Philadelphia International to Rick Husband Amarillo International PHL → AMA
1,285 nautical miles (1,479 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 266°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 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: 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 E25E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am EDT (08:55 UTC). Over the first 20 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120655 MKCE WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25E VALID UNTIL 0855Z RI NY NJ PA DE MD AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 30SSE PVD-60SSE ACK-110SSE HTO-40N SBY-30SSW ETX-30SSE PVD AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 578 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 110 to 289 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 867 to 1216 nm out.
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 15 forecast points nearest it (ACY, PSB, EKN, CRW, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, STL, COU, SGF, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA). 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 | 250° at 16 kt | +18 kt | 15 °C | 102 kt | 12 h 36 min | 3:04 pm CDT (20:04 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 270° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 15 °C | 104 kt | 12 h 21 min | 2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 11 °C | 106 kt | 12 h 07 min | 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +12 kt | 8 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 54 min | 2:22 pm CDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 290° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 4 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 47 min | 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 14 kt | +13 kt | 0 °C | 107 kt | 12 h 01 min | 2:29 pm CDT (19:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 280° at 16 kt | +15 kt | -4 °C | 105 kt | 12 h 14 min | 2:42 pm CDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 17 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 12 h 21 min | 2:49 pm CDT (19:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 24 kt | +22 kt | -19 °C | 98 kt | 13 h 07 min | 3:35 pm CDT (20:35 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 37 kt | +33 kt | -32 °C | 87 kt | 14 h 46 min | 5:14 pm CDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 46 kt | +40 kt | -40 °C | 80 kt | 16 h 04 min | 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 41 kt | +35 kt | -49 °C | 85 kt | 15 h 07 min | 5:35 pm CDT (22:35 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; 60 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; 87 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° | |
| EKN | used from 149 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| CRW | used from 249 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CMH | used from 299 nm out; 54 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; 17 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° |
| LOU | used from 498 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 548 nm out; 30 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; 53 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; 69 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 797 nm out; 44 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° |
| TUL | used from 947 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| OKC | used from 1046 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 1096 nm out; 61 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; 20 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° |
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, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 703 ft | ||||
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 219 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 289 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | 438 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| FWC Fairfield, IL | 618 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| SAR Sparta, IL | 678 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| TBN Fort Leonard Wood, MO | 797 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 917 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 1086 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| PPA Pampa, TX | 1246 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,245 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | destination | no report just now | 3,606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,606 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:15 pm CDT (19:15 UTC)
AMA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 24 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · ZDC
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 0 nm from the route, 438 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC), at AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 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, Rick Husband Amarillo International.