Diversion — UAL1720

KCGS · 15

2026-08-12 20:04 UTC· KIAH → KCGS· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B738

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UAL1720 (United Airlines) was operating from KIAH to KBWI (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) on 2026-08-12. SkyMeter detected a diversion to College Park Airport (KCGS) on runway 15 at 20:04 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL392, turnaround area near Jackson County, US. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 1 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY6/0708 2026-08-01 00:01Z – 2027-08-01 23:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/0879 2026-08-06 12:00Z – 2026-08-14 20:00Z SFC–2,000 ft

    Laurel, MD, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Friday, August 14, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/3199 2026-08-12 05:00Z – 2026-08-15 09:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

    Macon, GA, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 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 15
  • 40 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 39/100
  • 1 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KCGS 160635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A3033 RMK AO2 T01480133

Flight context

  • UAL1720
  • United Airlines
  • B738
  • KIAH → KCGS
  • 2026-08-12 20:04 UTC
  • KCGS runway 15

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