Diversion — UAL1717

KCOS · 17L

2026-08-22 21:52 UTC· KJAC KCOS· UNITED AIRLINES INC· A320

UAL1717 (United Airlines) was operating from KJAC to KDEN (Denver International Airport) on 2026-08-22. SkyMeter detected a diversion to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (KCOS) on runway 17L at 21:52 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL310, turnaround area near Saratoga, US. Approach stability score: 90/100. Scores in this band are observed on roughly 50% of approaches at this runway and represent the centerline of normal operations. 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)
  • HAZARDS6/3161 2026-08-10 12:00Z – 2026-08-25 03:30Z SFC–16,000 ft

    13NM SE LANDER, WY, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Tuesday, August 25, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/4089 2026-08-12 12:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:30Z SFC–15,000 ft

    2NM SE LANDER, WY, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6728 2026-08-20 13:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft

    8NM N ASPEN, CO, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC

    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 17L
  • 0 ft AGL at event
  • 0 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 90/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KCOS 161854Z 16005KT 10SM FEW085 SCT140 BKN200 23/08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02330083 $

Flight context

  • UAL1717
  • United Airlines
  • A320
  • KJAC → KCOS
  • 2026-08-22 21:52 UTC
  • KCOS runway 17L

All events on this flight

Diversion 21:52:45 UTC · KCOS runway 17L · 0 ft AGL · 0 kt GS
Diversion 21:52:45 UTC · KCOS runway 17L · 6,103 ft AGL · 120 kt GS

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