Cortez Municipal to Albuquerque International Sunport CEZ → ABQ
168 nautical miles (193 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 144°, about 132° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 5:09 am MDT (11:09 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: 4 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: 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 first 49 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 128 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 CEZ.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE20 at 9,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 1:52 am MDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 30 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
- Report
- a routine report filed through DRO
- Where
- over DRO
- Time
- 07:52 UTC
- Height
- at 9,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Sky
- BASE110 TOP165
- Temperature
- −5 °C
- Icing
- light to moderate rime
- Remarks
- during the descent zdvwc
- PC12 at 11,000 ft, 29 nm northeast, 12:58 am MDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 30 nm along the route, 29 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
- Report
- a routine report filed through DRO
- Where
- over DRO
- Time
- 06:58 UTC
- Height
- at 11,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Sky
- BASE117
- Turbulence
- continuous light
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (FMN, ABQ). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | +4 kt | 7 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 27 min | 5:12 am MDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | +5 kt | 6 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 28 min | 5:13 am MDT (11:13 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +8 kt | 3 °C | 112 kt | 1 h 30 min | 5:15 am MDT (11:15 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 40 kt | +9 kt | -1 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 31 min | 5:16 am MDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 45 kt | +9 kt | -4 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 31 min | 5:16 am MDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 49 kt | +9 kt | -8 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 31 min | 5:16 am MDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 50 kt | +9 kt | -9 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 31 min | 5:16 am MDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 66 kt | 0 | -21 °C | 120 kt | 1 h 24 min | 5:09 am MDT (11:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 89 kt | +6 kt | -28 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 28 min | 5:13 am MDT (11:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 95 kt | +7 kt | -35 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 29 min | 5:14 am MDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 86 kt | +6 kt | -47 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 28 min | 5:13 am MDT (11:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMN | used from 0 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 220/16 6° | 220/39 1° | 220/50 -10° | 230/67 -23° | 230/94 -29° | 230/102 -35° | 230/90 -46° | ||
| ABQ | used from 99 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEZ Cortez, CO | departure | no report just now | 5,917 ft | ||||
| FMN Farmington, NM | 39 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,506 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,917 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:09 am MDT (11:09 UTC)
ABQ 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 CEZ 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC), at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ABQ is before sunrise there (7:09 am MDT (13:09 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: Cortez Municipal, Albuquerque International Sunport.