Diversion — SWA398
KGYY · 022026-04-17 16:38 UTC· KAUS → KGYY· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B38M
SWA398 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KAUS to KMDW (Chicago Midway International Airport) on 2026-04-17. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Gary Chicago International Airport (KGYY) on runway 02 at 16:38 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL385, turnaround area near Searcy County, US. Approach stability score: 38/100. 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 13 kt wind, 3 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 02
- 589 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 38/100
- 13 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KGYY 211750Z 06012KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A3012
Flight context
- SWA398
- Southwest Airlines
- B38M
- KAUS → KGYY
- 2026-04-17 16:38 UTC
- KGYY runway 02
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