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Northwest Florida Beaches International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International ECP → PHX

1,345 nautical miles (1,548 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 6:21 am MST (13:21 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 return flight

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 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1027 to 1266 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
    HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.
  • SIGMET 4W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 10 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    AZ
    FROM 60NE TBC-30S INW-100ESE BZA-70SE EED-50NW TBC-60NE TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1027 to 1276 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1046 to 1176 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1106 to 1236 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 0 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 ECP.

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 12 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ELP, ABQ, TUS, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 13 kt+4 kt18 °C116 kt11 h 36 min6:21 am MST (13:21 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 12 kt+6 kt16 °C114 kt11 h 48 min6:33 am MST (13:33 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 15 kt+9 kt12 °C111 kt12 h 07 min6:52 am MST (13:52 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 18 kt+13 kt9 °C107 kt12 h 34 min7:19 am MST (14:19 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 20 kt+15 kt5 °C105 kt12 h 49 min7:34 am MST (14:34 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 21 kt+17 kt2 °C103 kt13 h 03 min7:48 am MST (14:48 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 23 kt+19 kt-3 °C101 kt13 h 19 min8:04 am MST (15:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 24 kt+21 kt-6 °C99 kt13 h 35 min8:20 am MST (15:20 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 30 kt+28 kt-16 °C92 kt14 h 37 min9:22 am MST (16:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 39 kt+39 kt-29 °C81 kt16 h 36 min11:21 am MST (18:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 40 kt+41 kt-39 °C79 kt17 h 02 min11:47 am MST (18:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 40 kt+41 kt-50 °C79 kt17 h 02 min11:47 am MST (18:47 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
TLHused from 0 nm out; 99 nm from the line300/17340/32 17°320/27 13°300/27 8°280/23 -7°250/37 -17°230/44 -33°220/53 -41°220/48 -51°
MOBused from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line310/7350/18 18°330/16 12°300/18 7°320/17 -6°330/27 -17°340/52 -33°350/53 -43°330/38 -50°
JANused from 199 nm out; 64 nm from the line260/6310/14 17°280/13 12°290/19 6°310/22 -5°310/28 -17°320/44 -32°330/48 -41°320/52 -51°
SHVused from 349 nm out; 64 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
DALused from 498 nm out; 67 nm from the line180/21190/24 15°230/20 12°220/23 8°240/22 -5°230/18 -15°280/33 -29°280/36 -39°300/33 -52°
ABIused from 648 nm out; 52 nm from the line180/26 17°220/18 12°230/25 8°230/28 -5°240/29 -14°250/35 -28°270/37 -39°280/37 -51°
LBBused from 797 nm out; 48 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
ROWused from 897 nm out; 50 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
ELPused from 1046 nm out; 87 nm from the line200/15200/16 15°200/17 6°220/40 -6°240/53 -16°230/62 -27°240/63 -38°250/59 -49°
ABQused from 1146 nm out; 139 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
TUSused from 1196 nm out; 104 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°
PHXused from 1246 nm out; 75 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ECP Panama City, FL departure no report just now 68 ft
VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL 40 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 84 ft
MCB Mc Comb, MS 249 nm out, 9 nm south of the line no report just now 413 ft
AEX Alexandria, LA 349 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 88 ft
TYR Tyler, TX 508 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
FWS Fort Worth, TX 608 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 700 ft
ABI Abilene, TX 718 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,790 ft
HOB Hobbs, NM 897 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,660 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 967 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM 1106 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 4,861 ft
IWA Phoenix, AZ 1326 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,384 ft
PHX Phoenix, AZ destination no report just now 1,134 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:21 am MST (13:21 UTC)

PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 598 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1017 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHX is before sunrise there (6:30 am MST (13:30 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

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Northwest Florida Beaches International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.