Diversion — SWA5099

KIAH · 09

2026-03-07 20:45 UTC· KLAS → KIAH· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B738

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SWA5099 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KLAS to KHOU (William P Hobby Airport) on 2026-03-07. SkyMeter detected a diversion to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) on runway 09 at 20:45 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL364, turnaround area near Otero, US. Approach stability score: 48/100. 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 5 kt wind, 5 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)
  • SECURITY6/0092 2026-01-04 00:01Z – 2026-07-04 23:59Z SFC–500 ft

    CALEXICO, CA, Saturday, January 3, 2026 through Saturday, July 4, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4165 2026-02-14 07:00Z – 2026-08-15 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Nogales, AZ, Saturday, February 14, 2026 through Friday, August 14, 2026 Local

    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 09
  • 84 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 48/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KIAH 281353Z 03004KT 10SM FEW030 FEW160 SCT250 28/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02780233

Flight context

  • SWA5099
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B738
  • KLAS → KIAH
  • 2026-03-07 20:45 UTC
  • KIAH runway 09

All events on this flight

Diversion 20:45:56 UTC · KIAH runway 09 · 84 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Diversion 20:45:56 UTC · KIAH runway 09 · 84 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Diversion 20:45:56 UTC · KIAH runway 09 · 84 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Diversion 20:45:56 UTC · KIAH runway 09 · 84 ft AGL · 120 kt GS

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