Diversion — SWA541

KNIP · 10

2026-07-19 19:08 UTC· KBNA KNIP· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737

SWA541 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KBNA to KJAX (Jacksonville International Airport) on 2026-07-19. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (KNIP) on runway 10 at 19:08 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL393, turnaround area near East Griffin, US. Approach stability score: 33/100. 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 8 kt wind, 8 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/3979 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    ATLANTA, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/3980 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    CHATTANOOGA, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/3990 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    CHATTANOOGA, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/3991 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    MARIETTA, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/3998 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Atlanta, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4121 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Nashville, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7967 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Nashville, TN

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7600 2026-07-07 13:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Chattanooga, TN

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7594 2026-07-08 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Atlanta, GA

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7597 2026-07-08 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Marietta, GA

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/6573 2026-07-19 14:00Z – 2026-07-20 01:00Z SFC–400 ft

    Atlanta, GA, Sunday, July 19, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7596 2026-07-19 19:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Atlanta, GA

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7601 2026-07-19 19:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Macon, GA

    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 10
  • 8 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 33/100
  • 8 kt wind
  • 8 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KNIP 161753Z 08014G20KT 10SM SCT040 BKN250 31/20 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP240 60008 T03060200 10306 20261 58004 $

Flight context

  • SWA541
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B737
  • KBNA → KNIP
  • 2026-07-19 19:08 UTC
  • KNIP runway 10

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