Go-around — WEN3493

CYCD · 16

2026-09-03 20:32 UTC· CYEG → CYCD· Westjet Encore Ltd.· DH8D

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WEN3493 (Westjet Encore) was operating from CYEG to CYCD on 2026-09-03. SkyMeter detected a go-around at Nanaimo Airport (CYCD) on runway 16 at 20:32 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1520 ft AGL, 130 kt GS. METAR at the time reported 8 kt wind, 8 kt crosswind component, 24,140 m visibility. A go-around is a discontinued landing approach in which the pilot adds power and climbs back to a safe altitude before re-attempting the approach or proceeding to an alternate. It is a routine safety response, not an emergency, and is taught as the standard reaction to any unstable approach. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.

Active FAA TFR during this flight

Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)
  • HAZARDS6/6959 2026-08-21 04:15Z – 2026-09-04 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    19NM N OMAK, WA, Friday, August 21, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

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  • HAZARDS6/7120 2026-08-23 04:00Z – 2026-09-04 04:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    22NM N OMAK, WA, Sunday, August 23, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/8901 2026-08-29 15:00Z – 2026-09-12 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft

    38NM N SANDPOINT, ID, Saturday, August 29, 2026 through Saturday, September 12, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9200 2026-08-30 13:00Z – 2026-09-14 05:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    22NM N OMAK, WA, Sunday, August 30, 2026 through Monday, September 14, 2026 UTC

    View FAA NOTAM →
  • HAZARDS6/9181 2026-08-31 13:00Z – 2026-09-15 05:00Z SFC–10,500 ft

    22NM N OMAK, WA, Monday, August 31, 2026 through Tuesday, September 15, 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 16
  • 1520 ft AGL at event
  • 130 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • 8 kt wind
  • 8 kt crosswind component
  • 24,140 m visibility
  • CYCD 160400Z 25004KT 220V310 15SM SKC 16/10 A3008 RMK LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 161300Z SLP188

Flight context

  • WEN3493
  • Westjet Encore
  • DH8D
  • CYEG → CYCD
  • 2026-09-03 20:32 UTC
  • CYCD runway 16

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