Return to field — ATAC11

KLUF · 21L

2026-08-13 14:05 UTC· KLUF KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC· MRF1

ATAC11 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-08-13. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 14:05 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL331, turnaround area near Gila Bend, US. Approach stability score: 33/100. Scores below 50 occur on under 10% of approaches at this runway and indicate the v2 scorer flagged the approach as highly anomalous (three or more gates exceeded the runway's P90 envelope simultaneously). METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 21L
  • 33142 ft AGL at event
  • 604 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 33/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 161855Z COR 18006KT 10SM TS BKN060CB 35/19 A2992 RMK AO2A TSB52 SLP115 T03450185 $ COR 1902

Flight context

  • ATAC11
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-08-13 14:05 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 14:05:41 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 33,142 ft AGL · 604 kt GS
Unstable approach 15:19:51 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,164 ft AGL · 178 kt GS
Unstable approach 15:19:51 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,164 ft AGL · 178 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLUF