Diversion — SWA4829
KPWK · 062026-08-12 17:26 UTC· KMCI → KPWK· SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO· B737
SWA4829 (Southwest Airlines) was operating from KMCI to KMDW (Chicago Midway International Airport) on 2026-08-12. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) on runway 06 at 17:26 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL411, turnaround area near Fort Madison, US. Approach stability score: 39/100. 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 8 kt wind, 1 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Pilot review data
- Runway 06
- 641 ft AGL at event
- 120 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 39/100
- 8 kt wind
- 1 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KPWK 161252Z 03004KT 10SM SCT120 18/16 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP258 T01830156 $
Flight context
- SWA4829
- Southwest Airlines
- B737
- KMCI → KPWK
- 2026-08-12 17:26 UTC
- KPWK runway 06
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