Plan a flight · Mon 2:37 am CDT (07:37 UTC)

Hector International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International FAR → PHX

1,065 nautical miles (1,225 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 226°, about 222° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 10:23 am MST (17:23 UTC). Right now FAR is low IFR, wind from the north (360°) at 9 knots; PHX is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots. 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: 257 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 SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 368 nm of the route.
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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, 358 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 378 to 756 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 438 to 1015 nm out.
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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 547 to 716 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 308 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 985 to 1045 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Near the route, 1005 nm along 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 FAR.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 18,000 ft, 5 nm west, 2:24 am CDT (07:24 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: FL180-130. 517 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN330050/TM 0724/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD/RM FL180-130
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
50 nm northwest (330°) of DEN
Time
07:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
FL180-130
B737 at 14,000 ft, 20 nm northwest, 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. At the destination end, 20 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
B737 descending, 42 nm southeast, 2:10 am CDT (07:10 UTC): remarks: smooth. 547 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0710/FLDURD/TP B737/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
07:10 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
smooth
B738 descending, 42 nm southeast, 1:15 am CDT (06:15 UTC): light chop turbulence. 547 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN/TM 0615/FLDURD/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
over DEN
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop
A20N at 25,000 ft, 15 nm southeast, 1:19 am CDT (06:19 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 26,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-06. 577 nm along the route, 15 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN250045/TM 0619/FL250/TP A20N/TB OCNL LGT CHOP BLO 260/RM DURC. ZDVWC-06
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
45 nm west (250°) of DEN
Time
06:19 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Turbulence
occasional light chop below 26,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb ZDVWC-06
E170 at 22,500 ft, 39 nm southeast, 12:06 am CDT (05:06 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13. 597 nm along the route, 39 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216057/TM 0506/FL225/TP E170/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD BLO 230/RM DURD TBARR STAR. ZDVWC-13
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
57 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
05:06 UTC
Height
at 22,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate below 23,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent tbarr star ZDVWC-13
CRJ2 at 22,000 ft, 34 nm southeast, 1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC): no turbulence up to 26,000 ft, no icing, clear from 22,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent ZDVWC-26. 607 nm along the route, 34 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN220060/TM 0635/FL220/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TB NEG BLO 260/IC NEG/RM DURD/ ZDVWC-26
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
60 nm southwest (220°) of DEN
Time
06:35 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no below 26,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent ZDVWC-26
B738 at 23,000 ft, 24 nm southeast, 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 26,000 ft, clear from 23,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent sskii star ZDVWC-06. 607 nm along the route, 24 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN230060/TM 0623/FL230/TP B738/SK SKC/TB NEG 230-260/RM DURD SSKII STAR. ZDVWC-06
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
60 nm southwest (230°) of DEN
Time
06:23 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
clear
Turbulence
no from 23,000 ft to 26,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent sskii star ZDVWC-06
PC12 at 26,000 ft, 45 nm southeast, 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-12. 667 nm along the route, 45 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU090040/TM 0627/FL260/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-12
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
40 nm east (090°) of HBU
Time
06:27 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-12
PC12 at 11,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 756 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE117
Turbulence
continuous light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (GFK, ABR, PIR, RAP, BFF, DEN, GJT, FMN, PRC, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	170° at 16 kt	+11 kt	17 °C	109 kt	9 h 46 min	10:23 am MST (17:23 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 19 kt	+16 kt	14 °C	104 kt	10 h 14 min	10:51 am MST (17:51 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 25 kt	+25 kt	10 °C	95 kt	11 h 13 min	11:50 am MST (18:50 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 29 kt	+29 kt	8 °C	91 kt	11 h 42 min	12:19 pm MST (19:19 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 34 kt	+34 kt	3 °C	86 kt	12 h 23 min	1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 37 kt	+37 kt	-2 °C	83 kt	12 h 50 min	1:27 pm MST (20:27 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 39 kt	+39 kt	-6 °C	81 kt	13 h 09 min	1:46 pm MST (20:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 41 kt	+41 kt	-9 °C	79 kt	13 h 29 min	2:06 pm MST (21:06 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 48 kt	+48 kt	-21 °C	72 kt	14 h 48 min	3:25 pm MST (22:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 54 kt	+53 kt	-32 °C	67 kt	15 h 54 min	4:31 pm MST (23:31 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 61 kt	+57 kt	-37 °C	63 kt	16 h 54 min	5:31 pm MST (00:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 57 kt	+54 kt	-46 °C	66 kt	16 h 08 min	4:45 pm MST (23:45 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
GFK	used from 0 nm out; 79 nm from the line	070/18	100/10 9°	250/11 6°	250/27 1°	250/34 -10°	260/43 -21°	260/39 -36°	260/36 -46°	260/59 -53°
ABR	used from 50 nm out; 39 nm from the line	070/14	250/10 17°	270/16 11°	260/28 5°	260/36 -10°	260/41 -22°	270/33 -37°	260/42 -42°	260/50 -48°
PIR	used from 149 nm out; 37 nm from the line		170/22 19°	190/25 13°	210/32 6°	240/23 -9°	250/32 -21°	250/38 -36°	260/44 -40°	260/52 -47°
RAP	used from 298 nm out; 73 nm from the line		180/23 12°	200/38 13°	210/38 6°	220/28 -10°	230/34 -21°	230/37 -36°	250/52 -38°	250/59 -46°
BFF	used from 348 nm out; 47 nm from the line		180/28	220/33 15°	210/31 7°	230/32 -9°	220/41 -21°	220/40 -33°	240/47 -36°	250/54 -46°
DEN	used from 497 nm out; 45 nm from the line			240/21 14°	250/44 6°	220/49 -8°	220/49 -21°	230/54 -30°	240/57 -35°	240/49 -45°
GJT	used from 647 nm out; 73 nm from the line			210/43 7°	230/45 1°	220/49 -12°	220/62 -22°	220/59 -28°	230/60 -33°	220/55 -45°
FMN	used from 746 nm out; 37 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°
PRC	used from 895 nm out; 114 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
PHX	used from 995 nm out; 45 nm from the line	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°

