Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field to Albuquerque International Sunport CYS → ABQ
377 nautical miles (434 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 194°, about 184° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 6:09 am MDT (12:09 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: 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: 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 218 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 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 CYS.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (DEN, ALS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +10 kt | 10 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 26 min | 6:09 am MDT (12:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 26 kt | +18 kt | 6 °C | 102 kt | 3 h 42 min | 6:25 am MDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +22 kt | 3 °C | 98 kt | 3 h 51 min | 6:34 am MDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 36 kt | +29 kt | -1 °C | 91 kt | 4 h 09 min | 6:52 am MDT (12:52 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 45 kt | +35 kt | -5 °C | 85 kt | 4 h 26 min | 7:09 am MDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 51 kt | +41 kt | -8 °C | 79 kt | 4 h 46 min | 7:29 am MDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 57 kt | +41 kt | -19 °C | 79 kt | 4 h 46 min | 7:29 am MDT (13:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 76 kt | +61 kt | -28 °C | 59 kt | 6 h 23 min | 9:06 am MDT (15:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 83 kt | +59 kt | -35 °C | 61 kt | 6 h 11 min | 8:54 am MDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 75 kt | +53 kt | -48 °C | 67 kt | 5 h 38 min | 8:21 am MDT (14:21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| ALS | used from 149 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 240/35 3° | 230/54 -9° | 240/66 -19° | 230/85 -26° | 240/87 -34° | 240/70 -47° | |||
| ABQ | used from 298 nm out; 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | departure | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 40 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,020 ft | ||||
| BJC Denver, CO | 79 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,673 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | 89 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,884 ft | ||||
| ANK Salida, CO | 169 nm out, 20 nm west of the line | no report just now | 7,523 ft | ||||
| ALS Alamosa, CO | 228 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 7,539 ft | ||||
| LAM Los Alamos, NM | 327 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 7,170 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 337 nm out, 17 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,539 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, 6:09 am MDT (12:09 UTC)
ABQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
- 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 2 nm from the route, 139 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at CYS 6:21 pm MDT (00:21 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: Cheyenne Rgnl/Jerry Olson Field, Albuquerque International Sunport.