Diversion — SWA3272

KCPS · 05

2026-02-20 14:49 UTC· KPIT → KCPS· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737

SWA3272 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KPIT to KSTL (St Louis Lambert International Airport) on 2026-02-20. SkyMeter detected a diversion to St Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) on runway 05 at 14:49 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL401, turnaround area near Ripley, US. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 12 kt wind, 9 kt crosswind component, 14,484 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 05
  • 409 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 38/100
  • 12 kt wind
  • 9 kt crosswind component
  • 14,484 m visibility
  • METAR KCPS 071253Z 00000KT 9SM CLR 12/10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01220100 $

Flight context

  • SWA3272
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B737
  • KPIT → KCPS
  • 2026-02-20 14:49 UTC
  • KCPS runway 05

All events on this flight

Diversion 14:49:51 UTC · KCPS runway 05 · 409 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Diversion 14:49:51 UTC · KCPS runway 05 · 409 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Unstable approach 14:46:51 UTC · KCPS runway 23 · 1,522 ft AGL · 134 kt GS
Unstable approach 14:46:51 UTC · KCPS runway 23 · 1,522 ft AGL · 134 kt GS
Diversion 14:49:51 UTC · KCPS runway 05 · 409 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Diversion 14:49:51 UTC · KCPS runway 05 · 409 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Unstable approach 14:46:51 UTC · KCPS runway 23 · 1,522 ft AGL · 134 kt GS
Unstable approach 14:46:51 UTC · KCPS runway 23 · 1,522 ft AGL · 134 kt GS

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