Unstable approach — UAL2618

KORD · 18

2026-07-04 17:39 UTC· KSEA KORD· UNITED AIRLINES INC· A21N

UAL2618 (United Airlines) was operating from KSEA to KORD on 2026-07-04. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) on runway 18 at 17:39 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1784 ft AGL, 151 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 6 kt wind, 4 kt crosswind component, 6,437 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)
  • SECURITY6/4159 2026-06-01 06:00Z – 2026-07-21 05:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Boise, ID, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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  • SECURITY6/4158 2026-06-01 06:00Z – 2026-07-21 05:59Z SFC–400 ft

    MERIDIAN, ID, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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  • SECURITY6/4034 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Renton, WA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/4033 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

    RENTON, WA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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  • HAZARDS6/9557 2026-06-22 13:00Z – 2026-07-07 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Monday, June 22, 2026 through Tuesday, July 7, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/9554 2026-06-22 13:00Z – 2026-07-06 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Monday, June 22, 2026 through Monday, July 6, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/9835 2026-06-22 19:50Z – 2026-07-06 04:00Z SFC–6,500 ft

    30NM N MOSES LAKE, WA, Monday, June 22, 2026 through Monday, July 6, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/9982 2026-06-23 02:31Z – 2026-07-07 04:00Z SFC–6,500 ft

    30NM N MOSES LAKE, WA, Tuesday, June 23, 2026 through Tuesday, July 7, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0613 2026-06-25 13:00Z – 2026-07-08 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft

    27NM SW JACKSON, WY, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Wednesday, July 8, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0606 2026-06-25 14:00Z – 2026-07-10 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Friday, July 10, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0614 2026-06-25 14:00Z – 2026-07-10 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Friday, July 10, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/0752 2026-06-26 14:00Z – 2026-07-07 02:00Z SFC–6,500 ft

    30NM N MOSES LAKE, WA, Friday, June 26, 2026 through Tuesday, July 7, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1023 2026-06-27 14:00Z – 2026-07-12 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Saturday, June 27, 2026 through Sunday, July 12, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1022 2026-06-27 14:00Z – 2026-07-12 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    37NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Saturday, June 27, 2026 through Sunday, July 12, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1247 2026-06-28 22:17Z – 2026-07-10 16:00Z SFC–5,500 ft

    7NM NW THE DALLES, OR, Sunday, June 28, 2026 through Friday, July 10, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1599 2026-06-29 19:20Z – 2026-07-06 01:00Z SFC–9,000 ft

    26NM W YAKIMA, WA, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 6, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1675 2026-06-29 21:09Z – 2026-07-13 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    75 ZSE AIRSPACE 13NM SE PASCO, WA, Monday, June 29, 2026 through Monday, July 13, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1781 2026-06-30 15:00Z – 2026-07-14 03:00Z SFC–8,000 ft

    9NM NW CRAWFORD, NE, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1787 2026-06-30 15:00Z – 2026-07-14 04:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    13NM SE PASCO, WA, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/1598 2026-06-30 15:00Z – 2026-07-11 23:00Z SFC–5,500 ft

    7NM NW THE DALLES, OR, Tuesday, June 30, 2026 through Saturday, July 11, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2268 2026-07-01 13:00Z – 2026-07-14 03:00Z SFC–14,500 ft

    27NM SE JACKSON, WY, Wednesday, July 1, 2026 through Tuesday, July 14, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2576 2026-07-02 13:00Z – 2026-07-16 02:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    38NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/2586 2026-07-02 13:00Z – 2026-07-16 02:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    38NM SW GRANGEVILLE, ID, Thursday, July 2, 2026 through Thursday, July 16, 2026 UTC

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  • SECURITY6/2315 2026-07-03 16:00Z – 2026-07-05 04:59Z SFC–400 ft

    MILWAUKEE, WI, Friday, July 3, 2026 through Saturday, July 4, 2026 Local

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  • HAZARDS6/2839 2026-07-03 22:52Z – 2026-07-11 03:00Z SFC–6,000 ft

    5NM NE THE DALLES, OR, Friday, July 3, 2026 through Saturday, July 11, 2026 UTC

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  • SECURITY6/2457 2026-07-04 14:30Z – 2026-07-04 16:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

    Medora, ND, Saturday, July 4, 2026 Local

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  • SECURITY6/2849 2026-07-04 15:30Z – 2026-07-04 17:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

    Medora, ND, Saturday, July 4, 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 18
  • 1784 ft AGL at event
  • 151 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 43/100
  • 6 kt wind
  • 4 kt crosswind component
  • 6,437 m visibility
  • KORD 162051Z 02008KT 4SM -RA BR BKN013 BKN022 OVC040 21/19 A3029 RMK AO2 RAB21 SLP254 P0001 60001 T02060189 58002 $

Flight context

  • UAL2618
  • United Airlines
  • A21N
  • KSEA → KORD
  • 2026-07-04 17:39 UTC
  • KORD runway 18

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