Phoenix Deer Valley Airport to Gallup Municipal DVT → GUP
196 nautical miles (226 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 055°, about 043° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 1 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 75-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:14 pm MDT (03:14 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
- SIGMET 9W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 8:55 pm MST (03:55 UTC). Over the first 59 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9W VALID UNTIL 0355Z AZ FROM 20S TBC-30S INW-10E PHX-60SW DRK-30WNW DRK-20S TBC DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
- SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm MST (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 137 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W VALID UNTIL 0355Z NM AZ FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 69 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 59 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 127 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 20 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 DVT.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (PHX, PRC, FMN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −25 kt | 9 °C | 145 kt | 1 h 21 min | 9:35 pm MDT (03:35 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | −27 kt | 7 °C | 147 kt | 1 h 20 min | 9:34 pm MDT (03:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 38 kt | −34 kt | 2 °C | 154 kt | 1 h 16 min | 9:30 pm MDT (03:30 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 44 kt | −41 kt | -1 °C | 161 kt | 1 h 13 min | 9:27 pm MDT (03:27 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 50 kt | −47 kt | -5 °C | 167 kt | 1 h 10 min | 9:24 pm MDT (03:24 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 56 kt | −53 kt | -8 °C | 173 kt | 1 h 08 min | 9:22 pm MDT (03:22 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 57 kt | −54 kt | -9 °C | 174 kt | 1 h 08 min | 9:22 pm MDT (03:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 69 kt | −67 kt | -20 °C | 187 kt | 1 h 03 min | 9:17 pm MDT (03:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 73 kt | −71 kt | -27 °C | 191 kt | 1 h 02 min | 9:16 pm MDT (03:16 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 75 kt | −75 kt | -34 °C | 195 kt | 1 h | 9:14 pm MDT (03:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 63 kt | −63 kt | -46 °C | 183 kt | 1 h 04 min | 9:18 pm MDT (03:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
| PRC | used from 49 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 200/36 6° | 210/46 0° | 220/60 -10° | 220/75 -19° | 220/66 -26° | 230/70 -33° | 230/59 -45° | ||
| FMN | used from 147 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 220/25 13° | 220/28 4° | 210/51 -9° | 220/59 -21° | 230/78 -30° | 230/77 -36° | 230/66 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | departure | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| PAN Payson, AZ | 49 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,160 ft | ||||
| TYL Taylor, AZ | 108 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,823 ft | ||||
| XNI Zuni, NM | 176 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 6,371 ft | ||||
| GUP Gallup, NM | destination | no report just now | 6,472 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,472 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GUP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:14 pm MDT (03:14 UTC)
GUP 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 DVT 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at GUP 6:43 pm MDT (00:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm MDT (01:09 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GUP is after sunset there (6:45 pm MDT (00:45 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: Phoenix Deer Valley Airport, Gallup Municipal.