Denver International to Tampa International DEN → TPA
1,308 nautical miles (1,505 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 116°, about 108° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:15 am EDT (10:15 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: 6,138 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 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 70 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 120 to 379 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1028 to 1178 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, ICT, TUL, FSM, LIT, JAN, MOB, TLH, PIE). 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 10 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 10 h 33 min | 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −6 kt | 21 °C | 126 kt | 10 h 23 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −8 kt | 15 °C | 128 kt | 10 h 13 min | 7:52 am EDT (11:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 12 °C | 132 kt | 9 h 55 min | 7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −15 kt | 8 °C | 135 kt | 9 h 41 min | 7:20 am EDT (11:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | −16 kt | 4 °C | 136 kt | 9 h 37 min | 7:16 am EDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −17 kt | 0 °C | 137 kt | 9 h 33 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 9 h 33 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 9 h 33 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -17 °C | 140 kt | 9 h 21 min | 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 33 kt | −29 kt | -31 °C | 149 kt | 8 h 47 min | 6:26 am EDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 34 kt | −30 kt | -40 °C | 150 kt | 8 h 43 min | 6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 36 kt | −32 kt | -51 °C | 152 kt | 8 h 36 min | 6:15 am EDT (10:15 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; 71 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 150 nm out; 46 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° | |
| ICT | used from 300 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| TUL | used from 399 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| FSM | used from 499 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 200/18 | 210/19 15° | 230/22 13° | 250/18 7° | 270/20 -5° | 280/24 -16° | 280/35 -30° | 290/37 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| LIT | used from 599 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| JAN | used from 749 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| MOB | used from 899 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/18 18° | 330/16 12° | 300/18 7° | 320/17 -6° | 330/27 -17° | 340/52 -33° | 350/53 -43° | 330/38 -50° |
| TLH | used from 1048 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| PIE | used from 1198 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
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 | ||||
| LIC Limon, CO | 60 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,374 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | 220 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,890 ft | ||||
| BKN Blackwell, OK | 389 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,030 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 469 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 638 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 559 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 759 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| MEI Meridian, MS | 889 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| CEW Crestview, FL | 1038 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| ECP Panama City, FL | 1088 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| TPA Tampa, FL | destination | no report just now | 26 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 TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC)
TPA 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 TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TPA is before sunrise there (7:28 am EDT (11:28 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, Tampa International.