Durango-La Plata County to Patrick Leahy Burlington International DRO → BTV
1,619 nautical miles (1,863 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 063°, about 053° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:27 pm EDT (19:27 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 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 110 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 220 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 190 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 310 to 890 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 last 500 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the last 80 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 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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (FMN, ALS, PUB, GLD, GRI, OMA, DSM, DBQ, JOT, MKG, TVC, CLE, BUF, SYR, ALB, BML). 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 | −23 kt | 143 kt | 11 h 19 min | 5:21 pm EDT (21:21 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −22 kt | 23 °C | 142 kt | 11 h 24 min | 5:26 pm EDT (21:26 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 13 °C | 140 kt | 11 h 34 min | 5:36 pm EDT (21:36 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | −19 kt | 9 °C | 139 kt | 11 h 39 min | 5:41 pm EDT (21:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −22 kt | 5 °C | 142 kt | 11 h 24 min | 5:26 pm EDT (21:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −24 kt | 1 °C | 144 kt | 11 h 15 min | 5:17 pm EDT (21:17 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 23 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 11 h 10 min | 5:12 pm EDT (21:12 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | −26 kt | -8 °C | 146 kt | 11 h 05 min | 5:07 pm EDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 25 kt | −27 kt | -9 °C | 147 kt | 11 h 01 min | 5:03 pm EDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 32 kt | −33 kt | -21 °C | 153 kt | 10 h 35 min | 4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 43 kt | −44 kt | -34 °C | 164 kt | 9 h 52 min | 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 52 kt | −51 kt | -40 °C | 171 kt | 9 h 28 min | 3:30 pm EDT (19:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 54 kt | −52 kt | -49 °C | 172 kt | 9 h 25 min | 3:27 pm EDT (19:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMN | used from 0 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 220/16 6° | 220/39 1° | 220/50 -10° | 230/67 -23° | 230/94 -29° | 230/102 -35° | 230/90 -46° | ||
| ALS | used from 50 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 240/35 3° | 230/54 -9° | 240/66 -19° | 230/85 -26° | 240/87 -34° | 240/70 -47° | |||
| PUB | used from 150 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 260/45 11° | 240/38 6° | 230/47 -8° | 230/51 -19° | 240/74 -29° | 240/82 -35° | 250/72 -48° | ||
| GLD | used from 250 nm out; 40 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° | |
| GRI | used from 400 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 230/39 23° | 230/32 15° | 210/29 7° | 230/31 -8° | 230/43 -21° | 250/52 -31° | 260/59 -35° | 260/59 -46° | |
| OMA | used from 550 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| DSM | used from 650 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 250/47 | 260/25 20° | 240/19 11° | 240/31 5° | 250/26 -9° | 260/38 -20° | 260/47 -34° | 270/58 -37° | 270/61 -47° |
| DBQ | used from 800 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 250/27 | 260/23 17° | 240/26 10° | 260/30 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/36 -21° | 270/41 -36° | 280/52 -41° | 290/67 -48° |
| JOT | used from 900 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| MKG | used from 950 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 260/28 | 260/18 15° | 250/16 9° | 260/22 4° | 280/31 -9° | 270/35 -21° | 270/44 -35° | 270/42 -45° | 290/61 -51° |
| TVC | used from 1149 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 270/31 | 280/23 15° | 260/22 8° | 260/29 4° | 280/29 -11° | 280/42 -21° | 270/42 -36° | 270/54 -47° | 290/67 -51° |
| CLE | used from 1199 nm out; 138 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| BUF | used from 1249 nm out; 117 nm from the line | 300/11 | 330/15 11° | 340/26 8° | 330/28 2° | 340/31 -10° | 340/32 -21° | 340/52 -37° | 340/59 -46° | 330/66 -53° |
| SYR | used from 1449 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 330/17 | 320/14 9° | 350/18 8° | 350/26 2° | 340/25 -11° | 360/34 -22° | 350/43 -39° | 330/50 -46° | 350/50 -54° |
| ALB | used from 1549 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 340/22 | 340/19 9° | 320/16 7° | 330/16 2° | 330/19 -11° | 320/21 -23° | 320/25 -39° | 280/30 -44° | 270/41 -51° |
| BML | used from 1599 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 310/21 | 350/11 10° | 330/9 6° | 340/21 0° | 310/23 -11° | 310/29 -23° | 280/39 -40° | 280/42 -46° | 260/57 -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 | ||||
| RCV Del Norte, CO | 70 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,955 ft | ||||
| PUB Pueblo, CO | 170 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,729 ft | ||||
| NRN Norton, KS | 400 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,384 ft | ||||
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 560 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 700 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| JVL Janesville, WI | 920 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 807 ft | ||||
| MKG Muskegon, MI | 1049 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| MBS Saginaw, MI | 1139 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| CYPQ Peterborough, | 1399 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| SLK Saranac Lake, NY | 1569 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,662 ft | ||||
| BTV Burlington, VT | destination | no report just now | 334 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BTV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:27 pm EDT (19:27 UTC)
BTV 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 DRO 6:37 pm MDT (00:37 UTC), at BTV 6:13 pm EDT (22:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 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, Patrick Leahy Burlington International.