Return to field — NKS9948

KGYR · 21

2026-07-28 19:31 UTC· KGYR → KGYR· SPIRIT AIRLINES LLC· A320

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NKS9948 (Spirit Airlines) had departed KGYR on 2026-07-28. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Phoenix Goodyear Airport (KGYR) on runway 21 at 19:31 UTC. Peak altitude 5,382 ft, turnaround area near Maricopa County, US. Approach stability score: 36/100. 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 21
  • 5382 ft AGL at event
  • 233 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 36/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • METAR KGYR 152255Z 12012KT 10SM SCT100 BKN250 38/18 A2980

Flight context

  • NKS9948
  • Spirit Airlines
  • A320
  • KGYR → KGYR
  • 2026-07-28 19:31 UTC
  • KGYR runway 21

All events on this flight

Return to field 19:31:28 UTC · KGYR runway 21 · 5,382 ft AGL · 233 kt GS
Unstable approach 19:51:20 UTC · KGYR runway 21 · 2,086 ft AGL · 172 kt GS

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