Return to field — ATAC31

KLUF · 21R

2026-07-08 20:51 UTC· KLUF → KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC· MRF1

ATAC31 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-07-08. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21R at 20:51 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL294, turnaround area near Gila Bend, US. Approach stability score: 27/100. 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 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 21R
  • 29483 ft AGL at event
  • 597 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 27/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 010955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02250167

Flight context

  • ATAC31
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-07-08 20:51 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21R

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:51:30 UTC · KLUF runway 21R · 29,483 ft AGL · 597 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:16:52 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,180 ft AGL · 203 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLUF