ACA542 (Air Canada) was operating from KSEA to CYYZ (Lester B. Pearson International Airport) on 2026-01-09. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) on runway 03R at 21:24 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL368, turnaround area near Dewey County, US. Approach stability score: 84/100. Scores in this band are observed on roughly 25% of approaches at this runway: one or more gates outside the per-runway tightest envelope, but still inside the typical operating range. METAR at the time reported 8 kt wind, 7 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 03R
- 632 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 84/100
- 8 kt wind
- 7 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KDTW 132253Z 25012KT 10SM FEW230 27/14 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP092 T02670139
Flight context
- ACA542
- Air Canada
- BCS3
- KSEA → KDTW
- 2026-01-09 21:24 UTC
- KDTW runway 03R
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