Rick Husband Amarillo International to Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional AMA → GUC
320 nautical miles (369 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 310°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 3:26 am MDT (09:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- SIGMET C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 184 to 272 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120555 MKCC WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C VALID UNTIL 0755Z CO NM FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- 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 78 to 107 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 213 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 146 to 243 nm out.
- 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 116 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 58 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 AMA.
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 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 3 forecast points nearest it (AMA, TCC, ALS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | +7 kt | 7 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 50 min | 3:35 am MDT (09:35 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 35 kt | +7 kt | 4 °C | 113 kt | 2 h 50 min | 3:35 am MDT (09:35 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | +5 kt | 0 °C | 115 kt | 2 h 47 min | 3:32 am MDT (09:32 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 42 kt | +3 kt | -4 °C | 117 kt | 2 h 44 min | 3:29 am MDT (09:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 44 kt | +1 kt | -7 °C | 119 kt | 2 h 41 min | 3:26 am MDT (09:26 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 54 kt | +12 kt | -20 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 58 min | 3:43 am MDT (09:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 74 kt | +27 kt | -27 °C | 93 kt | 3 h 26 min | 4:11 am MDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 68 kt | +29 kt | -35 °C | 91 kt | 3 h 31 min | 4:16 am MDT (10:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 54 kt | +19 kt | -47 °C | 101 kt | 3 h 10 min | 3:55 am MDT (09:55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA | used from 0 nm out; 24 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° | |
| TCC | used from 49 nm out; 61 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° | |
| ALS | used from 146 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMA Amarillo, TX | departure | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| DUX Dumas, TX | 39 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,706 ft | ||||
| DHT Dalhart, TX | 58 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,991 ft | ||||
| CAO Clayton, NM | 97 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,969 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 175 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| ALS Alamosa, CO | 243 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 7,539 ft | ||||
| GUC Gunnison, CO | destination | no report just now | 7,679 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,679 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GUC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:26 am MDT (09:26 UTC)
GUC 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 AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC), at GUC 6:32 pm MDT (00:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GUC is before sunrise there (7:13 am MDT (13:13 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: Rick Husband Amarillo International, Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional.