Return to field — TKR168

PAAQ · 16S

2026-08-20 01:29 UTC· PAAQ → PAAQ· AERO-FLITE INC· RJ85

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TKR168 (Aero-Flite) had departed PAAQ on 2026-08-20. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport (PAAQ) on runway 16S at 01:29 UTC. Peak altitude 6,972 ft, turnaround area near Valdez-Cordova Census Area, US. Approach stability score: 31/100. 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 0 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)
  • HAZARDS6/5943 2026-08-18 18:00Z – 2026-08-31 07:00Z SFC–4,000 ft

    1NM N TOK, AK, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/6606 2026-08-19 22:45Z – 2026-08-20 07:00Z SFC–4,000 ft

    1NM N TOK, AK, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/6613 2026-08-19 23:02Z – 2026-08-20 07:00Z SFC–5,000 ft

    1NM N TOK, AK, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 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 16S
  • 6972 ft AGL at event
  • 293 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 31/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • PAAQ 161853Z 04003KT 10SM BKN060 11/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01110072 $

Flight context

  • TKR168
  • Aero-Flite
  • RJ85
  • PAAQ → PAAQ
  • 2026-08-20 01:29 UTC
  • PAAQ runway 16S

All events on this flight

Return to field 01:29:35 UTC · PAAQ runway 16S · 6,972 ft AGL · 293 kt GS
Long landing rollout 03:15:44 UTC · PAAQ runway 34S · 0 ft AGL · 18 kt GS

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