Unstable approach — SWA2143
KBWI · 042026-09-02 10:02 UTC· KLAS → KBWI· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B738
SWA2143 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KLAS to KBWI on 2026-09-02. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) on runway 04 at 10:02 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1263 ft AGL, 146 kt GS. Approach stability score: 44/100. 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 1 kt wind, 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 → - HAZARDS6/7092 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 → - HAZARDS6/7530 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 → - HAZARDS6/7986 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 → - HAZARDS6/8502 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 → - HAZARDS6/8806 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 → - HAZARDS6/9396 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft
Bailey, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9645 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft
BAILEY, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/9646 2026-08-31 18:00Z – 2026-09-04 01:30Z SFC–14,000 ft
BAILEY, CO, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 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 04
- 1263 ft AGL at event
- 146 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 44/100
- 1 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBWI 162054Z 20007KT 10SM FEW080 FEW250 29/17 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP253 T02940167 56017
Flight context
- SWA2143
- Southwest Airlines
- B738
- KLAS → KBWI
- 2026-09-02 10:02 UTC
- KBWI runway 04
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