Plan a flight · Mon 2:37 am EDT (06:37 UTC)

Charlotte/Douglas International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International CLT → PHX

1,538 nautical miles (1,769 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 275°, about 282° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 2:24 pm MST (21:24 UTC). Right now CLT is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 7 knots; PHX is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 6 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: 5,712 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 110 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 160 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 190 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 route from 100 to 300 nm out.
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 699 to 919 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1158 to 1448 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1438 to 1508 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 50 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 CLT.

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

PC12 at 14,000 ft, 10 nm south, 2:06 am EDT (06:06 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 1138 nm along the route, 10 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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CVN UA /OV TXO260060/TM 0606/FL140/TP PC12/TB MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
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Report
a routine report filed through CVN
Where
60 nm west (260°) of TXO
Time
06:06 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
B737 at 14,000 ft, 30 nm north, 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. At the destination end, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
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Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds

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 13 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, BNA, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, 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 19 kt	+16 kt	19 °C	104 kt	14 h 47 min	2:24 pm MST (21:24 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+17 kt	15 °C	103 kt	14 h 56 min	2:33 pm MST (21:33 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	+18 kt	12 °C	102 kt	15 h 05 min	2:42 pm MST (21:42 UTC)
10,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	+17 kt	9 °C	103 kt	14 h 56 min	2:33 pm MST (21:33 UTC)
12,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	+17 kt	5 °C	103 kt	14 h 56 min	2:33 pm MST (21:33 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 19 kt	+20 kt	1 °C	100 kt	15 h 23 min	3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 21 kt	+22 kt	-3 °C	98 kt	15 h 42 min	3:19 pm MST (22:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 23 kt	+23 kt	-6 °C	97 kt	15 h 51 min	3:28 pm MST (22:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 31 kt	+33 kt	-18 °C	87 kt	17 h 41 min	5:18 pm MST (00:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 46 kt	+48 kt	-29 °C	72 kt	21 h 22 min	8:59 pm MST (03:59 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 49 kt	+51 kt	-38 °C	69 kt	22 h 17 min	9:54 pm MST (04:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 40 kt	+42 kt	-49 °C	78 kt	19 h 43 min	7:20 pm MST (02:20 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
GSP	used from 0 nm out; 43 nm from the line	320/22	340/19 13°	320/18 8°	310/24 5°	300/34 -7°	300/36 -18°	290/30 -33°	300/32 -39°	320/42 -49°
TYS	used from 100 nm out; 36 nm from the line	320/20	340/18 11°	340/32 9°	340/36 4°	330/37 -7°	330/38 -19°	330/50 -34°	330/53 -38°	330/44 -48°
BNA	used from 200 nm out; 69 nm from the line	310/20	340/20 17°	330/24 10°	340/22 5°	330/26 -6°	340/29 -18°	330/52 -33°	320/62 -41°	340/45 -50°
MEM	used from 349 nm out; 74 nm from the line	230/19	260/16 15°	270/17 12°	300/13 6°	300/15 -5°	300/26 -18°	300/34 -32°	300/41 -40°	310/46 -52°
LIT	used from 499 nm out; 54 nm from the line	220/21	230/17 16°	250/24 12°	260/15 7°	260/13 -5°	280/25 -16°	290/35 -30°	300/42 -40°	300/40 -52°
FSM	used from 599 nm out; 34 nm from the line	210/27	250/23 16°	250/20 13°	240/17 8°	250/18 -6°	260/31 -16°	280/42 -30°	280/44 -40°	290/38 -51°
TUL	used from 699 nm out; 50 nm from the line	210/37	240/29 17°	260/15 14°	260/11 7°	240/22 -6°	250/29 -16°	270/45 -29°	270/47 -40°	280/44 -50°
OKC	used from 749 nm out; 42 nm from the line	200/44	230/32 18°	240/13 15°	240/10 9°	240/20 -5°	250/27 -16°	260/47 -28°	270/48 -39°	270/45 -50°
GAG	used from 899 nm out; 72 nm from the line		220/40 19°	230/28 14°	240/23 8°	230/21 -6°	240/31 -19°	250/66 -29°	260/58 -38°	260/47 -49°
AMA	used from 949 nm out; 46 nm from the line		210/38	230/29 14°	240/29 7°	220/27 -5°	240/37 -18°	240/66 -28°	250/59 -37°	260/47 -49°
TCC	used from 1048 nm out; 45 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
ABQ	used from 1198 nm out; 53 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
PHX	used from 1398 nm out; 115 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
CLT Charlotte, NC	departure	VFR	from the west (260°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	747 ft	1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC)
AVL Asheville, NC	80 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,600 feet	variable at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,600 ft	2,163 ft	05:54 UTC
CHA Chattanooga, TN	210 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	682 ft	05:53 UTC
MKL Jackson, TN	389 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	434 ft	05:53 UTC
HBZ Heber Springs, AR	539 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	no report just now				632 ft
FSM Fort Smith, AR	659 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	469 ft	05:53 UTC
OUN Norman, OK	809 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,181 ft	06:15 UTC
AMA Amarillo, TX	1018 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 22 knots, gusting to 29	10+ mi	none	3,606 ft	05:53 UTC
FSU Fort Sumner, NM	1148 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				4,164 ft
ONM Socorro, NM	1278 nm out, 16 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,875 ft	06:35 UTC
IWA Phoenix, AZ	1518 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	1,384 ft	05:50 UTC
PHX Phoenix, AZ	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet	from the east (090°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	1,134 ft	10:51 pm MST (05:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 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, 2:24 pm MST (21:24 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PHX

From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet

The forecast for CLT, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 1238 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.