Go-around — SWA3026

KSFO · 28R

2025-12-06 05:33 UTC· KPHX → KSFO· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B38M

SWA3026 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KPHX to KSFO on 2025-12-06. SkyMeter detected a go-around at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) on runway 28R at 05:33 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1482 ft AGL, 178 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 2 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component, 11,265 m visibility. A go-around is a discontinued landing approach in which the pilot adds power and climbs back to a safe altitude before re-attempting the approach or proceeding to an alternate. It is a routine safety response, not an emergency, and is taught as the standard reaction to any unstable approach. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY5/0601 2025-11-30 19:00Z – 2026-05-31 18:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Los Angeles, CA, Sunday, November 30, 2025 through Sunday, May 31, 2026 Local

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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 28R
  • 1482 ft AGL at event
  • 178 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 2 kt wind
  • 1 kt crosswind component
  • 11,265 m visibility
  • METAR KSFO 251156Z 27013KT 7SM FEW002 BKN004 17/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01670156 10172 20161 53003 $

Flight context

  • SWA3026
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B38M
  • KPHX → KSFO
  • 2025-12-06 05:33 UTC
  • KSFO runway 28R

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