Plan a flight · Mon 2:16 am EDT (06:16 UTC)

Miami International to Tucson International MIA → TUS

1,648 nautical miles (1,897 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:46 pm MST (19:46 UTC). Right now MIA is VFR, wind calm; TUS 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: 5 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 MIA.

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

B739 at 29,000 ft, 30 nm north, 12:06 am EDT (04:06 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 380 nm along the route, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEW UA /OV CEW180150/TM 0406/FL290/TP B739/TB CONS MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEW
Where
150 nm south (180°) of CEW
Time
04:06 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous moderate clear-air turbulence
A321 at 30,000 ft, 1 nm east, 12:25 am EDT (04:25 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 689 nm along the route, 1 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA205025/TM 0425/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
25 nm southwest (205°) of LLA
Time
04:25 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 34,000 ft, 20 nm south, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 420 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV123150/TM 0320/FL340/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
150 nm southeast (123°) of LEV
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 32,000 ft, 9 nm north, 12:58 am EDT (04:58 UTC): scattered clouds, -30 °C, wind 225° at 77 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 1499 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DMN UA /OV CUS286023 /TM 0458 /FL320 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M30 /WV 22577KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through DMN
Where
23 nm west (286°) of CUS
Time
04:58 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−30 °C
Wind
from 225° at 77 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B737 at 37,000 ft, 26 nm north, 11:40 pm EDT (03:40 UTC): scattered clouds, -43 °C, wind 230° at 82 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 1548 nm along the route, 26 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LSB UA /OV SSO049015 /TM 0340 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M43 /WV 23082KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through LSB
Where
15 nm northeast (049°) of SSO
Time
03:40 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−43 °C
Wind
from 230° at 82 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath

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 13 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, SAT, DRT, INK, MRF, 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	180° at 9 kt	−2 kt	17 °C	122 kt	13 h 30 min	12:46 pm MST (19:46 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 10 kt	−1 kt	17 °C	121 kt	13 h 37 min	12:53 pm MST (19:53 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 10 kt	+1 kt	14 °C	119 kt	13 h 51 min	1:07 pm MST (20:07 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 10 kt	+4 kt	11 °C	116 kt	14 h 12 min	1:28 pm MST (20:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 11 kt	+7 kt	7 °C	113 kt	14 h 35 min	1:51 pm MST (20:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 13 kt	+10 kt	2 °C	110 kt	14 h 59 min	2:15 pm MST (21:15 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	15 h 16 min	2:32 pm MST (21:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 18 kt	+14 kt	-5 °C	106 kt	15 h 33 min	2:49 pm MST (21:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 25 kt	+20 kt	-15 °C	100 kt	16 h 29 min	3:45 pm MST (22:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 26 kt	+25 kt	-29 °C	95 kt	17 h 21 min	4:37 pm MST (23:37 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 24 kt	+24 kt	-39 °C	96 kt	17 h 10 min	4:26 pm MST (23:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-51 °C	99 kt	16 h 39 min	3:55 pm MST (22:55 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
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	150/7	140/5 17°	160/5 14°	L/V 9°	230/8 -5°	230/8 -17°	150/11 -32°	150/25 -41°	180/29 -51°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 85 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -52°
MOB	used from 350 nm out; 186 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
MSY	used from 450 nm out; 129 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
LCH	used from 649 nm out; 70 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
HOU	used from 749 nm out; 56 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -52°
CLL	used from 849 nm out; 37 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
SAT	used from 949 nm out; 58 nm from the line	150/26	180/18 19°	180/18 14°	200/14 9°	230/16 -6°	210/9 -13°	270/8 -29°	280/6 -39°	340/19 -51°
DRT	used from 1049 nm out; 99 nm from the line	160/31	170/28 16°	200/14 16°	210/15 9°	210/15 -4°	240/12 -12°	240/18 -28°	300/11 -38°	320/18 -50°
INK	used from 1149 nm out; 87 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°
MRF	used from 1299 nm out; 72 nm from the line			210/17 15°	220/10 9°	240/16 -4°	230/27 -13°	230/30 -27°	250/28 -38°	270/24 -50°
ELP	used from 1349 nm out; 42 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
TUS	used from 1548 nm out; 75 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -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
MIA Miami, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,800 ft	9 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
APF Naples, FL	80 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	8 ft	05:53 UTC
EFD Houston, TX	819 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	32 ft	01:54 UTC
IAH Houston, TX	839 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	20,000 ft	95 ft	05:53 UTC
DZB Horseshoe Bay, TX	999 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,093 ft	05:55 UTC
PEQ Pecos, TX	1269 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,613 ft	05:55 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	1419 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	3,961 ft	05:51 UTC
LSB Lordsburg, NM	1538 nm out, 25 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	6,500 ft	4,287 ft	05:55 UTC
TUS Tucson, AZ	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	10:53 pm MST (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 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, 12:46 pm MST (19:46 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for TUS

From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 am MST (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 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
From Mon 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet

The forecast for MIA, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 1109 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at MIA 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at TUS 5:55 pm MST (00:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:19 pm MST (01:19 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 Southeast · 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: Miami International, Tucson International.