Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport to Page Municipal GCN → PGA
68 nautical miles (78 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 030°, about 019° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 63-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:02 pm MST (04:02 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now GCN is low IFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots; PGA is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20. 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: 178 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 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 29 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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 GCN.
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 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 1 forecast point nearest it (BCE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -1 °C | 147 kt | 28 min | 9:08 pm MST (04:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −30 kt | -4 °C | 150 kt | 27 min | 9:07 pm MST (04:07 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -8 °C | 154 kt | 26 min | 9:06 pm MST (04:06 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 39 kt | −39 kt | -12 °C | 159 kt | 26 min | 9:06 pm MST (04:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 40 kt | −40 kt | -13 °C | 160 kt | 26 min | 9:06 pm MST (04:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 54 kt | −53 kt | -21 °C | 173 kt | 24 min | 9:04 pm MST (04:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 64 kt | −63 kt | -30 °C | 183 kt | 22 min | 9:02 pm MST (04:02 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 64 kt | −63 kt | -34 °C | 183 kt | 22 min | 9:02 pm MST (04:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 52 kt | −51 kt | -44 °C | 171 kt | 24 min | 9:04 pm MST (04:04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCE | used from 0 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | departure | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots | 9 mi | 400 ft | 6,608 ft | 8:22 pm MST (03:22 UTC) |
| PGA Page, AZ | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet | from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 4,316 ft | 7:53 pm MST (02:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PGA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:02 pm MST (04:02 UTC)
Wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PGA
- From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 8,000 feet
The forecast for GCN, the departure
- From Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 1,500 feet
- At times between Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am MST (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 22 knots, gusting to 35, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 1,500 feet
- 30% chance between Mon 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, overcast at 1,000 feet (thunderheads)
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 GCN 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC), at PGA 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PGA is after sunset there (5:54 pm MST (00:54 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: Grand Canyon Ntl Park Airport, Page Municipal.