Flight planning: Ryan Field RYN / KRYN
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Ryan Field in Tucson, Arizona, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the south (170°) at 17 knots, gusting to 27. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 16,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist, fog).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- urgent GLF5 at 45,000 ft, 82 nm northeast, 11:05 am MST (18:05 UTC): severe turbulence.
as filed
LSB UUA /OV SSO310045/TM 1805/FL450/TP GLF5/TB CONS SEV/RM ZAB FDCS
- P28A at 3,000 ft, 0 nm southwest, 11:16 am MST (18:16 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
RYN UA /OV KRYN/TM 1816/FL030/TP P28A/RM P28A REPORTED LIGHT CHOP SHORT FINAL, 5-10 KNOT WIND SHEAR
- C172 at 2,900 ft, 0 nm southwest, 8:50 am MST (15:50 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
RYN UA /OV KRYN/TM 1550/FL029/TP C172/RM C172 REPORTED LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
- A319 descending, 14 nm east, 10:49 am MST (17:49 UTC): thunderstorms.
as filed
TUS UA /OV RWY12 FINAL/TM 1749/FLDURD/TP A319/WV +10KTS/RM BUMPY ALL THE WAY DOWN
- B737 descending, 14 nm east, 10:22 am MST (17:22 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
TUS UA /OV RWY12/TM 1722/FLDURD/TP B737/WV 18017G23/TB MODERATE
- E75L descending, 14 nm east, 9:45 am MST (16:45 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed
TUS UA /OV RWY12/TM 1645/FLDURD/TP E75L/WV 19015G23/TB LIGHT/RM PLUS MINUS 10
- H25B descending, 14 nm east, 9:36 am MST (16:36 UTC): a routine report.
as filed
TUS UA /OV RWY22/TM 1636/FLDURD/TP H25B/WV 19013G20/RM PLUS MINUS 10 UNTIL 300FT THEN PLUS MINUS 5
- GLF4 descending, 14 nm east, 8:47 am MST (15:47 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, a few clouds above 3,700 ft; a broken layer above 4,600 ft.
as filed
TUS UA /OV RWY12/TM 1547/FLDURD/TP GLF4/SK FEW037 BKN046 OVC065/WX 10/WV 21014G20/TB MODERATE CHOP 140MSL ALL THE WAY DOWN
- A321 at 8,500 ft, 23 nm southeast, 11:19 am MST (18:19 UTC): light to moderate turbulence.
as filed
TUS UA /OV TUS120010/TM 1819/FL085/TP A321/TB LGT-MOD/RM DURC
- GLF4 at 11,000 ft, 33 nm east, 8:31 am MST (15:31 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
TUS UA /OV TUS066020/TM 1531/FL110/TP GLF4/SK BASE-075/TB MOD TURB
- E145 at 9,000 ft, 48 nm north, 9:10 am MST (16:10 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed
PHX UA /OV PXR120045/TM 1610/FL090/TP E145/TB MOD
- PA28 at 2,400 ft, 76 nm north, 8:40 am MST (15:40 UTC): a broken layer above 2,700 ft.
as filed
FFZ UA /OV KFFZ110011/TM 1540/FL024/TP PA28/SK BKN027
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind. An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, or similar.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point TUS, 12 nm east of the field · for use 14:00–21:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,000 ft | 200° (south) | 30 knots | 14 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 38 knots | 10 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 42 knots | 5 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 50 knots | -6 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 60 knots | -18 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 74 knots | -26 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 68 knots | -36 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 60 knots | -48 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 11th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Ryan Field, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.