Go-around — QFA646
YSSY · 16R2025-11-23 05:01 UTC· YPPH → YSSY· QANTAS AIRWAYS LIMITED· B738
QFA646 (Qantas Airways) was operating from YPPH to YSSY on 2025-11-23. SkyMeter detected a go-around at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY) on runway 16R at 05:01 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1188 ft AGL, 161 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 9 kt wind, 7 kt crosswind component, 9,999 m visibility. A go-around is a discontinued landing approach in which the pilot adds power and climbs back to a safe altitude before re-attempting the approach or proceeding to an alternate. It is a routine safety response, not an emergency, and is taught as the standard reaction to any unstable approach. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 16R
- 1188 ft AGL at event
- 161 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 9 kt wind
- 7 kt crosswind component
- 9,999 m visibility
- METAR YSSY 261400Z AUTO 17022KT 9999 // OVC024 OVC031 17/13 Q1029
Flight context
- QFA646
- Qantas Airways
- B738
- YPPH → YSSY
- 2025-11-23 05:01 UTC
- YSSY runway 16R
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