Diversion — VTS890
PAKN · 122026-01-09 20:28 UTC· PANC → PAKN· ARCTIC ONE LLC· MD83
VTS890 (Arctic ONE) was operating from PANC to PADL (Dillingham Airport) on 2026-01-09. SkyMeter detected a diversion to King Salmon Airport (PAKN) on runway 12 at 20:28 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL303, turnaround area near Anchor Point, US. Approach stability score: 56/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 20 kt wind, 15 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 12
- 73 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 56/100
- 20 kt wind
- 15 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- PAKN 132254Z 21006KT 10SM -RA FEW015 BKN029 BKN043 07/03 A2968 RMK AO2 RAB14 SLP051 P0001 T00720028 $
Flight context
- VTS890
- Arctic ONE
- MD83
- PANC → PAKN
- 2026-01-09 20:28 UTC
- PAKN runway 12
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