Diversion — SWA1992

KIAH · 09

2026-02-28 20:33 UTC· KIND → KIAH· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737

SWA1992 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KIND to KHOU (William P Hobby Airport) on 2026-02-28. SkyMeter detected a diversion to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) on runway 09 at 20:33 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL367, turnaround area near Lee, US. Approach stability score: 25/100. 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 8 kt wind, 8 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 09
  • 84 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 25/100
  • 8 kt wind
  • 8 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIAH 051653Z 02009KT 10SM FEW035 BKN120 BKN160 28/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02830206

Flight context

  • SWA1992
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B737
  • KIND → KIAH
  • 2026-02-28 20:33 UTC
  • KIAH runway 09

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