Take Off Distances of Aircraft in IF

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Hey guys! I have compiled a list of the real world Runway Length Requirements of some of the Boeing Narrowbody Aircraft Series in Infinite Flight. Just note that these can be affected by surrounding weather like wind (If you have head wind during takeoff it could decrease the distance), temperature and etc. They are also drastically effected by the aircraft weight, throttle and flap settings. This list assumes an average takeoff weight and an average takeoff throttle (85-90% N1) at sea level. Landing Distances assume that reverse thrust is not used.

Boeing (I was able to find a lot of info on Boeing Aircraft because they post their specs in a PDF for airport planning. I have included all of the links to the PDF so you can reference as needed.)

  1. Boeing 717- full info here Boeing 717 Specs

  • Takeoff Sea Level: 5,300 ft. (1620 m) Landing: 4,400 ft. (1340 m)

  • Takeoff 2000 ft MSL: 5,800 ft. (1770 m) Landing: 4,500 ft. (1370 m)

  • Takeoff 4000 ft MSL: 6,200 ft. (1890 m) Landing: 4,700 ft. (1430 m)

  • Takeoff 6000 ft MSL: 6,900 ft. (2100 m) Landing: 4,950 ft. (1500 m)

  • Takeoff 8000 ft MSL: 7,900 ft. (2400 m) Landing: 5,100 ft. (1550 m)

  1. Boeing 737- full info here Boeing 737-100 through 900 Series Specs

Boeing 737-700 Assuming 130,000 pound takeoff weight and 120,000 pound landing weight

  • Takeoff Sea Level: 4,300 ft. (1310 m) Landing: 4,500 ft. (1370 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 2000 ft MSL: 4,900 ft. (1490 m) Landing: 4,700 ft. (1430 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 4000 ft MSL: 5,500 ft. (1680 m) Landing: 4,900 ft. (1490 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 6000 ft MSL: 6,900 ft. (2100 m) Landing: 5,200 ft. (1580 m) (30 degree flaps)

Boeing 737-800 Assuming 140,000 pound takeoff weight and 130,000 pound landing weight

  • Takeoff Sea Level: 4,950 ft. (1510 m) Landing: 5,200 ft. (1580 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 2000 ft MSL: 5,400 ft. (1650 m) Landing: 5,400 ft. (1650 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 4000 ft MSL: 6,000 ft. (1830 m) Landing: 5,700 ft. (1740 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 6000 ft MSL: 7,000 ft. (2130 m) Landing: 5,950 ft. (1810 m) (30 degree flaps)

Boeing 737-900 Assuming 140,000 pound takeoff weight and 130,000 pound landing weight.

  • Takeoff Sea Level: 5,700 ft. (1740 m) Landing: 4,800 ft. (1460 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 2000 ft MSL: 6,200 ft. (1890 m) Landing: 5,000 ft. (1520 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 4000 ft MSL: 6,900 ft. (2100 m) Landing: 5,200 ft. (1580 m) (30 degree flaps)

  • Takeoff 6000 ft MSL: 7,900 ft. (2410 m) Landing: 5,450 ft. (1660 m) (30 degree flaps)

All conversions are rounded to the nearest 10

To all, thanks for letting me post. This topic was very difficult to compile, given all of the 1000’s of ways that these number can be effected. I have added the links to the official Boeing Airport Planning PDF’s so that you can view for yourself. Constructive criticism is welcome.

Thanks!

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Great post! I’m sure a lot of people would find this helpful. It would be nice if you could fish us some more aircraft data out of the pond! 👍🏻

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Is it saying that for both takeoff and landing in the 737 is Flaps 30? I was informed that the Max takeoff setting for the 737 was Flaps 25 so I’m just curious.

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AIRBUS flaps 2
All others flaps 10/15 prefer 15 if available

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The 30 degrees is for landing

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For the 737 5 is typical for take off. 15 is defiantly not preferred.

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Well it could depend if you are on a 5000 or a 10000 foot runway

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Interesting!
Me personally always judge by visual :D to decide how much power is needed for take off

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@Nate_Schneller, certainly! I was going to do some Airbus Narrow Bodies but they were a little hard to find. I plan on making one for the 757, 767 and maybe the 787 and 777, who knows!

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@Christian_Glass, these came off of Boeing’s website, so the max is probably 30.

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@ATK I agree, I typically use 25 - 30 degrees, just because the 737 sometimes struggles to gain altitude quickly.

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25-30 flaps for take off? You are doing something very wrong if you need that. I have flown the 737 a lot in IF and also have several hundred hours in 737 fixed based sims and have never had a problem using the normal take off flap range of 1-10.

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What 5000ft runways are you operating 737s from? For reference LCY is 5000ft and not suitable for 737s.

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I don’t fly the 737 very much, but typically the shorter the runway the higher flap setting you will use, so I use 25 degrees for short runways and then 15 or lower for longer Class B and A runways.

I have found the 737 has a hight takeoff speed than most other narrowbody jets, in IF I have typically set 130 kts airspeed and 180 kts airspeed as rotate speed.

Then again, I don’t fly the 737 much.

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where have you got any of that from?

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At KMDW, The Southwest 737-8’s use Flaps 25 and Full Power. Of course they don’t leave them down long because they’ll overspeed them. A Southwest Captain I know told me that. Longest runway there is like 6700ft.

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This is useful, thank you!

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RENTON MUNI ANYONE???
It’s where 737s are made and it’s 5300

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It really just depends on the circumstances. The best pilot doesn’t fly by numbers, they fly using methods that they think are best.

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737s are not able to make a 6 degree approach

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