Unstable approach — SWA4572

KMKE · 31

2026-06-01 03:43 UTC· KTPA → KMKE· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B738

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SWA4572 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KTPA to KMKE on 2026-06-01. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at General Mitchell International Airport (KMKE) on runway 31 at 03:43 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1828 ft AGL, 141 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 3 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • HAZARDS6/3292 2026-05-27 17:20Z – 2026-06-10 00:15Z SFC–2,000 ft

    22NM SW TALLAHASSEE, FL, Wednesday, May 27, 2026 through Wednesday, June 10, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/2909 2026-05-31 17:30Z – 2026-06-01 05:30Z SFC–400 ft

    Panama City Beach, FL, Sunday, May 31, 2026 through Monday, June 1, 2026 UTC

    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 31
  • 1828 ft AGL at event
  • 141 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 3 kt wind
  • 3 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KMKE 162352Z 35010G18KT 10SM FEW041 FEW055 09/02 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 60000 T00890022 10128 20083 53042 $

Flight context

  • SWA4572
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B738
  • KTPA → KMKE
  • 2026-06-01 03:43 UTC
  • KMKE runway 31

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 03:43:47 UTC · KMKE runway 31 · 1,828 ft AGL · 141 kt GS
Unstable approach 03:43:47 UTC · KMKE runway 31 · 1,828 ft AGL · 141 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KMKE