How long does your battery last? 2/3 of my batteries last 12 minutes. The third lasts about 14.

Average 15 mins to get down to 25% low battery warning (in ambient temps above 21c)

Hello, for the Mavic's Air battery it will last around 21 minutes (no winds at a constant speed of 25 km/h).

DJI Gamora Posted at 2018-8-3 13:16
Hello, for the Mavic's Air battery it will last around 21 minutes (no winds at a constant speed of 25 km/h).

In six months, the battery has never exceeded 17 minutes in perfect conditions, 21 minutes is a myth.

Gorilla Posted at 2018-8-3 13:19
In six months, the battery has never exceeded 17 minutes in perfect conditions, 21 minutes is a myth.

Thank you for your response and sorry to hear that it was not exceeded in 17 minutes. This would depend on how you fly the drone. With a full charge battery, the 21 minutes is only an approximate time. May I know how do you usually fly your drone? Have you also updated the firmware of the aircraft? As this will also update the firmware of your battery.

DJI Gamora Posted at 2018-8-3 13:43
Thank you for your response and sorry to hear that it was not exceeded in 17 minutes. This would depend on how you fly the drone. With a full charge battery, the 21 minutes is only an approximate time. May I know how do you usually fly your drone? Have you also updated the firmware of the aircraft? As this will also update the firmware of your battery.

Everything is updated every time I fly. It doesn't matter if I'm hovering at low altitude or flying 1,500 feet in any direction at 200 feet up. My average is 14 minutes.

That's why I want to know what others are averaging.

Gorilla Posted at 2018-8-3 13:47
Everything is updated every time I fly. It doesn't matter if I'm hovering at low altitude or flying 1,500 feet in any direction at 200 feet up. My average is 14 minutes.

That's why I want to know what others are averaging.

I understand where you are coming from. This estimated 21 minute flight time, was actually tested with our Engineers in no wind environment. In order for us to determine where the issue is coming from, do you have a spare battery that you can use and test it? And let us know if there is a difference when it comes in flying and the flight time. If there is none, you may want to submit a request for a possible repair/replacement of the battery. But please take note of the After-Sales policy for battery. Please see the image below.

I have three batteries. They all average 12-14 minutes and have since the first flights in February.

I believe 21 min is under ideal conditions with all sensors off and no recording. I have been as low as 9 min and as high as 20 depending how I fly.

Mikem691 Posted at 2018-8-3 14:15
I believe 21 min is under ideal conditions with all sensors off and no recording. I have been as low as 9 min and as high as 20 depending how I fly.

Thanks. Good to know.

Gorilla Posted at 2018-8-3 14:09
I have three batteries. They all average 12-14 minutes and have since the first flights in February.

This is really normal. In real life you will achieve 15 minutes without running into trouble and have a safe landing reserve. Wind e.g. can further reduce flighttime. The 21 minutes are under "laboratory" conditions, compare it to the advertised fuel consumption of cars ;-)

Gorilla Posted at 2018-8-3 13:19
In six months, the battery has never exceeded 17 minutes in perfect conditions, 21 minutes is a myth.

Same here.
The 21 min is theoretical. Not real world use.
Similar to the city mpg that the cars and particularly SUV are rated for city use.

Gorilla Posted at 2018-8-3 13:19
In six months, the battery has never exceeded 17 minutes in perfect conditions, 21 minutes is a myth.

Same here.
The 21 min is theoretical. Not real world use.
Similar to the city mpg that the cars and particularly SUV are rated for city use.

Wachtberger Posted at 2018-8-3 14:19
This is really normal. In real life you will achieve 15 minutes without running into trouble and have a safe landing reserve. Wind e.g. can further reduce flighttime. The 21 minutes are under "laboratory" conditions, compare it to the advertised fuel consumption of cars ;-)

>compare it to the advertised fuel consumption of cars

This guy is German, he knows of what he speaks

Extending the battery usage and runing it down to about 5%, I could do about 18 minutes. So, to not damage the battery, at about 15% I could fly for 15 minutes. This was very cosistent on three batteries.

I have three batteries. They all average 15 minutes.  Are the battery unused in 1-2 weeks, the batteries discharge them selves to 58%.
Is it so for you too?
Hm, I find the answer here: https://forum.dji.com/forum.php? ... 5595&pid=700192

I have 4 batteries. Getting a constant 15 minutes on all 4.

