Plan a flight · Mon 6:04 am MDT (12:04 UTC)

Albuquerque International Sunport to Tallahassee International ABQ → TLH

1,156 nautical miles (1,330 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 098°, about 087° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:26 pm EDT (19:26 UTC). Right now ABQ is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots; TLH is VFR, wind calm. 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
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 289 to 408 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 777 to 1036 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

B738 at 2,100 ft, 41 nm south, 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 488 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV 3 N OF DFW/TM 1155/FL021/TP B738/SK BASE021
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
3 north of dfw
Time
11:55 UTC
Height
at 2,100 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
BASE021
E170 at 2,200 ft, 41 nm south, 5:42 am MDT (11:42 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,200 ft, remarks: haze layer on final at 2200 ft. 488 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV DFW/TM 1142/FL022/TP E170/SK SCT022/RM HAZE LAYER ON FINAL AT 2200 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
over DFW
Time
11:42 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
scattered clouds from 2,200 ft
Remarks
haze layer on final at 2200 ft
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 12 nm south, 5:18 am MDT (11:18 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 817 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAN UA /OV MHZ225040/TM 1118/FL080/TP BE36/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAN
Where
40 nm southwest (225°) of MHZ
Time
11:18 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
B737 at 40,000 ft, 45 nm south, 5:48 am MDT (11:48 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 956 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOB UA /OV KSJI069043/TM 1148/FL400/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOB
Where
43 nm east (069°) of KSJI
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
E55P at 1,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 5:04 am MDT (11:04 UTC): clear, remarks: fog. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1104/FL010/TP E55P/SK CLR/RM FG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Sky
clear
Remarks
fog
B739 at 34,000 ft, 44 nm east, 4:53 am MDT (10:53 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 44 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW120050/TM 1053/FL340/TP B739/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm southeast (120°) of SZW
Time
10:53 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate
E55P at 25,000 ft, 50 nm south, 4:45 am MDT (10:45 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence. At the destination end, 50 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH165050/TM 1045/FL250/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
50 nm south (165°) of TLH
Time
10:45 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop
E170 at 2,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 4:05 am MDT (10:05 UTC): clear, remarks: ground fog. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH/TM 1005/FL20/TP E170/SK CLR/RM GROUND FOG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
over TLH
Time
10:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Remarks
ground fog

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 10 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, TCC, LBB, SPS, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB, MGM, TLH). 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	230° at 14 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	9 h 02 min	5:06 pm EDT (21:06 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	−10 kt	21 °C	130 kt	8 h 54 min	4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 13 kt	−10 kt	14 °C	130 kt	8 h 54 min	4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	−10 kt	11 °C	130 kt	8 h 54 min	4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 13 kt	−10 kt	7 °C	130 kt	8 h 54 min	4:58 pm EDT (20:58 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−12 kt	3 °C	132 kt	8 h 45 min	4:49 pm EDT (20:49 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−15 kt	-1 °C	135 kt	8 h 34 min	4:38 pm EDT (20:38 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	8 h 23 min	4:27 pm EDT (20:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 20 kt	−19 kt	-6 °C	139 kt	8 h 19 min	4:23 pm EDT (20:23 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-16 °C	145 kt	7 h 58 min	4:02 pm EDT (20:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 36 kt	−37 kt	-29 °C	157 kt	7 h 22 min	3:26 pm EDT (19:26 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 34 kt	−36 kt	-39 °C	156 kt	7 h 25 min	3:29 pm EDT (19:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 35 kt	−35 kt	-51 °C	155 kt	7 h 27 min	3:31 pm EDT (19:31 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 100 nm out; 37 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°
LBB	used from 199 nm out; 50 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°
SPS	used from 299 nm out; 83 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
DAL	used from 448 nm out; 50 nm from the line	190/30	200/28 18°	220/18 13°	250/13 8°	240/24 -6°	270/20 -14°	270/35 -29°	290/34 -39°	310/41 -51°
SHV	used from 598 nm out; 43 nm from the line	210/20	210/20 18°	230/20 11°	240/16 7°	270/17 -7°	250/11 -15°	300/34 -30°	310/34 -40°	320/36 -51°
JAN	used from 747 nm out; 71 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
MOB	used from 897 nm out; 61 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
MGM	used from 996 nm out; 73 nm from the line	320/19	330/16 17°	340/21 11°	330/11 5°	330/27 -6°	330/21 -17°	330/37 -32°	340/44 -40°	360/30 -52°
TLH	used from 1046 nm out; 85 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°

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: overcast at 7,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	5,354 ft	5:52 am MDT (11:52 UTC)
SXU Santa Rosa, NM	100 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	4,791 ft	11:55 UTC
CVN Clovis, NM	179 nm out, 10 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,215 ft	11:56 UTC
PVW Plainview, TX	249 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	3,374 ft	11:55 UTC
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	408 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	8 mi	none	1,019 ft	11:52 UTC
GYI Sherman/Denison, TX	498 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	749 ft	11:55 UTC
DTN Shreveport, LA	658 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	179 ft	11:53 UTC
MLU Monroe, LA	737 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	calm	9 mi	none	78 ft	11:53 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS	837 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	341 ft	11:53 UTC
MVC Monroeville, AL	986 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				419 ft
BCR Bonifay, FL	1086 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	none	86 ft	11:58 UTC
TLH Tallahassee, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 200 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	83 ft	7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)

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 TLH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:26 pm EDT (19:26 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for TLH

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
At times between Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ABQ, the departure

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 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, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 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 ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC), at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:34 pm EDT (23:34 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 lower 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, Tallahassee International.