Unstable approach — AAL543
KRDU · 142026-06-26 21:48 UTC· KPHX → KRDU· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· A321
AAL543 (American Airlines) was operating from KPHX to KRDU on 2026-06-26. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Raleigh Durham International Airport (KRDU) on runway 14 at 21:48 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1542 ft AGL, 154 kt GS. Approach stability score: 40/100. 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 7 kt wind, 1 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)- SECURITY6/3954 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
STILLWATER, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3996 2026-06-01 00:00Z – 2026-07-20 23:59Z
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 UTC
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 → - SECURITY6/3968 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 → - SECURITY6/3971 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 → - SECURITY6/3979 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
ATLANTA, GA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3980 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
CHATTANOOGA, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3990 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
CHATTANOOGA, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3991 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
MARIETTA, GA, 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 → - SECURITY6/4121 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Nashville, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4141 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Tulsa, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3952 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
Stillwater, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3997 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NORMAN, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4022 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4119 2026-06-01 05:00Z – 2026-07-21 04:59Z SFC–400 ft
NASHVILLE, TN, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3948 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z
MESA, AZ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/8212 2026-06-17 04:01Z – 2026-07-17 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Kennesaw, GA, Wednesday, June 17, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9123 2026-06-18 12:00Z – 2026-06-30 05:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
80NM N SILVER CITY, NM, Thursday, June 18, 2026 through Tuesday, June 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9125 2026-06-18 14:00Z – 2026-07-02 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
45NM E MESA, AZ, Thursday, June 18, 2026 through Thursday, July 2, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9124 2026-06-18 14:00Z – 2026-07-01 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
10NM N LOS ALAMOS, NM, Thursday, June 18, 2026 through Wednesday, July 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9420 2026-06-20 21:25Z – 2026-07-04 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
40NM SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Saturday, June 20, 2026 through Saturday, July 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9456 2026-06-21 13:00Z – 2026-07-05 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
40NM SE ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Sunday, June 21, 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9455 2026-06-21 14:00Z – 2026-07-05 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft
14NM E PAYSON, AZ, Sunday, June 21, 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9496 2026-06-21 14:00Z – 2026-07-05 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
33NM W SHOW LOW, AZ, Sunday, June 21, 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9548 2026-06-22 14:00Z – 2026-07-05 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
16NM NE SAN CARLOS, AZ, Monday, June 22, 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9854 2026-06-23 14:00Z – 2026-07-06 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
45NM E MESA, AZ, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 through Monday, July 6, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0466 2026-06-24 16:30Z – 2026-06-30 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
50NM E ALBUQUERQUE, NM, Wednesday, June 24, 2026 through Tuesday, June 30, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0608 2026-06-25 13:00Z – 2026-07-09 03:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
15NM W LOS ALAMOS, NM, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Thursday, July 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/0077 2026-06-26 04:01Z – 2026-06-27 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Atlanta, GA, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Friday, June 26, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/0842 2026-06-26 14:00Z – 2026-07-09 03:00Z SFC–10,500 ft
13NM SW FLAGSTAFF, AZ, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Thursday, July 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/0626 2026-06-26 15:30Z – 2026-06-27 06:59Z SFC–400 ft
Clemson, SC, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Saturday, June 27, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - AIR SHOWS/SPORTS6/9593 2026-06-26 20:30Z – 2026-06-28 02:00Z SFC–15,500 ft
Texarkana, AR, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Sunday, June 28, 2026 UTC
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 14
- 1542 ft AGL at event
- 154 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 40/100
- 7 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KRDU 082251Z 24004KT 10SM FEW060 BKN250 26/15 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02610150 $
Flight context
- AAL543
- American Airlines
- A321
- KPHX → KRDU
- 2026-06-26 21:48 UTC
- KRDU runway 14
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