Diversion — UAL1407

KNIP · 10

2026-08-18 17:42 UTC· KORD → KNIP· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B738

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UAL1407 (United Airlines) was operating from KORD to KJAX (Jacksonville International Airport) on 2026-08-18. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (KNIP) on runway 10 at 17:42 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL394, turnaround area near Rockwood, US. Approach stability score: 33/100. 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 5 kt wind, 5 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • 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 →
  • UAS PUBLIC GATHERING6/3173 2026-08-13 21:00Z – 2026-08-23 07:00Z SFC–400 ft

    Lebanon, TN, Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/5452 2026-08-17 12:30Z – 2026-08-22 06:00Z SFC–2,500 ft

    MAYPORT, FL, Monday, August 17, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 Local

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • SECURITY6/5153 2026-08-18 05:00Z – 2026-08-20 09:30Z SFC–17,999 ft

    Macon, GA, Tuesday, August 18, 2026 through Thursday, August 20, 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 10
  • 8 ft AGL at event
  • 120 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 33/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 5 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KNIP 161453Z 03016G21KT 10SM BKN033 BKN070 BKN250 29/22 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP244 T02890222 51019

Flight context

  • UAL1407
  • United Airlines
  • B738
  • KORD → KNIP
  • 2026-08-18 17:42 UTC
  • KNIP runway 10

All events on this flight

Diversion 17:42:20 UTC · KNIP runway 10 · 8 ft AGL · 120 kt GS
Diversion 17:42:20 UTC · KNIP runway 10 · 0 ft AGL · 0 kt GS

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