Unstable approach — SWA983
KBWI · 042026-06-05 01:06 UTC· KSRQ → KBWI· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737
SWA983 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KSRQ to KBWI on 2026-06-05. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) on runway 04 at 01:06 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1255 ft AGL, 137 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 4 kt wind, 2 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.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY6/2644 2026-05-27 11:00Z – 2026-06-12 22:00Z SFC–400 ft
Brunswick, GA, Wednesday, May 27, 2026 through Friday, June 12, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - 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
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4153 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tampa, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4156 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
TAMPA, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4380 2026-06-01 13:00Z – 2026-06-06 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft
MAYPORT, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Saturday, June 6, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM →
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.
Pilot review data
- Runway 04
- 1255 ft AGL at event
- 137 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 4 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBWI 150754Z 01006KT 10SM FEW070 FEW110 BKN160 22/17 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02170167 $
Flight context
- SWA983
- Southwest Airlines
- B737
- KSRQ → KBWI
- 2026-06-05 01:06 UTC
- KBWI runway 04
All events on this flight
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