United 737-800 Long Takeoff From Denver International Airport DEN

Airline: United
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Reg: N73291
Aircraft Delivery: 23rd November 2004
Flight Number: UAL1148
Airports: Denver International Airport (DEN/KDEN)
Gate: B43
Runway Used: RWY 8
Date: 15th June 2015
Flight duration: 3h 50mins
Delay: None
Time of day: 12:20PM/12:20
Seat: 10F
Origin: Denver, CO
Destination: Washington, DC

[@ersaviation3031]

I love the sound of the engine start up

[@random2307]

I film my takeoffs to calm my anxiety, awesome video

[@jordynkaune9600]

I love Denver’s airport, of course I live I. Denver so I go there pretty often, it’s HUGE

[@jimholder6656]

Wow, that WAS a long takeoff! That's "Mile-High" Denver for you!

[@AverageAlien]

the split scimitar winglets are beautiful

[@l33VI08]

I love the sound of the engine when it powers up during takeoff, like "ooooooooorrrUUUUUUUUUU"

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

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*Impressive clouds, but cool!*

[@jribas7569]

Don't miss those long Taxiing at that Airport.

[@jackwilliams5474]

I have connected here from North Dakota, on my way to NY.

[@shinydiamonds7196]

I love when it takes off and when it’s landing I went to Virginia on that airplane

[@shanetroyer5359]

Shiny Diamonds how do you know it was this plane

[@l33VI08]

Damn he put that Boeing full throttle

[@callisto8232]

I was beginning to think the pilot was going to drive to the destination...that was a long taxi.

[@AMDpc067]

Very long roll to rotate but still so much runway left over

[@ecoRfan]

Did you have a full aircraft? Not only a super long takeoff but a slow rate of climb (starts over a mile high). I took off from the same runway with a fully-booked A321 going to PHL, rolled over 8000 feet but decent initial climb. DEN's thin air will usually command a long roll.

[@brianpowell2298]

+ecoRfan check out the takeoff from the same runway on my channel... way later

[@ecoRfan]

It was about 75 degrees F at 11-something in the morning my ride, and about 41-42 seconds from maxing thrust to liftoff. All of DEN's runway's are 12,000 feet except for 34L/16R which is 16,000 feet.

[@brianpowell2298]

Completely full aircraft and a warm 60 degree day

[@ecoRfan]

Auto-throttle or pilots reduce the thrust about a minute or two after notching up on most planes, but on some there are no real thrust reductions after liftoff (well-loaded A380), and on others there may be a thrust increase (typical 737-700, British Airways 747-400). Most flights then re-apply thrust to near takeoff thrust level (exception - many A321's since they may go near-full throttle on takeoff; full throttle wears engines faster and is not to be used for extended periods of time). Last flight I was on was a 98% full American Airlines 737-800 and there was hardly a thrust reduction after liftoff, if anything.

[@ecoRfan]

Usually the derate is about a minute after it spools up

[@dennismorales5876]

When the wind is 0 the pilot have to run a bit more to ensure the takeoff,thankyou.

[@richardleonardon2192]

That was 48 seconds, normally is around 37 seconds.

[@ecoRfan]

Same; I got 48 seconds from maxing thrust to liftoff. The usual for this aircraft type is about 39 seconds, so not much longer than that. The 737-800/900ER is a runway pig.

[@thomazz1976]

She must've been heavy.

[@sunbulah9779]

Misleading title

[@casandraoconnor7888]

RDM to LAX

[@Blueman1018]

Do pilots ever use the whole runway cause they can

[@mrwinkie1959]

Maybe they want to leave braking room in case of an abort.

[@odinsson204]

Todd, no. There are many factors that go into an airplane getting off the ground, like load(passengers, luggage and fuel). Then there is air temperature, the altitude of the airport and wind. My father was a pilot for TWA, when the flew out of Stapleton- Denver’s old airport, he said when they flew to New York or Washington they were the worlds fastest tricycle because the plane was fully loaded and if it was the summer you used a lot of the runway.

[@GoofyHD3]

Not the whole runway, but if it's a long runway they'll use less power to reduce engine wear

[@Blueman1018]

@@odinsson204 thank you

[@frtguy80]

Never liked the 737 800 or 900, just always seems like the takeoff roll is long and weak, give me a 757 takeoff anyday :)

[@ecoRfan]

frtguy80 that 5300+ foot altitude can't help either. I'm like even on a 2 hour Newark/Orlando jaunt it'll eat up over 7000 feet and take 50 seconds including spool-up to rotate.

[@jackwilliams5474]

Why does this matter though? Just curious.

[@ricotorrez7385]

@@ecoRfan is the flight to jamercia ?

[@hectorgambarrotti4543]

why so loooooooooooooooooooong??

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

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[@kittyNya38]

No one cares

[@thecaynuck4694]

1st world problems...

[@user-ng4tf2oq7s]

No one cares