Unstable approach — NJM475

NJM475 (Dutchess Aviation) was operating from KGRR to KMDW on 2026-07-15. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) on runway 22L at 17:48 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1736 ft AGL, 131 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 8 kt wind, 7 kt crosswind component, 9,656 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.

• SECURITY6/4348 2026-03-08 07:00Z – 2026-11-01 06:59Z SFC–2,400 ft

  GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local

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• UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/4323 2026-07-14 22:30Z – 2026-07-16 04:30Z SFC–400 ft

  chicago, IL, Tuesday, July 14, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC

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• HAZARDS6/5518 2026-07-15 15:00Z – 2026-07-15 17:00Z SFC–3,000 ft

  HIBBING, MN, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 UTC

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• SECURITY6/5591 2026-07-15 17:00Z – 2026-07-20 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Hammond, IN, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local

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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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