Return to field — RAX486

KPTK · 27R

2026-06-19 17:23 UTC· KPTK → KPTK· ROYAL AIR FREIGHT INC· FA50

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RAX486 (Royal AIR Freight) had departed KPTK on 2026-06-19. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) on runway 27R at 17:23 UTC. Peak altitude 4,689 ft, turnaround area near Keego Harbor, US. 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 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 27R
  • 4689 ft AGL at event
  • 259 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 42/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KPTK 170053Z COR 10001KT 10SM SCT080 BKN160 18/14 A3032 RMK SLP263 T01780144

Flight context

  • RAX486
  • Royal AIR Freight
  • FA50
  • KPTK → KPTK
  • 2026-06-19 17:23 UTC
  • KPTK runway 27R

All events on this flight

Return to field 17:23:29 UTC · KPTK runway 27R · 4,689 ft AGL · 259 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:37:56 UTC · KPTK runway 27L · 2,103 ft AGL · 154 kt GS
Unstable approach 17:37:56 UTC · KPTK runway 27L · 2,103 ft AGL · 154 kt GS

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