Diversion — SWA2457
KIAH · 08R2026-01-16 14:46 UTC· KMCI → KIAH· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737
SWA2457 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KMCI to KHOU (William P Hobby Airport) on 2026-01-16. SkyMeter detected a diversion to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) on runway 08R at 14:46 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL404, turnaround area near Scott, US. Approach stability score: 46/100. 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 6 kt wind, 5 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 08R
- 92 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 46/100
- 6 kt wind
- 5 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KIAH 120153Z 14008KT 10SM SCT250 25/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02500206
Flight context
- SWA2457
- Southwest Airlines
- B737
- KMCI → KIAH
- 2026-01-16 14:46 UTC
- KIAH runway 08R
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