Plan a flight · Sun 8:23 pm MST (03:23 UTC)

Phoenix Sky Harbor International to James M Cox Dayton International PHX → DAY

1,387 nautical miles (1,596 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 066°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PHX is VFR, wind from the north (360°) at 4 knots; DAY is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots. 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: 1 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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm MST (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 240 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120255
MKCW WST 120255
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
VALID UNTIL 0455Z
CO NM
FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
```
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). Near the route, 359 nm along the route.
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). Over the route from 20 to 40 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 419 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 90 to 459 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 419 to 878 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 last 130 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

B737 at 37,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 8:20 pm MST (03:20 UTC): scattered clouds, -41 °C, wind 220° at 89 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. At the departure end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GYR UA /OV GBN112009 /TM 0320 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M41 /WV 22089KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GYR
Where
9 nm east (112°) of GBN
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−41 °C
Wind
from 220° at 89 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
CRJ7 at 15,000 ft, 42 nm west, 6:55 pm MST (01:55 UTC): light rime icing, -3 °C, remarks: during the descent at 15,000 ft at 13,500 ft. At the departure end, 42 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV GEELA/TM 0155/FL150/TP CRJ7/TA -3/IC LT RIME/RM DURD 150 135
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
geela
Time
01:55 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Temperature
-3
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
during the descent at 15,000 ft at 13,500 ft
A320 at 14,000 ft, 37 nm north, 5:39 pm MST (00:39 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. At the departure end, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR005050/TM 0039/FL140/TP A320/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
50 nm north (005°) of PXR
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
A21N at 17,000 ft, 42 nm south, 6:28 pm MST (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 1287 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
CRJ9 descending, 0 nm north, 6:15 pm MST (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the destination end, 0 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005

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, GCK, GAG, ICT, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, IND, CVG). 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	230° at 22 kt	−20 kt		140 kt	9 h 54 min	9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 27 kt	−25 kt	20 °C	145 kt	9 h 34 min	8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC)
7,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	−23 kt	13 °C	143 kt	9 h 42 min	9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	240° at 21 kt	−21 kt	10 °C	141 kt	9 h 50 min	9:13 am EDT (13:13 UTC)
11,500 ft	240° at 20 kt	−20 kt	6 °C	140 kt	9 h 54 min	9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	−22 kt	2 °C	142 kt	9 h 46 min	9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	−25 kt	-2 °C	145 kt	9 h 34 min	8:57 am EDT (12:57 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 28 kt	−28 kt	-6 °C	148 kt	9 h 22 min	8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 28 kt	−29 kt	-7 °C	149 kt	9 h 19 min	8:42 am EDT (12:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 37 kt	−38 kt	-19 °C	158 kt	8 h 47 min	8:10 am EDT (12:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 52 kt	−54 kt	-29 °C	174 kt	7 h 58 min	7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 56 kt	−58 kt	-38 °C	178 kt	7 h 48 min	7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 50 kt	−51 kt	-49 °C	171 kt	8 h 07 min	7:30 am EDT (11:30 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; 111 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; 78 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 499 nm out; 87 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°
GCK	used from 549 nm out; 65 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
GAG	used from 599 nm out; 53 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°
ICT	used from 699 nm out; 32 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°
MKC	used from 848 nm out; 55 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°
COU	used from 948 nm out; 37 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°
STL	used from 1048 nm out; 30 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°
SPI	used from 1148 nm out; 50 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
IND	used from 1198 nm out; 68 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°
CVG	used from 1347 nm out; 49 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°

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	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,500 feet, a broken layer at 9,500 feet	from the north (360°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	9,500 ft	1,134 ft	7:51 pm MST (02:51 UTC)
SOW Show Low, AZ	110 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	6,415 ft	03:15 UTC
SJN St Johns, AZ	150 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	5,736 ft	02:54 UTC
AEG Albuquerque, NM	279 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	5,837 ft	03:15 UTC
GUY Guymon, OK	549 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	3,125 ft	02:53 UTC
LBL Liberal, KS	579 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	2,885 ft	02:56 UTC
ICT Wichita, KS	758 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	02:53 UTC
DMO Sedalia, MO	968 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	909 ft	02:53 UTC
COU Columbia, MO	1008 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	889 ft	02:54 UTC
HUF Terre Haute, IN	1238 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	none	589 ft	03:00 UTC
IND Indianapolis, IN	1287 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	796 ft	02:54 UTC
DAY Dayton, OH	destination	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 7 knots	8 mi	1,200 ft	1,009 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DAY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:11 am EDT (11:11 UTC)

Wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet IFR

At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet low IFR

The whole forecast for DAY

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 600 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 3 knots, visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for PHX, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm MST (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am MST (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am MST (16:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm MST (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm MST (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 1018 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at DAY 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DAY is before sunrise there (7:43 am EDT (11:43 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

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, James M Cox Dayton International.