Plan a flight · Mon 7:06 am CDT (12:06 UTC)

Abilene Regional to City Of Colorado Springs Municipal ABI → COS

455 nautical miles (524 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 329°, about 324° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC). Right now ABI is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 9 knots; COS is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 13 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 1 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 30 to 119 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the last 99 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 10 nm of the route.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from ABI.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B738 at 11,000 ft, 3 nm northwest, 6:42 am CDT (11:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK172014/TM 1142/FL110/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
14 nm south (172°) of BRK
Time
11:42 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
during the climb
UAL1735 at 19,000 ft, 50 nm northwest, 6:50 am CDT (11:50 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 237° at 58 knots. At the destination end, 50 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1735 3925N 10525W 1150 F190 237/058KT TB INTMT LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (ABI, LBB, AMA, PUB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	220° at 29 kt	−8 kt	20 °C	128 kt	3 h 33 min	9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	−7 kt	19 °C	127 kt	3 h 35 min	9:41 am MDT (15:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 30 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	3 h 53 min	9:59 am MDT (15:59 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 28 kt	+1 kt	10 °C	119 kt	3 h 49 min	9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	−2 kt	6 °C	122 kt	3 h 44 min	9:50 am MDT (15:50 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 32 kt	−3 kt	1 °C	123 kt	3 h 42 min	9:48 am MDT (15:48 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 35 kt	−4 kt	-3 °C	124 kt	3 h 40 min	9:46 am MDT (15:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 38 kt	−5 kt	-7 °C	125 kt	3 h 38 min	9:44 am MDT (15:44 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 47 kt	−3 kt	-17 °C	123 kt	3 h 42 min	9:48 am MDT (15:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 65 kt	+7 kt	-28 °C	113 kt	4 h 02 min	10:08 am MDT (16:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 63 kt	+15 kt	-36 °C	105 kt	4 h 20 min	10:26 am MDT (16:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 58 kt	+23 kt	-49 °C	97 kt	4 h 41 min	10:47 am MDT (16:47 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued

Point	From	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
ABI	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
LBB	used from 49 nm out; 70 nm from the line	220/25 21°	230/20 15°	220/20 7°	230/36 -6°	240/50 -15°	240/59 -28°	260/52 -37°	260/45 -50°
AMA	used from 148 nm out; 23 nm from the line	230/32	230/28 14°	230/27 7°	230/38 -6°	230/50 -17°	250/69 -28°	260/62 -37°	270/65 -49°
PUB	used from 297 nm out; 103 nm from the line		260/45 11°	240/38 6°	230/47 -8°	230/51 -19°	240/74 -29°	240/82 -35°	250/72 -48°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
ABI Abilene, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC)
AMA Amarillo, TX	198 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	3,606 ft	11:53 UTC
DHT Dalhart, TX	257 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,991 ft	11:53 UTC
CAO Clayton, NM	297 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	4,969 ft	11:55 UTC
LHX La Junta, CO	386 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,228 ft	15:53 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO	426 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,729 ft	11:53 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO	destination	VFR	from the south (190°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	6,187 ft	5:54 am MDT (11:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At COS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:39 am MDT (15:39 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for COS

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for ABI, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 16 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 17 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at ABI 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC), at COS 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Abilene Regional, City Of Colorado Springs Municipal.