Return to field — ATAC51

KLUF · 21L

2026-07-02 21:39 UTC· KLUF → KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

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ATAC51 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-07-02. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 21:39 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL340, turnaround area near Gila Bend, US. Approach stability score: 35/100. 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.

Pilot review data

  • Runway 21L
  • 34061 ft AGL at event
  • 582 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 35/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 071455Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP103 T02740130 52013 $

Flight context

  • ATAC51
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-07-02 21:39 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 21:39:05 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 34,061 ft AGL · 582 kt GS
Unstable approach 23:00:02 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,178 ft AGL · 190 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLUF