Lihue Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International LIH → PHX
2,585 nautical miles (2,975 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 053° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 21 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (9,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:30 pm MST (05:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 763 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Near the route, 2086 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 2335 to 2485 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 2415 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 LIH.
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 4 forecast points nearest it (LIH, HNL, OGG, ITO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 120° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 22 h 41 min | 11:49 pm MST (06:49 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 090° at 3 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 22 h 06 min | 11:14 pm MST (06:14 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 7 kt | 0 | 11 °C | 120 kt | 21 h 32 min | 10:40 pm MST (05:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 15 kt | −1 kt | 8 °C | 121 kt | 21 h 22 min | 10:30 pm MST (05:30 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 360° at 22 kt | +6 kt | 6 °C | 114 kt | 22 h 41 min | 11:49 pm MST (06:49 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 010° at 27 kt | +10 kt | 6 °C | 110 kt | 23 h 30 min | 12:38 am MST (07:38 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 010° at 28 kt | +11 kt | 5 °C | 109 kt | 23 h 43 min | 12:51 am MST (07:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 020° at 22 kt | +12 kt | -1 °C | 108 kt | 23 h 56 min | 1:04 am MST (08:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 020° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 23 h 56 min | 1:04 am MST (08:04 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 030° at 6 kt | +4 kt | -14 °C | 116 kt | 22 h 17 min | 11:25 pm MST (06:25 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 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIH | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 060/8 | 060/8 | 070/9 | 070/7 | 040/8 17° | 010/5 11° | 320/6 6° | 280/15 3° | 250/14 -2° | 220/17 -16° |
| HNL | used from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 070/9 | 070/10 | 070/11 | 100/12 | 070/10 17° | 010/19 12° | 020/21 7° | 340/18 4° | 040/6 -2° | L/V -15° |
| OGG | used from 200 nm out; 166 nm from the line | 090/11 | 090/12 | 100/12 | 100/10 | 070/10 16° | 050/17 11° | 020/27 6° | 360/32 5° | 040/16 -2° | 040/9 -15° |
| ITO | used from 549 nm out; 471 nm from the line | L/V | L/V | 110/6 | 130/10 | L/V 12° | 320/16 9° | 360/24 6° | 010/31 6° | 020/24 -2° | 030/6 -14° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIH Lihue, HI | departure | no report just now | 152 ft | ||||
| CRQ Carlsbad, CA | 2315 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| GYR Goodyear, AZ | 2565 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,134 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, 10:30 pm MST (05:30 UTC)
PHX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 6 nm from the route, 2385 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LIH 6:14 pm HST (04:14 UTC), at PHX 5:57 pm MST (00:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:22 pm MST (01:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHX is after sunset there (5:58 pm MST (00:58 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: Lihue Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.