Diversion — SWA26

SWA26 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KDAL to KDCA (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) on 2026-08-02. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) on runway 09R at 21:25 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL432, turnaround area near Humphreys, US. Approach stability score: 86/100. Scores in this band are observed on roughly 50% of approaches at this runway and represent the centerline of normal operations. METAR at the time reported 10 kt wind, 2 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

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