Albuquerque International Sunport to Kansas City International ABQ → MCI
623 nautical miles (717 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 062°, about 051° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 73-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:50 am CDT (14:50 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: 415 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 138 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 89 nm out.
- 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 last 326 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 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 08:00–15:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, TCC, AMA, GCK, ICT, SLN, MKC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −33 kt | 22 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 04 min | 10:40 am CDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 16 °C | 148 kt | 4 h 13 min | 10:49 am CDT (15:49 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 12 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 16 min | 10:52 am CDT (15:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −27 kt | 7 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 14 min | 10:50 am CDT (15:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | −30 kt | 3 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 09 min | 10:45 am CDT (15:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | −33 kt | -2 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 04 min | 10:40 am CDT (15:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 37 kt | −36 kt | -6 °C | 156 kt | 4 h | 10:36 am CDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 38 kt | −37 kt | -7 °C | 157 kt | 3 h 58 min | 10:34 am CDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 48 kt | −47 kt | -19 °C | 167 kt | 3 h 44 min | 10:20 am CDT (15:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 73 kt | −73 kt | -28 °C | 193 kt | 3 h 14 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 69 kt | −69 kt | -36 °C | 189 kt | 3 h 18 min | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 63 kt | −62 kt | -49 °C | 182 kt | 3 h 25 min | 10:01 am CDT (15:01 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 | 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 | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| TCC | used from 99 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 198 nm out; 97 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° | |
| GCK | used from 247 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| ICT | used from 396 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| SLN | used from 445 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| MKC | used from 544 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | departure | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 40 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| LVS Las Vegas, NM | 79 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,877 ft | ||||
| CAO Clayton, NM | 188 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,969 ft | ||||
| EHA Elkhart, KS | 257 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,621 ft | ||||
| DDC Dodge City, KS | 356 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,595 ft | ||||
| LQR Larned, KS | 406 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,012 ft | ||||
| HUT Hutchinson, KS | 455 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,542 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 534 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| FOE Topeka, KS | 574 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,077 ft | ||||
| MCI Kansas City, MO | destination | no report just now | 1,027 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MCI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC)
MCI 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 MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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, Kansas City International.