Unstable approach — RKJ948
KBFI · 14L2026-08-16 17:53 UTC· KFAR → KBFI· AIR PLAY II LLC· C750
RKJ948 (AIR Play II) was operating from KFAR to KBFI on 2026-08-16. SkyMeter detected a low approach-stability score at Boeing Field King County International Airport (KBFI) on runway 14L at 17:53 UTC. Trace data at the event: 1087 ft AGL, 133 kt GS. Approach stability score: 43/100. 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 3 kt wind, 3 kt crosswind component, 16,093 m visibility. The approach-stability score rates the final approach against stabilized-approach gates (glideslope, lateral deviation, descent rate, and IAS) at defined altitudes. A low score means one or more of those were outside the normal envelope for how the approach was flown. The score is graded by guidance type, so instrument approaches (ILS or an aligned straight-in) are held to the full gate set, while visual and pattern arrivals are surfaced only when the score is clearly low. The score is advisory and observational, a deviation measure, not an assertion of an accident. Detection algorithm and known limitations: see SkyMeter methodology.
Active FAA TFR during this flight
Source: FAA TFR archive (hourly snapshot)- SECURITY6/4348 2026-03-08 07:00Z – 2026-11-01 06:59Z SFC–2,400 ft
GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2492 2026-08-06 05:00Z – 2026-08-19 05:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
26NM NW LEAVENWORTH, WA, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2495 2026-08-06 15:00Z – 2026-08-19 04:00Z SFC–9,000 ft
36NM NW SPOKANE, WA, Thursday, August 6, 2026 through Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2750 2026-08-07 00:45Z – 2026-08-22 03:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
17NM NW CLE ELUM, WA, Friday, August 7, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2776 2026-08-07 15:00Z – 2026-08-21 07:00Z SFC–7,000 ft
4NM W SPOKANE, WA, Friday, August 7, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/2901 2026-08-08 00:45Z – 2026-08-21 05:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
37NM SE TACOMA, WA, Saturday, August 8, 2026 through Friday, August 21, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3089 2026-08-09 00:45Z – 2026-08-22 05:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
26NM NW LEAVENWORTH, WA, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3099 2026-08-09 02:45Z – 2026-08-23 05:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
26NM NW LEAVENWORTH, WA, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Sunday, August 23, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3105 2026-08-09 05:00Z – 2026-08-24 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
17NM NW CLE ELUM, WA, Sunday, August 9, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/3163 2026-08-10 15:00Z – 2026-08-24 07:00Z SFC–7,000 ft
4NM W SPOKANE, WA, Monday, August 10, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4102 2026-08-12 14:00Z – 2026-08-27 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
17NM NW CLE ELUM, WA, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/4112 2026-08-12 14:00Z – 2026-08-27 04:00Z SFC–10,000 ft
17NM NW CLE ELUM, WA, Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Thursday, August 27, 2026 UTC
View FAA NOTAM → - HAZARDS6/5135 2026-08-14 18:00Z – 2026-08-29 04:00Z SFC–13,500 ft
26NM NW LEAVENWORTH, WA, Friday, August 14, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 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 14L
- 1087 ft AGL at event
- 133 kt ground speed
- 0 fpm vertical
- Approach stability 43/100
- 3 kt wind
- 3 kt crosswind component
- 16,093 m visibility
- KBFI 161853Z 30007KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02000111
Flight context
- RKJ948
- AIR Play II
- C750
- KFAR → KBFI
- 2026-08-16 17:53 UTC
- KBFI runway 14L
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