Unstable approach — TKR168

PAFA · 20R

2026-08-21 00:25 UTC· 1AK9 → PAFA· AERO-FLITE INC· RJ85

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TKR168 (Aero-Flite) was operating from 1AK9 to PAFA on 2026-08-21. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) on runway 20R at 00:25 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1389 ft AGL, 157 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 2 kt wind, 2 kt crosswind component, 9,656 m visibility. The approach-stability score rates the final approach against stabilized-approach gates (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, and IAS) at defined altitudes. A low score means one or more of those were outside the normal envelope for how the approach was flown. The score is graded by guidance type, so instrument approaches (ILS or an aligned straight-in) are held to the full gate set, while visual and pattern arrivals are surfaced only when the score is clearly low. The score is advisory and observational, a deviation measure, not an assertion of an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • HAZARDS6/5943 2026-08-18 18:00Z – 2026-08-31 07:00Z SFC–4,000 ft

    1NM N TOK, AK, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/6610 2026-08-20 18:00Z – 2026-08-31 07:00Z SFC–5,000 ft

    1NM N TOK, AK, Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Monday, August 31, 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 20R
  • 1389 ft AGL at event
  • 157 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 2 kt wind
  • 2 kt crosswind component
  • 9,656 m visibility
  • PAFA 161153Z 21004KT 6SM -RA BR BKN050 OVC070 09/08 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP049 P0001 60022 70058 T00890083 10100 20083 53004 $

Flight context

  • TKR168
  • Aero-Flite
  • RJ85
  • 1AK9 → PAFA
  • 2026-08-21 00:25 UTC
  • PAFA runway 20R

All events on this flight

Unstable approach 00:25:31 UTC · PAFA runway 20R · 1,389 ft AGL · 157 kt GS
Unstable approach 00:25:31 UTC · PAFA runway 20R · 1,394 ft AGL · 157 kt GS

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