Diversion — SWA988
KMTN · 152026-04-07 18:30 UTC· KSRQ → KMTN· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737
SWA988 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KSRQ to KBWI (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) on 2026-04-07. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Martin State Airport (KMTN) on runway 15 at 18:30 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL398, turnaround area near Awendaw, US. Approach stability score: 42/100. 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 14 kt wind, 8 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 15
- 10 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 42/100
- 14 kt wind
- 8 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KMTN 241545Z 08005KT 10SM BKN036 BKN043 18/08 A3039
Flight context
- SWA988
- Southwest Airlines
- B737
- KSRQ → KMTN
- 2026-04-07 18:30 UTC
- KMTN runway 15
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