Diversion — SWA1560

KPWK · 06

2026-08-12 16:58 UTC· KDEN → KPWK· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B738

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SWA1560 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KDEN to KMDW (Chicago Midway International Airport) on 2026-08-12. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) on runway 06 at 16:58 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL392, turnaround area near Louisville, US. Approach stability score: 32/100. 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 4 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 06
  • 641 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 32/100
  • 4 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KPWK 161752Z 03008KT 10SM SCT017 BKN033 BKN043 23/19 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP264 T02280189 10233 20178 50000 $

Flight context

  • SWA1560
  • Southwest Airlines
  • B738
  • KDEN → KPWK
  • 2026-08-12 16:58 UTC
  • KPWK runway 06

All events on this flight

Diversion 16:58:02 UTC · KPWK runway 06 · 641 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Unstable approach 16:57:48 UTC · KPWK runway 24 · 1,759 ft AGL · 124 kt GS

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