Around the World via All Capital Cities in...a lot of different planes!

gordongreig · September 17, 2022, 4:07pm

Leg 22: Ankara (LTAC), Turkey to Bucaresti (LRBS), Romania

Summary

Our next leg takes us North from Turkey into Eastern Europe and Romania. 400 or so miles this one, across the Black Sea and Bulgaria to Bucharest (or Bucuresti) in Southern Romania.

The weather was nice and clear in Turkey, but as we crossed the Black Sea, it started to get a bit clouder and was definitely threatening rain in Romania.

At least my take off was a little better today - been practising a little - still not quite getting the rotation smooth yet, need to keep working on this. I was pleased with the landing though, possibly my best in the 737 so far.

Romania

Map of Romania

Capital: Bucharest
Population 21.4 million
Area 238,391 sq km (148,129 sq miles)
Major languages Romanian
Major religion Christianity
Life expectancy 71 years (men), 78 years (women)
Currency new leu

Logbook

This Leg	Leg		22
	Date		17/09/2022
	Departure Airport	ICAO	LTAC
		Airport	Esenboga International Airport
		Capital City	Ankara
		Country	Turkey
		Runway	21L
	Arrival Airport	ICAO	LRBS
		Airport	Aurel Vlaicu International Airport
		Capital City	Bucuresti
		Country	Romania
		Runway	25
	Actual Time (Local)	Pushback Time	17:00
		Take Off Time	17:09
		Touchdown Time	18:07
		Arrival Time	18:10
		Air time	00:58
		Total Time	01:10
	Ground Distance (Nm)		438
	Air Distance (Nm)		471
	Great Circle Distance (Nm)		403
	Fuel Start (Kgs)		7,001
	Fuel End (Kgs)		2,772
	Fuel Used (Kgs)		4,229
	SID		DEREL1D
	Route		LTAC/21L DEREL1D DEREL UL602 MAKOL L619 ARGES DCT OSTAL OSTAL1Y LRBS/25
	STAR		OSTAL1Y
	Approach		ILS 25
	Passengers		175
	Cargo (000 Kgs)		4,400
	Take Off Weight (000 Kgs)		68.5
	Cruising Altitude (feet)		32,000
Cumulative	Ground Distance (Nm)		8,325
	Air Distance (Nm)		8,342
	Great Circle Distance (Nm)		6,669
	Total air time		09:35
	Total time		01:13:51
	Fuel Used (Kgs)		56,340