Unstable approach — UAL645
KDEN · 252026-07-23 20:04 UTC· KTPA → KDEN· UMB BANK NA TRUSTEE· B738
UAL645 (UMB Bank NA) was operating from KTPA to KDEN on 2026-07-23. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Denver International Airport (KDEN) on runway 25 at 20:04 UTC. Trace data at the event: 6479 ft AGL, 176 kt GS. Approach stability score: 40/100. 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 9 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)- SECURITY6/4240 2026-03-08 08:00Z – 2026-11-01 07:00Z SFC–180 ft
SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6155 2026-07-16 16:00Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
0NM W INGRAM, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6156 2026-07-16 16:09Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM SE KERRVILLE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6157 2026-07-16 16:15Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM NW BOERNE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6158 2026-07-16 16:23Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
3NM SW UVALDE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6217 2026-07-16 18:17Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM W INGRAM, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6218 2026-07-16 18:17Z – 2026-07-23 23:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
1NM SE KERRVILLE, TX, Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/6528 2026-07-17 19:40Z – 2026-07-24 05:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
CRYSTAL CITY, TX, Friday, July 17, 2026 through Friday, July 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/7482 2026-07-21 18:00Z – 2026-07-23 18:00Z SFC–1,500 ft
TILDEN, TX, Tuesday, July 21, 2026 through Thursday, July 23, 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 25
- 6479 ft AGL at event
- 176 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 40/100
- 9 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KDEN 162253Z 36014KT 10SM BKN110 BKN150 BKN220 26/07 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP184 VIRGA W T02560072
Flight context
- UAL645
- UMB Bank NA
- B738
- KTPA → KDEN
- 2026-07-23 20:04 UTC
- KDEN runway 25
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