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Takeoff & Landing Distance

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Estimate runway ground-roll requirements with transparent constant-acceleration models. Use measured POH data for real operations; this tool is for concept checks and classroom sensitivity studies.

Takeoff

ratio
factor

Landing

ratio
ratio
factor

Takeoff roll

203 m

required 233 m

Landing roll

141 m

required 235 m

Takeoff margin

667 m

74.1% available

Landing margin

665 m

73.9% available

Required distance is checked against available runway

Available runway and required segmentsrunway scale: 900 m233 m takeoff235 m landing

Speed errors square into distance errors

Ground roll follows \(s = V^2 / 2a\), so a small increase in liftoff or touchdown speed produces a larger increase in distance.

Liftoff speed
31.2 m/s
Touchdown speed
28.1 m/s
Takeoff status
Enough
Landing status
Enough

Open Source and Easy to Use Elsewhere

This tool is open source and the underlying logic is fully transparent. You can inspect the code, understand the calculations, and contribute improvements. If you want to use the tool in your own website, course page, or learning platform, you can also embed it directly and start from a ready-made iframe setup for this exact tool.

Open source: review the implementation and see how the results are produced.

Embeddable: preview this tool, copy the iframe, and use it in your own site or LMS.