Return to field — ATAC41

KLUF · 21L

2026-07-09 20:59 UTC· KLUF → KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

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ATAC41 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-07-09. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 20:59 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL421, turnaround area near Gila Bend, US. Approach stability score: 32/100. 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
  • 42153 ft AGL at event
  • 611 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 32/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 301355Z 00000KT 10SM FEW100 20/15 A2976 RMK AO2A SLP068 T01980146

Flight context

  • ATAC41
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-07-09 20:59 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 20:59:08 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 42,153 ft AGL · 611 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:16:56 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,185 ft AGL · 194 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLUF