Jack Brooks Regional to Phoenix Sky Harbor International BPT → PHX
941 nautical miles (1,083 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot headwind), arriving about 1:15 pm MST (20:15 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 763 to 842 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 99 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 BPT.
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 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, SAT, ABI, INK, ROW, 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 | 200° at 16 kt | +2 kt | 18 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 58 min | 1:15 pm MST (20:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | +2 kt | 16 °C | 118 kt | 7 h 58 min | 1:15 pm MST (20:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | +4 kt | 13 °C | 116 kt | 8 h 07 min | 1:24 pm MST (20:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 18 kt | +5 kt | 10 °C | 115 kt | 8 h 11 min | 1:28 pm MST (20:28 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | +8 kt | 6 °C | 112 kt | 8 h 24 min | 1:41 pm MST (20:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 8 h 43 min | 2:00 pm MST (21:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +15 kt | -3 °C | 105 kt | 8 h 58 min | 2:15 pm MST (21:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 32 kt | +18 kt | -6 °C | 102 kt | 9 h 14 min | 2:31 pm MST (21:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 40 kt | +27 kt | -15 °C | 93 kt | 10 h 07 min | 3:24 pm MST (22:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 45 kt | +30 kt | -28 °C | 90 kt | 10 h 27 min | 3:44 pm MST (22:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 43 kt | +33 kt | -38 °C | 87 kt | 10 h 49 min | 4:06 pm MST (23:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 35 kt | +30 kt | -50 °C | 90 kt | 10 h 27 min | 3:44 pm MST (22:44 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 99 nm out; 4 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAT | used from 198 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -51° |
| ABI | used from 248 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| INK | used from 396 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ROW | used from 545 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 594 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| TUS | used from 743 nm out; 129 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 892 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | departure | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| CXO Houston, TX | 79 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 244 ft | ||||
| CLL College Station, TX | 129 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 320 ft | ||||
| GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | 208 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 347 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | 436 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 545 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 634 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| SVC Silver City, NM | 743 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,445 ft | ||||
| CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ | 803 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 921 nm out, 5 nm south 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, 1:15 pm MST (20:15 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 337 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 644 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at BPT 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 UTC), at PHX 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:22 pm MST (01:22 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: Jack Brooks Regional, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.