Plan a flight · Mon 8:59 am CDT (13:59 UTC)

Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field to Tucson International HSV → TUS

1,218 nautical miles (1,402 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 6:42 pm MST (01:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HSV is VFR, wind calm; TUS is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 7 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: 1 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 HSV.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

BE33 at 4,500 ft, 9 nm south, 8:05 am CDT (13:05 UTC): clear from 4,500 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: ZME65. 180 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTA UA /OV UTA180015/TM 1305/FL045/TP BE33/SK SKC/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTA
Where
15 nm south (180°) of UTA
Time
13:05 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
BE33
Sky
clear
Remarks
ZME65
E170 at 14,000 ft, 29 nm north, 6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 240 nm along the route, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
SR22 at 6,000 ft, 21 nm south, 7:50 am CDT (12:50 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW83. 329 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
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TXK UA /OV TXK040050/TM 1250/FL060/TP SR22/TB NEG/RM ZFW83
```
Report
a routine report filed through TXK
Where
50 nm northeast (040°) of TXK
Time
12:50 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW83
E145 at 40,000 ft, 6 nm northwest, 8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW55. 699 nm along the route, 6 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBB UA /OV LBB070050/TM 1338/FL400/TP E145/TB NEG/RM ZFW55
```
Report
a routine report filed through LBB
Where
50 nm east (070°) of LBB
Time
13:38 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW55
E170 at 20,000 ft, 35 nm south, 6:49 am CDT (11:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 819 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOB UA /OV HOB030020/TM 1149/FL200/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
20 nm northeast (030°) of HOB
Time
11:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW82
B737 at 37,000 ft, 48 nm south, 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW82. 829 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HOB UA /OV HOB/TM 1343/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through HOB
Where
over HOB
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZFW82

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 (HSV, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL, SPS, LBB, ROW, ELP, TUS). 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	240° at 18 kt	+16 kt	17 °C	104 kt	11 h 43 min	6:42 pm MST (01:42 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	+16 kt	16 °C	104 kt	11 h 43 min	6:42 pm MST (01:42 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+16 kt	13 °C	104 kt	11 h 43 min	6:42 pm MST (01:42 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+16 kt	9 °C	104 kt	11 h 43 min	6:42 pm MST (01:42 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	+18 kt	6 °C	102 kt	11 h 56 min	6:55 pm MST (01:55 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+21 kt	1 °C	99 kt	12 h 18 min	7:17 pm MST (02:17 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 26 kt	+24 kt	-3 °C	96 kt	12 h 41 min	7:40 pm MST (02:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 29 kt	+27 kt	-6 °C	93 kt	13 h 06 min	8:05 pm MST (03:05 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 38 kt	+37 kt	-16 °C	83 kt	14 h 40 min	9:39 pm MST (04:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 46 kt	+47 kt	-29 °C	73 kt	16 h 41 min	11:40 pm MST (06:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 47 kt	+49 kt	-38 °C	71 kt	17 h 09 min	12:08 am MST (07:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 41 kt	+42 kt	-50 °C	78 kt	15 h 37 min	10:36 pm MST (05:36 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
HSV	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	300/20	310/14 16°	310/18 10°	310/15 4°	320/19 -5°	290/16 -18°	320/36 -32°	320/47 -41°	330/42 -50°
MEM	used from 100 nm out; 43 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
LIT	used from 200 nm out; 46 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
FSM	used from 349 nm out; 58 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
DAL	used from 449 nm out; 86 nm from the line	190/30	200/28 18°	220/18 13°	250/13 8°	240/24 -6°	270/20 -14°	270/35 -29°	290/34 -39°	310/41 -51°
SPS	used from 499 nm out; 58 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
LBB	used from 649 nm out; 75 nm from the line		220/25 21°	230/20 15°	220/20 7°	230/36 -6°	240/50 -15°	240/59 -28°	260/52 -37°	260/45 -50°
ROW	used from 799 nm out; 63 nm from the line		230/12	230/17 13°	220/30 7°	230/41 -5°	240/52 -17°	230/66 -28°	240/63 -38°	240/60 -50°
ELP	used from 949 nm out; 72 nm from the line		300/8	210/14 12°	210/28 6°	230/47 -6°	230/56 -14°	220/58 -27°	230/60 -38°	230/56 -50°
TUS	used from 1098 nm out; 95 nm from the line		200/12 13°	200/34 7°	210/41 4°	230/53 -7°	220/69 -19°	220/84 -27°	220/88 -36°	220/83 -48°

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
HSV Huntsville, AL	departure	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 17,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
TUP Tupelo, MS	100 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	346 ft	13:53 UTC
OLV Olive Branch, MS	150 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	401 ft	13:50 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	270 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	266 ft	13:53 UTC
MEZ Mena, AR	369 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	VFR	from the west (260°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,079 ft	13:55 UTC
SPS Wichita Falls, TX	579 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	1,019 ft	13:52 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	749 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	13:53 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	889 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	13:51 UTC
SVC Silver City, NM	1078 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	7,000 ft	5,445 ft	13:35 UTC
LSB Lordsburg, NM	1108 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	4,287 ft	13:35 UTC
TUS Tucson, AZ	destination	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	6:53 am MST (13:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,445 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:42 pm MST (01:42 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TUS

From Mon 5:00 am MST (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am MST (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet

The forecast for HSV, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 939 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at HSV 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC), at TUS 5:53 pm MST (00:53 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:18 pm MST (01:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TUS is after sunset there (5:55 pm MST (00:55 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field, Tucson International.