Return to field — AAL1215
KDFW · 18L2026-07-05 15:44 UTC· KDFW → KDFW· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· A321
AAL1215 (American Airlines) was operating from KDFW to KDFW (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) on 2026-07-05. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (KDFW) on runway 18L at 15:44 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL374, turnaround area near La Pryor, US. METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY5/6914 2025-05-06 23:30Z – 2027-10-18 11:03Z SFC–6,000 ft
South Padre Island, TX, Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY5/3678 2026-01-01 05:00Z – 2027-01-01 05:59Z SFC–2,000 ft
Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY5/3679 2026-01-01 05:00Z – 2027-01-01 05:59Z SFC–5,000 ft
Brownsville, TX, Thursday, January 1, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - 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 → - SECURITY6/3999 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 → - SECURITY6/4030 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 → - SECURITY6/4097 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z
SAN ANTONIO, TX, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6840 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Mansfield, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6842 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Fort Worth, TX
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2392 2026-07-01 20:00Z – 2026-07-08 05:00Z SFC–5,000 ft
BROWNSVILLE, TX, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 through Wednesday, July 8, 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 18L
- 37432 ft AGL at event
- 482 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KDFW 161953Z 13008G14KT 10SM SCT070 36/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03610189
Flight context
- AAL1215
- American Airlines
- A321
- KDFW → KDFW
- 2026-07-05 15:44 UTC
- KDFW runway 18L
All events on this flight
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