Return to field — BOE977
KBFI · 32R2026-08-19 22:04 UTC· KBFI → KBFI· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B39M
BOE977 (United Airlines) had departed KBFI on 2026-08-19. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Boeing Field King County International Airport (KBFI) on runway 32R at 22:04 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL384, turnaround area near Fords Prairie, US. METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- HAZARDS6/2696 2026-08-06 19:30Z – 2026-08-21 03:00Z SFC–9,000 ft
24NM NE VANCOUVER, WA, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2924 2026-08-08 05:00Z – 2026-08-22 05:00Z SFC–9,000 ft
24NM NE VANCOUVER, WA, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 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 32R
- 38451 ft AGL at event
- 419 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBFI 162253Z 31007KT 10SM FEW070 23/11 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02280111
Flight context
- BOE977
- United Airlines
- B39M
- KBFI → KBFI
- 2026-08-19 22:04 UTC
- KBFI runway 32R
All events on this flight
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