Return to field — ATAC31

KLUF · 21L

2026-07-06 19:00 UTC· KLUF → KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE CO LLC· MRF1

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ATAC31 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-07-06. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 19:00 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL278, turnaround area near Gila Bend, US. Approach stability score: 22/100. 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
  • 27811 ft AGL at event
  • 652 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 22/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 061655Z 02003KT 10SM FEW140 32/13 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP126 T03180130 $

Flight context

  • ATAC31
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-07-06 19:00 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 19:00:10 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 27,811 ft AGL · 652 kt GS
Unstable approach 20:10:50 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,203 ft AGL · 192 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLUF