Eagle County Regional to Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field EGE → MKC
572 nautical miles (659 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 080° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 72-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:04 am CDT (12:04 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
- 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 109 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 10 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 138 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 118 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 30 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 last 335 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 EGE.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (DEN, GLD, SLN, MKC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 36 kt | −33 kt | 153 kt | 3 h 44 min | 7:49 am CDT (12:49 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 27 kt | −25 kt | 15 °C | 145 kt | 3 h 57 min | 8:02 am CDT (13:02 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −20 kt | 12 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 05 min | 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 11 min | 8:16 am CDT (13:16 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 25 kt | −20 kt | 3 °C | 140 kt | 4 h 05 min | 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −24 kt | -2 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 58 min | 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | −29 kt | -7 °C | 149 kt | 3 h 50 min | 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 38 kt | −30 kt | -8 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 49 min | 7:54 am CDT (12:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 45 kt | −36 kt | -20 °C | 156 kt | 3 h 40 min | 7:45 am CDT (12:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 68 kt | −63 kt | -30 °C | 183 kt | 3 h 08 min | 7:13 am CDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 74 kt | −72 kt | -36 °C | 192 kt | 2 h 59 min | 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 68 kt | −65 kt | -48 °C | 185 kt | 3 h 06 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | used from 0 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| GLD | used from 148 nm out; 70 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° | |
| SLN | used from 345 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| MKC | used from 493 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGE Eagle, CO | departure | no report just now | 6,547 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | 99 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,884 ft | ||||
| LIC Limon, CO | 148 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,374 ft | ||||
| ITR Burlington, CO | 217 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,218 ft | ||||
| CBK Colby, KS | 276 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,188 ft | ||||
| HLC Hill City, KS | 326 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,238 ft | ||||
| RCP Stockton, KS | 355 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,999 ft | ||||
| CYW Clay Center, KS | 454 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,208 ft | ||||
| MHK Manhattan, KS | 474 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| TOP Topeka, KS | 523 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 881 ft | ||||
| MKC Kansas City, MO | destination | no report just now | 756 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,547 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MKC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC)
MKC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, 89 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at EGE 6:31 pm MDT (00:31 UTC), at MKC 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MKC is before sunrise there (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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: Eagle County Regional, Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field.