Garden City Regional to San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field GCK → SJT
395 nautical miles (454 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 178°, about 173° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GCK is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25; SJT is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 8 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: 2 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 3W: 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 49 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 GCK.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A320 at 35,000 ft, 14 nm west, 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 207 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
- Report
- a routine report filed through CDS
- Where
- 30 nm west (270°) of CDS
- Time
- 00:43 UTC
- Height
- at 35,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A320
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- ZFW47
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (GCK, GAG, AMA, LBB, ABI). 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 | 210° at 37 kt | +32 kt | 18 °C | 88 kt | 4 h 29 min | 2:44 am CDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +25 kt | 16 °C | 95 kt | 4 h 09 min | 2:24 am CDT (07:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +16 kt | 13 °C | 104 kt | 3 h 48 min | 2:03 am CDT (07:03 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +11 kt | 9 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 37 min | 1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 37 min | 1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +12 kt | 0 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 39 min | 1:54 am CDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +13 kt | -4 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 41 min | 1:56 am CDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 22 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 3 h 41 min | 1:56 am CDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 32 kt | +14 kt | -17 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 44 min | 1:59 am CDT (06:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 56 kt | +21 kt | -28 °C | 99 kt | 3 h 59 min | 2:14 am CDT (07:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 51 kt | +11 kt | -38 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 37 min | 1:52 am CDT (06:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 46 kt | −1 kt | -49 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 16 min | 1:31 am CDT (06:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCK | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| GAG | used from 49 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 148 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 197 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 296 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCK Garden City, KS | departure | VFR | from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 2,890 ft | 9:54 pm CDT (02:54 UTC) |
| MEJ Meade, KS | 39 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,527 ft | ||||
| LBL Liberal, KS | 49 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,885 ft | 02:56 UTC |
| PYX Perryton, TX | 89 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,918 ft | ||||
| PPA Pampa, TX | 138 nm out, 17 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 18 knots, gusting to 24 | 10+ mi | none | 3,245 ft | 02:50 UTC |
| CDS Childress, TX | 207 nm out, 16 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,953 ft | 02:53 UTC |
| SWW Sweetwater, TX | 326 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 2,379 ft | 02:55 UTC |
| SJT San Angelo, TX | destination | VFR | from the south (170°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,918 ft | 9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,245 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SJT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC)
Wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SJT
- From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 19 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
The forecast for GCK, the departure
- From Sun 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 26, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at GCK 7:09 pm CDT (00:09 UTC), at SJT 7:13 pm CDT (00:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:38 pm CDT (00:38 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJT is before sunrise there (7:42 am CDT (12:42 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: Garden City Regional, San Angelo Rgnl/Mathis Field.