Return to field — AAL980

KCLT · 36C

2026-06-30 11:25 UTC· KCLT → KCLT· UMB BANK N A TRUSTEE· A321

AAL980 (UMB Bank N A) was operating from KCLT to KBOS (General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport) on 2026-06-30. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 36C at 11:25 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL362, turnaround area near Georgetown, US. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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)
  • SECURITY5/2809 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–2,000 ft

    Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY5/2858 2025-12-26 04:59Z – 2026-07-02 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft

    OCHOPPEE, FL, Thursday, December 25, 2025 through Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4004 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    CHARLOTTE, NC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4129 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    BOCA RATON, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4131 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    MYRTLE BEACH, SC, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4142 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Miami, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4144 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4150 2026-06-01 04:00Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7228 2026-06-13 04:01Z – 2026-07-06 03:59Z SFC–1,000 ft

    Miami, FL, Saturday, June 13, 2026 through Sunday, July 5, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/0777 2026-06-26 04:01Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/0782 2026-06-26 04:01Z – 2026-07-21 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/0854 2026-06-29 12:30Z – 2026-07-03 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft

    MAYPORT, FL, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Friday, July 3, 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 36C
  • 36226 ft AGL at event
  • 497 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 44/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KCLT 080552Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 16/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01560133 10211 20150 58005

Flight context

  • AAL980
  • UMB Bank N A
  • A321
  • KCLT → KCLT
  • 2026-06-30 11:25 UTC
  • KCLT runway 36C

All events on this flight

Return to field 11:25:27 UTC · KCLT runway 36C · 36,226 ft AGL · 497 kt GS
Unstable approach 19:02:58 UTC · KCLT runway 23 · 1,840 ft AGL · 151 kt GS

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