Return to field — ATAC11
KLUF · 21L2026-09-01 14:17 UTC· KLUF → KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1
ATAC11 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 14:17 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL332, turnaround area near Wickenburg, US. Approach stability score: 23/100. 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 21L
- 33214 ft AGL at event
- 586 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 23/100
- 0 kt wind
- 0 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KLUF 170200Z 32004KT 10SM SCT080 BKN130 27/19 A2996 RMK LTG DSNT W-NW DZB0118E0128DZB0133E0143 SLP131 P0000 60000 T02670193 50002 $
Flight context
- ATAC11
- Airborne Tactical Advantage
- MRF1
- KLUF → KLUF
- 2026-09-01 14:17 UTC
- KLUF runway 21L
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