Diversion — AAL3173

KNIP · 10

2026-08-31 04:24 UTC· KORD → KNIP· AMERICAN AIRLINES INC· A319

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AAL3173 (American Airlines) was operating from KORD to KJAX (Jacksonville International Airport) on 2026-08-31. SkyMeter detected a diversion to Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (KNIP) on runway 10 at 04:24 UTC. Peak cruise altitude FL415, turnaround area near Fairfield Glade, US. Approach stability score: 29/100. 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, 4 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 →
  • SECURITY6/6989 2026-08-27 21:00Z – 2026-09-02 21:00Z SFC–400 ft

    Asheville, NC, Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Wednesday, September 2, 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 29/100
  • 5 kt wind
  • 4 kt crosswind component
  • 16,093 m visibility
  • KNIP 160853Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T02610217 56007

Flight context

  • AAL3173
  • American Airlines
  • A319
  • KORD → KNIP
  • 2026-08-31 04:24 UTC
  • KNIP runway 10

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