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Hector International to Tucson International FAR → TUS

1,100 nautical miles (1,266 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 221°, about 217° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 10:54 am MST (17:54 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 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 C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 740 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120655
    MKCC WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    CO NM
    FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
  • 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 350 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). Over the route from 320 to 430 nm out.
  • 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 400 to 680 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 460 to 990 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 580 to 710 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 route from 700 to 950 nm out.
  • 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 1000 to 1040 nm out.

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

Not fetched just now.

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 12 forecast points nearest it (GFK, ABR, PIR, RAP, BFF, DEN, PUB, ALS, FMN, ABQ, PHX, TUS). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft180° at 16 kt+12 kt16 °C108 kt10 h 11 min10:54 am MST (17:54 UTC)
6,500 ft190° at 18 kt+16 kt14 °C104 kt10 h 35 min11:18 am MST (18:18 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 24 kt+24 kt11 °C96 kt11 h 28 min12:11 pm MST (19:11 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 30 kt+30 kt8 °C90 kt12 h 13 min12:56 pm MST (19:56 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 34 kt+34 kt4 °C86 kt12 h 47 min1:30 pm MST (20:30 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 36 kt+36 kt-1 °C84 kt13 h 06 min1:49 pm MST (20:49 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 39 kt+38 kt-5 °C82 kt13 h 25 min2:08 pm MST (21:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 41 kt+40 kt-9 °C80 kt13 h 45 min2:28 pm MST (21:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 48 kt+47 kt-21 °C73 kt15 h 04 min3:47 pm MST (22:47 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 56 kt+53 kt-31 °C67 kt16 h 25 min5:08 pm MST (00:08 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 62 kt+56 kt-37 °C64 kt17 h 11 min5:54 pm MST (00:54 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 59 kt+53 kt-47 °C67 kt16 h 25 min5:08 pm MST (00:08 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
GFKused from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line070/18100/10 9°250/11 6°250/27 1°250/34 -10°260/43 -21°260/39 -36°260/36 -46°260/59 -53°
ABRused from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line070/14250/10 17°270/16 11°260/28 5°260/36 -10°260/41 -22°270/33 -37°260/42 -42°260/50 -48°
PIRused from 150 nm out; 38 nm from the line170/22 19°190/25 13°210/32 6°240/23 -9°250/32 -21°250/38 -36°260/44 -40°260/52 -47°
RAPused from 300 nm out; 100 nm from the line180/23 12°200/38 13°210/38 6°220/28 -10°230/34 -21°230/37 -36°250/52 -38°250/59 -46°
BFFused from 350 nm out; 57 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
DENused from 500 nm out; 20 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
PUBused from 600 nm out; 57 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
ALSused from 650 nm out; 39 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 750 nm out; 42 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ABQused from 900 nm out; 124 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
PHXused from 950 nm out; 123 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°
TUSused from 1000 nm out; 75 nm from the line210/13 13°200/35 9°210/40 5°220/50 -7°220/59 -18°230/79 -26°230/84 -35°230/84 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
FAR Fargo, ND departure no report just now 901 ft
GWR Gwinner, ND 50 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 1,265 ft
ABR Aberdeen, SD 110 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,301 ft
SUO Rosebud, SD 280 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,724 ft
AIA Alliance, NE 390 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line no report just now 3,930 ft
CFO Denver, CO 540 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,515 ft
APA Denver, CO 560 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 5,884 ft
RCV Del Norte, CO 700 nm out, 6 nm east of the line no report just now 7,955 ft
GUP Gallup, NM 870 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line no report just now 6,472 ft
JTC Springerville, AZ 950 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 7,055 ft
TUS Tucson, AZ destination no report just now 2,643 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 TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:54 am MST (17:54 UTC)

TUS 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, 550 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC on the route, 610 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:18 pm MST (01:18 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
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Hector International, Tucson International.