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James M Cox Dayton International to Tucson International DAY → TUS

1,373 nautical miles (1,580 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 259°, about 265° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 8:07 am MST (15:07 UTC). 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 return flight

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 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1005 to 1144 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO NM
    FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1214 to 1343 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NM AZ
    FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 first 10 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 617 to 697 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 995 to 1224 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1005 to 1353 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1164 to 1333 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 DAY.

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 14 forecast points nearest it (CVG, IND, EVV, SPI, STL, COU, SGF, ICT, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, ELP, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 17 kt+14 kt17 °C106 kt12 h 57 min8:07 am MST (15:07 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 16 kt+16 kt16 °C104 kt13 h 12 min8:22 am MST (15:22 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 19 kt+20 kt12 °C100 kt13 h 44 min8:54 am MST (15:54 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 20 kt+21 kt9 °C99 kt13 h 52 min9:02 am MST (16:02 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 20 kt+21 kt5 °C99 kt13 h 52 min9:02 am MST (16:02 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 20 kt+22 kt1 °C98 kt14 h 01 min9:11 am MST (16:11 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 21 kt+22 kt-4 °C98 kt14 h 01 min9:11 am MST (16:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 21 kt+23 kt-7 °C97 kt14 h 09 min9:19 am MST (16:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 27 kt+29 kt-18 °C91 kt15 h 05 min10:15 am MST (17:15 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 42 kt+43 kt-30 °C77 kt17 h 50 min1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 47 kt+47 kt-39 °C73 kt18 h 48 min1:58 pm MST (20:58 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 45 kt+43 kt-49 °C77 kt17 h 50 min1:00 pm MST (20:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
CVGused from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -47°
INDused from 50 nm out; 23 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
EVVused from 149 nm out; 75 nm from the line310/13340/26 16°330/29 10°330/32 4°330/30 -9°340/38 -20°330/60 -35°320/57 -41°330/39 -48°
SPIused from 199 nm out; 58 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
STLused from 249 nm out; 20 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°
COUused from 348 nm out; 27 nm from the line210/16220/19 15°240/33 10°250/29 7°280/21 -6°280/19 -18°300/34 -31°300/40 -42°300/60 -52°
SGFused from 448 nm out; 50 nm from the line210/21210/21 16°240/28 12°260/24 7°280/21 -6°280/26 -18°290/38 -31°290/37 -41°300/49 -52°
ICTused from 547 nm out; 70 nm from the line190/34210/34 18°240/28 13°260/23 7°250/23 -6°240/29 -17°260/40 -30°260/47 -40°270/42 -51°
GAGused from 697 nm out; 44 nm from the line190/34 19°240/27 14°240/26 8°240/24 -6°240/29 -16°250/50 -28°250/50 -39°260/46 -50°
AMAused from 846 nm out; 26 nm from the line190/28220/26 14°230/27 7°250/24 -6°250/32 -16°240/51 -28°250/52 -38°250/51 -50°
TCCused from 896 nm out; 44 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
ABQused from 1045 nm out; 69 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
ELPused from 1194 nm out; 128 nm from the line200/15200/16 15°200/17 6°220/40 -6°240/53 -16°230/62 -27°240/63 -38°250/59 -49°
TUSused from 1244 nm out; 104 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
DAY Dayton, OH departure no report just now 1,009 ft
IND Indianapolis, IN 100 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 796 ft
HUF Terre Haute, IN 149 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 589 ft
SUS St Louis, MO 308 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 463 ft
NVD Nevada, MO 488 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line no report just now 892 ft
WLD Winfield/Arkansas City, KS 627 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,160 ft
GAG Gage, OK 766 nm out, 1 nm east of the line no report just now 2,223 ft
BGD Borger, TX 856 nm out, 6 nm east of the line no report just now 3,055 ft
TCC Tucumcari, NM 965 nm out, 9 nm north of the line no report just now 4,064 ft
ONM Socorro, NM 1144 nm out, 13 nm north of the line no report just now 4,875 ft
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ 1274 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 3,797 ft
TUS Tucson, AZ destination no report just now 2,643 ft

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 TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:07 am MST (15:07 UTC)

TUS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1095 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: James M Cox Dayton International, Tucson International.