Denver International to Columbia Metro Airport DEN → CAE
1,181 nautical miles (1,360 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 100°, about 092° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:27 am EDT (08:27 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 89 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 854 to 923 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 943 to 973 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 973 to 1092 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 1023 to 1092 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 DEN.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (DEN, GLD, GCK, SLN, MKC, SGF, CGI, BNA, TYS, GSP, CAE). 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 | 240° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 9 h 05 min | 6:12 am EDT (10:12 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 21 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 57 min | 6:04 am EDT (10:04 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 13 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 41 min | 5:48 am EDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 11 °C | 139 kt | 8 h 30 min | 5:37 am EDT (09:37 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 22 kt | −23 kt | 7 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 16 min | 5:23 am EDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 280° at 23 kt | −24 kt | 3 °C | 144 kt | 8 h 12 min | 5:19 am EDT (09:19 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -2 °C | 145 kt | 8 h 09 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 26 kt | −27 kt | -6 °C | 147 kt | 8 h 02 min | 5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 26 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 8 h 02 min | 5:09 am EDT (09:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -18 °C | 146 kt | 8 h 05 min | 5:12 am EDT (09:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 38 kt | −37 kt | -32 °C | 157 kt | 7 h 31 min | 4:38 am EDT (08:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -40 °C | 161 kt | 7 h 20 min | 4:27 am EDT (08:27 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -50 °C | 161 kt | 7 h 20 min | 4:27 am EDT (08:27 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; 25 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° | ||
| GLD | used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 199 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| SLN | used from 248 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 190/37 | 220/39 20° | 240/31 14° | 250/24 7° | 260/25 -7° | 250/26 -17° | 250/44 -31° | 260/47 -40° | 260/47 -50° |
| MKC | used from 397 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| SGF | used from 496 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| CGI | used from 645 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| BNA | used from 794 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| TYS | used from 943 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| GSP | used from 1042 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
| CAE | used from 1142 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 260/27 | 310/26 11° | 280/31 9° | 270/36 7° | 250/39 -4° | 230/57 -16° | 220/74 -30° | 220/83 -40° | 220/73 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver, CO | departure | no report just now | 5,433 ft | ||||
| GLD Goodland, KS | 139 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,657 ft | ||||
| SLN Salina, KS | 328 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| UKL Burlington, KS | 427 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,174 ft | ||||
| LBO Lebanon, MO | 576 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,320 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 596 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| PHT Paris, TN | 794 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 580 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 884 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 973 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| GYH Greenville, SC | 1102 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | destination | no report just now | 235 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,433 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:27 am EDT (08:27 UTC)
CAE 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 DEN 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC), at CAE 6:54 pm EDT (22:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CAE is before sunrise there (7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC)).
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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: Denver International, Columbia Metro Airport.