Philadelphia International to Albuquerque International Sunport PHL → ABQ
1,515 nautical miles (1,743 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 269°, about 281° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 4:32 pm MDT (22:32 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: 16 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 488 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 80 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 100 to 269 nm out.
- 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). Over the route from 787 to 1286 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the last 110 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 100 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 PHL.
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 16 forecast points nearest it (ACY, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, IND, EVV, STL, COU, SGF, MKC, ICT, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ). 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 | 240° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 17 °C | 101 kt | 15 h | 5:06 pm MDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | +19 kt | 15 °C | 101 kt | 15 h | 5:06 pm MDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 11 °C | 103 kt | 14 h 43 min | 4:49 pm MDT (22:49 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 8 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 34 min | 4:40 pm MDT (22:40 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 4 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 26 min | 4:32 pm MDT (22:32 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 0 °C | 103 kt | 14 h 43 min | 4:49 pm MDT (22:49 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 17 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 14 h 51 min | 4:57 pm MDT (22:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | +19 kt | -7 °C | 101 kt | 15 h | 5:06 pm MDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | +26 kt | -19 °C | 94 kt | 16 h 07 min | 6:13 pm MDT (00:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 41 kt | +41 kt | -32 °C | 79 kt | 19 h 11 min | 9:17 pm MDT (03:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 48 kt | +47 kt | -39 °C | 73 kt | 20 h 45 min | 10:51 pm MDT (04:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 43 kt | +41 kt | -49 °C | 79 kt | 19 h 11 min | 9:17 pm MDT (03:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACY | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/19 | 220/18 14° | 210/36 9° | 210/35 5° | 220/36 -8° | 240/49 -21° | 220/90 -31° | 230/103 -40° | 230/81 -50° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 149 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 299 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 399 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| IND | used from 498 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| EVV | used from 548 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| STL | used from 648 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 747 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| SGF | used from 847 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| MKC | used from 897 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| ICT | used from 947 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 200/48 | 230/39 19° | 240/24 14° | 240/20 8° | 240/22 -6° | 250/31 -18° | 250/61 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 270/54 -49° |
| GAG | used from 1096 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 1246 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 1296 nm out; 67 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 1445 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHL Philadelphia, PA | departure | no report just now | 35 ft | ||||
| HGR Hagerstown, MD | 120 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 219 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| ILN Wilmington, OH | 399 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,076 ft | ||||
| BMG Bloomington, IN | 528 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| SUS St Louis, MO | 718 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 463 ft | ||||
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 787 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 1046 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| BFK Buffalo, OK | 1156 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,822 ft | ||||
| DHT Dalhart, TX | 1306 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,991 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 1475 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | destination | no report just now | 5,354 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:32 pm MDT (22:32 UTC)
ABQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 439 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 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: Philadelphia International, Albuquerque International Sunport.