Return to field — ATAC81

KLUF · 21L

2026-09-03 22:40 UTC· KLUF → KLUF· AIRBORNE TACTICAL ADVANTAGE COMPANY LLC· MRF1

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ATAC81 (Airborne Tactical Advantage) had departed KLUF on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Luke Air Force Base (KLUF) on runway 21L at 22:40 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL388, turnaround area near Ajo, US. Approach stability score: 32/100. 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
  • 38844 ft AGL at event
  • 941 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 32/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KLUF 161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW200 35/19 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND SE SLP128 T03450185 10347 20309 50006 $

Flight context

  • ATAC81
  • Airborne Tactical Advantage
  • MRF1
  • KLUF → KLUF
  • 2026-09-03 22:40 UTC
  • KLUF runway 21L

All events on this flight

Return to field 22:40:21 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 38,844 ft AGL · 941 kt GS
Unstable approach 23:28:34 UTC · KLUF runway 21L · 2,180 ft AGL · 177 kt GS

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