Diversion — SWA296

SWA296 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KMDW to KFLL (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport) on 2026-08-02. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Will Rogers World Airport (KOKC) on runway 17L at 16:52 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL421, turnaround area near Moniteau, US. Approach stability score: 68/100. 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 8 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

• UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/8932 2026-08-02 12:00Z – 2026-08-03 05:00Z SFC–400 ft

  st louis, MO, Sunday, August 2, 2026 through Monday, August 3, 2026 UTC

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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.

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