Yuma Mcas/Yuma International to Phoenix Goodyear Airport NYL → GYR
121 nautical miles (140 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 067°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 72-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now NYL is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 10 knots; GYR is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21. 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 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm MST (01:55 UTC). Over the last 65 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 NYL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B738 at 17,000 ft, 31 nm north, 4:54 pm MST (23:54 UTC): light rime icing, 9 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
PHX UA /OV PXR330030/TM 2354/FL170/TP B738/TA 09/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through PHX
- Where
- 30 nm northwest (330°) of PXR
- Time
- 23:54 UTC
- Height
- at 17,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B738
- Temperature
- 9 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- during the descent
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (BLH, PHX). 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 | 220° at 20 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 53 min | 6:22 pm MST (01:22 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 137 kt | 53 min | 6:22 pm MST (01:22 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −17 kt | 9 °C | 137 kt | 53 min | 6:22 pm MST (01:22 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 5 °C | 139 kt | 52 min | 6:21 pm MST (01:21 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −27 kt | 2 °C | 147 kt | 49 min | 6:18 pm MST (01:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 38 kt | −33 kt | -1 °C | 153 kt | 47 min | 6:16 pm MST (01:16 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 44 kt | −38 kt | -5 °C | 158 kt | 46 min | 6:15 pm MST (01:15 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 49 kt | −43 kt | -8 °C | 163 kt | 45 min | 6:14 pm MST (01:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 50 kt | −45 kt | -9 °C | 165 kt | 44 min | 6:13 pm MST (01:13 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 62 kt | −56 kt | -20 °C | 176 kt | 41 min | 6:10 pm MST (01:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 73 kt | −65 kt | -27 °C | 185 kt | 39 min | 6:08 pm MST (01:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 77 kt | −72 kt | -34 °C | 192 kt | 38 min | 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 65 kt | −61 kt | -46 °C | 181 kt | 40 min | 6:09 pm MST (01:09 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLH | used from 0 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/22 | 210/24 11° | 230/23 5° | 230/26 0° | 220/38 -10° | 230/52 -19° | 220/58 -28° | 220/69 -34° | 220/59 -45° |
| PHX | used from 47 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYL Yuma, AZ | departure | VFR | from the northwest (310°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 213 ft | 4:57 pm MST (23:57 UTC) |
| BXK Buckeye, AZ | 103 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 9,500 ft | 1,033 ft | 23:35 UTC |
| GYR Goodyear, AZ | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the west (260°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 969 ft | 4:47 pm MST (23:47 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,033 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:07 pm MST (01:07 UTC)
GYR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for NYL, the departure
- From Sun 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
- From Sun 6:00 pm MST (01:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 20, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet and more above
- At times between Sun 9:00 pm MST (04:00 UTC) and 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 12:00 am MST (07:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet and more above
- Changing between Mon 4:00 am MST (11:00 UTC) and 7:00 am MST (14:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet and more above
- From Mon 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, overcast at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 10 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 2 January · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at NYL 6:09 pm MST (01:09 UTC), at GYR 5:59 pm MST (00:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:24 pm MST (01:24 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GYR is after sunset there (6:01 pm MST (01:01 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: Yuma Mcas/Yuma International, Phoenix Goodyear Airport.