31%), FL360 (30%-11%), FL380 (10%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 777-200(LR) [B77L]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325,349 lbs / 147,576 kgs | M 0.84 | 22hr 07m / 10,670 nm | 33hr 13m / 16,080 nm | 28hr 05m / 13,570 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-31%), FL370 (30%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-71%), FL300 (70%-51%), FL320 (50%-41%), FL360 (40%-21%), FL380 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: Barring any exploits, this is the longest range aircraft in the game by a decent margin. Middle altitudes work too as long as you’re reasonable.
Boeing 777-300(ER) [B77W]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307,492 lbs / 139,476 kgs | M 0.84 | 19hr 42m / 9,490 nm | 26hr 02m / 12,570 nm | 21hr 17m / 10,270 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-91%), FL310 (90%-61%), FL330 (60%-41%), FL370 (40%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-51%), FL320 (50%-41%), FL360 (40%-21%), FL380 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 777-200(F) [B77F]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319,670 lbs / 145,000 kgs | M 0.84 | 21hr 44m / 10,480 nm | 31hr 14m / 15,100 nm | 12hr 38m / 6,050 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-61%), FL310 (60%-21%), FL370 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-71%), FL300 (70%-51%), FL320 (50%-31%), FL360 (30%-11%), FL380 (10%-0%)
Additional Comments: Middle altitudes work too, but only for middle weights.
Boeing 787-8 [B788]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223,377 lbs / 101,322 kgs | M 0.85 | 21hr 08m / 10,320 nm | 23hr 04m / 11,270 nm | 15hr 07m / 7,350 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-71%), FL330 (70%-51%), FL350 (50%-11%), FL370 (10%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-61%), FL340 (60%-31%), FL360 (30%-11%), FL380 (10%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 787-9 [B789]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223,377 lbs or 101,322 kgs | M 0.85 | 19hr 30m / 9,510 nm | 21hr 20m / 10,410 nm | 17hr 00m / 8,280 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-71%), FL330 (70%-51%), FL350 (50%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-71%), FL340 (70%-31%), FL360 (30%-21%), FL380 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Boeing 787-10 [B78X]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223,377 lbs / 101,322 kgs | M 0.85 | 19hr 30m / 9,510 nm | 21hr 19m / 10,410 nm | 13hr 38m / 6,620 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-81%), FL330 (80%-51%), FL350 (50%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-61%), FL340 (60%-31%), FL360 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: Different profiles than the 787-9, but similar burn and almost identical flight time.
Bombardier Aircraft
Bombardier Challenger 350 [CL35]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,110 lbs / 6,400 kgs | M0.82 | 7hr 26m / 3,430 nm | 8hr 13m / 3,800 nm | 6hr 34m / 3,020 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL410 (100%-91%), FL430 (90%-61%), FL450 (60%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-81%), FL440 (80%-0%)
Additional Comments: Yes, you should generally keep to odd altitudes when up this high. I have provided both in case you want to go evens.
Bombardier CRJ-200(LR) [CRJ2]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,508 lbs / 7,488 kgs | M 0.74 | 6hr 47m / 2,810 nm | 7hr 54m / 3,290 nm | 4hr 52m / 1,980 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL280 (100%-0%)
Additional Comments: FL300 and 310 offer similar efficiency as well.
Bombardier CRJ-700 [CRJ7]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,597 lbs / 8,889 kgs | M 0.78 | 4hr 27m / 1,910 nm | 6hr 11m / 2,690 nm | 3hr 32m / 1,500 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-81%), FL310 (80%-31%), FL350 (30%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-61%), FL320 (60%-41%), FL340 (40%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Bombardier CRJ-900 [CRJ9]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,597 lbs / 8,889 kgs | M 0.78 | 4hr 27m / 1,910 nm | 6hr 22m / 2,770 nm | 4hr 14m / 1,810 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-21%), FL330 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-41%), FL320 (40%-21%), FL340 (20%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Bombardier CRJ-1000 [CRJX]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19,597 lbs / 8,889 kgs | M 0.78 | 5hr 26m / 2,350 nm | 7hr 18m / 3,200 nm | 5hr 17m / 2,290 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL290 (100%-91%), FL310 (90%-51%), FL330 (50%-21%), FL370 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-61%), FL320 (60%-51%), FL340 (50%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 [DH8D]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,812 lbs / 5,358 kgs | M 0.59 | 4hr 25m / 1,460 nm | 7hr 04m / 2,400 nm | 5hr 22m / 1,790 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL250 (100%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL240 (100%-0%)
Additional Comments: This technically is always below Mach Transition, but I chose to include it anyways because it’s pretty predictable.
