Diversion — SWA4050
KIAH · 092026-01-16 19:08 UTC· KMDW → KIAH· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B738
SWA4050 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KMDW to KHOU (William P Hobby Airport) on 2026-01-16. SkyMeter detected a diversion to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) on runway 09 at 19:08 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL387, turnaround area near Independence, US. Approach stability score: 22/100. 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 10 kt wind, 8 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 09
- 84 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 22/100
- 10 kt wind
- 8 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KIAH 112053Z 13013G20KT 10SM FEW055 SCT250 32/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03220189 56025
Flight context
- SWA4050
- Southwest Airlines
- B738
- KMDW → KIAH
- 2026-01-16 19:08 UTC
- KIAH runway 09
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