Golden Triangle Regional to Phoenix Sky Harbor International GTR → PHX
1,171 nautical miles (1,347 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 276°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 9:52 am MST (16:52 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: 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 853 to 1062 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1062 to 1141 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 30 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 GTR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 14,000 ft, 30 nm north, 12:15 am CDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. At the destination end, 30 nm north 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 at 37,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 10:20 pm CDT (03:20 UTC): scattered clouds, -41 °C, wind 220° at 89 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. At the destination end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
GYR UA /OV GBN112009 /TM 0320 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M41 /WV 22089KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
- Report
- a routine report filed through GYR
- Where
- 9 nm east (112°) of GBN
- Time
- 03:20 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- few-sct
- Temperature
- −41 °C
- Wind
- from 220° at 89 knots
- Remarks
- produced by skypath
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 11 forecast points nearest it (JAN, LIT, SHV, FSM, DAL, SPS, LBB, ROW, ABQ, TUS, 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 | 210° at 23 kt | +11 kt | 16 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 45 min | 9:52 am MST (16:52 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | +13 kt | 15 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 57 min | 10:04 am MST (17:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | +15 kt | 13 °C | 105 kt | 11 h 09 min | 10:16 am MST (17:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +16 kt | 9 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 16 min | 10:23 am MST (17:23 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +16 kt | 6 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 16 min | 10:23 am MST (17:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +18 kt | 2 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 29 min | 10:36 am MST (17:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +20 kt | -3 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 43 min | 10:50 am MST (17:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | +21 kt | -6 °C | 99 kt | 11 h 50 min | 10:57 am MST (17:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 36 kt | +32 kt | -17 °C | 88 kt | 13 h 18 min | 12:25 pm MST (19:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 49 kt | +48 kt | -28 °C | 72 kt | 16 h 16 min | 3:23 pm MST (22:23 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 49 kt | +49 kt | -38 °C | 71 kt | 16 h 30 min | 3:37 pm MST (22:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 44 kt | +45 kt | -50 °C | 75 kt | 15 h 37 min | 2:44 pm MST (21:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | used from 0 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| LIT | used from 99 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| SHV | used from 248 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| FSM | used from 298 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 347 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SPS | used from 447 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| LBB | used from 595 nm out; 45 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° | |
| ROW | used from 744 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 843 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TUS | used from 992 nm out; 138 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 1091 nm out; 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS | departure | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| GWO Greenwood, MS | 79 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 162 ft | ||||
| GLH Greenville, MS | 119 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 130 ft | ||||
| TXK Texarkana, AR | 268 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 389 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 407 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 496 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 665 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| PRZ Portales, NM | 744 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,077 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 913 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 1151 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 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, 9:52 am MST (16:52 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 843 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at GTR 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 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.
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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: Golden Triangle Regional, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.