Return to field — N648HE

N648HE (Rocket AIR) had departed KSBA on 2026-06-21. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (KSBA) on runway 25 at 22:04 UTC. Peak altitude 15,316 ft, turnaround area near Goleta, US. Approach stability score: 51/100. Scores in this band occur on roughly 10-15% of approaches at this runway, with multiple gates outside the per-runway envelope. METAR at the time reported 0 kt wind, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

• SECURITY6/4192 2026-06-01 07:00Z – 2026-07-21 06:59Z SFC–400 ft

  Santa Barbara, CA, Monday, June 1, 2026 through Monday, July 20, 2026 Local

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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.

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