Unstable approach — SWA1246

SWA1246 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KPVD to KDCA on 2026-09-04. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19 at 23:51 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1130 ft AGL, 153 kt GS. Approach stability score: 55/100. 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 6 kt wind, 3 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. The approach-stability score rates the final approach against stabilized-approach gates (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, and IAS) at defined altitudes. A low score means one or more of those were outside the normal envelope for how the approach was flown. The score is graded by guidance type, so instrument approaches (ILS or an aligned straight-in) are held to the full gate set, while visual and pattern arrivals are surfaced only when the score is clearly low. The score is advisory and observational, a deviation measure, not an assertion of an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

• SECURITY5/2811 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–1,000 ft

  NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/7002 2026-08-24 13:00Z – 2026-09-13 07:00Z SFC–1,000 ft

  Flushing, NY, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Sunday, September 13, 2026 Local

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• UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/7351 2026-08-27 12:00Z – 2026-10-13 03:00Z SFC–400 ft

  Timonium, MD, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC

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• SECURITY6/0807 2026-09-04 19:30Z – 2026-09-08 00:01Z SFC–2,000 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/9208 2026-09-04 19:30Z – 2026-09-06 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  East Rutherford, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Saturday, September 5, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0803 2026-09-04 21:15Z – 2026-09-04 22:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0804 2026-09-04 21:15Z – 2026-09-04 22:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0808 2026-09-04 21:45Z – 2026-09-07 22:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0810 2026-09-04 21:45Z – 2026-09-07 22:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0670 2026-09-04 22:15Z – 2026-09-05 00:01Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0679 2026-09-04 22:15Z – 2026-09-05 00:01Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0238 2026-09-04 22:45Z – 2026-09-05 00:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0239 2026-09-04 22:45Z – 2026-09-05 00:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Morristown, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0680 2026-09-04 22:45Z – 2026-09-07 23:00Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0681 2026-09-04 22:45Z – 2026-09-07 23:00Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0234 2026-09-04 23:15Z – 2026-09-07 23:00Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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• VIP6/0240 2026-09-04 23:15Z – 2026-09-07 23:00Z SFC–17,999 ft

  Bedminster, NJ, Friday, September 4, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local

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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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