Go-around — SWA420
KBWI · 33L2026-07-16 10:55 UTC· KBDL → KBWI· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B38M
SWA420 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KBDL to KBWI on 2026-07-16. SkyMeter detected a go-around at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) on runway 33L at 10:55 UTC. Trace data at the event: 359 ft AGL, 157 kt GS, 0 fpm vertical. METAR at the time reported 3 kt wind, 2 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. A go-around is a discontinued landing approach in which the pilot adds power and climbs back to a safe altitude before re-attempting the approach or proceeding to an alternate. It is a routine safety response, not an emergency, and is taught as the standard reaction to any unstable approach. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY5/2811 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–1,000 ft
NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3956 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Atlantic City, NJ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3961 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Chester, PA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3965 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Galloway, NJ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3967 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/3973 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
WILMINGTON, DE, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4105 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
JERSEY CITY, NJ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4106 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
New Brunswick, NJ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4115 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4117 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Warren, NJ, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6442 2026-06-10 04:01Z – 2026-07-20 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
Philadelphia, PA, Wednesday, June 10, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7230 2026-06-13 04:01Z – 2026-07-20 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
New York, NY, Saturday, June 13, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/9462 2026-06-24 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:29Z SFC–400 ft
Montclair, NJ, Wednesday, June 24, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7980 2026-07-03 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
New Brunswick, NJ
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7973 2026-07-07 16:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Basking Ridge, NJ
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/7138 2026-07-10 14:07Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft
Philadelphia, PA
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/4574 2026-07-16 04:01Z – 2026-07-20 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft
New York, NY, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Sunday, July 19, 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 33L
- 359 ft AGL at event
- 157 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 3 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBWI 162254Z 15007KT 10SM FEW080 FEW250 27/18 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP249 CB DSNT NW MOV E T02670183
Flight context
- SWA420
- Southwest Airlines
- B38M
- KBDL → KBWI
- 2026-07-16 10:55 UTC
- KBWI runway 33L
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