Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Corpus Christi International PHX → CRP
822 nautical miles (946 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 111°, about 099° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 24-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:22 am CDT (09:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 4 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 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 9:55 pm MST (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 307 to 376 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C VALID UNTIL 0455Z TX NM FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 40 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 59 nm along 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 7 forecast points nearest it (PHX, TUS, ELP, MRF, DRT, LRD, CRP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +1 kt | 13 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 54 min | 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | 0 | 14 °C | 120 kt | 6 h 51 min | 5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 19 kt | +1 kt | 12 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 54 min | 5:34 am CDT (10:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −1 kt | 8 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 48 min | 5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −3 kt | 4 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 41 min | 5:21 am CDT (10:21 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −6 kt | 0 °C | 126 kt | 6 h 31 min | 5:11 am CDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 22 min | 5:02 am CDT (10:02 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 31 kt | −10 kt | -5 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 19 min | 4:59 am CDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 38 kt | −14 kt | -14 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 08 min | 4:48 am CDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 43 kt | −19 kt | -27 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 55 min | 4:35 am CDT (09:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 39 kt | −23 kt | -37 °C | 143 kt | 5 h 45 min | 4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 33 kt | −24 kt | -49 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 42 min | 4:22 am CDT (09:22 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° |
| TUS | used from 50 nm out; 55 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° | |
| ELP | used from 198 nm out; 80 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° | |
| MRF | used from 396 nm out; 28 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° | ||
| DRT | used from 545 nm out; 48 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° |
| LRD | used from 693 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 17° | 170/20 14° | 180/12 10° | 230/19 -4° | 160/10 -14° | 130/10 -28° | 110/7 -39° | 010/22 -51° |
| CRP | used from 743 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
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, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| SAD Safford, AZ | 129 nm out, 12 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,178 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 178 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | 297 nm out, 17 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| VHN Van Horn, TX | 396 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,956 ft | ||||
| MRF Marfa, TX | 446 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,848 ft | ||||
| DRT Del Rio, TX | 614 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,002 ft | ||||
| COT Cotulla, TX | 723 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| ALI Alice, TX | 802 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 178 ft | ||||
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | destination | no report just now | 46 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,848 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CRP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:22 am CDT (09:22 UTC)
CRP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at CRP 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CRP is before sunrise there (7:28 am CDT (12:28 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, Corpus Christi International.