Unstable approach — UAL2816
KFTG · 362026-07-09 15:34 UTC· KIAH → KFTG· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B739
UAL2816 (United Airlines) was operating from KIAH to KFTG on 2026-07-09. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Colorado Air and Space Port (KFTG) on runway 36 at 15:34 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6568 ft AGL, 178 kt GS. 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 1 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component. 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)- SECURITY6/4240 2026-03-08 08:00Z – 2026-11-01 07:00Z SFC–180 ft
SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3705 2026-05-29 05:00Z – 2026-07-20 08:00Z SFC–400 ft
DALLAS, TX, Friday, May 29, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3954 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
STILLWATER, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3996 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4134 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
TULSA, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4149 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Lawrence, KS, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3952 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Stillwater, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3997 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NORMAN, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3999 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
ARLINGTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4000 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
MANSFIELD, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4002 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FORT WORTH, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4008 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FRISCO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4009 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
FRISCO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4019 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
IRVING, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4022 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4025 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
DENTON, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4030 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
AUSTIN, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4031 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
AUSTIN, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4141 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tulsa, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6842 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Fort Worth, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6840 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mansfield, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1775 2026-06-30 06:00Z – 2026-07-14 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
4NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6843 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Frisco, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6844 2026-07-01 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Frisco, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2597 2026-07-02 04:41Z – 2026-07-16 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
4NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7647 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Lawrence, KS
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3801 2026-07-08 01:49Z – 2026-07-23 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
1NM W PUEBLO, CO, Wednesday, July 8, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 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 36
- 6568 ft AGL at event
- 178 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 42/100
- 1 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
Flight context
- UAL2816
- United Airlines
- B739
- KIAH → KFTG
- 2026-07-09 15:34 UTC
- KFTG runway 36
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