Grand Forks International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International GFK → PHX
1,098 nautical miles (1,264 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 223°, about 217° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 9:01 am MST (16:01 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: 4 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). Over the first 399 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 389 to 809 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 449 to 1048 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). Over the route from 539 to 759 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 769 to 1078 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 290 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1039 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 GFK.
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 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 15 kt | +10 kt | 15 °C | 110 kt | 9 h 59 min | 9:01 am MST (16:01 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 27 min | 9:29 am MST (16:29 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 10 °C | 95 kt | 11 h 33 min | 10:35 am MST (17:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +30 kt | 7 °C | 90 kt | 12 h 12 min | 11:14 am MST (18:14 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +34 kt | 3 °C | 86 kt | 12 h 46 min | 11:48 am MST (18:48 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 36 kt | +36 kt | -2 °C | 84 kt | 13 h 04 min | 12:06 pm MST (19:06 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 39 kt | +38 kt | -6 °C | 82 kt | 13 h 23 min | 12:25 pm MST (19:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 40 kt | +40 kt | -10 °C | 80 kt | 13 h 44 min | 12:46 pm MST (19:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 48 kt | +47 kt | -21 °C | 73 kt | 15 h 02 min | 2:04 pm MST (21:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 53 kt | +52 kt | -32 °C | 68 kt | 16 h 09 min | 3:11 pm MST (22:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 61 kt | +56 kt | -37 °C | 64 kt | 17 h 09 min | 4:11 pm MST (23:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 58 kt | +54 kt | -46 °C | 66 kt | 16 h 38 min | 3:40 pm MST (22:40 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; 25 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 100 nm out; 67 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 200 nm out; 51 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 300 nm out; 35 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 399 nm out; 42 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 549 nm out; 66 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 649 nm out; 70 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 749 nm out; 70 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 949 nm out; 94 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 1048 nm out; 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | departure | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| JMS Jamestown, ND | 90 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,499 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 200 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| PHP Philip, SD | 300 nm out, 16 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,209 ft | ||||
| CDR Chadron, NE | 399 nm out, 12 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,297 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 519 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| EGE Eagle, CO | 649 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,547 ft | ||||
| ASE Aspen, CO | 669 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,837 ft | ||||
| CEZ Cortez, CO | 809 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,917 ft | ||||
| PAN Payson, AZ | 1039 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,160 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 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, 9:01 am MST (16:01 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 November · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at GFK 6:46 pm CDT (23:46 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 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 Forks International, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.