Diversion — VTS890
PAKN · 122026-02-20 20:54 UTC· PANC → PAKN· ARCTIC ONE LLC· MD83
VTS890 (Arctic ONE) was operating from PANC to PADL (Dillingham Airport) on 2026-02-20. SkyMeter detected a diversion to King Salmon Airport (PAKN) on runway 12 at 20:54 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL311, turnaround area near Anchor Point, US. Approach stability score: 68/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 14 kt wind, 7 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 12
- 73 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 68/100
- 14 kt wind
- 7 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- PAKN 071554Z 32004KT 10SM BKN095 01/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00061006 $
Flight context
- VTS890
- Arctic ONE
- MD83
- PANC → PAKN
- 2026-02-20 20:54 UTC
- PAKN runway 12
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