Midland International Air And Space Port to Denver International MAF → DEN
490 nautical miles (564 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 347°, about 338° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 29-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:51 pm MDT (05:51 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: 2,993 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
- SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 304 to 392 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO NM FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 235 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 324 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 127 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 MAF.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (INK, LBB, TCC, PUB, DEN). 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 | 200° at 37 kt | −29 kt | 19 °C | 149 kt | 3 h 17 min | 11:51 pm MDT (05:51 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −26 kt | 18 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 21 min | 11:55 pm MDT (05:55 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −13 kt | 14 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 41 min | 12:15 am MDT (06:15 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −11 kt | 11 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 44 min | 12:18 am MDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −11 kt | 6 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 44 min | 12:18 am MDT (06:18 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −14 kt | 1 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 39 min | 12:13 am MDT (06:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | −17 kt | -3 °C | 137 kt | 3 h 35 min | 12:09 am MDT (06:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 36 kt | −19 kt | -6 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 32 min | 12:06 am MDT (06:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 45 kt | −19 kt | -19 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 32 min | 12:06 am MDT (06:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 64 kt | −16 kt | -28 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 36 min | 12:10 am MDT (06:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 59 kt | −10 kt | -36 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 46 min | 12:20 am MDT (06:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 50 kt | −5 kt | -48 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 55 min | 12:29 am MDT (06:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INK | used from 0 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 49 nm out; 48 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° | |
| TCC | used from 147 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| PUB | used from 294 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| DEN | used from 441 nm out; 25 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAF Midland, TX | departure | no report just now | 2,872 ft | ||||
| GNC Seminole, TX | 49 nm out, 12 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,314 ft | ||||
| LLN Levelland, TX | 98 nm out, 14 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,514 ft | ||||
| LIU Littlefield, TX | 118 nm out, 19 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,615 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 157 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| TCC Tucumcari, NM | 206 nm out, 21 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,064 ft | ||||
| CAO Clayton, NM | 275 nm out, 18 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,969 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 333 nm out, 25 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| PUB Pueblo, CO | 392 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,729 ft | ||||
| COS Colorado Springs, CO | 432 nm out, 18 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,187 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | 471 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,884 ft | ||||
| DEN Denver, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,433 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DEN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:51 pm MDT (05:51 UTC)
DEN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at MAF 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC), at DEN 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DEN is before sunrise there (7:05 am MDT (13:05 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: Midland International Air And Space Port, Denver International.