Phoenix Goodyear Airport to Lake Havasu City Airport GYR → HII
120 nautical miles (139 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 305°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:34 am MST (15:34 UTC). Right now GYR is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 knots; HII is VFR, wind calm. 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: 3 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). Near the route, 46 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 GYR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B752 at 10,000 ft, 34 nm east, 6:15 am MST (13:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 34 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
PHX UA /OV PXR050015/TM 1315/FL100/TP B752/TB MOD/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through PHX
- Where
- 15 nm northeast (050°) of PXR
- Time
- 13:15 UTC
- Height
- at 10,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B752
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- during the climb
- PA28 at 3,400 ft, 42 nm east, 7:24 am MST (14:24 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
FFZ UA /OV KFFZ100010/TM 1424/FL034/TP PA28/WX FV10SM
- Report
- a routine report filed through FFZ
- Where
- 10 nm east (100°) of KFFZ
- Time
- 14:24 UTC
- Height
- at 3,400 ft
- Aircraft
- PA28
- Weather
- flight visibility 10 miles
- PA28 at 2,600 ft, 37 nm east, 7:05 am MST (14:05 UTC): heavy rain. At the departure end, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
IWA UA /OV KIWA/TM 1405/FL026/TP PA28/WX FV04SM +RA
- Report
- a routine report filed through IWA
- Where
- over KIWA
- Time
- 14:05 UTC
- Height
- at 2,600 ft
- Aircraft
- PA28
- Weather
- flight visibility 4 miles, heavy rain
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 3 forecast points nearest it (PHX, PRC, BLH). 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 19 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 1 h | 8:38 am MST (15:38 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −2 kt | 9 °C | 122 kt | 59 min | 8:37 am MST (15:37 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 32 kt | −7 kt | 5 °C | 127 kt | 57 min | 8:35 am MST (15:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 200° at 36 kt | −8 kt | 2 °C | 128 kt | 56 min | 8:34 am MST (15:34 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 42 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 57 min | 8:35 am MST (15:35 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 50 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 58 min | 8:36 am MST (15:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 59 kt | −3 kt | -8 °C | 123 kt | 59 min | 8:37 am MST (15:37 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 65 kt | −1 kt | -10 °C | 121 kt | 1 h | 8:38 am MST (15:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 76 kt | +6 kt | -20 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 03 min | 8:41 am MST (15:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 85 kt | +7 kt | -28 °C | 113 kt | 1 h 04 min | 8:42 am MST (15:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 98 kt | +25 kt | -36 °C | 95 kt | 1 h 16 min | 8:54 am MST (15:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 100 kt | +20 kt | -47 °C | 100 kt | 1 h 12 min | 8:50 am MST (15:50 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | used from 0 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/12 | 210/26 11° | 200/30 5° | 200/40 0° | 220/66 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/83 -27° | 230/93 -35° | 220/92 -48° |
| PRC | used from 46 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/38 5° | 200/44 -1° | 210/72 -11° | 220/78 -20° | 220/85 -29° | 230/99 -36° | 230/105 -47° | ||
| BLH | used from 93 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/16 | 220/25 8° | 210/30 2° | 220/35 -2° | 210/54 -12° | 220/73 -20° | 220/90 -29° | 230/103 -37° | 230/105 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GYR Goodyear, AZ | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 969 ft | 6:47 am MST (13:47 UTC) |
| HII Lake Havasu City, AZ | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 782 ft | 7:15 am MST (14:15 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 969 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HII when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:34 am MST (15:34 UTC)
HII has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at GYR 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at HII 6:05 pm MST (01:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:30 pm MST (01:30 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: Phoenix Goodyear Airport, Lake Havasu City Airport.