City Of Colorado Springs Municipal to Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field COS → CYS
141 nautical miles (162 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 358°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 30-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:22 pm MDT (01:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now COS is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots; CYS is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 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: 2 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the whole 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 COS.
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 1 forecast point nearest it (DEN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 31 kt | −30 kt | 16 °C | 150 kt | 56 min | 7:22 pm MDT (01:22 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 200° at 31 kt | −29 kt | 12 °C | 149 kt | 57 min | 7:23 pm MDT (01:23 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 32 kt | −26 kt | 6 °C | 146 kt | 58 min | 7:24 pm MDT (01:24 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −24 kt | 1 °C | 144 kt | 59 min | 7:25 pm MDT (01:25 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 38 kt | −21 kt | -4 °C | 141 kt | 1 h | 7:26 pm MDT (01:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 41 kt | −19 kt | -8 °C | 139 kt | 1 h 01 min | 7:27 pm MDT (01:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 47 kt | −29 kt | -21 °C | 149 kt | 57 min | 7:23 pm MDT (01:23 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 56 kt | −26 kt | -32 °C | 146 kt | 58 min | 7:24 pm MDT (01:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 65 kt | −20 kt | -37 °C | 140 kt | 1 h | 7:26 pm MDT (01:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 61 kt | −19 kt | -47 °C | 139 kt | 1 h 01 min | 7:27 pm MDT (01:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COS Colorado Springs, CO | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | 14,000 ft | 6,187 ft | 5:54 pm MDT (23:54 UTC) |
| APA Denver, CO | 47 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 14,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 22 knots, gusting to 33 | 10+ mi | 14,000 ft | 5,884 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| DEN Denver, CO | 66 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet, a few clouds at 16,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | 22,000 ft | 5,433 ft | 23:53 UTC |
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 104 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the north-northwest (330°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,020 ft | 23:56 UTC |
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | destination | VFR | from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 6,159 ft | 5:53 pm MDT (23:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CYS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:22 pm MDT (01:22 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 15,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for CYS
- From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am MDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for COS, the departure
- From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 32, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
- From Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am MDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8770 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 9 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 12 October · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at COS 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 UTC), at CYS 6:23 pm MDT (00:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CYS is after sunset there (6:25 pm MDT (00:25 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: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal, Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field.