Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Weather; Human Factors
Final aircraft configuration was just below 1;000 feet AFE. ATC requested 170 KIAS till 5 NM; and Vap was 40 kts less than that. It was about 34 Celsius at the Airport and also contributed to a difficulty slowing down. More awareness about possible limitations slowing an aircraft that was needed to stay fast while dealing with high density altitude.
Air carrier Captain reported not being fully configured for landing before 1;000 feet and cited difficulty slowing down in high density altitude conditions.