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Plan a flight · Mon 2:26 am CDT (07:26 UTC)

Rick Husband Amarillo International to Philadelphia International AMA → PHL

1,285 nautical miles (1,479 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 070°, about 062° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC). Right now AMA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 21 knots, gusting to 26; PHL is marginal VFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 11 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: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 E25E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120655
    MKCE WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25E
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    RI NY NJ PA DE MD AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30SSE PVD-60SSE ACK-110SSE HTO-40N SBY-30SSW ETX-30SSE PVD
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • 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 70 to 419 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 578 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 996 to 1176 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 AMA.

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

  • C560 at 13,000 ft, 13 nm north, 1:38 am CDT (06:38 UTC): moderate turbulence, overcast above 19,000 ft, heavy rain, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 13 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    PHL UA /OV 20 NW PHL/TM 0638/FL130 /TP C560/SK OVC190/WX +RA/TB MOD/RM DURD
    Report
    a routine report filed through PHL
    Where
    20 northwest phl
    Time
    06:38 UTC
    Height
    at 13,000 ft
    Aircraft
    C560
    Sky
    overcast from 19,000 ft
    Weather
    heavy rain
    Turbulence
    moderate
    Remarks
    during the descent
  • MD83 climbing, 37 nm north, 12:04 am CDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 937 nm along the route, 37 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

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 15 forecast points nearest it (AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, SGF, COU, STL, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, CRW, EKN, PSB, ACY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft240° at 19 kt−20 kt140 kt9 h 11 min12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC)
5,500 ft260° at 16 kt−17 kt14 °C137 kt9 h 23 min12:49 pm EDT (16:49 UTC)
7,500 ft280° at 15 kt−15 kt13 °C135 kt9 h 31 min12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC)
9,500 ft290° at 14 kt−13 kt10 °C133 kt9 h 40 min1:06 pm EDT (17:06 UTC)
11,500 ft290° at 13 kt−11 kt6 °C131 kt9 h 49 min1:15 pm EDT (17:15 UTC)
13,500 ft290° at 13 kt−12 kt2 °C132 kt9 h 44 min1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC)
15,500 ft290° at 15 kt−14 kt-2 °C134 kt9 h 35 min1:01 pm EDT (17:01 UTC)
17,500 ft280° at 17 kt−16 kt-6 °C136 kt9 h 27 min12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180280° at 17 kt−16 kt-7 °C136 kt9 h 27 min12:53 pm EDT (16:53 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240280° at 23 kt−22 kt-19 °C142 kt9 h 03 min12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 37 kt−32 kt-32 °C152 kt8 h 27 min11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 45 kt−39 kt-40 °C159 kt8 h 05 min11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 41 kt−35 kt-49 °C155 kt8 h 17 min11:43 am EDT (15:43 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
AMAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
GAGused from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
OKCused from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
TULused from 249 nm out; 38 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
SGFused from 349 nm out; 48 nm from the line230/33230/28 15°250/20 13°240/18 7°250/20 -6°250/24 -17°280/42 -31°280/49 -40°290/46 -51°
COUused from 498 nm out; 72 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
STLused from 548 nm out; 43 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
EVVused from 648 nm out; 41 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
LOUused from 747 nm out; 39 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°
CVGused from 797 nm out; 24 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
CMHused from 897 nm out; 50 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
CRWused from 947 nm out; 58 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
EKNused from 996 nm out; 59 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
PSBused from 1146 nm out; 73 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
ACYused from 1246 nm out; 56 nm from the line220/19220/18 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
AMA Amarillo, TX departure VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 21 knots, gusting to 26 10+ mi none 3,606 ft 1:53 am CDT (06:53 UTC)
PPA Pampa, TX 40 nm out, 10 nm north of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 16 knots 10+ mi none 3,245 ft 07:10 UTC
WDG Enid, OK 199 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 1,167 ft 07:15 UTC
JLN Joplin, MO 369 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 977 ft 06:53 UTC
TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO 488 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 1,159 ft 06:55 UTC
SAR Sparta, IL 608 nm out, 4 nm west of the line VFR from the south (190°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 537 ft 07:15 UTC
FWC Fairfield, IL 668 nm out, 2 nm west of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 434 ft 07:15 UTC
CVG Covington, KY 847 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet Weather: mist from the southwest (230°) at 3 knots 0.75 mi 200 ft 896 ft 07:12 UTC
PKB Parkersburg, WV 996 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 1,400 ft 858 ft 07:09 UTC
MGW Morgantown, WV 1066 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots 2.5 mi 500 ft 1,243 ft 07:21 UTC
HGR Hagerstown, MD 1166 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,300 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 1,400 ft 703 ft 07:18 UTC
PHL Philadelphia, PA destination marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots 5 mi 1,300 ft 35 ft 3:17 am EDT (07:17 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,606 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, 11:31 am EDT (15:31 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 AMA, the departure
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 19 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 17 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 11,000 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 0 nm from the route, 847 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 24 nm from the route, 1196 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 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 Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Rick Husband Amarillo International, Philadelphia International.