Diversion — SWA4851

SWA4851 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KPHX to KBWI (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) on 2026-02-03. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) on runway 17R at 18:40 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL397, turnaround area near Thomas, US. Approach stability score: 88/100. 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 4 kt wind, 4 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

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