Unstable approach — SWA1156

SWA1156 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KMCO to KDCA on 2026-07-02. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19 at 03:18 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1124 ft AGL, 158 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 7 kt wind, 4 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. The approach-stability score rates the final approach against stabilized-approach gates (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, and IAS) at defined altitudes. A low score means one or more of those were outside the normal envelope for how the approach was flown. The score is graded by guidance type, so instrument approaches (ILS or an aligned straight-in) are held to the full gate set, while visual and pattern arrivals are surfaced only when the score is clearly low. The score is advisory and observational, a deviation measure, not an assertion of an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

• SECURITY6/3968 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Winston Salem, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/3970 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  White Sulphur Springs, WV, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/3971 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Winston Salem, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4001 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  GREENSBORO, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4004 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  CHARLOTTE, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4005 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Greensboro, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/4131 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  MYRTLE BEACH, SC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/0854 2026-06-29 12:30Z – 2026-07-03 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft

  MAYPORT, FL, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Friday, July 3, 2026 Local

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• SECURITY6/7169 2026-06-29 15:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

  White Sulphur Springs, WV

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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.

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