Return to field — UAL620

KEWR · 22R

2026-09-01 13:26 UTC· KEWR → KEWR· UNITED AIRLINES INC· B39M

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UAL620 (United Airlines) was operating from KEWR to KEWR (Newark Liberty International Airport) on 2026-09-01. SkyMeter detected a return to field at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) on runway 22R at 13:26 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL372, turnaround area near Surf City, US. Approach stability score: 34/100. 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 →
  • SECURITY6/7002 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 22R
  • 37261 ft AGL at event
  • 513 kt ground speed
  • 0 fpm vertical
  • Approach stability 34/100
  • 0 kt wind
  • 0 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KEWR 160651Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 16/12 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP275 T01610122 $

Flight context

  • UAL620
  • United Airlines
  • B39M
  • KEWR → KEWR
  • 2026-09-01 13:26 UTC
  • KEWR runway 22R

All events on this flight

Return to field 13:26:35 UTC · KEWR runway 22R · 37,261 ft AGL · 513 kt GS
Unstable approach 22:31:05 UTC · KEWR runway 29 · 1,130 ft AGL · 162 kt GS

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