Return to field — AAL2513

KLGA

2026-08-29 00:00 UTC· KLGA → KLGA· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· A321

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AAL2513 (American Airlines) was operating from KLGA to KLGA (La Guardia Airport) on 2026-08-29. SkyMeter detected a return to field at La Guardia Airport (KLGA) at 00:00 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL343, turnaround area near Jeannette, US. Approach stability score: 41/100. 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.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • SECURITY5/2811 2025-10-20 12:00Z – 2026-10-20 12:00Z SFC–1,000 ft

    NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7002 2026-08-24 13:00Z – 2026-09-13 07:00Z SFC–1,000 ft

    Flushing, NY, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Sunday, September 13, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7085 2026-08-28 22:30Z – 2026-08-29 03:30Z SFC–400 ft

    East Rutherford, NJ, Friday, August 28, 2026 through Friday, August 28, 2026 Local

    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

  • 34353 ft AGL at event
  • 520 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 41/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLGA 161751Z 21009KT 10SM FEW090 BKN140 BKN250 25/14 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP263 60000 T02500144 10256 20194 58020

Flight context

  • AAL2513
  • American Airlines
  • A321
  • KLGA → KLGA
  • 2026-08-29 00:00 UTC
  • KLGA

All events on this flight

Return to field 00:00:12 UTC · KLGA · 34,353 ft AGL · 520 kt GS
Unstable approach 01:21:16 UTC · KLGA runway 31 · 1,115 ft AGL · 142 kt GS

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SkyMeter · trace data observed via ADS-B· KLGA