3 batteries here, getting 15 minutes when landing at 20% battery.

Usually less than 13 minutes to get down to 20%

Just pulled the last bunch of full battery flights.  Obviously wind conditions and what I'm doing varies each flight, but seems like often I'm getting a little over 15 minutes with my landing safety margin:


Takeoff %        Land %            Time
100                          24                 15m 17s
100                          20                14m 41s
100                          22                  15m 50s
95                          23                  14m 04s
100                          14                   15m 47s
100                          21                 15m 20s
93                          22                   13m 32s
99                          15                  15m 26s
98                             17                 15m 29s
99                          18                 15m 36s

My record flight time so far was 17m 16s with 98% charge at take off and 13% at landing. I could only risk it because my MA was all the time near me. My normal flights are around 15 minutes with sufficient return and landing reserve.

21 minuets is measured to 0% battery power. In the real world you won’t be able to fly to 0% power. Normally I land around 70% with 15 minuets flight time.

12 mins with about 25% left.

GDL Posted at 2018-8-22 17:05
21 minuets is measured to 0% battery power. In the real world you won’t be able to fly to 0% power. Normally I land around 70% with 15 minuets flight time.

You land it at 70% with mins of flight time?

DJI Gamora Posted at 2018-8-3 13:43
Thank you for your response and sorry to hear that it was not exceeded in 17 minutes. This would depend on how you fly the drone. With a full charge battery, the 21 minutes is only an approximate time. May I know how do you usually fly your drone? Have you also updated the firmware of the aircraft? As this will also update the firmware of your battery.

I agree with this my battery has never lasted more than 17 minutes of quality flying filming time, and return home.

djiuser_iTYmGJ1Ipw3c Posted at 2018-8-22 17:44
I agree with this my battery has never lasted more than 17 minutes of quality flying filming time, and return home.

Hi, have you updated the firmware of your aircraft?

Usualy 15-17 minutes.

me the same i tried 3 batteries till now  and the average flying time per each is 12 minutes

DJI Gamora Posted at 2018-8-23 03:03
Hi, have you updated the firmware of your aircraft?

Yes I have

I nearly always get 16 to 17 minutes per battery (I have 3) and once or twice 18 or 19 mins from one full charge (to under 10% when landed)

Max. time 16 mins, landing at 19 % usually  bit above 15 mins

Just got a brand new Mavic air total of 4 flight session in the air. Right after take off battery meter always shows less than 16 minutes of flight time. (almost no wind condition).
That is almost 25% reduction of what the official released flight time. I understand flight time is based on environment, it is just way off and I am hoping maybe 18-19 minutes right after take off.
Could this be a fault battery because of sitting in the warehouse for 9 months?

I have 18 mins normal mode slight wind and some smart capture

Cepheroh Posted at 12-6 06:48
I have 18 mins normal mode slight wind and some smart capture

That is very reasonable. Seems like by battery is at the Lower end of the spec...

Gorilla Posted at 8-3 13:19
In six months, the battery has never exceeded 17 minutes in perfect conditions, 21 minutes is a myth.

My longest flights are 16-17 minutes but I usually land with quite a lot of battery power left. Always more than 20%. Often more than 30%. The majoity of the flights are around 10-15 minutes.

djiuser_BbN9SjbFLIDT Posted at 12-6 08:29
That is very reasonable. Seems like by battery is at the Lower end of the spec...

Batt left at 3%

InvisibleName 7 Posted at 8-3 13:04
Average 15 mins to get down to 25% low battery warning (in ambient temps above 21c)

I second this.

about 15 minutes!

Really depends how you fly and conditions..  15 mins is very much average.  I have squeezed out 22 minutes on my landing at 0% (I don’t recommend on the mavic  air as it doesn’t have much of a “buffer”).   If I’m rocketing around in sport mode on a windy day I may get less than 10 minutes of air time but if I’m taking in the scenery flying slow on a lightly breezy day   I gotten upwards of 18 minutes before landing at a reasonably  safe 15%.   

I just looked at my Airdata logs, looks like around 15 minutes for my Air.