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Albany International to City Of Colorado Springs Municipal ALB → COS

1,416 nautical miles (1,630 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 271°, about 284° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 2:17 pm MDT (20:17 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 579 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 30 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 170 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 160 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 748 to 1317 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 90 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 0 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 ALB.

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

A321 at 31,000 ft, 8 nm northwest, 2:41 am EDT (06:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. At the destination end, 8 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0641/FL310/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:41 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
A333 descending, 16 nm south, 1:44 am EDT (05:44 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 419 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0544/FLDURD/TP A333/SK TOPS 025
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
05:44 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A333
Sky
tops 2,500 ft
B739 descending, 16 nm south, 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 419 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 0454/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BASES 011
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over DTW
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
bases 1,100 ft
CRJ2 at 22,000 ft, 47 nm northwest, 2:35 am EDT (06:35 UTC): no turbulence up to 26,000 ft, no icing, clear from 22,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent ZDVWC-26. At the destination end, 47 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN220060/TM 0635/FL220/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TB NEG BLO 260/IC NEG/RM DURD/ ZDVWC-26
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
60 nm southwest (220°) of DEN
Time
06:35 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no below 26,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent ZDVWC-26
E170 at 22,500 ft, 42 nm northwest, 1:06 am EDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. At the destination end, 42 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
05:06 UTC
Height
at 22,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13

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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, FWA, MKG, JOT, DBQ, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, 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	250° at 21 kt	+21 kt	21 °C	99 kt	14 h 18 min	3:21 pm MDT (21:21 UTC)
6,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+19 kt	14 °C	101 kt	14 h 01 min	3:04 pm MDT (21:04 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	+15 kt	10 °C	105 kt	13 h 29 min	2:32 pm MDT (20:32 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	+13 kt	7 °C	107 kt	13 h 14 min	2:17 pm MDT (20:17 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	+13 kt	3 °C	107 kt	13 h 14 min	2:17 pm MDT (20:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	+16 kt	-1 °C	104 kt	13 h 37 min	2:40 pm MDT (20:40 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 18 kt	+19 kt	-5 °C	101 kt	14 h 01 min	3:04 pm MDT (21:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 20 kt	+21 kt	-9 °C	99 kt	14 h 18 min	3:21 pm MDT (21:21 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 26 kt	+27 kt	-21 °C	93 kt	15 h 14 min	4:17 pm MDT (22:17 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 36 kt	+37 kt	-34 °C	83 kt	17 h 04 min	6:07 pm MDT (00:07 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 45 kt	+45 kt	-41 °C	75 kt	18 h 53 min	7:56 pm MDT (01:56 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 50 kt	+48 kt	-50 °C	72 kt	19 h 40 min	8:43 pm MDT (02:43 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
ALB	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	120/9	270/8 10°	L/V 5°	260/9 1°	260/34 -10°	250/42 -22°	240/57 -35°	240/70 -42°	240/65 -50°
SYR	used from 50 nm out; 34 nm from the line	280/13	350/18 10°	340/10 6°	300/15 1°	280/17 -12°	270/16 -23°	280/25 -38°	250/40 -42°	240/53 -50°
BUF	used from 150 nm out; 45 nm from the line	320/10	010/16 10°	360/10 6°	340/13 2°	330/22 -11°	300/25 -23°	320/31 -38°	300/29 -44°	280/36 -50°
CLE	used from 299 nm out; 78 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
FWA	used from 449 nm out; 89 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
MKG	used from 499 nm out; 60 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
JOT	used from 599 nm out; 35 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
DBQ	used from 698 nm out; 48 nm from the line	230/33	250/30 16°	280/15 9°	260/15 5°	260/21 -7°	260/24 -20°	250/37 -33°	270/42 -43°	280/63 -52°
DSM	used from 798 nm out; 64 nm from the line	230/40	250/33 17°	250/18 12°	240/17 5°	260/28 -8°	270/34 -19°	260/41 -33°	260/55 -41°	270/62 -51°
OMA	used from 948 nm out; 30 nm from the line	220/47	240/33 19°	250/18 11°	230/17 6°	260/29 -8°	250/33 -19°	250/51 -33°	260/61 -40°	270/62 -49°
GRI	used from 1047 nm out; 43 nm from the line		230/35 21°	230/23 13°	220/20 7°	240/25 -8°	240/37 -20°	250/49 -33°	260/57 -38°	260/58 -47°
GLD	used from 1197 nm out; 53 nm from the line		230/49	230/42 15°	220/26 8°	240/18 -7°	230/27 -21°	240/62 -30°	240/61 -35°	250/57 -47°
PUB	used from 1347 nm out; 56 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°

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	Elevation
ALB Albany, NY	departure	no report just now	284 ft
ITH Ithaca, NY	120 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	1,099 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY	219 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	726 ft
DET Detroit, MI	409 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	624 ft
BTL Battle Creek, MI	509 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	no report just now	951 ft
ORD Chicago, IL	628 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	680 ft
MLI Moline, IL	748 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	589 ft
DSM Des Moines, IA	888 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	957 ft
LNK Lincoln, NE	1027 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	1,218 ft
OIN Oberlin, KS	1217 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	no report just now	2,706 ft
ITR Burlington, CO	1297 nm out, 12 nm south of the line	no report just now	4,218 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO	destination	no report just now	6,187 ft

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, 2:17 pm MDT (20:17 UTC)

COS 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 ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 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 Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Albany International, City Of Colorado Springs Municipal.