Return to field — ATAC11

KLUF · 21L

2026-09-01 14:17 UTC· KLUF KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

ATAC11 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 14:17 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL332, turnaround area near Wickenburg, US. Approach stability score: 23/100. 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, 12,875 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 21L
  • 33214 ft AGL at event
  • 586 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 23/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 12,875 m visibility
  • KLUF 162055Z 03014G18KT 8SM -RA SCT028 BKN055 27/23 A2997 RMK AO2A DZE1955RAB1955E00DZB00E02DZB21E28DZB38E51RAB51 TSB1955E32TSB49 SLP133 P0001 60004 T02650225 53005 $

Flight context

  • ATAC11
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-09-01 14:17 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 14:17:35 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 33,214 ft AGL · 586 kt GS
Unstable approach 15:35:40 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,167 ft AGL · 207 kt GS
EmergencyDescent 15:25:07 UTC · · 25,969 ft AGL · 544 kt GS

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