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Albuquerque International Sunport to Philadelphia International ABQ → PHL

1,515 nautical miles (1,743 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 059° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC). Right now ABQ is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 8 knots; PHL is marginal VFR, wind from the northeast (050°) at 10 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: 16 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 110 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 159 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 179 to 688 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 568 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1246 to 1415 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 169 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

B38M at 20,000 ft, 45 nm south, 9:11 pm MDT (03:11 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft. 1395 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAD UA /OV AML300020/TM 0311/FL200/TP B38M/TB MOD CAT 200-250
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAD
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of AML
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 25,000 ft
A319 at 23,000 ft, 34 nm east, 9:21 pm MDT (03:21 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MJX UA /OV CYN345010/TM 0321/FL230/TP A319/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through MJX
Where
10 nm north (345°) of CYN
Time
03:21 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
moderate
B738 at 11,000 ft, 9 nm southeast, 9:25 pm MDT (03:25 UTC): 7 °C, wind 220° at 30 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. At the departure end, 9 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ094018 /TM 0325 /FL110 /TP B738 /TA 07 /WV 22030KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
18 nm east (094°) of ABQ
Time
03:25 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
7 °C
Wind
from 220° at 30 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B738 at 36,000 ft, 39 nm southeast, 9:11 pm MDT (03:11 UTC): -40 °C, wind 245° at 69 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 70 nm along the route, 39 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SXU UA /OV ACH146017 /TM 0311 /FL360 /TP B738 /TA M40 /WV 24569KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through SXU
Where
17 nm southeast (146°) of ACH
Time
03:11 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−40 °C
Wind
from 245° at 69 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
MD83 climbing, 19 nm north, 11:04 pm MDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 1156 nm along the route, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037
E145 at 600 ft, 21 nm north, 9:20 pm MDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 1445 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft
B712 descending, 40 nm south, 9:10 pm MDT (03:10 UTC): remarks: light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft. 1445 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWI UA /OV RWY 15R/TM 0310/FLDURD/TP B712/RM LIGHT RAIN. LIGHT CHOP. BASES 500 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWI
Where
runway 15R
Time
03:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B712
Remarks
light rain light chop bases 50,000 ft ft

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 16 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, ICT, MKC, SGF, COU, STL, EVV, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, ACY). 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	250° at 18 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	10 h 59 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	−20 kt	17 °C	140 kt	10 h 49 min	12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−18 kt	13 °C	138 kt	10 h 59 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	−17 kt	10 °C	137 kt	11 h 04 min	1:09 pm EDT (17:09 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−15 kt	6 °C	135 kt	11 h 13 min	1:18 pm EDT (17:18 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 16 kt	−16 kt	2 °C	136 kt	11 h 08 min	1:13 pm EDT (17:13 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−18 kt	-2 °C	138 kt	10 h 59 min	1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 19 kt	−20 kt	-6 °C	140 kt	10 h 49 min	12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 19 kt	−20 kt	-7 °C	140 kt	10 h 49 min	12:54 pm EDT (16:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 26 kt	−27 kt	-19 °C	147 kt	10 h 18 min	12:23 pm EDT (16:23 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 41 kt	−41 kt	-32 °C	161 kt	9 h 25 min	11:30 am EDT (15:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 49 kt	−48 kt	-40 °C	168 kt	9 h 01 min	11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 44 kt	−42 kt	-49 °C	162 kt	9 h 21 min	11:26 am EDT (15:26 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 100 nm out; 45 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; 68 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 249 nm out; 74 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°
ICT	used from 399 nm out; 49 nm from the line	200/48	230/39 19°	240/24 14°	240/20 8°	240/22 -6°	250/31 -18°	250/61 -29°	260/58 -38°	270/54 -49°
MKC	used from 548 nm out; 83 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
SGF	used from 598 nm out; 62 nm from the line	230/33	230/28 15°	250/20 13°	240/18 7°	250/20 -6°	250/24 -17°	280/42 -31°	280/49 -40°	290/46 -51°
COU	used from 648 nm out; 59 nm from the line	230/31	230/30 15°	260/16 11°	270/14 6°	260/24 -6°	270/27 -18°	270/37 -32°	280/49 -41°	290/56 -51°
STL	used from 747 nm out; 38 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
EVV	used from 897 nm out; 61 nm from the line	280/15	290/12 17°	310/16 10°	320/13 5°	310/22 -6°	320/26 -18°	320/38 -33°	310/56 -41°	320/55 -51°
IND	used from 947 nm out; 46 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
CVG	used from 1046 nm out; 19 nm from the line	320/18	350/32 16°	350/35 10°	350/30 3°	330/30 -7°	340/44 -20°	340/58 -35°	330/72 -41°	320/36 -49°
CMH	used from 1146 nm out; 30 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
AGC	used from 1246 nm out; 49 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
PSB	used from 1345 nm out; 67 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°
ACY	used from 1445 nm out; 79 nm from the line	220/19	220/18 14°	210/36 9°	210/35 5°	220/36 -8°	240/49 -21°	220/90 -31°	230/103 -40°	230/81 -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	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5,354 ft	11:52 pm MDT (05:52 UTC)
SAF Santa Fe, NM	40 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	6,348 ft	05:53 UTC
DHT Dalhart, TX	209 nm out, 10 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	3,991 ft	05:53 UTC
BFK Buffalo, OK	359 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	no report just now				1,822 ft
ICT Wichita, KS	468 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 15 knots	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	05:53 UTC
JEF Jefferson City, MO	728 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	549 ft	05:53 UTC
SUS St Louis, MO	797 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	463 ft	05:54 UTC
BMG Bloomington, IN	987 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	2.5 mi	none	845 ft	05:53 UTC
ILN Wilmington, OH	1116 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	1,076 ft	05:54 UTC
MGW Morgantown, WV	1296 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist	calm	2.5 mi	500 ft	1,243 ft	05:53 UTC
HGR Hagerstown, MD	1395 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	703 ft	05:53 UTC
PHL Philadelphia, PA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots	5 mi	1,000 ft	35 ft	1:54 am EDT (05:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC)

Wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for PHL

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, thunderstorms nearby, overcast at 700 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for ABQ, the departure

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet

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

6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 1076 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC), at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 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 Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Albuquerque International Sunport, Philadelphia International.