Denver International to Charleston Afb/Intl Airport DEN → CHS
1,257 nautical miles (1,447 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 102°, about 094° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 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: 1,272 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 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 140 to 569 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, fog). Over the route from 858 to 1008 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1008 to 1077 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 1008 to 1068 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Near the route, 1008 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the last 40 nm of the 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 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 08:00–15:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (DEN, GLD, GCK, SLN, ICT, MKC, SGF, CGI, BNA, HSV, ATL, GSP, CAE, CHS). 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 | 260° at 22 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 8 h 55 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 22 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 55 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 14 °C | 138 kt | 9 h 07 min | 2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 9 h 15 min | 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 7 °C | 136 kt | 9 h 15 min | 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 3 °C | 138 kt | 9 h 07 min | 2:52 pm EDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -1 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 55 min | 2:40 pm EDT (18:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −23 kt | -6 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 47 min | 2:32 pm EDT (18:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -7 °C | 144 kt | 8 h 44 min | 2:29 pm EDT (18:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | −26 kt | -19 °C | 146 kt | 8 h 37 min | 2:22 pm EDT (18:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 48 kt | −49 kt | -31 °C | 169 kt | 7 h 26 min | 1:11 pm EDT (17:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 52 kt | −54 kt | -39 °C | 174 kt | 7 h 13 min | 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 46 kt | −48 kt | -50 °C | 168 kt | 7 h 29 min | 1:14 pm EDT (17:14 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; 25 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° | ||
| GLD | used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| GCK | used from 200 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 240/40 22° | 240/40 14° | 240/38 7° | 230/39 -7° | 230/45 -20° | 250/73 -28° | 260/74 -36° | 260/64 -49° | |
| SLN | used from 249 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| ICT | used from 399 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 230/45 | 240/33 21° | 230/23 14° | 230/22 7° | 240/29 -7° | 240/36 -20° | 260/78 -29° | 270/69 -36° | 270/56 -49° |
| MKC | used from 449 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| SGF | used from 499 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| CGI | used from 648 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 260/22 | 250/15 15° | 250/13 11° | 250/16 6° | 270/29 -7° | 280/30 -18° | 290/40 -31° | 290/55 -40° | 300/51 -51° |
| BNA | used from 798 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| HSV | used from 898 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| ATL | used from 998 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 330/32 | 340/36 17° | 350/34 10° | 340/25 6° | 330/27 -6° | 350/35 -18° | 330/49 -32° | 340/47 -41° | 340/27 -51° |
| GSP | used from 1097 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| CAE | used from 1147 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 340/17 | 330/15 12° | 320/22 9° | 320/31 5° | 330/35 -7° | 320/33 -19° | 340/40 -32° | 350/43 -39° | 320/35 -49° |
| CHS | used from 1197 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 330/14 | 300/17 14° | 320/21 9° | 310/26 6° | 310/32 -6° | 280/34 -19° | 260/37 -32° | 280/30 -39° | 310/30 -50° |
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 | ||||
| ITR Burlington, CO | 120 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,218 ft | ||||
| GLD Goodland, KS | 140 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,657 ft | ||||
| SLN Salina, KS | 329 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| FSK Fort Scott, KS | 479 nm out, 1 nm south of the line | no report just now | 918 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 549 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,268 ft | ||||
| MNF Mountain View, MO | 629 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,182 ft | ||||
| MRC Columbia/Mount Pleasant, TN | 868 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 968 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| AHN Athens, GA | 1077 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 812 ft | ||||
| AGS Augusta, GA | 1157 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | destination | no report just now | 46 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 CHS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC)
CHS 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 6:22 pm MDT (00:22 UTC), at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 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.
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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, Charleston Afb/Intl Airport.