Unstable approach — DAL489
KRDU · 142026-08-31 03:38 UTC· DELTA AIR LINES INC· B739
DAL489 (Delta AIR Lines) was inbound to KRDU on 2026-08-31. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Raleigh Durham International Airport (KRDU) on runway 14 at 03:38 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1551 ft AGL, 153 kt GS. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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 2 kt wind, 2 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. The approach-stability score rates the final approach against stabilized-approach gates (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, and IAS) at defined altitudes. A low score means one or more of those were outside the normal envelope for how the approach was flown. The score is graded by guidance type, so instrument approaches (ILS or an aligned straight-in) are held to the full gate set, while visual and pattern arrivals are surfaced only when the score is clearly low. The score is advisory and observational, a deviation measure, not an assertion of an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY6/0708 2026-08-01 00:01Z – 2027-08-01 23:59Z SFC–400 ft
Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/1462 2026-08-04 13:00Z – 2026-09-01 04:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
20NM SW PUEBLO, CO, Tuesday, August 4, 2026 through Tuesday, September 1, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5929 2026-08-18 12:00Z – 2026-08-31 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
36NM SW BUTTE, MT, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5937 2026-08-18 13:00Z – 2026-08-31 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
4NM W RICHFIELD, UT, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6216 2026-08-19 03:00Z – 2026-09-02 03:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
13NM N SANTA FE, NM, Wednesday, August 19, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6599 2026-08-20 13:00Z – 2026-09-03 03:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
21NM SE HAMILTON, MT, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Thursday, September 3, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6723 2026-08-20 14:00Z – 2026-09-03 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft
16NM E BIG TIMBER, MT, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Thursday, September 3, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6954 2026-08-21 14:00Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–11,000 ft
33NM SW POCATELLO, ID, Friday, August 21, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7092 2026-08-22 13:00Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
26NM SW PRICE, UT, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7115 2026-08-22 23:30Z – 2026-09-04 03:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
41NM E PRICE, UT, Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7347 2026-08-24 13:00Z – 2026-09-07 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
35NM SW PROVO, UT, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7337 2026-08-24 14:00Z – 2026-09-08 03:30Z SFC–10,000 ft
11NM SE HAMILTON, MT, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7530 2026-08-24 17:00Z – 2026-09-06 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
35NM SW PROVO, UT, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Sunday, September 6, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7463 2026-08-25 12:00Z – 2026-09-08 08:00Z SFC–16,500 ft
1NM NE OURAY, CO, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7654 2026-08-25 13:00Z – 2026-09-07 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
35NM SW PROVO, UT, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7668 2026-08-25 14:00Z – 2026-09-08 03:30Z SFC–10,000 ft
11NM SE HAMILTON, MT, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Tuesday, September 8, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7660 2026-08-25 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:30Z SFC–12,500 ft
34NM S HAMILTON, MT, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7986 2026-08-25 21:45Z – 2026-09-07 04:00Z SFC–12,000 ft
32NM SW TOOELE, UT, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8106 2026-08-26 14:00Z – 2026-09-10 03:30Z SFC–12,500 ft
11NM SE HAMILTON, MT, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Thursday, September 10, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8109 2026-08-26 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:30Z SFC–11,000 ft
32NM SE BILLINGS, MT, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8310 2026-08-26 16:45Z – 2026-09-02 03:00Z SFC–14,000 ft
23NM N PINEDALE, WY, Wednesday, August 26, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6998 2026-08-27 11:00Z – 2026-09-08 03:00Z SFC–400 ft
St. Paul, MN, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Monday, September 7, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8502 2026-08-27 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
48NM NW TAOS, NM, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8524 2026-08-27 14:00Z – 2026-09-10 03:30Z SFC–12,500 ft
18NM SE ENNIS, MT, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Thursday, September 10, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - SECURITY6/6997 2026-08-27 15:00Z – 2026-08-31 03:00Z SFC–400 ft
Plymouth, MI, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Sunday, August 30, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8587 2026-08-27 17:45Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–8,500 ft
25NM NW OGDEN, UT, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8590 2026-08-27 18:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
13NM N SANTA FE, NM, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8675 2026-08-28 01:00Z – 2026-09-10 04:00Z SFC–13,000 ft
36NM SW BUTTE, MT, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Thursday, September 10, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8775 2026-08-28 14:00Z – 2026-09-09 03:00Z SFC–8,500 ft
25NM NW OGDEN, UT, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Wednesday, September 9, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8778 2026-08-28 14:00Z – 2026-09-11 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
18NM S DILLON, MT, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Friday, September 11, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8806 2026-08-28 15:04Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
30NM W TAOS, NM, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8869 2026-08-28 21:32Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
18NM SW LOVELAND, CO, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/8870 2026-08-29 14:00Z – 2026-09-12 03:00Z SFC–15,000 ft
30NM W TAOS, NM, Saturday, August 29, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC
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 14
- 1551 ft AGL at event
- 153 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 2 kt wind
- 2 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KRDU 161951Z 11006KT 10SM FEW050 FEW250 30/16 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP265 T03000156
Flight context
- DAL489
- Delta AIR Lines
- B739
- 2026-08-31 03:38 UTC
- KRDU runway 14
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