Embraer Aircraft
Embraer ERJ-175(LR) [E175]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,785 lbs / 9,428 kgs | M 0.78 | 4hr 43m / 2,030 nm | 8hr 17m / 3,640 nm | 5hr 35m / 2,420 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL350 (100%-91%), FL370 (90%-51%), FL390 (50%-31%), FL410 (30%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL360 (100%-71%), FL380 (70%-41%), FL400 (40%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
Embraer ERJ-190(LR) [E190]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29,083 lbs / 13192 kgs | M 0.78 | 6hr 11m / 2700 nm | 9hr 14m / 4070 nm | 6hr 48m / 2970 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-81%), FL330 (80%-51%), FL350 (50%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-71%), FL320 (70%-51%), FL340 (50%-41%), FL360 (40%-0%)
Additional Comments: None
McDonnell Douglas Aircraft
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 [DC10]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230,017 lbs / 104,334 kgs | M 0.83 | 18hr 34m / 8,830 nm | 21hr 04m / 10,030 nm | 17hr 47m / 8,450 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-91%), FL330 (90%-71%), FL350 (70%-41%), FL390 (40%-31%), FL410 (30%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL320 (100%-81%), FL340 (80%-61%), FL360 (60%-51%), FL380
Additional Comments: None
McDonnell Douglas DC-10(F) [DC1F]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230,017 lbs / 104,334 kgs | M 0.83 | 18hr 34m / 8,830 nm | 20hr 59m / 9,990 nm | 15hr 57m / 7,570 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL310 (100%-81%), FL330 (80%-71%), FL350 (70%-51%), FL370 (50%-41%), FL390 (40%-21%), FL410 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL300 (100%-91%), FL320 (90%-81%), FL340 (80%-61%), FL360 (60%-41%), FL380 (40%-31%), FL400 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: I was expecting this to have the exact same numbers as its passenger counterpart, but it doesn’t. Regardless, they have similar flight times.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11(ER) [MD11]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230,017 lbs / 104,334 kgs | M 0.83 | 12hr 31m / 5,920 nm | 29hr 51m / 14,250 nm | 20hr 30m / 9,760 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL350 (100%-81%), FL370 (80%-51%), FL390 (50%-41%), FL410 (40%-21%), FL430 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL340 (100%-91%), FL360 (90%-61%), FL380 (60%-41%), FL400 (40%-31%), FL420 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: This has got to be the most ridiculous fuel curve in the game. Everything is fine until you get to the lower weights. Then, the MD-11 enters this pocket where around 70% (ish) throttle it experiences a significant drop in fuel usage. This leads to some pretty insane numbers (as well as points where decreasing the weight actually increases fuel usage because it leaves the pocket). Flight times can be significantly increased (2-3 hours) by being more precise on the margins.
McDonnell Douglas MD-11(F) [MD1F]
| Fuel Capacity | Tested Speed | Game Fuel | MFR | MPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230,017 lbs / 104,334 kgs | M 0.83 | 12hr 31m / 5,920 nm | 19hr 11m / 9,120 nm | 13hr 07m / 6,210 nm |
Flight Profile (East): FL350 (100%-81%), FL370 (70%-51%), FL390 (50%-31%), FL410 (30%-21%), FL430 (20%-0%)
Flight Profile (West): FL340 (100%-81%), FL360 (80%-61%), FL380 (60%-41%), FL400 (40%-31%), FL420 (30%-0%)
Additional Comments: Like the DC-10, I was expecting this to have the same numbers as its passenger counterpart. However, this is not the case. It doesn’t go into the same pocket that the passenger version does, which leads to it having a more normal fuel curve (albeit it burns quite a bit more than the passenger version even when its out of the pocket).
One question that I wanted to make sure to answer while putting together this project was which aircraft need step climbing to be efficient. One of the loading screens says you should step climb for greater range, but how true is this?
For the purposes of this chart, I will assume that you have picked a good starting altitude. Just because an aircraft is in “Don’t Bother” doesn’t mean you can take it to FL410 at 100% load.
| Literally a Law | Practically a Law | Highly Recommended | Helps a Little | Can If You Want | Don’t Bother |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD-11 | A330-200(F) | A220-300 | A318-100 | A321-200 | 717-200 |
| A330-300 | A319-100 | A320-200 | A340-600 | 747-400 | |
| A330-900 | 737-700 | A380-800 | A350-900 | CRJ-200 | |
| 767-300 | 737-800 | 757-200 | 747-200 | Dash 8 Q400 | |
| MD-11 (F) | 737-900 | 777-200(LR) | 747-8 | ||
| 777-200(ER) | 787-8 | Challenger 350 | |||
| 777-200(F) | 787-9 | ||||
| 777-300(ER) | 787-10 | ||||
| CRJ-1000 | CRJ-700 | ||||
| DC-10 | CRJ-900 | ||||
| DC-10(F) | ERJ-170 | ||||
| ERJ-190 | ERJ-175 | ||||
| ERJ-195 |
How To Download
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Use this link to open the spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
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If you have Microsoft Excel on your local machine, you can download the file from here and start using it.
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If you don’t have Microsoft Excel, you’ll need a Google Account.
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Hit “file” in the top left corner, and then “make a copy”.
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Follow the prompts until you have a non-read-only version in your Drive, which you can then use.
Fuel Calculator Instructions
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Input your zero fuel load (this is a percentage - not a weight in pounds or kilograms). To get this, load however many passengers and how much cargo you want without any fuel, and check the load percentage.
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Input your projected flight time obtained from SimBrief, converted into a decimal (for example: 1 hour 30 minutes is 1.5, 3 hours 12 minutes is 3.2). Since the age requirement here is 13, I hope you guys can handle this. SimBrief times are generally a little longer than Infinite Flight flight times, so this extra fuel will make up for the excessive fuel you use on your climb out.
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Fuel needed is (approximately) how much fuel you need to complete the flight. Please never take off with this load as there’s probably a good chance you won’t make it. Fuel with reserves adds an hour flight at 50% load worth of fuel. This will translate to an extra 45 minutes of flight time with most aircraft, which should be safe. I added a third section because I know a lot of you fly overnights where you don’t step climb.
I tried to make the calculator as usable as possible, but it isn’t idiot proof. Please use some common sense.
Note that all calculator values are simply based off trends and are not tested. So before you trust your account’s violation history on it, perhaps test it by bringing a little extra fuel and seeing how much you actually burn.
Closing Remarks
Honestly, this topic was long overdue but I’m glad I finally got it done. Doing all of this was tedious to say the least but I hope that the community appreciates it and finds it useful. Please do let me know if anything is mistyped in here or if my numbers are significantly off so that I can fix it.
Now I can retire in peace.
