Albuquerque International Sunport to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International ABQ → BHM
987 nautical miles (1,136 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 078° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC). 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: 2 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: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 120 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 359 to 389 nm out.
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 ABQ.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 10 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, BHM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 7 h 25 min | 8:27 am CDT (13:27 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 19 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 14 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 06 min | 8:08 am CDT (13:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −19 kt | 12 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 06 min | 8:08 am CDT (13:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 4 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 15 min | 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −17 kt | 0 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 20 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 7 h 12 min | 8:14 am CDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 29 kt | −29 kt | -17 °C | 149 kt | 6 h 37 min | 7:39 am CDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 45 kt | −46 kt | -29 °C | 166 kt | 5 h 57 min | 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 46 kt | −47 kt | -39 °C | 167 kt | 5 h 55 min | 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 40 kt | −41 kt | -50 °C | 161 kt | 6 h 08 min | 7:10 am CDT (12:10 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 199 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 299 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 349 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 399 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| FSM | used from 499 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| LIT | used from 648 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 798 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BHM | used from 897 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | departure | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 100 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,791 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 239 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| HBR Hobart, OK | 369 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,563 ft | ||||
| LAW Lawton, OK | 409 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,110 ft | ||||
| MLC Mc Alester, OK | 528 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 770 ft | ||||
| HOT Hot Springs, AR | 668 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 540 ft | ||||
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 728 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 205 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 877 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | 897 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | destination | no report just now | 650 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BHM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:57 am CDT (11:57 UTC)
BHM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC), at BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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
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: Albuquerque International Sunport, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International.