Midland International Air And Space Port to Northeast Wyoming Regional MAF → GCC
761 nautical miles (876 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 349°, about 340° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:14 am MDT (13:14 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 445 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 336 to 712 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 198 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. 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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (INK, LBB, TCC, PUB, DEN, BFF, RAP). 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 32 kt | −28 kt | 17 °C | 148 kt | 5 h 09 min | 7:14 am MDT (13:14 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 31 kt | −26 kt | 16 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 13 min | 7:18 am MDT (13:18 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −17 kt | 14 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 33 min | 7:38 am MDT (13:38 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −15 kt | 11 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 38 min | 7:43 am MDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | −16 kt | 6 °C | 136 kt | 5 h 36 min | 7:41 am MDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −17 kt | 1 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 33 min | 7:38 am MDT (13:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −19 kt | -4 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 28 min | 7:33 am MDT (13:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | −20 kt | -7 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 26 min | 7:31 am MDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 43 kt | −22 kt | -20 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 22 min | 7:27 am MDT (13:27 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 56 kt | −20 kt | -30 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 26 min | 7:31 am MDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 56 kt | −13 kt | -36 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 43 min | 7:48 am MDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 51 kt | −8 kt | -47 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 57 min | 8:02 am MDT (14:02 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; 57 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; 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° | |
| TCC | used from 148 nm out; 44 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 297 nm out; 82 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 445 nm out; 30 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° | ||
| BFF | used from 544 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 692 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° |
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, 14 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,314 ft | ||||
| LLN Levelland, TX | 99 nm out, 10 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,514 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 158 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| CAO Clayton, NM | 277 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,969 ft | ||||
| LHX La Junta, CO | 376 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,228 ft | ||||
| LIC Limon, CO | 445 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,374 ft | ||||
| CFO Denver, CO | 484 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,515 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 563 nm out, 12 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| GUR Guernsey, WY | 633 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,401 ft | ||||
| GCC Gillette, WY | destination | no report just now | 4,365 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GCC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:14 am MDT (13:14 UTC)
GCC 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 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC), at GCC 6:21 pm MDT (00:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 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, Northeast Wyoming Regional.