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
FAR Fargo, ND	departure	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the north (360°) at 9 knots	2 mi	300 ft	901 ft	2:20 am CDT (07:20 UTC)
GWR Gwinner, ND	50 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	reported, no category	from the north (010°) at 14 knots	1.5 mi	none	1,265 ft	07:15 UTC
PIR Pierre, SD	209 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots	2.5 mi	500 ft	1,744 ft	07:27 UTC
PHP Philip, SD	269 nm out, 25 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 9 knots	2.5 mi	500 ft	2,209 ft	07:30 UTC
BFF Scottsbluff, NE	418 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	3,967 ft	06:53 UTC
FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO	527 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	5,020 ft	06:56 UTC
ASE Aspen, CO	637 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 9,500 feet	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	7,837 ft	06:53 UTC
TEX Telluride, CO	726 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	5,000 ft	9,069 ft	07:15 UTC
CEZ Cortez, CO	776 nm out, 8 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,500 feet	from the south (190°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	7,500 ft	5,917 ft	06:53 UTC
INW Winslow, AZ	945 nm out, 7 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,941 ft	06:56 UTC
PAN Payson, AZ	1005 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,100 feet, a broken layer at 4,900 feet	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	4,900 ft	5,160 ft	06:55 UTC
PHX Phoenix, AZ	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,800 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	1,134 ft	11:51 pm MST (06:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 9,069 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, 10:23 am MST (17:23 UTC)

Wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PHX

From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet

The forecast for FAR, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 300 feet
At times between Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC) and 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist
From Mon 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the north at 13 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers

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 FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at PHX 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:22 pm MST (01:22 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 northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Hector International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.