Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Charlotte/Douglas International PHX → CLT
1,538 nautical miles (1,769 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 077°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 9 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:43 am EDT (14:43 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: 5,712 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm MST (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 359 to 429 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX OK CO NM FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 100 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 90 to 379 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 619 to 839 nm out.
- 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 route from 1238 to 1438 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1348 to 1448 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1378 to 1498 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 110 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 PHX.
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 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 13 forecast points nearest it (PHX, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, FSM, LIT, MEM, BNA, TYS, GSP). 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 | 240° at 14 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 11 h 34 min | 1:17 pm EDT (17:17 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −17 kt | 19 °C | 137 kt | 11 h 14 min | 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 13 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 09 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 11 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 09 min | 12:52 pm EDT (16:52 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 11 h 14 min | 12:57 pm EDT (16:57 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −19 kt | 3 °C | 139 kt | 11 h 04 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −21 kt | -1 °C | 141 kt | 10 h 54 min | 12:37 pm EDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -5 °C | 143 kt | 10 h 45 min | 12:28 pm EDT (16:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 23 kt | −24 kt | -6 °C | 144 kt | 10 h 41 min | 12:24 pm EDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 32 kt | −33 kt | -18 °C | 153 kt | 10 h 03 min | 11:46 am EDT (15:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 46 kt | −48 kt | -29 °C | 168 kt | 9 h 09 min | 10:52 am EDT (14:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 49 kt | −51 kt | -38 °C | 171 kt | 9 h | 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 40 kt | −42 kt | -49 °C | 162 kt | 9 h 30 min | 11:13 am EDT (15:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| ABQ | used from 150 nm out; 115 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° | ||
| TCC | used from 349 nm out; 61 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° | |
| AMA | used from 449 nm out; 51 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° | |
| GAG | used from 599 nm out; 71 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° | |
| OKC | used from 649 nm out; 49 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° |
| TUL | used from 799 nm out; 52 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° |
| FSM | used from 849 nm out; 9 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| LIT | used from 949 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 1048 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BNA | used from 1198 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| TYS | used from 1298 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
| GSP | used from 1448 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 320/22 | 340/19 13° | 320/18 8° | 310/24 5° | 300/34 -7° | 300/36 -18° | 290/30 -33° | 300/32 -39° | 320/42 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | departure | no report just now | 1,134 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 20 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 260 nm out, 16 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| FSU Fort Sumner, NM | 389 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,164 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 519 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| OUN Norman, OK | 729 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,181 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 879 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| HBZ Heber Springs, AR | 998 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 1148 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 1328 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 1458 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | destination | no report just now | 747 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,875 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:43 am EDT (14:43 UTC)
CLT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 300 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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: Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Charlotte/Douglas International.