Diversion — SWA3856

KIAH · 09

2026-08-25 18:13 UTC· KLGA → KIAH· UMB BANK NA TRUSTEE· B738

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SWA3856 (UMB Bank NA) was operating from KLGA to KHOU (William P Hobby Airport) on 2026-08-25. SkyMeter detected a diversion to George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH) on runway 09 at 18:13 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL404, turnaround area near Benton, US. Approach stability score: 28/100. 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 →
  • SECURITY6/0708 2026-08-01 00:01Z – 2027-08-01 23:59Z SFC–400 ft

    Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/5424 2026-08-21 22:00Z – 2026-08-27 03:59Z SFC–400 ft

    East Rutherford, NJ, Friday, August 21, 2026 through Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/7271 2026-08-24 12:30Z – 2026-08-29 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft

    MAYPORT, FL, Monday, August 24, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 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 →

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 09
  • 0 ft AGL at event
  • 0 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 28/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KIAH 161453Z 07007KT 10SM SCT020 SCT250 31/26 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T03060256 51012

Flight context

  • SWA3856
  • UMB Bank NA
  • B738
  • KLGA → KIAH
  • 2026-08-25 18:13 UTC
  • KIAH runway 09

All events on this flight

Diversion 18:13:02 UTC · KIAH runway 09 · 0 ft AGL · 0 kt GS
Diversion 18:13:02 UTC · KIAH runway 09 · 84 ft AGL · 120 kt GS

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