Diversion — SWA743
KNIP · 142026-02-01 22:22 UTC· KAUS → KNIP· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737
SWA743 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KAUS to KJAX (Jacksonville International Airport) on 2026-02-01. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (KNIP) on runway 14 at 22:22 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL398, turnaround area near Pearlington, US. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 9 kt wind, 5 kt crosswind component, 12,875 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 14
- 9 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 9 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 12,875 m visibility
- KNIP 092153Z 07013G20KT 8SM BKN013 OVC045 25/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T2 SET T02500228
Flight context
- SWA743
- Southwest Airlines
- B737
- KAUS → KNIP
- 2026-02-01 22:22 UTC
- KNIP runway 14
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