City Of Colorado Springs Municipal to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport COS → MEM
741 nautical miles (853 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 103°, about 095° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:01 am CDT (10:01 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: 547 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am MDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 0 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- 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 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the first 69 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 89 nm of the route.
- 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 79 to 514 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 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 02:00–09:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (PUB, GLD, GCK, ICT, TUL, FSM, LIT, MEM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 210° at 30 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 5 h 47 min | 6:22 am CDT (11:22 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 33 kt | −17 kt | 21 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 25 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −17 kt | 15 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 25 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −17 kt | 12 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 25 min | 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −16 kt | 8 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 27 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 4 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 29 min | 6:04 am CDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −16 kt | 0 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 27 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −16 kt | -5 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 27 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 24 kt | −16 kt | -6 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 27 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 31 kt | −25 kt | -18 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 07 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 51 kt | −44 kt | -29 °C | 164 kt | 4 h 31 min | 5:06 am CDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 51 kt | −47 kt | -38 °C | 167 kt | 4 h 26 min | 5:01 am CDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 46 kt | −45 kt | -49 °C | 165 kt | 4 h 29 min | 5:04 am CDT (10:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUB | used from 0 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| GLD | used from 99 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| GCK | used from 148 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| ICT | used from 296 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| TUL | used from 395 nm out; 44 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° |
| FSM | used from 494 nm out; 62 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° |
| LIT | used from 593 nm out; 64 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° |
| MEM | used from 692 nm out; 25 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° |
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 | no report just now | 6,187 ft | ||||
| LAA Lamar, CO | 99 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,705 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | 198 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,890 ft | ||||
| DDC Dodge City, KS | 227 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,595 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 346 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| WLD Winfield/Arkansas City, KS | 375 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,160 ft | ||||
| XNA Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR | 514 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| ROG Rogers, AR | 524 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,358 ft | ||||
| BVX Batesville, AR | 652 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 465 ft | ||||
| DRP Colt, AR | 701 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 238 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | destination | no report just now | 340 ft |
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 MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:01 am CDT (10:01 UTC)
MEM 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 COS 6:25 pm MDT (00:25 UTC), at MEM 6:29 pm CDT (23:29 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.