Diversion — DAL8879
KHHR · 072026-01-25 05:42 UTC· KSAN → KHHR· UMB BANK NA TRUSTEE· A321
DAL8879 (UMB Bank NA) was operating from KSAN to KATL (Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport) on 2026-01-25. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (KHHR) on runway 07 at 05:42 UTC. Peak altitude 10,119 ft, turnaround area near Dana Point, US. Approach stability score: 45/100. 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 2 kt wind, 2 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 07
- 61 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 45/100
- 2 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- METAR KHHR 260253Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02110183 55000
Flight context
- DAL8879
- UMB Bank NA
- A321
- KSAN → KHHR
- 2026-01-25 05:42 UTC
- KHHR runway 07
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