Climb Gradient Calculator
SI
Imp
Imperial
Inputs
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Climb rate
(ROC)
Rate of climb after configuration and performance corrections.
ft/min
Ground speed
(GS)
Ground speed along the climb path.
kt
Distance
(d)
Horizontal distance used for the altitude-gain output.
NM
Results
Default result
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Climb gradient
8.13
%
Pass
Also computed
Climb gradient
494
ft/NM
Climb angle
4.65
°
Altitude gain over distance
494
ft
Method notes
2 notes
Uses climb gradient = climb rate / ground speed. Feet per NM is the same ratio multiplied by 6076.1 ft/NM.
Compare against the aircraft manual, obstacle departure procedure, terrain, runway slope, wind and current density-altitude conditions.
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