diff --git a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
index a5c75633f3262ad104fd40aec51eefaebb9aa9dc..7e73b22de127a90b1d52239a23cf3bb789743bd2 100644
--- a/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
+++ b/modules/aeolus/aeolus_amv.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
     namvs = 0
     nlevs = 0
     for key in keys:
-        lons, lats, pres, spd, dir, _ = aeolus_to_amv_dct.get(key)
+        lons, lats, pres, spd, dir, dist = aeolus_to_amv_dct.get(key)
         num_amvs.append(len(lons))
         namvs += len(lons)
 
@@ -345,6 +345,8 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
     amv_dir.units = 'degree'
     amv_pres = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_pres', 'f4', ['amvs'])
     amv_pres.units = 'hPa'
+    amv_dist = rootgrp.createVariable('amv_dist', 'f4', ['amvs'])
+    amv_dist.units = 'km'
 
     num_amvs_per_prof = rootgrp.createVariable('num_amvs_per_prof', 'i4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
     num_levs_per_prof = rootgrp.createVariable('num_levs_per_prof', 'i4', ['num_aeolus_profs'])
@@ -374,6 +376,7 @@ def create_file(filename, aeolus_to_amv_dct, aeolus_dct):
         amv_spd[i_a:i_b] = spd[:]
         amv_dir[i_a:i_b] = dir[:]
         amv_pres[i_a:i_b] = pres[:]
+        amv_dist[i_a:i_b] = dist[:]
         i_a += namvs
 
         prof_s = aeolus_dct.get(key)