Return to field — UAL2392

KEWR · 04L

2026-08-21 15:13 UTC· KEWR → KEWR· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B39M

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UAL2392 (United Airlines) was operating from KEWR to KEWR (Newark Liberty International Airport) on 2026-08-21. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) on runway 04L at 15:13 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL361, turnaround area near Southampton, US. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY5/2811 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–1,000 ft

    NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →

SkyMeter cross-referenced this flight against FAA-published TFRs that were active during its window and within its geographic bounding box. Overlap doesn't necessarily mean violation — the aircraft may have been outside the TFR’s precise polygon or flying under air-traffic-control coordination.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 04L
  • 36113 ft AGL at event
  • 502 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 42/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEWR 161751Z 21003KT 10SM FEW100 SCT160 SCT250 26/16 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 60000 T02610156 10267 20172 58023

Flight context

  • UAL2392
  • United Airlines
  • B39M
  • KEWR → KEWR
  • 2026-08-21 15:13 UTC
  • KEWR runway 04L

All events on this flight

Return to field 15:13:28 UTC · KEWR runway 04L · 36,113 ft AGL · 502 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:58:24 UTC · KEWR runway 29 · 1,133 ft AGL · 153 kt GS

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