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What are the factor affecting landing performance of an aircraft?

Actual landing distance is affected by various operational factors, including: High airport elevation or high density altitude, resulting in increased groundspeed; Runway gradient (i.e., slope); Runway condition (dry, wet or contaminated by standing water, slush, snow or ice);



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Pressure, temperature, and humidity have a great influence on aircraft performance because of their effect upon density. There is no rule-of-thumb or chart used to compute the effects of humidity on density altitude, but it must be taken into consideration.

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Actual landing distance is affected by various operational factors, including: High airport elevation or high density altitude, resulting in increased groundspeed; Runway gradient (i.e., slope); Runway condition (dry, wet or contaminated by standing water, slush, snow or ice);

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Upsloping runways result in longer ground rolls during takeoff. Landing on upsloping runways can actually help deceleration, reducing the landing roll. The opposite is true for downsloping runways. Runway gradients can be found in the FAA's Chart Supplement.

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