Durango-La Plata County to Alexandria International DRO → AEX
830 nautical miles (956 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 110°, about 100° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:12 am CDT (13:12 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 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 42,000 ft. Over the first 188 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 188 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the departure end.
- 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 316 to 475 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 DRO.
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 02:00–09:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (FMN, ALS, TCC, AMA, SPS, DAL, SHV). 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 | 200° at 28 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 7 h 06 min | 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 30 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 6 h 38 min | 9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −8 kt | 14 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 29 min | 9:30 am CDT (14:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −10 kt | 12 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 23 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 8 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 17 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 6 h 17 min | 9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −11 kt | -1 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 20 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −11 kt | -5 °C | 131 kt | 6 h 20 min | 9:21 am CDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | −10 kt | -6 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 23 min | 9:24 am CDT (14:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 32 kt | −17 kt | -17 °C | 137 kt | 6 h 04 min | 9:05 am CDT (14:05 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 50 kt | −37 kt | -28 °C | 157 kt | 5 h 17 min | 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 48 kt | −40 kt | -37 °C | 160 kt | 5 h 11 min | 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 42 kt | −37 kt | -49 °C | 157 kt | 5 h 17 min | 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMN | used from 0 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ALS | used from 49 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| TCC | used from 148 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 247 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 395 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| DAL | used from 544 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SHV | used from 692 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRO Durango, CO | departure | no report just now | 6,689 ft | ||||
| PSO Pagosa Springs, CO | 30 nm out, 19 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,663 ft | ||||
| AXX Angel Fire, NM | 129 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 8,379 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 316 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| CDS Childress, TX | 395 nm out, 11 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 494 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| DTO Denton, TX | 573 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 642 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 593 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 702 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| IER Natchitoches, LA | 791 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 121 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | destination | no report just now | 88 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AEX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:12 am CDT (13:12 UTC)
AEX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 18 nm from the route, 593 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at DRO 6:37 pm MDT (00:37 UTC), at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 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: Durango-La Plata County, Alexandria International.