Austin-Bergstrom International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International AUS → PHX
756 nautical miles (870 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 289°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:37 pm MST (06:37 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: 7,284 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the last 309 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 458 to 687 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 488 to 707 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 537 to 707 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 AUS.
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 20:00–03:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SAT, ABI, INK, ELP, TUS, 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 | 180° at 19 kt | −6 kt | 18 °C | 126 kt | 6 h | 11:37 pm MST (06:37 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 19 kt | −5 kt | 17 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 03 min | 11:40 pm MST (06:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 19 kt | 0 | 12 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 18 min | 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | +5 kt | 9 °C | 115 kt | 6 h 34 min | 12:11 am MST (07:11 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +9 kt | 5 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 49 min | 12:26 am MST (07:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 7 h | 12:37 am MST (07:37 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 7 h 12 min | 12:49 am MST (07:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 32 kt | +17 kt | -5 °C | 103 kt | 7 h 20 min | 12:57 am MST (07:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 41 kt | +27 kt | -16 °C | 93 kt | 8 h 08 min | 1:45 am MST (08:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 51 kt | +29 kt | -27 °C | 91 kt | 8 h 18 min | 1:55 am MST (08:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 50 kt | +38 kt | -38 °C | 82 kt | 9 h 13 min | 2:50 am MST (09:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 47 kt | +41 kt | -49 °C | 79 kt | 9 h 34 min | 3:11 am MST (10:11 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | used from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 130/22 | 140/24 18° | 170/19 13° | 190/13 7° | 240/15 -4° | 220/14 -13° | 270/11 -28° | 280/10 -40° | 310/18 -51° |
| ABI | used from 100 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 180/26 17° | 220/18 12° | 230/25 8° | 230/28 -5° | 240/29 -14° | 250/35 -28° | 270/37 -39° | 280/37 -51° | |
| INK | used from 199 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 160/27 20° | 190/18 13° | 240/19 7° | 250/23 -4° | 250/33 -15° | 230/45 -28° | 250/45 -39° | 270/49 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 398 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 200/15 | 200/16 15° | 200/17 6° | 220/40 -6° | 240/53 -16° | 230/62 -27° | 240/63 -38° | 250/59 -49° | |
| TUS | used from 597 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 220/17 15° | 210/32 7° | 210/43 5° | 210/49 -7° | 220/64 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 230/81 -36° | 230/72 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 697 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -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 | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Austin, TX | departure | no report just now | 541 ft | ||||
| DZB Horseshoe Bay, TX | 40 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,093 ft | ||||
| JCT Junction, TX | 109 nm out, 16 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,753 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 159 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| INK Wink, TX | 299 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,821 ft | ||||
| PEQ Pecos, TX | 309 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,613 ft | ||||
| LRU Las Cruces, NM | 488 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,456 ft | ||||
| SVC Silver City, NM | 557 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,445 ft | ||||
| CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ | 617 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 737 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,445 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, 11:37 pm MST (06:37 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 149 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHX is before sunrise there (6:30 am MST (13:30 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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.