Appleton International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International ATW → PHX
1,270 nautical miles (1,461 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 247°, about 249° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 25-knot headwind), arriving about 10:01 am MST (17:01 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: 14 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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 840 to 1020 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120255 MKCW WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W VALID UNTIL 0455Z CO NM FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW 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 210 to 740 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 750 to 1190 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 760 to 840 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 850 to 1240 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 850 nm along 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). Near the route, 900 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1210 to 1250 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 ATW.
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 11 forecast points nearest it (GRB, LSE, MCW, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, PUB, ALS, FMN, PHX). 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 | 230° at 34 kt | +34 kt | 21 °C | 86 kt | 14 h 46 min | 11:25 am MST (18:25 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +31 kt | 16 °C | 89 kt | 14 h 16 min | 10:55 am MST (17:55 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 11 °C | 95 kt | 13 h 22 min | 10:01 am MST (17:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +25 kt | 8 °C | 95 kt | 13 h 22 min | 10:01 am MST (17:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | +26 kt | 4 °C | 94 kt | 13 h 31 min | 10:10 am MST (17:10 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | +29 kt | 0 °C | 91 kt | 13 h 57 min | 10:36 am MST (17:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +32 kt | -5 °C | 88 kt | 14 h 26 min | 11:05 am MST (18:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 33 kt | +34 kt | -8 °C | 86 kt | 14 h 46 min | 11:25 am MST (18:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | +42 kt | -21 °C | 78 kt | 16 h 17 min | 12:56 pm MST (19:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 59 kt | +60 kt | -30 °C | 60 kt | 21 h 10 min | 5:49 pm MST (00:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 65 kt | +65 kt | -37 °C | 55 kt | 23 h 05 min | 7:44 pm MST (02:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 60 kt | +61 kt | -48 °C | 59 kt | 21 h 32 min | 6:11 pm MST (01:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRB | used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| LSE | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| MCW | used from 150 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| DSM | used from 250 nm out; 55 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 300 nm out; 49 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 400 nm out; 52 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 550 nm out; 83 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 750 nm out; 38 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° | ||
| ALS | used from 850 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 950 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 1150 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATW Appleton, WI | departure | no report just now | 918 ft | ||||
| CMY Sparta, WI | 90 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 200 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 370 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 480 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| CBK Colby, KS | 630 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,188 ft | ||||
| GLD Goodland, KS | 660 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,657 ft | ||||
| PUB Pueblo, CO | 800 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,729 ft | ||||
| ALS Alamosa, CO | 890 nm out, 19 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,539 ft | ||||
| GUP Gallup, NM | 1070 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,472 ft | ||||
| TYL Taylor, AZ | 1160 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,823 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,539 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:01 am MST (17:01 UTC)
PHX 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 ATW 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 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: Appleton International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.